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Monday 17 December 2012

Know the Symptoms and Causes of High Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a substance, mainly thick in nature and produced in the liver and is very vital to the good health and human body functioning. It has various functions in the body and most commonly found in the outer layer of every human cell. Cholesterol is involved in several functions such as cell membrane growth, production of the hormones estrogen and testosterone, production of bile, and metabolizes fat soluble vitamins in the body. However, high cholesterol is very harmful for the entire body and can be deadly as well.

It can reduce oxygen and blood flow in the heart that drives a person to have massive heart attacks at any point of time. Having severe pains in the legs while walking or exercising, getting yellow patches on the skin mainly around the areas of the eyes are some of the other symptoms to denotes that one is under the high risks of cholesterol level in the body. Again, if you are prone to red meat, sugary foods, sausages that have high cholesterol level will push a person to danger level. People who do not exercise regularly are also prone of high cholesterol levels and liver, diabetes, and kidney diseases.

In our regular stressful life we tend to ignore our health and also forget to have healthy eating habits. This can be quite harmful and requires immediate attention through some easy steps. The first priorities come in managing diligently the stress and reducing it completely. However, little stress is good but excessive of it will diminish your healthy and well as mental peace. The next is to eat properly healthy and nutritious foods and exercising regularly. Being overweight is bad for the cardiovascular health and it becomes a priority to maintain your normal weight. Avoid smoking and go for regular checkups for properly monitoring various levels in the body. Keeping your cardiovascular health in proper condition is very important to maintain the overall condition of your body.

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