Cholesterol is a white, waxy substance.  It is found in some of the foods we eat, and notably produced by our liver cells.  It is essential that each of us gets a certain amount of cholesterol in order for us to funtion at our best.  The reasoning behind this is that cholesterol is a vital ingredient of cell walls and structures.  It is an essential ingredient as well for the manufacture of many vital hormones.  For most normal people, with ‘normal’ constitutions, between 70 and 75 percent of the cholesterol in their blood is manufactured by their liver; the other 25 to 30 percent comes from the food they eat.  And the message is clear, that you CAN reduce high cholesterol with the right strategies.

A person can have an elevated cholesterol level for a variety of reasons.

Consider the following reasons:

* There are a number of genetic abnormalities that result either in a dramatic increase in the liver’s production of cholesterol, or a decrease in the liver’s ability to clear cholesterol from the blood.

* Elavated Cholesterol is also associated with certain specific diseases. These might include kidney, liver, thyroid disease and diabetes.

* Certain medicines and medications can cause your cholesterol to go up.

* One of the main reasons is peoples over-consumption of meat and dairy products that are high in cholesterol.

Cholesterol combines in the liver with proteins and fats into particles that move through the blood.

These particles, called lipoproteins, carry cholesterol from the liver to parts of the body where it is needed. Finally, when the body has made use of it, the lipoproteins again help to move the cholesterol away. And it is useful to realise that lowering cholesterol is hence perfectly practical and easy to accomplish with the right strategies.

There is a differentiation to be made between two diferent types of lipoproteins that you should be aware of: the first of these being ‘Low Density Liporoteins’ (LDL Cholesterol) Whilst reflecting on a quick overview, that LDL Cholesterol is most usually considered as the type of cholesterol that you want to be lowering. With the other type being HDL or High Denity-Lipoproteins. HDL is good for you, and is a benefical type of Cholesterol, and one that you would specifically wish to have health strategies to make higher.

Conveniently, it is possible to measure these two types of cholesterol separately. So, that when the two figures for HDL and LDL are united, they form a figure for your total cholesterol level.

The message I hope you are now realising from this is that reducing high cholesterol is not just simple, but very achievable.

 

Popularity: 14% [?]

StumbleUpon It!

Technorati Tags: , , ,