Hdl Cholesterol Low Level Causes And Way To Increase
By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2011-05-24 01:45:58 | Word Count: 482
HDL Cholesterol that is produced in our body naturally, helps you stay disease free and healthy. HDL cholesterol helps to remove extra cholesterol from arteries therefore keeping your heart away from sudden risks of heart stroke or perhaps attack. Thus, HDL cholesterol level should be high for proper functioning of your body and keeping it healthy. Doctors all around the world recommend to maintain high HDL Cholesterol. Bearing in mind the benefits of higher HDL cholesterol levels, you have to know the possible factors that cause low HDL cholesterol level and try some successful ways to improve it to be able to maintain a balanced as well as disease-free body.Also remember, low levels of HDL cholesterol may lead to severe health diseases like heart stroke or heart attach. So it is important to understand the causes for low HDL and ways to increase it.
1. Poor diet: Poor eating habit is one of the main reasons for low HDL cholesterol levels. Because of to stressful life schedule, many people prefer eating ready-to-eat meals, junk and ready made meals, hot and spicy or fried foodstuff etc. that normally doesn't have adequate vitamins and minerals for maintaining high HDL cholesterol levels in our body .
2. Smoking and alcohol consumption: Liver is a body organ that helps to process HDL Cholesterol. Smoking constricts the blood vessels as it builds plaque inside arteries. Liver turns to be weaker if you smoke and drink a lot. Because the liver doesn't function adequately, the HDL cholesterol levels can't be managed in the body.
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3. No activity: Lack of physical activity leads to low HDL Cholesterol as well as other health diseases.
4. Over Weight or Obesity: Low HDL cholesterol levels can be as a result of additional weight or obesity.
5. Medical problems: Low HDL Cholesterol levels can also be if you are under continuous medication for some chronic illness. These medicines hamper the formation of HDL cholesterol levels the natural way in the liver.
All the above mentioned conditions are root cause for low HDL cholesterol levels in our body. As a result, we should instead improve our lifestyle.Live a balanced life style. Taking in appropriate meals rich in important nourishment will surely help our body to improve HDL cholesterol levels. In order to maintain HDL Cholesterol levels, you should stop smoking and avoid excess consumption of alcohol since these are harmful for liver. Yoga, deep breathing, exercise, walk etc. raises our activities which will keep us fresh and vigorous. So, you also reduce your weight and help your liver to perform perfectly. Lastly, following normal methods of therapy whenever possible will decrease the intake of prescription drugs are several ways through which it's possible to keep high HDL cholesterol levels.
