In this issue: 5 steps to lower cholesterol, hot coffee dangers, easy summertime menus and more.

What's for dinner? Here are some fun summer meals. Manage my newsletter.   HOUSECALL Mayo Clinic ranked #1 in more specialties than any other hospital in the nation Vol. 17, Issue 56 | July 7, 2016   THIS WEEK'S TOP STORIES     Summer recipes: Celebrate the season Enjoy the tastes of summer with seven mix-and-match menus. Try some of these healthy, no-fuss recipes today.     Top 5 lifestyle changes to improve your cholesterol   Taking a brisk daily walk. Eating more soluble fiber. These are just two of the changes that may help improve your cholesterol numbers. What else can you do?           EXPERT ANSWERS   Grapefruit: Beware of dangerous medication interactions Think twice before enjoying your breakfast. Grapefruit and other citrus fruits can be a problem if you take prescription medicines. Body fat analyzers: How accurate are they? Body fat can be measured with hand-held body fat analyzers, but accuracy varies.   PLUS ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS ... Robotic surgery Diuretics Slide show: 7 fingernail problems not to ignore Wet macular degeneration     TRUSTED HEALTH TOOLS   Use our Symptom Checker to explore possible causes of your symptoms based upon Mayo Clinic's patient care experience.   Use these simple calculators and self-assessments for personalized health tips.   Mayo Clinic healthy weight pyramid Calorie calculator     NOW BLOGGING   Nutrition-wise: Good and bad news for coffee drinkers Is that hot cup of joe helping or hurting your health? The answer seems to depend on the temperature of your drink.     MAYO CLINIC PRODUCTS & SERVICES   Learn how to lose weight and stay on track Boost your chances for success and save some money with The Mayo Clinic Diet Book & Journal combo. Learn how to eat right and stay fit for life with information from the experts at Mayo Clinic. Record your progress with food lists, activity records and much more with a handy companion — The Mayo Clinic Diet Journal. Learn more.     HEALTHY RECIPES   Whole-wheat orzo with roasted vegetables - New! Thyme roasted beets - New! Seared scallops - New! Fire roasted corn soup - New!   HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK   Health-boosting nutrients To help your health and nutrition goals, eat more foods that add these protective nutrients to your diet: 1. Antioxidants (almonds, broccoli), which may help prevent cholesterol from damaging the linings of your arteries. 2. B vitamins (sweet potatoes), which help reduce the risk of stroke and peripheral artery disease by lowering homocysteine levels. 3. Dietary fiber (apples, beans), which can help lower your cholesterol level.   Need practical advice on diet and exercise? Want creative solutions for stress and other lifestyle issues? Discover even more healthy lifestyle topics at MayoClinic.org.   Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not for profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy    |    Opportunities     Create hope and healing Create hope and healing with a gift to Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit organization, and every dollar of your gift goes to funding the lifesaving research, outstanding patient care and critical medical education our patients and their families will be counting on this year. Please consider making a gift today.     Connect with Mayo Clinic For more of our reliable health information and tools, visit us at MayoClinic.org. Or add us to your social network!   Like us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Pinterest   Watch on YouTube Patient Stories View More Newsletters       Thanks for joining our mailing list, mantiskhiralla@gmail.com, for Mayo Clinic HOUSECALL.   REMOVE me from this list | Add me to this list | Customer service   © 2016 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905. All rights reserved.