So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Friday, November 11, 2011

Drugs And Vitamins That Decrease Cholesterol

By Owen Jones


A high degree of LDL cholesterol or high combined degree of cholesterol is dangerous because it can obstruct your arteries, causing your heart to have to work more to pump oxygenated blood to where it needs to be.This in turn raises blood pressure and high blood pressure is one of the main causes of heart disease, which can mean a heart attack.

That is why your medical doctor will advise you to implement lifestyle changes to reduce your degrees of cholesterol as soon as he or she is aware that there is a problem. These lifestyle alterations normally involve giving up smoking, dieting and taking more exercise.

However, most people have a lot of trouble implementing lifestyle changes - altering the habits of a lifetime, quite literally - but the medical doctor cannot allow the situation to continue. If after a while, you have been unsuccessful in your attempts 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 foremost 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 successful drug in the fight against cholesterol and are very widely used in the West.

In fact, some countries and some doctors are accused of giving them out like candy. However, they will take effect quickly if drastic action is needed, 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 preventing 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 battle against cholesterol is Vitamin B3, which is called Niacin. Niacin is one of the water-soluble B vitamins which help the body convert 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 important function in keeping our liver and nervous system functioning well and our external features looking good: the eyes, hair and skin. Niacin in particular is functional 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 unpleasant side effects, so just make sure that you consume 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 just damaged LDL is perilous to our heart.

So, once again, it is a question of experts not all agreeing with each other leaving us mystified in the middle hazarding a guess as to whom to have faith in.




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