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How to Lower a High Lipid Profile

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Erika Henritz

Your lipid profile is an overall assessment of your cardiac health. It consists of four numbers reflective of the amount of total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglyceride levels of your blood.

Based in Olathe, Kan., Erika Henritz began her writing/editing career in 1994. She specializes in health publications and has worked for ATI, where she served as editor for several nursing textbooks, including the company's R.N. and P.N. "Mental Health" and "Fundamentals of Nursing" reviews. Erika holds a Bachelor of Science in education and foreign language from the University of Kansas.