Cholesterol is a waxy substance necessary for cell metabolism, which also gives strength and resistance to the exterior cell membrane. Cholesterol also has a negative aspect. When too much of it is found floating in the blood stream, in can deposit itself on the walls of the arteries and begin a process of obstruction that leads to arteriosclerosis.
Symptoms:The process is complicated; nevertheless, the situation is such that the cells connected to the blood vessel walls fill with cholesterol and from platelets (made of fat, cells and cell waste). These end up producing fat filed veins (Atherosclerosis). The inward bulging of the arteries take place because of the excessive pressure exerted by the free radicals. This obstructs the flow of oxygenated blood, causing a heart attack or apoplexy. The symptoms of this obstruction will be evidenced according to the area obstructed.
Examples: If the obstruction is in the arteries that supply blood to the head, the symptoms are:
Facial paralysis, and/or blindness is only one eye.
Paralysis is one side of the body, arm, leg, etc.
Difficulty in speaking.
Mental confusion.
Possible headache.
If the obstruction is in the coronary articles (or in the aorta to which they connect) that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscles, the result is: A cardiac arrest in some one of its different forms (argina, heart attack).
CHOLESTEROL
Cholesterol and triglycerides are transported in the blood stream by particles called “Carrier Lipoproteins” which can be low density or high density.
About two decades ago, some researchers from the University of Texas won the Nobel Prize. Due to their discovery of how cholesterol enters the cells. They found that a form of lipoprotein. Called LDL or Low Density Lipoprotein, was responsible for transporting cholesterol to the cells of the artery walls.
The LDL sticks to some receptacles (Proteins) found on the surface of these cells, which act as chemical magnets, attracting these particles of Low Density Lipoproteins that unload the cholesterol inside the cells.
These cells found on the interior surface of the arteries contain a large number of receptacles that gather all the cholesterol that they can, overfilling themselves most of the time.
10 years later, some researches from the University of Washington discovered a way that the cells can get rid of this accumulated cholesterol. It was found that a natural element called High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). The cholesterol that is in the cells sticks to this lipoprotein and is carried away through the blood stream to the liver where it is processed and converted in to other elements.
If this cell mechanism of absorbing and releasing cholesterol is to work adequately, a healthy equilibrium of cholesterol needs to be maintained. Nevertheless, due to the cellular gluttony of this fatty element, the equilibrium breaks down, causing one to have more cholesterol than necessary.
Cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) are transported around the body in the form of lipoproteins. The two form the nucleus of the particle that surrounds them formed by phospholipids and apoproteins. These dump the cholesterol inside the cells.
According to recent agreements, the normal amount of cholesterol that one should have is 130 points of low density cholesterol and 70 points of high density cholesterol, for a total of 200 milligrams per 0.10 liters of blood.
Suggestion:If your physician has told you that you have high cholesterol or if you desire to prevent an excess of cholesterol from building up, you should do the following:
Remember that there is beneficial cholesterol and another that is harmful. We should have about one part of beneficial cholesterol for every two parts of harmful cholesterol.
Harmful cholesterol is that which is deposited in the arteries. Thus blocking the passage of blood.
Beneficial cholesterol helps clean the arteries, taking along with it the harmful cholesterol to the liver to be destroyed.
Avoid eating products that contain a large quantity of harmful cholesterol. Such as: egg yolk(high in cholesterol), Butter, some shellfish, entrails, chicken skin, meats, and some dairy products. Cholesterol is found in animal fat.
Avoid cooking with saturated fats, which also are very damaging to the body. Many products, including vegetables, contain them. Its better to cook with unsaturated oils like: corn oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, and peanut oil. Avocado contains beneficial mono-unsaturated fats.
Meals. Don’t eat meals high in saturated fats and cholesterol more than once a week. Learn to distinguish which foods contain beneficial fats and which contain harmful fats.
Omega-3 increases the consumption of fish oil and fish, especially those from cold waters such as tuna, cod, and salmon. These fish oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids called omega-3.
Omega-3 is rich in two substances EPA and DHA, important elements for lowering the harmful cholesterol level as well as that of triglycerides, thus decreasing the danger of artery blockage.
Omega-9 and Omega-6 consume olive oil, which contains omega-9 unsaturated fatty acids. Or consume borage or evening primrose oil, which is high in GLA and Omege-6. The consumption of these, oil significantly reduces harmful cholesterol.
Fiber – It has been proven that the consumption of a diet high in fiber. Bile acids are formed in the liver due to the cholesterol, present there. The more bile acids secreted, the more cholesterol used by the liver to produce more bile acids. Therefore, more cholesterol is extracted from the blood to be transformed in to bile, which previously is taken from the body along with food wastes. This then lowers the cholesterol in the blood and in the same way, the cholesterol deposited in the arteries.
Stress – How does stress affect cholesterol? A person with type ‘A’ personality is more easily stressed that another with type ‘B’ personality. Stress provokes a series of reactions in the body through the sympathetic nervous system, which keeps a person in a state of alert. One of the reactions is the constriction of the arteries and veins. Which are weakened by the sympathetic nervous system, some being the coronary veins and arteries? That is, those that supplies blood to the heart muscle. As a result of too much cholesterol deposited in these vessels, blood flow is easily blocked during contractions. This causes a heart attack.
Niacin (Vitamin B3) – It has been found that Niacin taken in dosages of 500 mg. 3 to 6 times a day significantly reduces the cholesterol level and triglycerides from 15 to 30% at the same time. It increases beneficial cholesterol according to an article published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association, as well as many other studies.
This therapy has some side effects that are very minor, like: a prickly sensation in
The skin, principally of the arms, back and chest, the skin can become red
Especially when in the sun. All of this is totally harmless. Nevertheless consult
your physician before taking this treatment.
Exercise – Exercise not only burns fat but also reduces a person’s weight. It makes the circulatory and muscular systems function better by means of greater oxygenation, which causes a greater and better combustion of sugar within the cells. Indirectly it lowers blood cholesterol. This is well proven by a great number of studies, such as those done at the universities of California and Oklahoma.
Suggested food supplements to maintain balance in cholesterol levels and remove artery blockages( Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis) and maintenance schedule there after:Sl Supplement Dosage Remarks
1 Multivitamin 03/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter 01/day for life time.
2 Omega 3 01/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter 01/day for 60 days. Repeat every six months.
3 Vitamin C 03/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter repeat every six months
4 Vitamin E with Selenium 01/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter repeat every six months
5 Calcium & Magnesium 02/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal.
6 Vitamin B complex 03/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal.
7 Ipriflavone for bone health 02/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter 02/day for 30 days. Repeat every six months.
Suggested vitamins and mineralsAll vitamins especially A 25000 IU/Beta Carotene 9 mg C 180-1000mg Vitamin E 600 IU
B3 (Niacin – 500mg
Selenium-200 mg Germanium 60mg Calcium 1000mg
Symptoms:The process is complicated; nevertheless, the situation is such that the cells connected to the blood vessel walls fill with cholesterol and from platelets (made of fat, cells and cell waste). These end up producing fat filed veins (Atherosclerosis). The inward bulging of the arteries take place because of the excessive pressure exerted by the free radicals. This obstructs the flow of oxygenated blood, causing a heart attack or apoplexy. The symptoms of this obstruction will be evidenced according to the area obstructed.
Examples: If the obstruction is in the arteries that supply blood to the head, the symptoms are:
Facial paralysis, and/or blindness is only one eye.
Paralysis is one side of the body, arm, leg, etc.
Difficulty in speaking.
Mental confusion.
Possible headache.
If the obstruction is in the coronary articles (or in the aorta to which they connect) that supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscles, the result is: A cardiac arrest in some one of its different forms (argina, heart attack).
CHOLESTEROL
Cholesterol and triglycerides are transported in the blood stream by particles called “Carrier Lipoproteins” which can be low density or high density.
About two decades ago, some researchers from the University of Texas won the Nobel Prize. Due to their discovery of how cholesterol enters the cells. They found that a form of lipoprotein. Called LDL or Low Density Lipoprotein, was responsible for transporting cholesterol to the cells of the artery walls.
The LDL sticks to some receptacles (Proteins) found on the surface of these cells, which act as chemical magnets, attracting these particles of Low Density Lipoproteins that unload the cholesterol inside the cells.
These cells found on the interior surface of the arteries contain a large number of receptacles that gather all the cholesterol that they can, overfilling themselves most of the time.
10 years later, some researches from the University of Washington discovered a way that the cells can get rid of this accumulated cholesterol. It was found that a natural element called High Density Lipoprotein (HDL). The cholesterol that is in the cells sticks to this lipoprotein and is carried away through the blood stream to the liver where it is processed and converted in to other elements.
If this cell mechanism of absorbing and releasing cholesterol is to work adequately, a healthy equilibrium of cholesterol needs to be maintained. Nevertheless, due to the cellular gluttony of this fatty element, the equilibrium breaks down, causing one to have more cholesterol than necessary.
Cholesterol and triglycerides (fats) are transported around the body in the form of lipoproteins. The two form the nucleus of the particle that surrounds them formed by phospholipids and apoproteins. These dump the cholesterol inside the cells.
According to recent agreements, the normal amount of cholesterol that one should have is 130 points of low density cholesterol and 70 points of high density cholesterol, for a total of 200 milligrams per 0.10 liters of blood.
Suggestion:If your physician has told you that you have high cholesterol or if you desire to prevent an excess of cholesterol from building up, you should do the following:
Remember that there is beneficial cholesterol and another that is harmful. We should have about one part of beneficial cholesterol for every two parts of harmful cholesterol.
Harmful cholesterol is that which is deposited in the arteries. Thus blocking the passage of blood.
Beneficial cholesterol helps clean the arteries, taking along with it the harmful cholesterol to the liver to be destroyed.
Avoid eating products that contain a large quantity of harmful cholesterol. Such as: egg yolk(high in cholesterol), Butter, some shellfish, entrails, chicken skin, meats, and some dairy products. Cholesterol is found in animal fat.
Avoid cooking with saturated fats, which also are very damaging to the body. Many products, including vegetables, contain them. Its better to cook with unsaturated oils like: corn oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, and peanut oil. Avocado contains beneficial mono-unsaturated fats.
Meals. Don’t eat meals high in saturated fats and cholesterol more than once a week. Learn to distinguish which foods contain beneficial fats and which contain harmful fats.
Omega-3 increases the consumption of fish oil and fish, especially those from cold waters such as tuna, cod, and salmon. These fish oils are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids called omega-3.
Omega-3 is rich in two substances EPA and DHA, important elements for lowering the harmful cholesterol level as well as that of triglycerides, thus decreasing the danger of artery blockage.
Omega-9 and Omega-6 consume olive oil, which contains omega-9 unsaturated fatty acids. Or consume borage or evening primrose oil, which is high in GLA and Omege-6. The consumption of these, oil significantly reduces harmful cholesterol.
Fiber – It has been proven that the consumption of a diet high in fiber. Bile acids are formed in the liver due to the cholesterol, present there. The more bile acids secreted, the more cholesterol used by the liver to produce more bile acids. Therefore, more cholesterol is extracted from the blood to be transformed in to bile, which previously is taken from the body along with food wastes. This then lowers the cholesterol in the blood and in the same way, the cholesterol deposited in the arteries.
Stress – How does stress affect cholesterol? A person with type ‘A’ personality is more easily stressed that another with type ‘B’ personality. Stress provokes a series of reactions in the body through the sympathetic nervous system, which keeps a person in a state of alert. One of the reactions is the constriction of the arteries and veins. Which are weakened by the sympathetic nervous system, some being the coronary veins and arteries? That is, those that supplies blood to the heart muscle. As a result of too much cholesterol deposited in these vessels, blood flow is easily blocked during contractions. This causes a heart attack.
Niacin (Vitamin B3) – It has been found that Niacin taken in dosages of 500 mg. 3 to 6 times a day significantly reduces the cholesterol level and triglycerides from 15 to 30% at the same time. It increases beneficial cholesterol according to an article published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association, as well as many other studies.
This therapy has some side effects that are very minor, like: a prickly sensation in
The skin, principally of the arms, back and chest, the skin can become red
Especially when in the sun. All of this is totally harmless. Nevertheless consult
your physician before taking this treatment.
Exercise – Exercise not only burns fat but also reduces a person’s weight. It makes the circulatory and muscular systems function better by means of greater oxygenation, which causes a greater and better combustion of sugar within the cells. Indirectly it lowers blood cholesterol. This is well proven by a great number of studies, such as those done at the universities of California and Oklahoma.
Suggested food supplements to maintain balance in cholesterol levels and remove artery blockages( Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis) and maintenance schedule there after:Sl Supplement Dosage Remarks
1 Multivitamin 03/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter 01/day for life time.
2 Omega 3 01/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter 01/day for 60 days. Repeat every six months.
3 Vitamin C 03/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter repeat every six months
4 Vitamin E with Selenium 01/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter repeat every six months
5 Calcium & Magnesium 02/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal.
6 Vitamin B complex 03/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal.
7 Ipriflavone for bone health 02/day Till complete blockage removed or cholesterol normal. Thereafter 02/day for 30 days. Repeat every six months.
Suggested vitamins and mineralsAll vitamins especially A 25000 IU/Beta Carotene 9 mg C 180-1000mg Vitamin E 600 IU
B3 (Niacin – 500mg
Selenium-200 mg Germanium 60mg Calcium 1000mg
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