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Even though it’s one of those words that is bandied about when health is the topic of the day, cholesterol is something that most people actually know very little about. It is easy to talk about high cholesterol or how to avoid certain foods because of the way it affects your health. But what is cholesterol and how does it affect you? At Selfie Healthy, we want you to be as educated as possible about your body and your health. The more you know, the better off you’ll be. That’s why we offer an affordable way to do cholesterol blood tests from the comfort of your home. It’s also why we have put together a list of the 3 things...

Understanding the different characteristics of each blood cell in your body is important, yet not many people know what each cell does. If you’re an individual who requires regular home blood tests, it’s vital to understand the meaning behind each type of cell, including mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), red cell distribution width (RDW), platelet count and mean platelet volume (MPV). To recap from our last post, we gave readers the info they needed to better understand the importance of their CBC, also known as a Complete Blood Count. Additional types of cells found in a CBC: White blood cell or leukocyte count (WBC). WBC differential count. Hematocrit (Hct). Hemoglobin (Hbg). Red blood cell or erythrocyte count (RBC). Mean corpuscular...