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Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in all parts of the body. It is produced by the liver from saturated fat diet and also from foods such as meat and dairy products. It travels through the bloodstream in packages called lipoproteins.
Good cholesterol, which doctors identified as high-density lipoprotein (HDL, for its acronym in English), is responsible for removing the bad cholesterol from the blood and prevent cluster in the arteries. The higher the HDL, the lower the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States and is becoming a problem in developing peasants.
Studies have shown that the only drug with the power to increase the HDL (good cholesterol) and help to reduce LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides, nicotinic acid is available in the local market under the name of Niaspan. It has been shown that this combined with statins, produces additional benefits to reduce the harmful cholesterol.
The treatment is most effective with the active participation of the patient, who must exercise for at least 30 minutes a day, and eating a healthy diet. Both practices help to increase good cholesterol and reduce bad. It is also important to monitor annually the levels of lipoproteins in the blood, and consult a doctor, to propose the most appropriate treatment.
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Eating fried Why Create A cough?
Fried snacks are very popular indeed hereditary. But too often become itchy throat and cough occur after we eat fried foods. Why is that, yes?
Itchy throat is actually caused by acrolein, a compound formed by the heating temperature exceeds the point of cooking oil fumes. Good cooking oil has a high smoke point. The higher the smoke point, the better the quality of cooking oil. When oil is used repeatedly, then acrolein is formed so that the faster you eat fried foods cause a cough.
A good cooking oil smoke points should have no less than 215 degrees Centigrade. Frying at a temperature above the smoke point will change the unsaturated fatty acids in the oil becomes saturated fatty acids that increase blood cholesterol.
smoke coming out of used cooking oil when frying is a sign that the smoke point is exceeded. “In addition to changing the fatty chain, frying pan with a very high temperature will also form acrolein causes of cough.
Smoke point at which oil has been used for frying will decrease due to hydrolysis of the oil molecules. That’s why oil should not be used repeatedly.
Vitamins B and Heart Attack
One study suggests that taking vitamins B did not prevent heart attack and stroke (CVA) in people with heart disease or risk factors.
The results, according to eight clinical trials on more than 24,000 people, support the recommendations against the use of vitamins B to prevent heart disease.
The idea that the B vitamins, like folic acid, B-6 and B-12, help prevent cardiac complications from the fact that lower blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine.
Homocysteine levels increase in people with atherosclerosis, which is the buildup of plaque in the arteries that cause heart attacks and strokes.
But researchers do not know whether high homocysteine levels promote the progression of atherosclerosis or are only an indicator of cardiac risk. No clinical trial showed that vitamin B supplements prevent heart attack and stroke.
To strengthen the evidence, the new review collected data from eight clinical trials on the effects of folic acid, vitamins B-6 and B-12 or combinations thereof.
The trials included 24,210 people with established cardiovascular disease (atherosclerosis or previous stroke or other cardiac complications) or their risk factors, such as diabetes, hypertension or high cholesterol.
The authors found that adding supplements to conventional medical therapy did not lower the risk of heart attack, stroke or death of participants in the seven years of monitoring.
The results appear in the Cochrane Library, a publication of the Cochrane Collaboration, which is an international organization that evaluates medical research.
The review provides “solid evidence” that these B vitamins do not prevent heart problems and stroke, told Reuters Health Dr. Arthur J. Marti-Carvajal, Iberoamerican Cochrane Network, in Valencia, Venezuela.
The recommendation for people who want to take care of your heart health is to drop the B vitamins and either: not smoking, exercising, controlling blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar regularly and eat a balanced diet and a rich in fruits and vegetables and low in fast food and other unhealthy products.
The Orange Against Allergies
Citrus based its therapeutic potential in the large amount of vitamins they provide. Specifically, vitamin C lowers blood levels of histamine (the substance that is released when an allergic reaction), thereby reducing skin allergies, bronchial asthma, rhinitis and bronchitis.
Also improves the immune system white blood cells and keeps in shape for a quick strike against infection. What is not so clear is to prevent or shorten colds. Among the experts are divided.
Other benefits of oranges:
- It prevents anemia and helps your body absorb iron.
- It helps you keep a lid on cholesterol levels.
- If you have operated or have breaks in the skin, the orange will heal better.
- Acts from within as a powerful sunscreen.
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