Lowering Your Cholesterol - Part 2

If you have been told by your doctor that your cholesterol levels are too high, what can you do about it? How did this happen?

You CAN permanently deal with your cholesterol problem. Medications are not your only choice for lowering your cholesterol. There are healthier choices,  options, lifestyle changes that you can make that can have a great lowering effect too. We will take a closer look at these as we go along.

The advice and recommendations given in this book is for informational and education purposes, providing you with alternative, healthier and natural options for ‘treatment’ . It is NOT to substitute medical diagnosis and treatment. For this, discuss your plan with your doctor.

Again understanding more about cholesterol, the different types and manifestations of it as well as the effects and risks it carries, is of importance. We will pause to reflect on them briefly.

There is more than ONE ‘type’ of cholesterol, although we just refer to them as cholesterol. They have different functions in the body and are even different types of ‘substances’, with their own characteristics and qualities.

Like other fats,  cholesterol CANNOT be absorbed or dissolved in your blood. They are carried in your system from cell to cell. Transported if you will.

They consist mainly of an outer layer of protein and an inner core of both cholesterol and triglycerides - another form of fat and highly dangerous, as we will continue to discover. Here is a summary on what these different types of cholesterol are and do in the body.

The two main types of lipo-proteins are: High density and Low density lipo-proteins

When we refer to our cholesterol ‘levels’ and test results, we imply all/both of the above. These are also referred to in the common language as good and bad cholesterol.

BUT, WHAT CAUSES CHOLESTEROL EXACTLY? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

You could have extremely  high levels of bad cholesterol, despite the fact that you are healthy and thin. Due to heart risk and health factors, some individuals will require a very aggressive approach, which includes medical treatment and cholesterol lowing medication.

High cholesterol is a serious condition and intervention and action has to be immediate!

In the next post we will go more into what causes it and where it comes from.