Cholesterol Remedy

February 16, 2008

Cholesterol Control Is Vital

Filed under: Cholesterol — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — jaredgonne @ 3:51 am

High blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease (heart attack) that can be controlled. Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in this country

Introduction To Controlling Your Cholesterol

Your body needs cholesterol for digesting dietary fats, making hormones, building cell walls, and other important processes. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol to various body tissues to be used, stored or excreted. But too much of this circulating cholesterol can injure arteries, especially the coronary ones that supply the heart. When blood flow to the heart is impeded, the heart muscle becomes starved for oxygen, causing chest pain (angina). If a blood clot completely obstructs a coronary artery affected by atherosclerosis, a heart attack (myocardial infarction) or death can occur.
LDL Levels To Control Cholesterol
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.
Your goal to lower your “bad” (LDL) and raise your “good” (HDL) cholesterol levels can be achieved by changing your lifestyle, taking medication or by a combination of the two. Your doctor may recommend changing your lifestyle as a preventative to cholesterol problems or if you cholesterol levels are considered borderline.
To Control Your Cholesterol
Eat a diet that is well-balanced and low in saturated fats.
Exercise regularly. Walking is a good exercise and it can help reduce stress.
If you smoke try to quit.
If you have diabetes monitor your blood sugar and keep it under control by following your diet and taking you medications as prescribed.
Try to take time to relax. It is hard to do but it will help you later in life.
Control your weight.
Do not drink excessive amounts of alcohol. One or two glasses of wine, or one beer a day has shown to lower bad and raise good cholesterol levels.

A key factor in controlling your cholesterol is that the public, patients and doctors today are better informed about the risks associated with elevated cholesterol and the benefits of lifestyle changes and medical measures aimed at lowering blood cholesterol.
There are steps that everyone can take to improve their cholesterol levels, and help prevent heart disease and heart attack. Here are the most important ones:
Choose foods low in saturated fat.
Exercise regularly.
Lose weight if you are overweight.
Have your blood check regularly.

To keep you control of your cholesterol, have it checked regularly, change your diet, find time to exercise, and take preventive steps to avoid the complications of high cholesterol. If you are diagnosed with high cholesterol, you will probably need to continue lifestyle changes and drug treatment throughout your life. Periodic monitoring of your cholesterol blood levels is necessary. Reducing high cholesterol levels will slow the progression of atherosclerosis

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February 7, 2008

The Importance Of Cholesterol Numbers

Filed under: Cholesterol, Health — Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , — jaredgonne @ 8:40 am

Staying healthy is obviously a big deal.  Nowadays, there are so many people focused on it and devoted to helping you stay healthy that it is hard to know get motivated to at least try.  Unfortunately, there are some people out there who still do not want to try and get healthy so they live healthier and for a longer period of time.

There are many different things you can do to help yourself stay healthy, one of which is being aware of the different cholesterol numbers.  When you go to the doctor and get your cholesterol level checked, you will probably learn about the different cholesterol levels, especially if yours is too high.  In that case, you will also learn about what you can do to lower it.

It is important that you know these numbers and what each one means for you.  You will also want to know what kind of foods you can eat and medications you can take in order to lower your high cholesterol levels.

What Cholesterol Numbers Are Especially Important?

If your cholesterol is at 200 mg/dL, then this is a level that you will want to stay at.  This is a particularly important cholesterol number because it something you want to strive for.  Not everyone will obviously be at this cholesterol number, but the closer you are to it, the better.  Having this in mind will allow you to set goals for yourself and give you something to strive for.  In order to get close to this cholesterol number, you will most certainly want to eat heart-healthy foods.  Along with eating right, you will want to get plenty of exercise and avoid tobacco smoke as much as you possibly can.

One of the negative cholesterol numbers is 240 mg/dL and above.  If you have a level this high, then you are certainly at risk for future heart disease.  You will have to do something about this immediately, whether that means planning some major changes to your lifestyle or taking some medication.  You will work with your physician closely to lower this so you can bring yourself down to one of the more desirable cholesterol numbers.

These are just two very important cholesterol numbers.  Depending on how your body is built and who your doctor is, different numbers will end up being important.  The thing to remember here is that you must first visit a doctor and get your cholesterol checked.  Doing so on a regular basis will let you know ahead of time what you need to do in order to prevent heart disease from happening to you.

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