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Substantially Lower Cholesterol Naturally by Diet, Vitamins, Herbs, Supplements and ExerciseAKA CHOLESTEROL1... The vast majority of people can substantially lower cholesterol naturally.Cholesterol can be lowered naturally by diet, supplements, vitamins, herbs, spices and exercise. As well, there are herbal cholesterol medicines that can be used to treat cholesterol naturally as well, if you are in a bit of a hurry. You don't have to let cholesterol get the better of you. If all else fails, there's always prescription cholesterol lowering medications and drugs. Suffering from high cholesterols? Click here to Lower Cholesterol naturally and effectively. Our products reviewed page is very comprehensive and only covers the better cholesterol lowering products. Why worry about cholesterol and go to all this fuss to fix one's cholesterol up? Because... 2... High Cholesterol Kills and MaimsMy father died about 30 years ago from cholesterol related cardiac disease, when I was just 21. After a triple bypass operation, he had lasted another ten years, but was always weak and needing to rest. Understanding and controlling cholesterol was new in his day. Yes, he was advised to follow a low cholesterol diet - avoid foods high in cholesterol like butter and eggs, use margarine, eat fish, avoid fat - that was about the most they could tell him about lowering his cholesterol. When I came down with high cholesterol, the doctors and dieticians gave me the same advice as my dad received - that didn't really help that much. Let's face it, when you look round this cholesterol web site, you can understand why doctors and health professionals cannot possibly hope to impart the life saving information to you - the cholesterol information you need to succeed is enormous and many cholesterol sufferers will repeatedly come back to this site to gain more and more cholesterol information as they digest the earlier information they have obtained here.
The picture of cholesterol above left: The clear vial of blood plasma is normal, but the other is a milky white because it is loaded with cholesterol. Although you can't see the cholesterol looking at the blood directly, once the lab extracts the good stuff, you can see the dangerous cholesterol fat that's left behind that could be killing you. How dangerous is dangerous when we talk about cholesterol and cardiac disease? Well, if you were to fall down dead in the street with cardiac arrest and if you were to be given immediate CPR, your chance of NOT being resuscitated is 90%. If you are lucky to be amongst the 10% who live, you run a 10% chance of remaining in the hospital for the rest of your life. Cholesterol is deadly - very few people get a second chance when they ignore it or fail to control it. Controlling cholesterol is vitally important. What you may not realise is that a cholesterol caused stroke could occur anywhere in your body. If the cholesterol doesn't kill you, it can still be very disabling. I saw a photo of foot that had had a stroke caused by cholesterol. It looked yuk and the person may have been going to lose it. People can lose their eyesight when cholesterol deposits build up in the blood vessels feeding the eyes. Cholesterol is not a game, you may feel well, but it can still be doing it's thing...
3... The Cholesterol Induced Stroke:One way cholesterol does it's bad thing is to build up on an artery wall, which narrows it. The cholesterol then becomes encapsulated by a fibrous deposit, which narrows the artery even further. This cholesterol process alone can cause weakness and reduced blood flow to vital areas of your body, but what's worse, is if the fibrous deposit raptures / tears / breaks open. When these raptures occur, the body attempts to repair the break it then perceives in the artery wall, by creating a blood clot over the rupture - the blood vessels normally fix themselves like that - but with the cholesterol buildup on the artery wall, the fibrous coating that developed over the cholesterol deposits and the resultant narrowing of the artery at that point, the blood clot that is formed to repair the rapture, can block / close the artery, preventing blood flow. This is called a stroke and this is the role that cholesterol can play in causing a stroke. You may have heard about the cholesterol myth, hoax, great con, lie, but the truth is, it's hard to believe everything these people are saying, when you can see the cholesterol clogged arteries, see the results in strokes of body parts caused by cholesterol build up, see people suffering from blindness caused by excess cholesterol. I wonder which is the cholesterol myth - perhaps the whole idea of the cholesterol myth is the hoax, with the ones perpetuating the idea of the myth making the money from book sales and the like. Does lowering cholesterol do anything for the cholesterol deposits already grown over? Yes! Lower cholesterol to normal or better and the narrowed areas of the arteries caused by the cholesterol, even those cholesterol deposits that are grown over, will have the narrowing reduced by as much as 30% per year. That is, the arteries will be less narrow and more normal in size. What's more, after one year of lower cholesterol, the risk of stroke also is substantially reduced - it is much less likely that the blood vessel will rapture at the narrowing. Well, now you have an idea as to why we control cholesterol, how cholesterol can lead to a stroke and hopefully to be motivated enough to do something about it, like read the rest of this web site! Let's start with the essentials first - What is cholesterol? How often should you have a cholesterol test? What are the dangerous fats and why are they dangerous for people with high cholesterol? When you have read our essential cholesterol information and the other sections on this page, you can find more indepth cholesterol information through our links on the left - we go into things in greater detail on our other pages - but this is an excellent page to start with.
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4... UNDERSTANDING CHOLESTEROL:The next simple step is to understand the different types of cholesterol - if we lower the wrong one we can kill ourselves, likewise, if we increase the wrong cholesterol, we can again kill ourselves. Read on for ... The essential cholesterol information for understanding and victoryThere is some confusion as to what cholesterol actually isThere is confusion even in the medical definitions of cholesterol given by universities and doctors. It is sometimes described as fat, other times it is defined as a fat like substance, sometimes as a waxy substance. What ever the actual definition, we can at least measure the cholesterol in the blood.
There are three basic cholesterols you need to know about.VLDL refers to Very Low Density Lipoproteins. HDL is short for High-Density Lipoprotein, LDL refers to Low-Density Lipoprotein. The HDL cholesterol is referred to as the good cholesterol, the cholesterol we want lots of, while the LDL is portrayed as the bad cholesterol, that we need to keep low. HDL cholesterol also helps to clean the LDL cholesterol out of the blood. How are the three cholesterols different from each other?It's a matter of size - the VLDL cholesterol is large in comparison to the medium sized LDL cholesterol or the tiny HDL cholesterol. A more medical explanation of the different types of cholesterol: VLDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol are all composed of cholesterol, protein, and triglycerides. They are different from each other according to the ratio of the amount of cholesterol to protein to triglyceride. LDL is high in cholesterol. HDL is high in protein. VLDL is high in triglyceride. Why does the type of the cholesterol matter so much? Why is the HDL cholesterol referred to as the good cholesterol? Why is LDL cholesterol referred to as the bad cholesterol?Well, the good HDL cholesterol is a cholesterol that runs round the blood stream cleaning LDL off of blood vessell walls and attaching to it. HDL cholesterol is then jettisoned from the body tissues, it's size tells us it is earmarked so that the liver will eliminate this type of cholesterol from the body or convert it to bile. As HDL cholesterol will not be left to build up on arteries and so on and represents cholesterol being eliminated from the body, it is referred to as good cholesterol. Bad LDL cholesterol on the other hand is cholesterol ear marked for cell use. LDL cholesterol is the 'raw' cholesterol moving through the blood stream to allow the body's cells to take as much as they require for normal functioning. When there is too much bad LDL cholesterol in the blood, there is way too much for the cells to use, so scavenger cells latch onto it and then may deposit the LDL cholesterol onto artery walls and so on where it then becomes a health hazard increasing the risk of cardiovascular accidents - for this reason, this necessary cholesterol is referred to as the bad cholesterol, even though, in moderation, it is beneficial to us. There is another cholesterol that has been identified as a bad cholesterol and that is Lp(a) cholesterol. Lp(a) is a type of LDL cholesterol and has been found to be linked to cardiovascular disease. This particular type of LDL cholesterol is apparently easily controlled by vitamin C. See our page on the cholesterol myth to learn more about this particular type of LDL cholesterol. VLDL cholesterol, the high triglyceride cholesterol, is also considered a bad cholesterol. The main role of VLDL cholesterol is to act as a storage device for excess calories that cannot be used straight away. When the excess calories are converted to VLDL cholesterol, the VLDL cholesterol is then taken up by the fat cells. When there is more VLDL cholesterol circulating in the blood than the fat cells can immediately take out, it becomes a problem for the cardiovascular system, in much the same way as LDL cholesterol does.
When should blood cholesterol levels be checked?If you are over 20 years of age, it is recommended that you have both your HDL bad cholesterol and LDL good cholesterol checked every five years, along with your triglyceride level - most triglycerides are VLDL cholesterols. The actual levels considered normal or beneficial have been changing over the years, so it is best to check with a doctor about whether your particular levels are high or not, but we have included an ALL ABOUT CHOLESTEROL LEVELS WEB PAGE to assist you.
There are several types of fats you need to know about in relation to improving blood cholesterol levels.Why are some fats bad for cholesterol and other fats considered to be good for cholesterol?Unsaturated fatty acids ( plant fats ), such as polyunsaturates and monounsaturates are considered the "good" fats to have in your diet because they don't increase your blood cholesterol directly, while saturated fatty acids ( animal fats ) and trans fats ( which is a type of fat sometimes formed during food processing ) are considered the "bad" fats to have in your diet - bad because they increase the bad cholesterol .... More about Trans Fats / Trans Fatty Acids and CholesterolTrans fats have been found to be the most dangerous fat for cholesterol levels to date. Trans Fats raise total cholesterol levels, raise the LDL bad cholesterol and lower the HDL good cholesterol. It is believed trans fats can double the risk of coronary disease in women through it's effect on cholesterol. Trans fats are intentionally made in our foods - hydrogen gas reacts with oil under pressure in food processing to form the trans fats which increase the shelf life of the product. Trans fats can be found in cookies / biscuits, crackers, icing, potato chips / crisps, corn chips, margarine, microwave popcorn. Unfortunately, for trying to control cholesterol, trans fats and the amount of trans fats are not normally shown in the ingredients listed on products. However, on a cholesterol controlled diet, these products - except for perhaps small amounts of margarine - are seldom consumed. So for those of us with a cholesterol problem, our low cholesterol diets protect us from them anyway - which is a big relief for the high cholesterol sufferer ! Well, you've likely got a good grasp on cholesterol by now, so here is what the rest of my cholesterol site is all about ...
5.. YOU'LL HOPEFULLY FIND THE ANSWERS HERE TO ALL YOUR HIGH CHOLESTEROL PROBLEMS.Want to know what cholesterol is? Been told you have high cholesterol? Bad cholesterol? Want to know about lowering cholesterol? How to lower your cholesterol? How to lower cholesterol naturally? Want to know more about cholesterol and it's effects? What does that cholesterol level mean? What causes cholesterol? How to avoid saturated fats and trans fats? Want a cholesterol meal planner or a cholesterol chart? What are triglycerides and triglyceride levels? What is the cholesterol myth? What is cholesterol's silent killing partner? In case you are interested in knowing, most of the cholesterol information is derived from my own personal experience, massive ongoing article and book research and, most importantly, from discussions with highly trained and experienced doctors. 6.. WHAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THIS CHOLESTEROL WEB SITE:APART FROM ALL THE ANSWERS to the cholesterol questions above and heaps more cholesterol information, there are also many low calorie, low fat, low cholesterol recipes on this web site, including one for a cream substitute. We have also developed our best Weight Loss Program to take into account the most recent research findings, which may be very useful to you if you are overweight - being overweight is a LEADING cause of high cholesterol in many people. Our Quick Weight Loss Pages comprises a very fast weight loss plan, lots of rapid weight loss tips and a page on weight loss exercise. In order to get the most out of our web site, may I suggest you go through ALL the relevant links to your situation. For example, each of the pages is highly relevant to most people with a cholesterol problem. Each page brings to the battleground important cholesterol information that is likely to be of great value to your endeavor to lower cholesterol correctly. 7.. HOW DO I KNOW THIS WEB SITE WILL LIKELY BENEFIT YOU GREATLY IN YOUR QUEST TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL?I know, because I followed this information and won my battles with flying colors. No more high cholesterol, no more pre-diabetes, no more high blood pressure, no more metabolic syndrome and no more food intolerance's. Believe me, my life depended on me getting things right - even the specialist thought I was too far gone. May you do as well as I and have a long and happy life ahead of you, full of health and vitality, as I now do. Remember to book mark this page now or add it to your favorites now, so that you can find your way back here. You'll be hard pressed finding a more comprehensive site. Your choice: Our Fast Links to our web pages are on the left, while our Detailed Link Descriptions are just below.
8.. Feel you need help to figure out where to start with your cholesterol problem? You could try our new cholesterol analysis service! It's free.Email me your cholesterol and triglyceride levels and I'll try and point you to the right cholesterol pages on this web site that may hold particular relevance to your cholesterol concerns. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SERVICE HAS CEASED, BUT WILL SOON BE REPLACED BY A GUIDED ONLINE CHOLESTEROL ANALYSIS - NO NEED TO WAIT. 9.. ALTERNATIVE SPELLINGS AND MISSPELLINGS OF CHOLESTEROL.By the way, cholesterol is also spelt cholesterol, colesterol (Spanish) and has the common misspellings colestrol, cholestral, cholesteral, chloresterol, cholestorol, cholestarol, cholesteral, kolestrol and kolesterol. 10.. OUR CHOLESTEROL PAGES ARE PACKED WITH LIFE SAVING CHOLESTEROL INFORMATION and here are the DETAILED LINKS: COVERING CHOLESTEROL CHOLESTROL, WEIGHT LOSS, CHOLESTEROL DIET RECIPES FOR DESSERTS, PLUS CALCULATORS FOR WEIGHT LOSS, FAT ALLOWED AND MUCH MORE NEW: THE GOOD HDL CHOLESTEROL One of the harder cholesterol endeavors, is to increase the hdl cholesterol, the good cholesterol. Here's the page to read if this is one of your cholesterol goals, which, if you are serious about staying alive, is one of the should be goals. ALL ABOUT CHOLESTEROL LEVELS Explains how to go about interpreting cholesterol levels and the proper way to fast for accuracy with cholesterol tests. There are several cholesterol levels: Total blood cholesterol levels; LDL ( bad ) cholesterol levels; HDL ( good ) cholesterol level; the cholesterol ratio and; Triglyceride levels aka Trigliserides levels - which are mainly VLDL cholesterol. Normal cholesterol levels are also given. HIGH CHOLESTEROL SYMPTOMS, LOW CHOLESTEROL SYMPTOMS AND PHOTO OF CHOLESTEROL SYMPTOMS Yes there are high cholesterol symptoms and low cholesterol symptoms that you can sometimes see, before you even know you have a cholesterol problem. NEW: ONLINE CHOLESTEROL MEDICINES AND MEDICATIONS Herbal cholesterol medications and medicines that can lower the bad cholesterol. Herbal cholesterol medications and medicines are an alternative to the sometimes risky and dangerous prescription medications, with few if any adverse side effects. NEW: ONLINE HOME CHOLESTEROL TESTS Cholesterol tests are part of the tools that a high cholesterol sufferer has to monitor the success or failure of their attempts to lower cholesterol. Although such tests may be very accurate, unless you fast beforehand for about 12 hours, you wont be sure if it's your typical cholesterol blood reading, or one that is elevated or lowered temporarily by a breakfast or dinner. THE LOW CHOLESTEROL DIET Our cholesterol diet lets you know what foods to eat, what foods to avoid and which foods to eat in moderation. Plus lots of information relevant to people needing to go on a low cholesterol diet. This is our low cholesterol meal planner page. Which foods are the low cholesterol foods and which foods are foods low in saturated fats? How much cholesterol is the recommended guideline for the daily allowance? How much saturated fat should one eat? Are there any safe foods for someone with high cholesterol or bad cholesterol? Eye opening cholesterol information for the low cholesterol diet.
You can also find this cholesterol information, which has been translated into Spanish by professional human translators, by visiting our web site CUBRIENDO COLESTEROL / COLESTROL, PERDIDA DE PESO, RECETAS PARA DIETAS DE COLESTEROL DE POSTRES, MAS CALCULADORES PARA PERDIDA DE PESO, GRASAS PERMITIDAS Y MUCHO MÁS. Related Sites | SpyderMap | Web Portal Caz's Weight Loss and Health Blog
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