Killer Cheeseburgers, Cholesterol, Common Sense and Vitamins
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| 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.
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If I could pronounce it right, I would call cholesterol
onomatopoeic. It's a word that, to me at least, conjures up
clogged arteries, fried foods and early death. I probably stand
alone on this but when I pronounce it, it sounds like the
passage of congealed plaque working its way down your arterial
routes. Definitely not pretty, and actually not very fair if you
look at the facts about cholesterol.
Cholesterol is an entirely natural substance, produced in the
human body and other mammals that is a constituent of cell
membranes and a precursor to other important proteins. It is the
body's method of transporting and processing cholesterol that is
thought to be the problem. I say "thought to be", because some
studies have contradicted other studies when it comes to
defining what the correlations with heart disease are. Complex
proteins called low density lipoproteins (LDL's) transport the
cholesterol from the liver, where it is produced or processed
around the bloodstream to where it is needed, which includes the
cell walls. High density lipoproteins (HDL's) carry the
cholesterol back to the liver, where it is processed for
excretion, which is thought to be the best direction for the
stuff. The main thing to remember is that it is not cholesterol
that you should be worried about, it is heart attacks.
Cholesterol used to be a generally demonized term until the idea
of "good and bad" came about. Back then, the majority of people
were not too sure what this substance
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was. All we knew was that
it was present in cheeseburgers, it was very bad for us and it
was probably planted by communists. Then scientists started
discussing LDL/HDL ratios and reduction pathways and people
started to think that maybe these were good molecules after all,
and that maybe they just needed to learn the error of their ways.
The media has done these misconceptions no favors and it has
driven us into a frenzy over good cholesterol, bad cholesterol
and functional foods. The fact of the matter is that, as always,
there is no quick answer and no easy way. If all we needed to do
was to eat some margarine that was high in good cholesterol then
we would be laughing all the way to the buffet. Cholesterol is
just one of the risk factors in cardiovascular disease.
Exercise, weight and a healthy lifestyle are the other essential
factors. Stop smoking and drinking excessively and get fit.
Obvious advice? Yes, and don't say you didn't know it already.
Of course it is always easier to take a pill than go jogging and
there are some interesting drugs on the market today, with their
attendant risks. There are also some other simple ways to lower
your risk of heart attacks, by just eating well.
Vitamin C alongside its multitude of health benefits is a
reduction in cardiovascular risk. Citrus fruits, many vegetables.
Pantothenic Acid available in eggs, milk, fish, whole
grain cereals, broccoli.
Red Yeast Rice used in
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traditional Chinese medicine for
years and is produced by fermenting with a particular yeast.
This is what makes the Chinese dish Peking duck red and it is
thought to reduce LDL levels. However I am sure cardiovascular
surgeons would not recommend this high fat dish too many times a
week. Soy Isoflavones, Garlic and Gugul all help to lower
total cholesterol and help the HDL, LDL ratio (a good thing).
CoQ10, Ester C and Vitamin E are a group of powerful
antioxidants that prevent dangerous oxidation of cholesterol
that can damage the arterial walls and encourage the buildup of
plaque.
If you want to find which foods are harboring these nutrients -
check the National Institute of Health's Encyclopedia.
These are all also available in supplement form in health stores
or online. Before you take anything, be sure to check for
interaction with your medication first. Click to check your
drugs for interaction with your vitamins.
About the author:
Mark is a nutritionist and chemist and currently works as a
consultant for a Californian nutraceutical laboratory - Mitamins. Mitamins have
developed formulas for hundreds of complaints and diseases.
Mitamins.com - custom multivitamins with your choice of vitamins, minerals or herbs
in one bottle.
More cholesterol information coming soon! Make sure you come back!!!
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