| Cholesterol is lipid waxy like soft substance | | | | good cholesterol carries cholesterol away from |
| present in all body cells. The popular fallacy among | | | | the artery to the liver acting as blood cleanser, |
| laymen and many people is all cholesterol is bad. | | | | thereby preventing clogging of artery; also medical |
| Cholesterol is an important and vital component | | | | experts believe HDL removes excess cholesterol |
| for producing cell membranes, some vital | | | | from the plaque thereby slowing down the buildup. |
| hormones and serving other needed bodily | | | | Low levels of HDL may increase the probability of |
| functions, hence an essential component for a | | | | heart attack. |
| healthy body. | | | | Lowering cholesterol levels is very important to |
| Cholesterol cannot dissolve in the blood and | | | | lead a long and healthy life. Cardiovascular heart |
| needed to be transported to target organs via | | | | disease, coronary artery disease and stroke are |
| lipoproteins. There are two types of cholesterol | | | | the cardiovascular risk factors that come with |
| based on lipid density. The first one is Low density | | | | elevated and high cholesterol levels. |
| lipoprotein (LDL) and the second one is high | | | | Some of the natural ways to reduce cholesterol |
| density lipoprotein (HDL). The former lipoprotein is | | | | levels are right exercise, correct diet and changing |
| also known as Bad Cholesterol and the latter one | | | | your lifestyle. Correct diet and exercise is |
| is termed as good cholesterol. These two types | | | | imperative to reduce cholesterol levels. A low fat |
| of lipids with triglycerides and lp(a) cholesterol | | | | level, low cholesterol diet can work magic to |
| constitutes the total cholesterol count which is | | | | decrease your cholesterol level. |
| determined by blood count. When excess bad | | | | Drugs are usually prescribed to lower cholesterol |
| cholesterol circulates in the blood stream, some | | | | levels. One of the popular classes of drugs to |
| bad cholesterol gets deposited along the artery | | | | reduce cholesterol levels is the statin drugs. Statin |
| wall, thereby making the artery passage narrower | | | | drug therapy is recommended for patients |
| and also makes the arteries less flexible causing | | | | suffering from elevated cholesterol. |
| atherosclerosis which in turn can cause heart | | | | Most of the statin drugs in the market reduce the |
| attack. | | | | overall cholesterol.Use of statin drugs This has |
| About one third of blood cholesterol is carried by | | | | added benefit as cardiovascular research shows |
| high lipoproteins (HDL), which is also known as | | | | increase in HDL levels reduces the incidence of |
| good cholesterol because it prevents heart attack. | | | | heart attack and stroke in the patients. |
| Most researchers and medical experts believe | | | | |