What Is A Proper Cholesterol Level?
Some time ago I was diagnosed with very high cholesterol levels. After he took the time to explain just how dangerous this was, I decided that I needed a lot more information about my condition. After a lot of reading and asking questions, I’m now quite familiar with the reasons that your cholesterol level is so important. Now, I’d like to use this small space to explain why getting control of your cholesterol levels is so important. Perhaps you will also understand why limiting, or eliminating, high cholesterol foods is vital.
Our bodies require cholesterol for a number of things. It acts like a kind of mortar for your cells, holding them to together to make tissue. It’s also transformed into bile acid and used in your intestines for digestion.
Your body makes most of the cholesterol it needs in your liver. Low density lipoproteins, or LDL, carries the cholesterol from your liver to your cells. Cells that have enough cholesterol will simply signal the LDL to move on.
Problems arise when the LDL has cholesterol left over at the end of it’s trip. It deposits the excess on the inner walls of your arteries. Sooner or later, the deposits will choke off the artery, starving the tissue that is further down. Most heart attacks and strokes are the result of a loss of blood to the heart and brain.
This is a very basic discussion, of course. I only wish to get you thinking about your own cholesterol levels.
Disclaimer: This article is based on information freely available in the national press and medical journals concerning high cholesterol levels. Nothing herein is to be or looked on as any kind of medical advice. For medical advice the reader have to consult with his or her personal physician or other medical specialist.
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