Is Lowering Cholesterol REALLY Easy?

by admin on November 28, 2010

Let's first consider that cholesterol is the white, waxy material that we have been silently unaware of in biology textbooks or TV medical dramas that we may have seen.  Much of the food that we eat already contains cholesterol, and it is also manufactured by the liver cells.  You need a certain amount of cholesterol for your body to function at its best.  The reason for this is that cholesterol is a vital constituent of cell walls.  It is an essential ingredient as well for the manufacture of many vital hormones.  For most people, approximately 70% to 75% of the cholesterol flowing through their blood supply, is made by their liver. Whilst the remaining 25% to 30% is contributed from the food they eat.  It is essential to realise that lowering cholesterol is perfectly do-able for you.

A person can have an elevated cholesterol level for a variety of reasons.

Here a selection of reasons:

* Firstly, it is a fact that some people simply have abnormal production of cholesterol from their livers. or else, their body has a decreased ability to get rid of cholesterol from their systems.

* Certain diseases are associated with cholesterol elevations. These might include kidney, liver, thyroid disease and diabetes.

* Particular medications may have the result of elevating cholesterol.

* A leading cause of high cholesterol is also related to peoples dietary choices, and opting for an over-abundance of milk, meats and cheeses which are high in cholesterol.

Pure cholesterol cannot mix with or dissolve in solutions like water and blood, so it is combined in the liver with other substances, fats and proteins to form particles that are capable of moving through the bloodstream.

These particles are called 'Lipoproteins', and it is these which carry the cholesterol from its production site in the liver to the other parts of the body. And then, when the body has made use of what it can, these cholesterol carriers in turn repeat their heavy lifting job and transport cholesterol out of the body as best they can. So that your aim to reduce high cholesterol is greatly aided by your bodies natural processes.

Let's make it clear at this stage the differences between two certain types of lipoproteins that you need to be aware of: the low-density lipoproteins (called LDLs, or LDL cholesterol) And highlighting the differences between the two, that LDL Cholesterol should be thought of as the damaging type of cholesterol. And the second being HDL Cholesterol or HDL. And actually raise up the levels of HDL Chlesterol that you have, because it has benefits associated with it.

Conveniently, it is possible to measure these two types of cholesterol separately. Together, they make up most of your total blood cholesterol, or total cholesterol levels.

The message I hope I have communicated is that becoming familiar with cholesterol and eating more cholesterol lowering foods is not only simple, but very achievable.


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