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by Groshan Fabiola, Gro

Cholesterol is a substance produced by the liver. It surely helps in body activity because it leads to the production of vitamin D and hormones testosterone and estrogen. Cholesterol is also used in producing bile which is a substance used in digesting fats. More than that, it is good to know that cholesterol covers the exterior membrane of blood cells and protects them from damage.

As we said before, normal amounts of cholesterol are benefic but high amounts can lead to severe complications from cardio-vascular diseases to heart failure. It is known that cholesterol is not soluble in blood and that is why it deposits in different areas of the body such as arteries, soft tissues or organs. In these situations cholesterol will obstruct the normal blood flow and prevents the oxygenation of the body organs.

Cholesterol is associated with age, gender and other internal dysfunctions. Cholesterol is also related to diets. An inappropriate diet is believed to have a great contribution in the high levels of cholesterol. That is why a low cholesterol diet is recommended for improving the cholesterol levels in the body and also to improve your weight.

We know two types of fat, saturated and unsaturated. Unsaturated fat helps in reducing the blood cholesterol levels, while saturated fat contributes to the accumulation of cholesterol inside the organism. Speaking about diets we should say that a low cholesterol diet should not contain foods that are rich in saturated fat. Carbohydrates should also be avoided.

For those with high levels of cholesterol we say that animal products should be restricted. Fatty and organ meats as well as diary products should be excluded from a low cholesterol diet. These mentioned animal products not only contain a lot of cholesterol but they are also rich in saturated fat. The specialist's recommendation is fish instead of fatty meats.

The diet that we are talking about should contain plenty of vegetables and fruits too. These are recommended because they do not contain fat and because they are rich in vitamins and minerals. Among the recommended fruits and vegetables we have to remember soy, carrots, cabbage, beans, dried peas, potatoes, apples, pears, oranges, nectarines or lemons.

Another advice is to cook your own meals. This way you can avoid fried meals and you might consider grilling or boiling your food. Plenty of water drinking will also help in elimination of the cholesterol.

More people are becoming aware of their own health and fitness needs in these modern times. As part of this new awareness of a persons general health is the realisation that cholesterol level is very important and having the correct level can reduce your chance of heart disease which is a major killer in the modern world.

The first thing to do is to get tested properly and find out what your cholesterol level is and then finding out importantly the difference between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. The bad cholesterol is known as LDL Cholesterol the LDL stands for Low Density Lipoprotein. The good cholesterol is known as High Density Lipoprotein.

Bad Cholesterol problems when too much LDL is circulating within your blood stream, it can slowly build up on the inner walls of your arteries. The arteries are extremely important in delivering fresh oxygen rich blood from the heart to the brain and other vital organs.

The bad cholesterol builds up with other substances to form a plaque, a thick hard deposit that when it builds up reduces the diameter of the arteries and also makes them less flexible. This can lead to the following problem of a clot forming within the arteries which leads to a stroke or worse a heart attack.

Good Cholesterol HDL provides the defence against heart attacks. Between a third and a fourth of blood cholesterol that flows within your arteries is made up of HDL Cholesterol. The HDL Cholesterol is good at taking the LDL Cholesterol from the Arteries to the Liver where the body can process it and it can be passed from the body safely.

The best course of action is to examine your diet and reduce the amount of fatty substances that you eat, lay off the desert menu. Take an Omega 3 supplement daily fish oils have a very good effect on reducing your LDL Cholesterol. I know within my family that has been a number of deaths from heart attacks. I take regular exercise and go swimming, swimming is a very good exercise as it stretches most muscles and gives the added benefit that it's a non impact exercise.

Some exercise such as running a impact based and maybe not as good as looking for exercise equipment that is designed to produce non impact fat burning. Consider finding out your ideal weight and seek medical advice on how to attain it. Give yourself reasonable goals in achieving this and mark your progress on something visible.

It's important you need to see progress and that you feel the difference within yourself. Sometimes if you can not manage to get to the gym go for a good 2 mile walk and try to attain a good breathing rhythm. This can be more therapeutic than sweating buckets on a treadmill.

When you go shopping spend a little bit more time in reading the labels and if you are not sure what a product is research it and find out how good it is to eat and will it provide you with healthy sustenance or be bad for you. Getting the balanced diet and understanding your bodies processes can really help in maintaining a healthy heart and a longer more enjoyable lifestyle

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