Understanding cholesterol

When someone starts talking cholesterol always assume that this is bad news, but it is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol.

But first, we must try to understand what cholesterol: we all need fat in our body there, a little fat use immediately, some stored. In the liver, fat is divided into two types: cholesterol and triglycerides, which are then delivered through institutions in the blood by using the vehicle consists of proteins. They are called lipoproteins, are still dumped into two types.

Low density lipoprotein LDL

High density lipoprotein HDL

When is too much cholesterol circulating in the blood, fatty deposits build causing narrowing of blood vessels, which can result in stroke or heart attack. LDL is "bad" cholesterol.

Hdl Cholesterol as "good" cholesterol, bad cholesterol collects and returns to the liver.

Cholesterol is not the only cause of heart disease, but is an important factor.

There are many possible causes of high cholesterol.

A diet rich in saturated fats
Obesity
No traffic
Smoking
Excessive alcohol
Family history

Today, everyone must be on their Cholesterol Levels, which can be measured using a simple blood test. The results will be displayed if the concentration is too high or too low.

In order to ensure healthy lifestyle, change in diet is often what is needed to ensure the proper level.

Watch the diet, in particular by reducing the amount of salt and saturated fat a day reduces your level. The combination of that regular exercise program, which increase blood circulation, consult your cholesterol levels back to normal.

For those who have high levels of visits Your doctor may need to take drugs such as statins.

The importance of Cholesterol Testing to emphasize again that life in good health and well-being always consult a qualified health care professionals.

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Anyone had a bad reaction from stopping statins?

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Hi all, I have lived with hereditary high cholesterol my whole life. I have been on statins (Lipitor and Crestor) for all of my adult life and always been cautious. My husband and I would like to fall pregnant but have heard horror stories of birth defects and the Cholesterol Lowering statins. I have spoken to three doctors and each suggest a different length of period to stop statins before conception – ranging from one month to six months! This makes a huge impact, has anyone else gone through this? I can’t find any concrete time period. Thanks very much.

Most Dr recommend at least 4 months to get it completely out of your system to take away doubt, most companies won,t give a date but just say–

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Are Quorn products safe to eat on a longterm basis?

I’ve heard that there was a lot of controversy over the “microprotein” that they consist of : studies that it raises the bad Cholesterol Levels and that no one it certain if it is good for a person since it is fungus. If true, does anyone have any other suggestions of products that taste as great (quorn products taste excellent)?

Quorn hasn’t been around long enough to truly know what the long term effects are (thus the controversy). I do know that at least some of the negative data has been generated by meat industry sources (along with the anti soy stuff). I have tried their chicken patties (the only one of their products available in my area) and had no problem except I just didn’t like them. My usual chicken substitutes are the Morningstar Mealstarter strips (vegan to boot) and their patties or nuggets (not vegan).

Hmm; I hit their website while answering this and was surprised to see their american products aren’t vegan ((I thought they were) I’m strictly vege but not strict vegan)). For hotdogs I prefer the Worthington frozen ones (altho their taste is kinda weird I like it) or Tofu Pups (taste/texture not at all like what I remember “real” ones being like) but I’ve fooled meateaters with the Yves and Morningstar ones.

Fungus/mycoprotein eating is not automatically bad! Almost all the cheeses depend on it along with tempeh (I make my own quite often). Don’t forget that many Latinos eat a black corn fungus (I’ve tried it and really like it) and finally since yeast is a fungus most breads are full of fungus/mycoprotein along with alcoholic drinks and nutritional yeast.

The gist of the matter is that since the Quorn people wanted a patentable product they dug up (literally, they found it in a soil sample) a novel fungus who’s long term effects can’t be know.

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