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Medical
facts on
cholosterol:
Cholosterol is a
substance that plays an important role in the human
body.
Choleterol
may be bad (LDL) or good (HDL).
This
substance is the precursor of multiple hormones like sex
hormones. It also helps in the digestion of
lipid.
The bile
acid which plays a role in the digestion of fats is derived
from cholosterol.
Those are
a few of the key roles of cholosterol and this explains why
the body manufactures it.
In fact,
the liver is the plant where this substance is synthesized.
About 80 to 85% of it in the human body comes from the
liver. 
Only a
small percentage about 15 to 20% comes from
foods.
You will
understand why lowering it can't be achieved ONLY by
controlling your foods.
What are
the right numbers for this matter?
It's
important to have fatty lipid test regularly if you are over
40 for men and over 45 for women. There are healthy ranges
and risk ranges.
If you are
in the healthy ranges, you have less risk than others to
have heart troubles particularly coronary heart
disease.
If you are
in the risk ranges, you are at risk. This means the
probability to have a heart attack has increased. You must
act rapidly to get back to safe numbers. Below are the
ranges:
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Normal cholosterol total:
you must have less than 200 mg/dl
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Normal LDL choleserol: you
must have less than 130 mg/dl
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Normal HDL choleterol
:> about 40 mg/dl for men and 45 mg/dl for
women.
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Borderline cholosterol
total: between 200 to 239 mg/dl
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Borderline LDL: between
130 to 139 mg/dl
What are
the risk factors linked to its elevated
rate?
Many
factors act to increase your risks to have cholosterol
health problems particularly coronary arterial disease and
other blood vessels diseases. These factors
are:
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Tobacco: if you are a
smoker, you have 300% more risks to die from a heart
disease than normal population.
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Alcohol: it’s well-known
that a small amount of alcohol occasionally will dilate
blood vessels and be beneficial for your heart. But if you
abuse of alcohol, you have a major contributing factor in
heart disease.
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Diets: 15 to 20 % of this
substance in your body comes from your diet. Be aware of
what you eat.
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Stress: this explains why
executives are afraid of these troubles.
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Personality (also linked
to stress): if you have a sense of time, urgency and
striving for achievement. Do you feel yourself being under
pressure?
How to
treat your cholosterol problem?
That's a
fundamental question. There are multiple steps in the
treatment of your lipid problem:
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Try to have your optimal
weight.
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Take drugs like statins
which have a lot of side effects. Or
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Take natural supplements
to lower cholosterol which will help you control your fatty
lipid without the side effects of statins drugs. These
are:
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