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Optimum HDL and LDL Cholesterol Levels
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What do my cholesterol levels mean?:
HDL = High-Density Lipoproteins. HDL is your good cholesterol: the higher the better.
Low Risk – less than 200 mg/dL
Borderline Risk – 200 to 239 mg/dL
High Risk – 240 mg/dL and above
Raise your HDL by losing excess weight, becoming more active and quit smoking.
LDL = Low-Density Lipoproteins. High levels of LDL means there is a risk of heart disease and stroke.
Optimal goal = less than 70 mg/dL
Optimal goal for people with heart disease or diabetes = less than 100 mg/dL
Borderline high = 130 to 159 mg/dL
High risk = 160 to 189 mg/dL
Very High Risk = 190 mg/dL and above
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Quilting Gives You A Sense of Wellbeing
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We’ve known it all the time. We feel good when we quilt! But now it’s official – Quilting give you a sense of wellbeing. “The Relationship Between Quilting and Wellbeing,’ a study recently published in the Journal of Public Health found that creative carft hobbies such as quilting can be a meaningful vehicle for enhancing wellbeing. Participants found quilting to be a productive use of time and a meaningful activity. Quilting is challenging and demands concentration. “Quilting improves your health in ways even exercise can’t manage.” according to the Daily Mail. The newpaper said quilting was uniquely good for you. The study found quilting helped cognitive, creative and emotional well-being particularly among older people.
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5 Tips for Losing Weight – American Heart Association
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To lose weight you need to burn more calories than you eat. Wise food choices help you consume fewer calories and exercise helps you burn more calories. Remember *Keep food portions small. *Control hungar with filling foods that are low in calories, * Make trade-off’s to reduce how much fat and sugar you consume and *Enjoy more physical ativity. Find more great heart healthy information at the American Heart Association website. Find fabric to sew the new clothes you’ll be needing after you lose all that weight, at your local independent quilt and fabric retailer.
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Shadow Song by Atkinson Designs
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The quilt pattern ‘Shadow Song’ was featured by Atkinson Designs in their booth at Spring Quilt Market. I think it’s a lovely variation on our QuiltRed theme: red and white quilts. The bags at the bottom of the photo are called ‘Stand and Stow’. Atkinson Designs is a wholesale design business in Minnesota. Not to worry though. You can find these patterns at your local independent quilt and fabric retailer.
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Mission: Impeccable by Kumiko Frydl
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This Mariner’s Compass was featured by International Quilt Festival at Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, UT. It’s called Impeccable and was created by Kumiko Frydl of Houston, TX. Kumiko used foundation paper piecing, reverse applique, silk ribbon embroidery and free motion machine quilting. The compass has 128 points. This quilt was a 2010 Road to California Showcase Winner. Find the supplies you need for red and white quilts at your local independent quilt and fabric shop.
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Start A Walking Program – American Heart Assoc.
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Start a Walking program, and walk with a friend. The American Heart Association says exercise 30 minutes a day, five days a week. If you can’t make that commitment try 2 to 3 times a day for 10 to 15 minutes. Walk, jog, swim, bike. Do strength and stretching exercises for stamina and flexibility. The American Heart Association says walking is associated with lower stroke risk in women.
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“Winter Flame 4″ Art Quilt by Lorraine Roy
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“Winter Flame 4″ is a beautiful ‘red & white’ art quilt created by Lorraine Roy using a combination of machine collage, embroidery and applique. I found Lorraine’s beautiful 24″x30″ quilt on the International Quilt Festival Facebook page. Find red and white fabrics and sewing supplies at your local independent quilt and fabric retailer.
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LDL and HDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides: What do they mean to me?
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WHAT DO THESE WORDS MEAN?
- Cholesterol: A fat-like substance that is essential for life. It does not dissolve in the blood and therefore, has to be transported to and from the cells by special carriers called lipoproteins. Cholesterol is composed of several different lipoproteins.
- LDL: (Low Density Lipoprotein) is the “bad” cholesterol. This can slowly build up on inner walls of arteries and can help to form plaque which may increase your risk of heart disease. An LDL level above 150 is considered a high risk for heart disease. To achieve a healthful LDL level/cholesterol level; eat less saturated fat and cholesterol, eat more high-fiber foods, and lose excess weight.
- HDL: (High Density Lipoprotein) is the “good” cholesterol. Research indicates that this carries cholesterol away from the bloodstream and out of the body. A high level of HDL seems to protect against heart disease. A healthy level for men is greater than 40 mg/dL and for women is greater than 50 mg/dL. To achieve this, maintain a healthy weight, quit smoking, and get regular aerobic exercise such as jogging, swimming, biking, or walking. - Triglycerides: The chemical form of fat in which most fat is found in foods as well as in our bodies. Stored fat in our body is made of triglycerides. Extra calories not used immediately for energy are converted to triglycerides and stored in fat cells. Alcohol causes the liver to release more triglycerides into the blood. A normal range of triglycerides is less than 150. To achieve this, be physically active, avoid high sugar beverages, reduce alcohol intake, eat a diet moderate in fat.
- Cholesterol: A fat-like substance that is essential for life. It does not dissolve in the blood and therefore, has to be transported to and from the cells by special carriers called lipoproteins. Cholesterol is composed of several different lipoproteins.
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Dragonfly Garden by Benartex
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For touch of nature and a somewhat Asian feel, use this cool dragonfly batik in a QuiltRed quilt . Pictured is Dragonflies magenta #0195722B by Benartex. Find Benartex fabrics at your local independent quilt and fabric retailer.
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Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red & White Quilts
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“Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red & White Quilts” is on display at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City through March 30. This is the largest display of privately owned quilts ever displayed in New York. For her 80th birthday, New York quilt collector, Joanna Rose enlisted the firm, Thinc Design, to come up with a quilt show unlike any other. Their futuristic approach appears to spiral quilts to the ceiling and gives visitors a three dementional view. Check out additional pictures of the quilts at Marth Stewart’s blog. The Martha blog ”Up Close and Personal,” featured these beautiful quilts and her crew filmed a segment for the Martha Stewart Show. Rose has a collection of 1300 quilts. All 651 of her red and white quilts are on display.
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