Ok, we are not a health website, but when we saw the news that the federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH) just released another in a series of free e-books on heart health, diet, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, we thought it was worth a blog post. It's not everyday you can actually get something for your tax dollars and maybe save a little cash. Online you can download these PDF ebooks for free, or pay a small fee to have a hard copy mailed to you. If you don't need this kind of material, probably someone you know does, so pass the information along to friends and family.

National Cholesterol Education Month (September) is a perfect time to read the new publication designed to help you make the lifestyle changes needed to reduce cholesterol and, with it, your risk for heart disease. Your Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol with TLC (Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health details a three-part program of diet, physical activity, and weight management designed to bring cholesterol levels down. For the full story and all the links to this publication series, check out this iHealthBulletin News Healthy Heart eBooks link.