Turmeric is a yellow-colored powder that is often used as a food-coloring agent and as a spice. In fact, some of your favorite Eastern dishes may contain turmeric. Although turmeric is currently most notable for its antioxidant, anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, there has been recent talk about its ability to lower cholesterol, too. Although the studies appear conflicting, there is some evidence that suggests that turmeric may help lower your cholesterol.

Yoga has been around for centuries and has been used in Eastern medicine to treat a variety of health conditions. Although yoga is mostly used today as a form of low-impact exercise, research studies have discovered that yoga may still have a place in treating a variety of medical conditions. These studies also indicate that yoga may be able to help keep your cholesterol levels in check. This article will give you the skinny on whether or not yoga really works in keeping your cholesterol levels healthy, and how to learn more about this meditative form of exercise.

Tomorrow, don't forget to don on your favorite red apparel - it's National Wear Red Day tomorrow! Being diagnosed with heart disease can be a devastating point in anyone's life that requires many lifestyle adjustments. It can also be deadly. Heart disease is now the #1 cause of deaths in women - it even exceeds breast cancer!

Although American Heart Month is the entire month of February,National Wear Red Day is a day used to remind the women in our lives - mothers, sisters, wives, and friends - that they, too, can get heart disease and die from it. Additionally, it reminds women to take measures to prevent against heart disease. High cholesterol is the most modifiable risk factor for heart disease. There are no symptoms for it, so how do you know you even have it?

Get it checked. And don't forget to put on your red tie, red shoes, or your favorite red outfit to promote such a worthy cause.

Here are some ways you can help protect yourself against high cholesterol:

• High Cholesterol Prevention
• Eating Healthy
• Exercising to Lower Your Cholesterol

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Red grapes are a healthy and delicious complement to any cholesterol-lowering diet plan. They are low in calories and fat -- in addition to having high amounts of heart-healthy polyphenols. Eating plain grapes can get a little stale after a while, so how can you add red grapes to your diet getting boring? This article features some creative and clever tips by dietitians on how to add red grapes to your low-fat diet.

• Adding Red Grapes to Your Cholesterol-Lowering Diet

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