Home Cholesterol Kits allow you to measure and monitor your cholesterol levels within the comfort of your own home.
Why Would We Use Home Kits? Modern Society makes many demands of us and it is often difficult to take time out to see your GP.
Many people don't like to 'bother' their GP and often suffer in silence.
Home Cholesterol Kits will enable you to easily and accurately measure your body's levels of cholesterol.
You can then make an appointment to see your GP if your results show worrying levels of cholesterol, in the knowledge that you are not wasting anyone's time.
Your good cholesterol should be twice that of your bad cholesterol levels.
How Accurate Are The Home Kits? Home Cholesterol Kits are just as accurate as those tests conducted by your GP.
Many such kits are indeed medically approved.
The Kits measure your cholesterol levels from a blood sample.
The results are produced quickly and accurately.
You choose when it is convenient to carry out the tests.
The Home Cholesterol Kits are an excellent tool if you wish to measure your cholesterol levels for the first time or indeed whether you wish to monitor your levels over a period of time.
Many of the kits are electronic and can store information from week to week.
This allows you to easily monitor your changing cholesterol levels.
This is particularly handy if you wish to keep an eye on your levels in between your hospital or GP visits.
Are The Home Cholesterol Kits Expensive? The Kits are not expensive and are easily available.
There are differing versions available for purchase depending on your budget and whether or not the Kit is primarily to be used to monitor your health.
The simpler and quicker kits are based upon the colour change of paper strips, which are compared against colour charts.
The corresponding colour on the chart will confirm your cholesterol reading.
The more complex test kits will confirm the levels of bad cholesterol in the body and may even predict your risk of suffering heart disease.
It is essential to follow the instructions carefully and use the correct amount of blood sample as recommended by the manufacturer.
Squeezing the blood out of the body can in fact cause you to water down the blood sample with tissue fluid.
The early detection of high levels of cholesterol allow you to take the necessary steps to reduce these levels and thus avoid the risk of suffering from heart disease.
How Do We Reduce Our Cholesterol Levels? There are many ways to reduce your levels of cholesterol.
Primarily, you should aim to reduce your dietary cholesterol and aim to follow a cholesterol free or a diet which is low in cholesterol.
You should aim to follow an exercise programme.
You need only carry out 30 minutes of cardio vascular exercise daily to have noticeable results.
You should avoid smoking, and drinking excessively.
Home Cholesterol Kits can give you peace of mind and encourage you into living a healthier lifestyle.
The results are quick, effective and accurate.