Cholesterol is a natural wax-like substance circulating through our blood vessels that helps create healthy cells and hormones. A certain amount of cholesterol is definitely good for us, but an excess amount can cause fatty deposits in the lining of blood vessels. This makes it harder for blood to flow through the vessels carrying life-sustaining oxygen and may lead to either a heart attack or a stroke.

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In the early 1900s, A.A. Milne, an Irish children’s author wrote, “What I say is that if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort.”

- Hunter Legend Brown was born at 9:11 a.m. June 1, 2012, to Sara Jane Phillips and Charles Roth Brown Jr. of Ben Lomond. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center in Santa Cruz.