How to Talk to Your Doctor about Cholesterol (Special Guest: Mary Jane Bembenek, MS, CNS, LDN)
Listen to Dr. Stephanie Pina ND, L.Ac and Mary Jane Bembenek, Clinical Nutritionist discuss the importance of advances testing for cholesterol. When it comes to cardiovascular health, there are more factors involved than just your cholesterol numbers. The other factors that play a part in protecting our heart and keeping cholesterol in balance may surprise.
It’s not just cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL anymore. Let’s break down these lipid markers. Additional testing is available to assess additional risk markers. Nutrition and lifestyle changes have the potential to decrease inflammation and impact your values.
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