Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in your blood. If there’s too much cholesterol in your blood, it builds up in the walls of your arteries. Over time, this buildup causes “hardening of the arteries” so that arteries become narrowed and blood flow to the heart or brain is slowed down or blocked. How does this happen well, in my opinion some comes from meat products but even more come from refined carbohydrates which do break down to a fat-like substance in the walls of the arteries and as belly fat.

It’s not unusual to have both high blood pressure and high cholesterol at the same time. They pretty much go hand in hand, but here’s the thing, cholesterol does not create symptoms, high blood pressure does. So there are a lot of people out there with super high cholesterol, a heart attack waiting to happen. Here are some vital need to know.

Total cholesterol -the total amount of different types of cholesterol in your blood, optimal less than 200mg/dL

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol - the main source of cholesterol buildup and blockage in the arteries, (risk for heart disease) optimal less than 100mg/dL.

High-density lipoprotein (HDL or "good") cholesterol - helps keep cholesterol from building up in the arteries, (protects against heart disease) optimal 60 mg/dL or more.

Triglycerides - another form of fat in your blood, that can also raise heart disease risk, optimal less than 100 mg/dL.

You are in the driver’s seat with this, you can do your part and I can show you how. I can help, you don’t have to live with it, because that is the way it is. Why don’t you give us a call we would love to hear from you and see how we can help you through Clinical Nutrition.

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