Healthy Connections
September 2023
n National Cholesterol Education Month
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Did You Know?
n High cholesterol has no symptoms, so many people don't know that their cholesterol is too high.
Wellness Badges
A simple blood test can check cholesterol levels. Having high blood cholesterol raises the risk for heart disease, the leading cause of death, and for stroke, the fifth leading cause of death. Medicine isn't the only way to reduce your cholesterol. Including cholesterol-lowering foods to your daily diet and exercising can also reduce cholesterol by increasing HDL and decreasing LDL as well as by improving circulation.
Suzanne Blasko, MD Family Medicine
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Reminders
n The NU-U program is not just a weight loss program but a program that focuses on the whole self.
n The Ideal Protein Protocol is a structured dietary intervention and behavioral change protocol that features partial meal replacement.