Do not forget while cholesterol does cause serious heart problems, it is still a natural function of your body.
However, a problem arises when there is too much bad cholesterol accumulating in the body and it cannot be maintained thus affecting the arteries.
You may be hearing conflicting messages out there these days you may be thinking that cholesterol is horrible for you, but in fact a certain amount of fat is fundamental for any living organism to exist.
You may be asking yourself, how exactly does the inner lining of the artery become affected? Stress; that's right stress is one of the biggest contributors to heart disease.
Ever since the study conducted in 1959 relating to personality traits and heart disease, scientists have been doing the necessary research that these two elements can be tied together.
Type B personalities are those who are more apt to defining work and play.
They are more laid back worried with having to achieve something.
Basically they don't worry about deadlines.
Type A and B personalities are basically the opposite.
These Type A personalities feel as if they are always under pressure to get things done and get it done now but always want to do their best.
They are very driven, and set goals and deadlines for themselves that are purposely made difficult to complete.
Type A personalities are multi-taskers.
This type of personality is always in a constant state of stress.
Now lets not forget when we are talking about personality traits, we are referring to the behavioral traits common between these two types of people.
Is there an exact way that stress relates to cholesterol? Well, when people are stressed out it tends to affect their habits.
For instance, fatty foods are much more enticing when they are used in a consoling way to relieve stress.
The combination of stress and fatty foods can be lethal to blood cholesterol levels, causing buildups of cholesterol on the artery walls.
Research has shown that 31percent of Type A people when studied over two years, were at more of a risk of developing heart disease in comparison to Type B people.
Increased levels of stress in people with type A personalities shown in these studies that cholesterol in their bodies was certainly affected and artery plaque buildup was more prevalent confirming the study|deposits of plaque were more prevalent in the coronary arteries of Type A people, which grounded the study that their increased stress levels had an affect on the cholesterol in their bodies.
The increased release of adrenaline, higher levels of fat and smoking can also be some things associated with the type A lifestyle that will affect their risk levelassociated with Type A behavior.
These speed the releasing of fatty acids from the body fat and can affect the oxygen level in the heart muscle requiring more.
Be careful not to sort people into categories for this study does not assume there are only two types of people therefore categorizing them does not necessarily identify them.
How fast your body produces and removes LDL can actually be influenced by your genes.
High cholesterol can be related to heredity.
Early heart disease has been connected to a specific form of inherited high cholesterol.
One in five hundred individuals can be affected by this disease called familial "hypercholesterolemia".
Alcohol may have a positive affect on cholesterol levels.
While it is not proven to lower LDL levels, alcohol has been proven to increase HDL levels.
The process of alcohol running through the body leads to high blood pressure and increased triglycerides.
As most of us know, consuming too much alcohol can destroy the heart muscle and eat away at your liver.
Herbicides, polluted air, radiation and tobacco smoke are just a few substances labeled as "free radicals".
Damage to the arterial walls can be inflicted by these free radicals and can happen within our own bodies as an outcome of regular metabolic processes.
The affect of free radicals can be seen all around us, when metal rusts or fruit spoils.
Normal cell activity is disrupted by free radicals attacking and damaging the cells.
Anti-oxidants like vitamin C, E, beta-carotene or selenium are good to consume to help stop this damage Weight is also a definite factor affecting cholesterol levels.
Losing weight will help lower your triglycerides and raise your HDL.
Losing any extra pounds can also help to lower your LDL if it's high.
One last cause of heart disease related to cholesterol is age and even sex.
Women are affected more negatively by age then men are, due to menopause.
Young men are actually at a higher risk of cholesterol related heart disease then men up in years.
However, once women pass menopause, They will see a decrease in their HDL and an increase in their LDL.
Cholesterol levels will raise continuously until reaching the age of 60 to 65 but at this point of the woman's life, men tend to have a lower level of cholesterol than the women do.
This may begin happening just after the age of 50.
However, a problem arises when there is too much bad cholesterol accumulating in the body and it cannot be maintained thus affecting the arteries.
You may be hearing conflicting messages out there these days you may be thinking that cholesterol is horrible for you, but in fact a certain amount of fat is fundamental for any living organism to exist.
You may be asking yourself, how exactly does the inner lining of the artery become affected? Stress; that's right stress is one of the biggest contributors to heart disease.
Ever since the study conducted in 1959 relating to personality traits and heart disease, scientists have been doing the necessary research that these two elements can be tied together.
Type B personalities are those who are more apt to defining work and play.
They are more laid back worried with having to achieve something.
Basically they don't worry about deadlines.
Type A and B personalities are basically the opposite.
These Type A personalities feel as if they are always under pressure to get things done and get it done now but always want to do their best.
They are very driven, and set goals and deadlines for themselves that are purposely made difficult to complete.
Type A personalities are multi-taskers.
This type of personality is always in a constant state of stress.
Now lets not forget when we are talking about personality traits, we are referring to the behavioral traits common between these two types of people.
Is there an exact way that stress relates to cholesterol? Well, when people are stressed out it tends to affect their habits.
For instance, fatty foods are much more enticing when they are used in a consoling way to relieve stress.
The combination of stress and fatty foods can be lethal to blood cholesterol levels, causing buildups of cholesterol on the artery walls.
Research has shown that 31percent of Type A people when studied over two years, were at more of a risk of developing heart disease in comparison to Type B people.
Increased levels of stress in people with type A personalities shown in these studies that cholesterol in their bodies was certainly affected and artery plaque buildup was more prevalent confirming the study|deposits of plaque were more prevalent in the coronary arteries of Type A people, which grounded the study that their increased stress levels had an affect on the cholesterol in their bodies.
The increased release of adrenaline, higher levels of fat and smoking can also be some things associated with the type A lifestyle that will affect their risk levelassociated with Type A behavior.
These speed the releasing of fatty acids from the body fat and can affect the oxygen level in the heart muscle requiring more.
Be careful not to sort people into categories for this study does not assume there are only two types of people therefore categorizing them does not necessarily identify them.
How fast your body produces and removes LDL can actually be influenced by your genes.
High cholesterol can be related to heredity.
Early heart disease has been connected to a specific form of inherited high cholesterol.
One in five hundred individuals can be affected by this disease called familial "hypercholesterolemia".
Alcohol may have a positive affect on cholesterol levels.
While it is not proven to lower LDL levels, alcohol has been proven to increase HDL levels.
The process of alcohol running through the body leads to high blood pressure and increased triglycerides.
As most of us know, consuming too much alcohol can destroy the heart muscle and eat away at your liver.
Herbicides, polluted air, radiation and tobacco smoke are just a few substances labeled as "free radicals".
Damage to the arterial walls can be inflicted by these free radicals and can happen within our own bodies as an outcome of regular metabolic processes.
The affect of free radicals can be seen all around us, when metal rusts or fruit spoils.
Normal cell activity is disrupted by free radicals attacking and damaging the cells.
Anti-oxidants like vitamin C, E, beta-carotene or selenium are good to consume to help stop this damage Weight is also a definite factor affecting cholesterol levels.
Losing weight will help lower your triglycerides and raise your HDL.
Losing any extra pounds can also help to lower your LDL if it's high.
One last cause of heart disease related to cholesterol is age and even sex.
Women are affected more negatively by age then men are, due to menopause.
Young men are actually at a higher risk of cholesterol related heart disease then men up in years.
However, once women pass menopause, They will see a decrease in their HDL and an increase in their LDL.
Cholesterol levels will raise continuously until reaching the age of 60 to 65 but at this point of the woman's life, men tend to have a lower level of cholesterol than the women do.
This may begin happening just after the age of 50.
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