High Cholesterol Doesn’t Hurt—Until It Does.
You may feel perfectly healthy while cholesterol is quietly changing what’s happening inside your arteries.
For many people, there’s no warning. No pain. No obvious symptoms. Sometimes, the first sign is a heart attack, a stroke, or a doctor saying, “We caught it just in time.”
That’s what makes high cholesterol so dangerous.
Over time, too much LDL (“bad”) cholesterol can contribute to plaque buildup inside your arteries. As plaque accumulates, arteries can become narrower and less flexible, reducing blood flow to vital organs. Eventually, a blocked artery can trigger a heart attack or stroke—sometimes with little or no warning.
But here’s the good news: you’re not powerless.
