Hereditary Cholesterol: Why You Need To Test For It

Understanding your family medical history, especially cholesterol, is crucial in helping to prevent heart disease.    There are two specific conditions you should consider when thinking about family history and genetic predisposition to heart disease. By doing early prevention and genetic testing, you can cultivate a lifestyle that reduces your risk.  But, when it comes… Continue reading Hereditary Cholesterol: Why You Need To Test For It

Why Knowing Your Family Health History Matters

As someone who has worked in the medical/healthcare industry for many years, I’ve said, heard or written the phrase “know your family health history” many, many times. But like so many of the health messages we hear, I’ve never really stopped to think of what this one might mean to me. After all, at the… Continue reading Why Knowing Your Family Health History Matters