How to Control Your High Cholesterol Levels

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that presents naturally in cell walls everywhere in the body such as the brain, muscles, skin, intestines, liver, and heart. At the normal level, it allows the body to function normally for producing hormones, vitamin D, and bile acid, hence helping to digest fat.

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However, a high level of cholesterol in the body may let the fat to be remained in the arteries of the heart, consequently making them narrowing and blocking the walls of arteries causing various heart problems.

Apparently, high cholesterol has no symptoms. Most of the time, it comes with hereditary and lifestyle, if fated diet is more in use. In some cases, skin from certain parts of the body, particularly the face, starts to get white spots, or skin nearby the eyes gets arousing dots. Sometimes, it can only be revealed in a routine blood test when there are no apparent symptoms.

In the test, LDL cholesterol level describes a bad level whereas, HDL depicts that cholesterol is present at a good level in the body. Women have lower cholesterol levels than men of the same age which becomes higher after the age of 50 years than men of the same age.

The common causes of high cholesterol may be several drugs and diseases. These diseases include overweight, use of alcohol, and mental stress. Heredity and food containing fat are also included in the general causes.

High cholesterol treatment is involved the use of drugs depending on risk factors to heart diseases. Apart from medical treatment experts suggests some home care tips which involve a balanced diet.

A balanced diet should be comprised of total fat less than 30% calories, saturated fat less than 7% calories, polyunsaturated fat less than or equal to 10% of calories, monounsaturated fat Approximately 10-15% of calories, cholesterol less than 200 milligrams per day, carbohydrates 50 to 60% calories Likewise, stanol esters and monounsaturated fat should be included in the diet to reduce LDL in the body. Furthermore, some people may control high cholesterol with the use of a vegetarian diet.

Moreover, a healthy lifestyle should be adapted to reduce the risks of heart diseases.

Regular exercises, morning or evening walks, drinking plenty of water, avoiding alcohol and smoking are essential steps for a long-term healthy body.

The combination of medicines for lowering cholesterol and adopting a healthy lifestyle can help a lot to control rapidly on the high cholesterol level and preventing heart diseases in general.

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