Contact your Herbalife Distributor about cholesterol control

Contact your Herbalife Distributor about the products mentioned in this overview of cholesterol. The human body produces a fat type that we call cholesterol. An acceptable level of this type of fat is required for sustaining normal health. Bad cholesterol is however, caused by eating food that contains the wrong kind of cholesterol, which can lead to heart diseases and other related illnesses. Contact your Herbalife Distributor to learn more about health food supplements that help control bad cholesterol.

A too high level of cholesterol creates fat deposits that may lead to blood vessels being blocked, which in turn can result in inhibited flow of blood to the heart. As a result, a person may experience chest pains, shortness of breath, and can face the risk of a heart attack. Contact your Herbalife Distributor about Cardio ToconOx® for cardiovascular health.

What are the causes?

Too little exercise results in fat build-up in the body. This combined with a diet rich in animal and other types of fat, and exposure to pollutants, form the breeding ground for high cholesterol. Overweight and obese people struggle with this condition because they have too much fat deposited in their bloodstreams. Other factors that can contribute to dangerous levels of cholesterol include genetic inheritance and diabetes. Problems with the correct functioning of the kidney, liver, and thyroid can also lead to this condition. Bodybuilders and sportsmen who use steroids frequently suffer from high cholesterol.

What is good cholesterol?

Protein particles carry cholesterol through the blood. The bad fat is carried on low density lipoprotein that deposits it in the walls of arteries, while the good cholesterol can be found in the high density protein. This protein retrieves and takes the cholesterol to the liver. If the lipoprotein level becomes too high in relation to the level of the high density protein, serious health problems can occur.

Saturated food

If you eat too much saturated food, it leads to an increase of bad cholesterol production in the liver, where both types are produced. Cholesterol doesn’t affect everyone. Some people have a higher tolerance than other because their livers are better adapted to handle the saturated food.

Diseases and symptoms

Unfortunately most of the symptoms go unnoticed unless a health crisis occurs. Yellow colored skin under the eyes can be an indication of liver dysfunction and an extremely high level of cholesterol. Chest pains, fatigue, lack of concentration, memory loss, high blood pressure, and weight gain, can also be indications of high cholesterol.

Health risks

Heart attacks in many cases, are caused by high cholesterol because the artery walls become blocked This is known as arteriosclerosis. The blocked vessels prevent blood circulation, which in turn causes the heart attack. Contact your Herbalife Distributor for more information about health supplements that contain Vitamin C, which helps to keep cholesterol low.

Strokes are caused in the same manner. Oxygen cannot reach the brain due to a blocked vessel. Apart from these two very serious conditions, the partly blocked blood vessels in other parts of the body can also cause health problems, such as liver disease and lameness in the arms or legs. Men with high cholesterol sometimes suffer from prostate dysfunction.

High blood pressure is also a result of high cholesterol. Cholesterol deposited in the artery walls cause a narrower space for blood flow. The heart then has to work extremely hard to get blood to the rest of the body.

Eating Habits

Reduce intake of food types that cause high cholesterol, including: cookies; cake; fried food; certain margarines; palm oil; animal fat, and food fried in oil that has already been damaged by excessive heat. Eat olives and fish to get Omega 3. Contact your Herbalife Distributor for more information about Herbalifeline®, which contains Omega 3 for cardiovascular health.

Even though eggs and liver are rich in protein, you should limit your intake of these food types to a maximum of three servings a week. Protein is needed for muscle forming and carrying oxygen in the blood. Try to get extra protein from a supplement and through the consumption of lean meat. Contact your Herbalife Distributor for more information on Formula 3 Personalized Protein Powder.

Eat food high in fiber as it helps to keep cholesterol low, for instance, fruit, wholegrain bread, and cereals, as well as vegetables. Contact your Herbalife Distributor for more information about Florafibre.

If you want more information regarding how Herbalife can assist you with your cholesterol control through the healthy lifestyle products available which promote a healthy heart, email us: info@shapelife.co.za