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Bible Church of Stuttgart Holding Forth the Word of Life Phil. 2:16
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Fellowship Coffee 10:30 a.m. Thursday Prayer Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Pastor Bob Matthews | cell: 0176-567-34427 | office: 0711-93388243 Schockenriedstrasse 42 | 70565 Vaihingen www.bible-church-of-stuttgart.com
Service Times: Sunday School ..............................10 am Sunday Preaching ........................11 am Sunday Evening ............................ 6 pm Wednesday (Prayer & Bible study) ..... 7 pm **Children’s Junior Church Sunday mornings** **Keepers at home & Contenders for the Faith** Children’s Program (monthly)
**Nursery provided each service**
Victory Baptist Church Pastor F. Moser
Independent, Fundamental, KJV Serving the U.S. Military & English speaking community of Stuttgart, Germany since 1998
Breitwiesen Str. # 13 70565 Stuttgart-Vaihingen Pastor’s Phone: 0160-9278-8754 Church Phone: 0711-696-0785 E-mail: baptist@pjsnet.de http://victorybaptistchurchstuttgart.org
You are important at:
International Baptist Church of Stuttgart Worship Service/Sunday School: 0930 & 1130 Kingdom Kids, Student Ministries
AWANA: Sunday 1700 Prayer Meeting: Wednesday 1830 Other Opportunities: Small Group & Bible Studies Men's, Women's & Young Adult Ministries
Untere Waldplätze 38 • 70569 Stuttgart-Vaihingen (across the street from Patch)
www.ibcstuttgart.de • 0711 - 687 - 4365
The Citizen, September 19, 2013
Lower cholesterol to improve health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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oo much cholesterol in the blood is one of the main risk factors for heart disease and stroke — two leading causes of death in the United States. One way to prevent these diseases is to detect high cholesterol and treat it when it is found.
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that bodies need. But when there is too much in the blood, it can build up on the walls of arteries and form blockages. This can lead to heart disease, heart attack and stroke. There are two kinds of cholesterol: highdensity lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL). HDL is also called “good” cholesterol. LDL is called “bad” cholesterol. When we talk about high cholesterol, we are talking about “bad” LDL cholesterol. Seventy-one million American adults have high cholesterol, but only one-third of them have the condition under control. September is National Cholesterol Education Month — a good time for everyone to resolve to get their cholesterol screened.
• You are a man older than age 45 or a woman older than age 50. • HDL cholesterol is lower than 40 mg/dL. • There are other risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Although the number of people who said they were screened for cholesterol within the previous five years increased from 73 percent to 76 percent from 2005-2009, only a handful of states have met the 82 percent Healthy People 2020 objective, and disparities in getting screened persist.
How can you prevent or treat high cholesterol?
Make therapeutic lifestyle changes by: Eating a healthy diet. Avoid saturated fats and trans fats, which tend to raise cholesterol levels. Other types of fats, such as polyunsaturated fats, can actually lower blood cholesterol levels. Eating fiber also can help lower cholesterol. Exercising regularly. Physical activity can help lower cholesterol. The Surgeon General recommends that adults engage in moderate-intensity exercise for two hours and 30 minutes every week. Maintaining a healthy weight. Being What role does overweight or obese can raise your choscreening play? Screening is the lesterol levels. Losing Photos.com key to detecting high weight can help lower High cholesterol may increase the risk of cholesterol. Because cholesterol. heart disease and atherosclerosis, which are high cholesterol does Not smoking. both risk factors for stroke. not have symptoms, Smokers need to quit many people do not as soon as possible. know that their cholesterol is too high. A Be sure to follow doctor’s instructions and simple blood test is all that is needed to check stay on medications, if prescribed, to control cholesterol levels. cholesterol. The National Cholesterol Education Program recommends that adults over 20 have their For more information about cholesterol cholesterol checked every five years. and how to prevent high cholesterol or keep Some people may need to have their choles- it in check, see “Your Guide to Lowering Your terol checked more often if any of the following Cholesterol with TLC” from the National statements applies: Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s website at • Total cholesterol is 200 mg/dL or higher. www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
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