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Treatment For High Cholesterol
High cholesterol is something that every individual should take seriously, even if you have not been diagnosed as having it. If you are not treated for your high cholesterol, you are at a high risk for heart attack, stroke or even death.
A healthy cholesterol level is less than 200 milligrams (mg). If you have heart disease, your low density lipoprotein (LDL) should be less than 100 mg. For those at risk for heart disease it should be less than 130 mg. Individuals with a low risk of having heart disease should have an LDL of 160 mg. Your high density lipoprotein (HDL) level should be over 40 mg.
Cholesterol is not bad when it is at normal levels. It is essential to have cholesterol in order for your body to build cell walls and produce either estrogen or testosterone. Cholesterol is a problem for people whose bodies cannot eradicate excessive supplies of fatty substances.
Heart disease is more of a problem for people who have two of the following conditions: low HDL cholesterol, family history of heart disease, cigarette smoking, being over the age of 45 for a man or 55 for a woman, or having high blood pressure.
High cholesterol may be genetic, but in order for it to get it out of hand, your diet must be poor. A poor diet means that you are eating excessive amounts of calories and fat. Combine that with little to no exercise and your cholesterol will soar. While high cholesterol is not usually visible for others to see, a sign that you may have it is seeing soft yellow skin growths near your eyes. Some males may become impotent once their arteries begin to clog up.
If your doctor feels that you are close to having high cholesterol, he will put you on a diet to help reduce it. You will also be told that exercise is a must. If diet, exercise, and weight loss don’t occur, you will then be put on medication to help even out your cholesterol levels. |
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