High Cholesterol – The Heart Stopping Facts You Need To Know!
High Cholesterol – The Heart Stopping Facts You Need To Know!
It should be stated from the beginning, by saying, that the effects of high cholesterol are not noticeable. As a matter of fact, in case you presently have high cholesterol you can’t feel or even notice any variation in the way you feel and the only way you can find out it is to confer with your doctor and take a blood test.
Well, there is one more way to find it out. In order to do this you just need to do a self assessment of your lifestyle and age. Certainly, this is not a clear indicator of cholesterol level, but it will give you a good idea. So, first of all you need to consider your age. For example, if you are a 30 year old individual you should test your blood to see if your cholesterol is high and then add to the equation your diet. You should think about if your diet consists of foods with a lot of saturated fats; if your diet consists of processed foods; if your diet consists of salty foods; if your diet consists of vegetables and fruits; if your diet consists of healthy fish and plain nuts/legumes.
The point is that a diet that is high in saturated fats and low in fruits, vegetables, healthy fish, and nuts can be a clear indication that you have high cholesterol.
The other important question that you should ask yourself is whether you do your exercise on a regular basis. If the answer is negative then you get one more reason to believe your cholesterol is high. In addition you have increased chances for high cholesterol, in case you have high stomach fat or even a little bit of belly (for men) or thigh (for women) fat.
Finally, it is also essential to take into account your family history of high cholesterol. In other words, if a relative has high cholesterol odds are you will have high cholesterol as well. Of course, there is a way to prevent this and in order to do this you should eat healthy food and do your exercises.
Now it’s time to talk a little more about what the effects are.
Plaque Build Up.
As a matter of fact plaque is one of the most dangerous aspects of high cholesterol. To put it simply, plaque is a substance that build up on the walls of your arteries. At any time, the plaque built up on the side of the artery wall can burst letting out fat into the blood stream. As a result this fat clogs the arteries and causes a heart attack.
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
PAD is a condition in which plaque builds up in the leg and the symptoms will be the following:
• ache in your leg while exercising and after
• lower temperature of one leg compared to the rest of your body
• cut that is not healing on your foot
You should also know that due to that it feels like something is wrong with your legs rather than with your arteries, PAD is rather difficult to be diagnosed.
So, now you want to know how to protect yourself from heart attack and PAD that may be caused by high cholesterol. Keep in mind and follow the next recommendations:
• Correct Eating
As a matter of fact, the first and foremost thing you have to do is to modify your diet. It is important for you to incorporate in your diet all types of vegetables and fruits to your diet.
• Exercising
You need to start a walking or jogging routine because it is a great way to lower cholesterol and lose weight.
• Taking a Natural Supplement
Keep in mind that a cholesterol lowering supplement could be what you need to reduce cholesterol levels.
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