This personality type is characterized by an intense time pressure, chronic impatience and hostility or anger. Hard work and long hours are not necessarily features of this type of behavior. Each of us reacts to stress differently. Excessive stress over a long period may create health problems in some people. Ask your cardiac rehab specialist for stress management techniques and programs available.
Cholesterol is a blood fat or lipid.
Our bodies make cholesterol, and it is found in some foods. Cholesterol is essential to health. It enables the body to build cells, repair tissues and make sex hormones and vitamin D. Unfortunately, too much cholesterol can build up in the arteries, reducing blood flow and leading to heart disease. Cholesterol is carried in the blood by proteins. The blood fat and protein together are called lipoproteins.