Statistics reveal that around 20 percent of people in the United States have abnormally high cholesterol. High cholesterol is a major factor of risk in heart disease and therefore it needs to be reduced to normal levels in order to maintain the health of the organism. In some people, high cholesterol levels can be lowered [...]
Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance that is found in every cell of the body. It is involved in the production of cell membranes, some hormones, vitamin D, bile acids, and other tissues in the body. It also insulates nerves. Cholesterol is produced in the liver, but we also get cholesterol from our diet.
The amount [...]
Heart disease and stroke are often triggered by high cholesterol in the blood. Lowering your cholesterol for some is just a matter of changing your diet. Others may need to diet and the help of medications prescribed by their doctor. Either way, lowering your cholesterol can save your life.
Changing your diet to [...]
Can your cholesterol be too low? Many of my patients recall old news reports of studies that linked very low cholesterol with
liver cancer, lung disease, depression, alcoholism and suicide.
The latest studies shows that a low cholesterol may be associated with cancer, but does not cause it. Before a person develops the symptoms of [...]
There are approximately 1 million new patients diagnosed with diabetes each year in the United States and over 200,000 deaths attributed to the disease. If you have recently been one of the patients diagnosed, you want to do everything you cannot to be one of the 200,000 reported casualties. For this reason, you should follow [...]
These days cholesterol is becoming a real threat to the residents of countries such as United States of America, Europe and few Asian countries. The possible reason behind this fact is that here people tend to consume more meat products, which contain high cholesterol. To the contrary, people residing in other countries have low cholesterol [...]
We are being made more aware each and everyday of the possible problems that can be caused by cholesterol, it seems that cholesterol is a medical symptom of our modern day way of life.
But what is cholesterol and how can it affect our general state of health.
Well in fact cholesterol is a natural function of [...]
Besides diet, other causes of high cholesterol are lifestyle, gender and the heritage of the individual.
For some, even maintaining cholesterol at the right levels and being fit and thin will still not prevent the development of high levels of bad cholesterol. Due to heart risk factors besides diet, some people require a very aggressive approach [...]
Along with high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels are
regarded as one of the most reliable indicators of possible
serious health problems, particularly in the cardio-vascular
field. We are told that we should check our cholesterol
levels, as many of us already have high cholesterol without
being aware of it. We may then need [...]
There are many natural ingredients that can help reduce cholesterol levels and thus reduce the risk of various diseases associated with elevated cholesterol: arteriosclerosis, heart disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, kidney failure, etc. However, until recently medical scientists believed that diet alone couldn?t substantially reduce cholesterol levels in persons confronted with high cholesterol problems. [...]
