Cholesterol Glossary

As I write this a 52 year old football coach with a brilliant career died from a heart attack. What a same! In this day and age there is no excuse for heart related problems due to cholesterol. The range of cures for cholesterol runs from natural treatments to high tech hospital evaluations and finally surgery.

Read the below article along with the recommended resources, I know they'll help you with your cholesterol problems.

Anti Oxidants:
Prevent the oxidation of cholesterol. Eaxample ofAnti Oxidants; CoenzymeQ10. Vitamin A. Vitamin C. Vitamin E.

Bad Cholesterol: See LDL.

Blood Cholesterol Report:
Getting a report is the only sure way of finding out if you have a high cholesterol level.

Cholesterol:
A fatty substance which is produced by the liver. This helps with the building and repairing of cells and produces testosterone and estrogen hormones.

Good Cholesterol: See HDL.

Heart Attack:
Research shows that if you lower your cholesterol you can reduce the risk of a heart attack by up to 40%. Cholesterol is the number 1 cause of heart attacks.
 

HDL: High-Density

Lipoprotein.
Also referred to as Good Cholesterol. Type of cholesterol that is present in our blood to perform certain functions.

LDL: Low-Density Lipoprotein.
Also referred to as Bad Cholesterol. Type of cholesterol that is present in our blood to perform certain functions.

Linolenic acid: Contained in certain foods and helps to prevent blood clots.

Monounsaturated fat:
Contains powerful antioxidants that can lowers LDL cholesterol without affecting the HDL levels.

 

Omega 3: A fatty acid that is actually good for your heart.

Policosinol: A natural product which may be able to reduce cholesterol.

Saturated fats: Can cause the body to produce to much cholesterol.

Statin:
A cholesterol reducing drug.

Copyright 2005, Colin Beach

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