Understanding The Types Of Cholesterol
by: Jan Nicholas
While most people talk about ?cholesterol levels? there is in fact more than one type of cholesterol. In fact, there are several different body functions and several different substances that make up our understanding of ?cholesterol.?
As with some fats, cholesterol cannot be dissolved in the blood. Instead, molecules called lipoproteins carry cholesterol to and from cells. Molecules are made from an outer layer of protein and an inner core of both cholesterol and triglycerides, which is another form of fat.
Lipoproteins equip the cholesterol to move around the body. The two main types of lipoproteins are:
1) High Density Lipoproteins (HDL.)
? HDL transports cholesterol from cells back to the liver.
? HDL is either reused or converts to bile acids and disposed. This is known as "good" cholesterol. You want to ensure that your levels of this cholesterol remain high for optimum heart health, since having too low levels of HDL - even when other cholesterol levels are normal - may lead to heart problems. As you work to lower your ?bad cholesterol? it is important to also take steps and to keep your HDL levels normal.
? HDL aids to ensure protection from the risk of heart attack and/or stroke. HDL consists of more protein than triglycerides or cholesterol, and aids to remove LDL from your artery walls.
2) Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL.)
? LDL carries approximately 60_70% of cholesterol around the body and are known as ?bad" cholesterol.
? Studies show conclusively that high cholesterol leads to much higher risk of heart attack and/or stroke. Other factors involved in this risk are age, gender, smoking, family history of heart disease, and diabetes mellitus.
Obviously, when we speak of having ?cholesterol levels? we mean more than one number. To maintain optimum health, you will need to know your levels of both LDL and HDL and will need to work hard to keep both levels in healthy ranges.
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Living in Harmony
Living in Harmony
by: Terje Brooks Ellingsen
Living in harmony means physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Harmonic living means to sense the inter-connectedness with all creation, and realizing our potential as happy, healthy and fulfilled individuals. It means listening to the wisdom within.
Living a harmonic life means living it every day, not only now and then sitting isolated from the world, doing a religious contemplation, away from the pressures of ordinary life or some withdrawing from what is felt difficult and dangerous. Although we need some periods in isolation far away from the everyday life's turbulence, we must learn how to live a harmonic life whatever we do, whichever situation we are in.
Today's fast-paced life brings with it large amounts of stress. Some researchers report that the proportion of workers who were feeling highly stressed at work more than doubled from 1985 to 1990. Stress...
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Why Is Bird Flu Of Such Concern?
Why Is Bird Flu Of Such Concern?
by: Sarah Jenkins
With bird flu dominating the news lately, it has left many people wondering why it is such a concern.
An outbreak of a virus in Asia may seem like it would have little impact on our daily lives; yet many people have become obsessed with the disease.
Is it possible there may be more than meets the eye with bird flu?
Bird Flu, also known as avian influenza, is not a new virus; it has actually been around since the early 1900?s.
So why the big scare?
A particular strand of the virus, H5N1, has been contracted by several humans, over 100 people, and led to the death of over half of those infected.
Since most of the types of this virus only affect birds and some other animals, it was of concern when people started contracting the disease in the first place.
Likewise, when so many people died as a result, concern was replaced with apprehension.
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Understanding The Types Of Cholesterol
Understanding The Types Of Cholesterol
by: Jan Nicholas
While most people talk about ?cholesterol levels? there is in fact more than one type of cholesterol. In fact, there are several different body functions and several different substances that make up our understanding of ?cholesterol.?
As with some fats, cholesterol cannot be dissolved in the blood. Instead, molecules called lipoproteins carry cholesterol to and from cells. Molecules are made from an outer layer of protein and an inner core of both cholesterol and triglycerides, which is another form of fat.
Lipoproteins equip the cholesterol to move around the body. The two main types of lipoproteins are:
1) High Density Lipoproteins (HDL.)
? HDL transports cholesterol from cells back to the liver.
? HDL is either reused or converts to bile acids and disposed. This is known as "good" cholesterol. You want to ensure that your levels of this cholesterol remain high...
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When I first heard of viatical settlements, or life insurance settlements, I shuddered at such a dastardly idea. I even put into words my deep feelings. You see I spent many years in the life insurance business and have seen the product work for the betterment of so many. I could not conceive of a pleasant result when one deprives the beneficiaries of what was due them. I guess I had not given the idea much thought, thus my extreme response.
Although I still do not feel it right to deprive beneficiaries of their life insurance proceeds so that an insured can get his or her hands on the proceeds of policies during their lifetime through life insurance settlements with investors, after much study and deep thought I can only conclude that there are situations where this is, not only justified, but is absolutely necessary.
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