He is called a provoker of many diseases. And he is not so bad. Find out what is known to be "guilty" of cholesterol, and what is its use. And how to determine good and bad cholesterol.
Cholesterol is a natural fatty alcohol that is found in all cells of your body! It enters the blood vessels in two ways: 70% of it is produced by the liver and 30% is supplied with food. Cholesterol supports such vital functions as the development of adrenal hormones, corticosteroids, which increase resistance to infections and inflammations, participates in the synthesis of vitamin D, is responsible for your intimate life, helping to produce sex hormones, and even protects against cancer!
Sedimented.
What is the reason for such a negative attitude towards cholesterol? And it's all about the way he "moves" in the body. Cholesterol does not dissolve in water, therefore, it was the apolipoproteins that confided it to the cells, as well as to remove surpluses. Together with cholesterol, these transport proteins form complex compounds-lipoproteins, differing in molecular weight and, most importantly, a tendency to precipitate cholesterol crystals into the precipitate and to form atherosclerotic plaques. They are even divided into "good" and "bad." In fact, everything is simple: the more "good" lipoproteins in your body, the better you feel and the longer you will live. But the "bad" lipoproteins "scatter" everywhere insoluble cholesterol, which gradually zashlakovyvaet vessels, blocking the normal flow of blood. Atherosclerotic plaques increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular ailments.
On the highest level.
According to the President of the League of Health of the Nation, academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Leo Bokeria, in Russia, 22 million people suffer from cardiovascular ailments. And one of the three most powerful risk factors for this along with hypertension and smoking is an elevated cholesterol level in the blood. This problem is becoming more and more relevant due to the fact that high cholesterol can not be felt and many learn about the problem only when the first symptoms of heart and vascular disease appear.
Dissolve and thrombi.
Where can we get useful cholesterol and how to get rid of harmful? Every day our body needs 2.5 grams of cholesterol. About 500 mg he has to "extract" from products of animal origin. If this is not done, sooner or later there will be problems - and first of all in sexual life (cholesterol responds to our libido!). The best source of this cholesterol is chicken eggs: only two eggs a day cover its deficiency in the body.
Well, what to do with the "bad" beta-cholesterol, which can be found in beef fat, chicken imported hams, fatty, "fast" food? It's amazing, but useful alpha cholesterol can neutralize the pest! Eat chicken meat - the same ones grown in the village on natural products, seafood, low-fat fish. Lie on oatmeal porridge and eggplant - and then connects the excess cholesterol and removes it from the body. But still the leaders among the "fighters" with cardiovascular ailments are onions and garlic - they perfectly clean blood and even dissolve blood clots!
However, as you already know, most of the cholesterol is produced by your own body. And on what way of life you lead, the percentage ratio of "good" and "bad" cholesterol of "own" production depends. The definition of good and bad cholesterol in this case is the care of your body. The healthier you are, the better it handles this task.
To make friends with cholesterol, you must lead a healthy lifestyle: exercise, eat right, forget about smoking and other "destroyers" of health. Then your body will say thanks, and the cholesterol from the enemy will turn into an ally.
Restore the balance!
Reduce the level of cholesterol is helped by dairy products. But not simple, but special. They are enriched with plant sterols Phytonatalis, which partially block the absorption of "bad" cholesterol. 1 bottle of such a healthy drink contains 1.6 g of plant sterols, which is equivalent to their content in 46 oranges or 200 carrots. Clinically proven: the use of 1 bottle per day for three weeks helps reduce cholesterol by 10%.