Causes Difference Treatment Specialist What are triglycerides? Triglycerides are a common type of fat- in fact they make up about 95% of dietary fats, including animal and vegetable-based fats. As your body digests food, triglycerides enter the bloodstream, where they can be used as a source of energy to [...]
High Cholesterol- when is it a problem? Types Causes Levels Treatment We need cholesterol! First of all, it’s important to understand that cholesterol itself is not bad. In fact, it’s essential for life! Cholesterol is a fatty substance which is used by the body in many vital processes: [...]
what is it? symptoms what to do Would you recognise the symptoms of a heart attack? Every year, around 55,000 Australians get a heart attack, and about 9000 of these people die- that’s one per hour! In many cases, the heart attack comes out of the blue, with absolutely no [...]
