Managing Your Cholesterol
- Harvard Health Online Course
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In this Harvard Health Publishing online course you will learn the best ways to successfully manage your cholesterol.
- Online; Self-Paced
$29.95
Certificate
Two Weeks, 2-6 Hours/Week
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Overview
What exactly is cholesterol, and why the concern about elevated triglycerides? How much do you know about "good" cholesterol vs. "bad cholesterol"? Our online course has all the answers. You'll learn who should be tested, when, how often, and what tests are most revealing and most accurate. Most important, you'll discover what can you do to attain and maintain the cholesterol levels most compatible and valuable to improved cardiovascular fitness, greater security from heart attack and stroke, and protection from heart disease.
Learning Objectives
- How can there be “good” and “bad” cholesterol?
- How to decrease elevated triglycerides.
- Current Cholesterol Guidelines.
- The best ways to successfully lower bad cholesterol.
- How to achieve strengthened and enduring heart health.
