Get your blood checked for National Cholesterol Education Month
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, a good time to get your blood cholesterol checked and take steps to lower it if it is high. National Cholesterol Education Month is also a good time to learn about lifestyle choices that help you reach personal heart health goals.
High blood cholesterol affects over 65 million Americans. It is a serious condition that increases the risk for heart disease. The higher your cholesterol level, the greater the risk; and people can have high cholesterol and not know it. Lowering cholesterol levels that are too high reduces the chance of having a heart attack or dying of heart disease.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) offers helpful resources to use during National Cholesterol Education Month.
Check them out at http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/joinhin/
