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What is high cholesterol? What causes high cholesterol?
High cholesterol, also medically known as Hyperlipidemia, is a condition of elevated cholesterol in the blood. The blood total cholesterol panel is composed of the LDL-cholesterol; the bad cholesterol, and the HDL-cholesterol; the good cholesterol, the cholesterol ratio which is the total cholesterol divided by the HDL component, and the triglycerides. The goal cholesterol value depends on the medical history, family history, and health status, but is generally accepted as an LDL-cholesterol of less than 130. A good cholestrol ratio is less then 5.5 and higher then 1.
High Cholesterol leads to heart disease and heart problems; such as coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, therefore gaining a good cholesterol level is a must for a long healthy life span.
Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) made by the body. It is essential for good health and is found in every cell in the body. Cholesterol is transported around the body in the blood attached to a protein. This fat-protein combination is called a lipoprotein. Triglycerides are a different type of fat, which mostly come from fats in food. Calories that are eaten and not used immediately are converted into triglycerides and transported to fat cells for storage. A raised level of blood triglycerides together with high LDL can increase the risk of heart disease.
There are several factors that may contribute to high blood cholesterol such as; a diet that's high in saturated fat; lack of exercise; family history such as coronary heart disease; being overweight; excessive alcohol ; and generally rises slightly with increasing age, and men are more likely to be affected than women.
Although, modifying diet with good foods and fats; lowering red meats, animal protiens like milk and eggs, and getting daily exercising will have excellent results, sometimes drugs are needed by certain people where diet and exercise alone are not helping to normalise levels.
There are some wonderful plant extracts that can lower cholesterol levels over weeks and months and keep it normalised. You can find out more in the Natural Plant Cures ebook below.
What are the herbal natural treatments or cures for high cholesterol?
There are 1000s of remedies used over many centuries.
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Modern medicine has it origins from many herbal and plant extracts.
Here are just a few common time tested remedies that covers
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