PPT-Managing Your Cholesterol

1 What is Cholesterol A waxy substance technically a sterol unsaturated steroid alcohol 75 of your cholesterol is made in your liver the rest is absorbed from food Cholesterol travels in particles called lipoproteins highdensity lipoproteins HDL and lowDensity Lipoproteins LDL. But when you have too much in your blood it can build up on the walls of your arteries This can lead to heart disease and strokeleading causes of death in the United States Are you at risk About one in every six adult Americans has high cholesterol In fact the higher your blood cholesterol the greater your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack Heart disease is the 1 killer of men and women in the United States Each year more than a million Americans have a heart attack and Hypertension. CMT Training. The Center for Life Enrichment. Section 1. High Cholesterol. What is it?. Cholesterol is necessary for proper digestion, hormone balance, and healthy cell membranes. When the blood cholesterol is too high, it forms deposits or plaque inside the walls of arteries. FromEgg. Yolk. Cholesterol. Is the most abundant . steroid. in the body.. Is a . waxy. substance found in all of the body cells. . Has . methyl. CH. 3. - groups, alkyl chain, and -OH attached to the steroid nucleus.. BIOSYNTHESIS OF CHOLESTEROL. Cholesterol is doubtless the most publicized lipid, notorious because of the strong correlation between high levels of cholesterol in the blood and the incidence of human cardiovascular diseases.. Cholesterol. Is the most abundant . steroid. in the body.. Is a . waxy. substance found in all of the body cells. . Has . methyl. CH. 3. - groups, alkyl chain, and -OH attached to the steroid nucleus.. UNIT III:. Lipid Metabolism. HDL . comprise a heterogeneous family of lipoproteins with a complex metabolism that is not yet completely understood. . HDL particles are formed in blood by the addition of lipid to . Stephanie Seneff. Wise Traditions Workshop, London. Feb 9, 2014. Download These Slides. http://. people.csail.mit.edu. /. seneff. /London2014/SeneffHeartDisease2014.pptx. . ”If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.. Victor Nadler. Objectives. By the end of this class, students will be able to. :. Explain the role of dietary lipids and endogenous lipoproteins, including dietary cholesterol, chylomicrons, VLDL-C, LDL-C, and . What are the current perspectives?. Prof. . Erik . Stroes. Academic Medical Centre. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Is There a Therapeutic Need. . Beyond LDL Lowering ?. 1. Heart Protection Study Collaborative Group.. ????????????????? ? Cholesterol is a fatty substance, vital for good health. It helps form cell membranes, various hormones, bile and vitamin D. We get some cholesterol from our diet but most is made holesterol. When you have your blood it can build up the inner walls of your heart arteries. Over time this forms plaque. Plaque narrows your arteries and puts you at an increased risk for having a at least twoservings of fruits and three servings of vegetables daily. As with other health-related issues, cholesterol levels. Beans andother legumes, barley, and some fruits and vegetables are al Toll Free: 800-445-9853 Fax: 734-483-1592 www.pointescientific.com For the quantitative determination of High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) in Cholesterol in serum. Early methods of H