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Tittle – Natural Herbal Medicine to Control Cholesterol – Abana Himalaya
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Have you ever been diagnosed with high cholesterol ?? Is reducing the level of cholesterol your main concern?? Then let's go through the following factors that would help us understand the causes and effects of cholesterol
What is cholesterol – Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) made by your body and is found in all cells of your body. It is required for proper functioning of the body.The body’s cells walls or membranes need cholesterol to produce hormones, vitamin D and bile acids that help in fat digestion. However, the body needs cholesterol only to some extent. High cholesterol levels cause various diseases.
Facts – An average American has cholesterol levels that are extremely high and 1 in 6 has a high level.
Types of Cholesterol
Cholesterol travels through the blood attached to a protein. This combination of cholesterol and protein is called lipoprotein.
1. Low density lipoprotein - This can cause a buildup of plaque on the walls of arteries.The more LDL in the blood, greater the risk of heart disease.
2. High density lipoprotein - This helps the body to get rid of bad cholesterol in the blood. Higher the level of HDL cholesterol, the better.
3. Very low density lipoprotein - VLDL contains more fat and less protein.It is similar to LDL.
Causes of High Cholesterol
• Diet high in saturated fat
• Lack of exercise
• Smoking
• Age and Gender – The cholesterol levels increase with increase in age and also depends on the gender
• Obesity
• Excessive alcohol consumption
• Diabetes
• Hereditary
• Liver diseases such as hypothyroidesim
• Use of medicines such oral contraceptives, steroid...
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• Physical Activity - Regular physical activity may lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol and raise HDL ("good") cholesterol levels.
• Alcohol - Alcohol intake increases HDL ("good") cholesterol but does not lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol. Drinking too much alcohol destroys the liver and heart muscle, leading to high blood pressure, and raise triglycerides.
Cholesterol Medication – Natural herbal medicines are generally recommended when you are already suffering from a cardiovascular disease or are at a risk of suffering it. Thus,in certain cases doctors advice herbal medicines like Abana/Heartcare from Himalaya. It is a multidimensional cardioprotective, beneficial for people who are overweight, stressed out or smoke. This herbal drug prevents all types of heart diseases by maintaining the normal lipid level and cholesterol level.Take Care.
Hyperlipidemia or increased cholesterol builds up causing narrowing in the arteries, which reduces oxygen rich blood flow to the heart and tissues, also increasing the risk for myocardial infarction. Obesity increases the risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, and hyperlipidemia, increasing the risk of atherosclerosis, and therefore increasing
LDL or bad cholesterol comes from food that is a high source of cholesterol and/or saturated fats. Plaque forms when bad or LDL cholesterol builds up in your bloodstream and attaches to the arterial wall, as more LDL builds up the plaque becomes larger, this can become a major problem for your cardiovascular system. Because plaque is a substance that has rough edges, it reduces the elastic nature of the artery which means your heart will have to work double-time to pump the necessary blood to all your limbs, that will mean your limbs won’t get the amount of oxygen that they require to function properly. Plaque can also narrow the area blood has to pass through, this means your heart has to work overtime and overall capacity of your cardiovascular system is lowered. When the LDL cholesterol embeds itself in the wall of the artery it than damages the artery then blood pressure expands it which causes an aneurysm. When an aneurysm is too weak there is a high possibility of it bursting, when that happens it leaves the cells in and around that area without oxygen. If that artery is connected to a major vital organ the person will most likely die. When the blood flow is slowed it shows a greater risk for blood clots and although blood clots are natural and important to healing broken blood vessels, if blood clots gather inside the blood vessel this proves to be a serious health risk. The clots have the possibility to get stuck and completely cut off the blood flow to cells, leaving them without oxygen and causing them to die. If a clot gets inside a blood vessel connected to a major organ this could cause the person to die. The heart is fed by the coronary artery, if plaque or a blood clot blocks off blood flow to the heart, the heart ...
Hypercholesterolemia is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. Cholesterol is a waxy fat-like substance and is a major class of lipid, so it gets into the blood by lipoproteins [1]. A high level of lipoproteins is unhealthy. A high level can result in an elevated risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease [2]. The high levels of lipoproteins are often influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors such as obesity or dieting habits [2]. High cholesterol can be caused by mutations in the following genes: APOB, LDLR, LDLRAP1, and PCSK9 [3]. Mutations in the LDLR gene are responsible for causing familial hypercholesterolemia, which is the most commonly seen form of inherited high cholesterol [3]. The LDLR gene contains instructions for making LDL receptors or low-density lipoprotein receptors. LDL receptors play critical roles in regulating levels of cholesterol in the blood by removing low-density lipoproteins from the bloodstream. Mutations in the LDLR gene can make the amount of LDL receptors produced less than normal or affect their job of removing the low-density lipoproteins in the blood [4]. People who have these mutations will have higher levels of cholesterol. There are many ways that the environment can affect the levels of cholesterol in the blood. Reducing the amount of dietary fat you consume lowers the total amount of cholesterol in the blood [5]. Sucrose and fructose can raise the amount of LDL in the blood. Reducing fatty foods will however lower the amount of LDL [5]. Having a healthy body and maintaining physical exercise plays a key role in keeping your cholesterol at a healthy level. If you are overweight or obese you can lower your cholesterol levels by simply losing ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of multifactorial chronic heart disease. It is a consequence of plaque buildup in coronary arteries. The arterial blood vessels, which begin out smooth and elastic become narrow and rigid, curtailing blood flow resulting in deprived of oxygen and nutrients to the heart [1].
The data presented in this table supports the conclusion of Purdy et al. (2005) that the inclusion of cholesterol to the CHO cell membranes will result in significant changes to the membrane, confirming the established function of cholesterol as a regulator of membrane fluidity.
It’s caused by high blood pressure, smoking, or high cholesterol. That damage leads to the formation of plaque. When bad cholesterol, or LDL, crosses the damaged endothelium, the cholesterol enters the wall of the artery. That causes your white blood cells to stream in to digest the LDL. Over years, cholesterol and cells become plaque in the wall of the artery (WebMed). This proves me that the plaques create a hard wall inside the artery, also as the atherosclerosis progresses the wall is going to be more bigger with the time, and doesn’t just affects your heart, it also affects all your body with risk of getting more sick, the possibilities for a stroke increments and other health problems too. This are just some of the causes for this illness, there also stress, the type of diet you are in, the workflow, in case of being a student, school, exams, social life, etc. can be also factors for the illness to progress more as you get older and you don’t do a change to benefit yourself and be
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There are preventive measures that can be taken to prevent coronary heart disease. Go to the doctor and get a regularly routine checkup. Mainly have a healthy lifestyle by having a healthy diet; this diet should include a low salt intake, whole grain foods, low fat/ fat free diary, meats (lean), fruits , vegetables, nuts, and water. Also physical activities or being active decrease the chances of getting CHD.
Some people have a genetic predisposition, though unfortunate this is not uncommon, children inherit high LDL (low-density lipoproteins) cholesterol levels from their parents or even a lack of receptors which detect and remove LDL,
of fatty substances on the inside wall of the arteries). It is not caused by
When one or several lipids combine with proteins this forms lipoproteins, these transport fat throughout the bloodstream. High-density lipoproteins, also known as HDL, carry fat away from body cells, therefore preventing its growth in the artery walls. Low-Density Lipoproteins, also known as LDL, contain a high amount of cholesterol and seem to help the build up of fatty materials in the artery walls. The situation that you should go for would be high HDL and low LDL levels. Your goal should be to keep your overall cholesterol at below 200, with LDL lower than 40, and your HDL should be at around 160. This will lower the risk of heart disease and other related problems with cholesterol.
My DRI of cholesterol was maxed at 300mg and my intake was 267mg. Still relatively high so could start consuming Oatmeal for breakfast in which reduces your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" cholesterol. Also, I...
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You have been diagnosed with Familial Hypercholesterolemia Familial Hypercholesterolemiahole is a disease that is is past down from your mother or father and begins at birth and can cause heart attacks at an early age.In rare cases a child can inherit the gene from both parents when this occurs the csterol levels are much more sever. It causes cholesterol levels to be very high.This results in high levels of LDL.LDLs are low density lipoprotein which is a form of in which cholesterol is moved throughout the blood.these high levels of low density lipoproteins cholesterol make you more likely to have narrowing arteries from a young age.This disease is typically passed down through families in an autosomal dominant matter.which means you only need to get one gene from one parent in order to get this disease.In earlier years of the disease there may be no symptoms. in later