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Managing Your Cholesterol - The Best Way To Prevent Hearth Attacks
Cholesterol is one of the most familiar medical words today.
Everyone knows "something" about it , but mostly cholesterol is
associated in our mind with something "bad" and "unwanted" that
happens to old and overweight people.The facts show that about
20 percent of the U.S. population has high blood cholesterol
levels. Actually holesterol is a waxy, fatlike substance (lipid)
that your body needs for many important functions, such as
producing new cells , some hormones, vitamin D, and the bile
acids that help to digest fat.. It is present in cell walls or
membranes everywhere in the body, including the brain, nerves,
muscle, skin, liver, intestines, and heart. In fact our bodies
need cholesterol to function normally, but too much cholesterol
can be bad for our health. Why ? Cholesterol and other fats
can't dissolve in the blood. They have to be transported to and
from the cells by special carriers. Cholesterol travels through
your blood attached to a protein. This cholesterol-protein
package is called a lipoprotein. Lipoproteins are high density
or low density depending on how much protein there is in
relation to fat. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the major
cholesterol carrier in the blood. If too much LDL cholesterol
circulates in the blood, it can slowly build up in the walls of
the arteries feeding the heart and brain. Together with other
substances it can form plaque, a thick, hard deposit that can
clog those arteries. When the coronary arteries become narrowed
or clogged by cholesterol and fat deposits (a process called
atherosclerosis) and cannot supply enough blood to the heart,
the result is coronary heart disease. If the blood supply to a
portion of the heart is completely cut off by total blockage of
a coronary artery, the result is a heart attack. This is usually
due to a sudden closure from a blood clot forming on top of a
previous narrowing. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is
called "bad" cholesterol because it can cause cholesterol
buildup and blockage of your arteries. LDL is mostly fat with
only a small amount of protein. About one-third to one-fourth of
blood cholesterol is carried by high-density lipoprotein (HDL).
Medical experts think HDL tends to carry cholesterol away from
the arteries and back to the liver, where it's passed from the
body. Some experts believe HDL removes excess cholesterol from
plaques and thus slows their growth. HDL is called "good"
cholesterol because it helps prevent cholesterol from building
up in your arteries. It is mostly protein with only a small
amount of fat. Since there is good cholesterol and bad
cholesterol it is not only necessary to know your cholesterol
level ,it is also important to know your levels of LDL and HDL.
The fact is that there are no symptoms of high cholesterol. Your
first symptom of high cholesterol could be a heart attack or a
stroke. The level of cholesterol can be measured only with a
blood test.The results come as three main numbers:
· Total Cholesterol
· LDL
· HDL
The level of LDL should be less than 160.
Total cholesterol should be less than 200.
The level of HDL should be more than 35.
Most Important: Your LDL level is a good indicator of your risk
for heart disease. Lowering LDL is the main aim of treatment if
you have high cholesterol. In general, the higher your LDL
level, the greater your chance of developing heart
disease.
Remember : Regular cholesterol tests are recommended to find out
if your cholesterol level is within normal range.
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT YOUR LDL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS?
The main cause of high blood cholesterol is eating too much fat,
especially saturated fat. Saturated fats are found in animal
products, such as meats, milk and other dairy products that are
not fat free, butter, and eggs. Some of these foods are also
high in cholesterol. Fried fast foods and snack foods often have
a lot of fat. Being overweight and not exercising can make your
bad cholesterol go up and your good cholesterol go down. Regular
physical activity can help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and raise
HDL (good) cholesterol levels. It also helps you lose weight.
You should try to be physically active for 30 minutes on most,
if not all, days. Cigarette smoking damages the walls of your
blood vessels, making them likely to have cholesterol rich
plaques rupture and have heart attacks. Smoking may also lower
your level of HDL cholesterol by as much as 15 percent. Also,
after women go through menopause, their bad cholesterol levels
tend to go up. There is also a rare type of inherited high
cholesterol that often leads to early heart disease.Some people
inherit a condition called familial hypercholesterolemia, which
means that very high cholesterol levels run in the family.Other
people, especially people for whom diabetes runs in the family,
inherit high triglyceride levels. Triglycerides are another type
of blood fat that can also push up cholesterol levels. People
with high blood triglycerides usually have lower HDL cholesterol
and a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. Progesterone,
anabolic steroids and male sex hormones (testosterone) also
lower HDL cholesterol levels. So we can make a conclusion that
the main therapy is to change your lifestyle. This includes
controlling your weight, eating foods low in saturated fat and
cholesterol, exercising regularly, not smoking and, in some
cases, drinking less alcohol. But , depending on your risk
factors, if healthy eating and exercise don't work after about 6
months to 1 year, your doctor may suggest medicine to lower your
cholesterol level. Now there are very effective medications
called "statins",such as Lipitor. The drug works by helping to
clear harmful low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol out of
the blood and by limiting the body's ability to form new LDL
cholesterol. Each tablet Lipitor includes 20mg Atorvastatin. It
is in a class of medications called HMG-CoA reductase
inhibitors. It works by slowing the production of cholesterol in
the body. Lipitor has shown the ability to halt, not just slow,
the potentially fatal buildup of plaque in clogged arteries.
While a handful of drugs now available slow the buildup of new
plaque, or atherosclerosis, in coronary arteries, no drug on the
market has been proven to both stop new build-up and clear
existing plaque. So if you are loosing the battle with LDL
levels , you can visit my site
http://www.craforhealth.com/cholesterol.html , dedicated in
the effective medical care , to find the proper treatment for
your disease.
About the author:
Richard Clement is an online publisher dedicated in helping
online users getting appropriate and effective medical care.
Visit my site http://www.craforhealth.com/cholesterol.html for
more info.
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