General Medical Advices

Archive for the ‘Cholesterol’ Category

Several types of medications used to treat high cholesterol levels. Your doctor will decide which medicine is right for you. The doctor may prescribe more than one of these drugs at a time because combinations of these drugs may be more effective.

- Statins (also called HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) slow down the body’s production of cholesterol. These drugs also remove cholesterol buildup from your arteries are blood vessels.

- Resins (also called sequestrants bile acid) help lower your LDL cholesterol level. Read the rest of this entry »

Cholesterol is one of the most common ailments in recent times in terms of cardiovascular disease. The high triglyceride levels may impact very badly on your health, damaging your arteries and causing complications. For this reason, use medicinal plants to combat high cholesterol might be an interesting idea.

Some of the herbs are effective against cholesterol, for example, linden (or lime) and the cauda equina, two plants are easily available at any herb shop and you can consume in simple teas. They have sedative effects, vasodilators and especially the tail of mind can contribute to the regeneration pressure to contain silicon. Read the rest of this entry »

Reduce consumption of carbohydrates will help you lose weight, but not be so advisable to lower cholesterol, says a new study.

People who followed a diet low in carbohydrates, but relatively high in fat, lost weight in six weeks as much as those who made a diet rich in carbohydrates.

But levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol or “bad” increased significantly in the group with a low-carbohydrate diet, whereas in the other group down.

High levels of LDL are a risk factor for heart disease because they are associated with clogged arteries. Read the rest of this entry »