There are three levels of heart block (see below), and usually only the most serious type causes symptoms. This type of heart block is known as a complete, or third-degree, heart block. Symptoms of heart block can include: shortness of breath.
It can be hard to understand the cholesterol numbers on the cholesterol food chart, much less what your doctor is saying when he tells you, âYour total cholesterol is 240, your HDL is 35, your LDL is 170, and your triglycerides are 350.â.
With HDL (good) cholesterol, the general rule is: the higher, the better. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommends we aim for levels over 40; optimally, over 60. However, if you donât have much garbage (LDL bad cholesterol) to begin with, you may not need as many garbage trucks (HDL good cholesterol).