Cholesterol Reducing Vitamins And Drugs
A high level of LDL cholesterol or high combined level of cholesterol is dangerous because it can obstruct your arteries, causing your heart to have to work harder to get oxygenated blood to where it needs to be.This in turn increases blood pressure and high blood pressure is one of the foremost causes of heart disease, which can lead to a heart attack.
That is why your medical doctor will advise you to make lifestyle alterations to reduce your degrees of cholesterol as soon as he or she is aware that there is a problem. These lifestyle alterations usually involve giving up smoking, dieting and taking more exercise.
However, most people have a lot of trouble implementing lifestyle alterations - changing the habits of a lifetime, quite literally - but the doctor cannot permit the situation to persist. If after a while, you have been unsuccessful in your efforts to reduce your cholesterol naturally, your medical doctor will eventually prescribe tablets and / or drugs in a bid to help you live longer.
There are a few of main drugs used to fight cholesterol: the statins and the bile acid sequestrants.
Statins work by blocking the enzyme HMG-CoA, which is important in the process of converting fat into cholesterol. Statins are the most effective drug in the battle against cholesterol and are very widely used in the West.
In fact, some countries and some doctors are accused of handing them out like sweets. However, they will work quickly if drastic action is required, which is one of the reasons why they are prescribed so often.
Bile Acid Sequestrants work by binding with the bile made by the liver and stopping it from interacting with fat. Bile is used in the digestion process, so if it cannot deal with the fat, the fat passes through the body digested.
The most important vitamin in the fight against cholesterol is Vitamin B3, which is known as Niacin. Niacin is one of the water-soluble B vitamins which help the body change carbohydrates into glucose which it needs for energy. The B group vitamins are also involved with the breaking down of fat and protein.
The vitamin B group plays an vital role in keeping our liver and nervous system working well and our external features looking good: the eyes, hair and skin. Niacin in particular is helpful for getting rid of the toxins tha build up in the body.
However, before you rush out and buy bottles of Niacin tablets, be warned that too much Niacin can have disagreeable side effects, so only make sure that you get the recommended daily amount (RDA.
Other vitamins that will help out are Lecithin and Vitamins C and E. These vitamins help by protecting LDL from becoming damaged. This sounds bizarre because we are told to think of LDL as 'bad cholesterol'. However, many cardiologists are of the opinion that only damaged LDL is perilous to our heart.
So, once again, it is a question of experts not all agreeing with each other leaving us stuck in the middle hazarding a guess as to whom to have faith in.
That is why your medical doctor will advise you to make lifestyle alterations to reduce your degrees of cholesterol as soon as he or she is aware that there is a problem. These lifestyle alterations usually involve giving up smoking, dieting and taking more exercise.
However, most people have a lot of trouble implementing lifestyle alterations - changing the habits of a lifetime, quite literally - but the doctor cannot permit the situation to persist. If after a while, you have been unsuccessful in your efforts to reduce your cholesterol naturally, your medical doctor will eventually prescribe tablets and / or drugs in a bid to help you live longer.
There are a few of main drugs used to fight cholesterol: the statins and the bile acid sequestrants.
Statins work by blocking the enzyme HMG-CoA, which is important in the process of converting fat into cholesterol. Statins are the most effective drug in the battle against cholesterol and are very widely used in the West.
In fact, some countries and some doctors are accused of handing them out like sweets. However, they will work quickly if drastic action is required, which is one of the reasons why they are prescribed so often.
Bile Acid Sequestrants work by binding with the bile made by the liver and stopping it from interacting with fat. Bile is used in the digestion process, so if it cannot deal with the fat, the fat passes through the body digested.
The most important vitamin in the fight against cholesterol is Vitamin B3, which is known as Niacin. Niacin is one of the water-soluble B vitamins which help the body change carbohydrates into glucose which it needs for energy. The B group vitamins are also involved with the breaking down of fat and protein.
The vitamin B group plays an vital role in keeping our liver and nervous system working well and our external features looking good: the eyes, hair and skin. Niacin in particular is helpful for getting rid of the toxins tha build up in the body.
However, before you rush out and buy bottles of Niacin tablets, be warned that too much Niacin can have disagreeable side effects, so only make sure that you get the recommended daily amount (RDA.
Other vitamins that will help out are Lecithin and Vitamins C and E. These vitamins help by protecting LDL from becoming damaged. This sounds bizarre because we are told to think of LDL as 'bad cholesterol'. However, many cardiologists are of the opinion that only damaged LDL is perilous to our heart.
So, once again, it is a question of experts not all agreeing with each other leaving us stuck in the middle hazarding a guess as to whom to have faith in.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on several topics, but is now concerned with lowering cholesterol without medication. If you want to know more, please visit our site at What Foods Lower Cholesterol?
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