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Cholesterol is a fatty wax-like substance present in all the cells of the body and it is also in transit in the blood. In fact, to test for the level of cholesterol in the body, you have to do a blood test. Usually, the body produces all the cholesterol it needs. There are occasions where the liver produces cholesterol in response to increased demand of cholesterol in a state of dehydration in the body.

Functions of cholesterol

Cholesterol plays a role in many vital functions of the body. It is a precursor in the production of all s*x hormones in the body. It is also involved in the manufacture of bile salts and other substances that help the body to digest food, especially fatty foods. Cholesterol is needed in the production of vitamin D in the skin, when exposed to sunlight. In water therapy, we understand that cholesterol plays a very significant role in water redistribution when the body is dehydrated.

Types of cholesterol

There are two main types of cholesterol that we are interested in here in this article. These are the HDL-cholesterol and the LDL-cholesterol. Cholesterol is not water soluble and therefore it cannot dissolve in and be transported by the blood. It has to bind to lipoproteins before it can be transported in the blood. The two types of lipoproteins that bind cholesterol are low density (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL). When cholesterol is bound to LDL, it is known as ‘bad’ cholesterol and when it is bound to HDL, is referred to as ‘good’ cholesterol.

Low density lipoprotein transports cholesterol to the tissues where it can increase the risk of heart diseases, high blood pressure and stroke. On the other hand, HDL-cholesterol reduces the risk of heart diseases and other complications because it transports cholesterol from the tissues to the liver where it is metabolized, used in the production of bile salts and excreted.

The LDL to HDL ratio is very important. This ratio will determine whether cholesterol will be deposited in the tissues and increase the risk of heart disease or transported to the liver for metabolism and production of bile salts. As we shall see later in this article, the risk of heart disease can be reduced drastically by lowering LDL-cholesterol, while at the same time you raise the HDL-cholesterol. This is what we must have in mind in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.

Normal Blood Levels of Cholesterol

Total Cholesterol – less than 200 milligrams/deciliter

LDL Cholesterol – less than 130 milligrams/deciliter

HDL Cholesterol – more than 35milligrams/deciliter

LDL to HDL ratio – less than 4:5.

Hypercholesterolemia

This is a state of excessively high cholesterol in the blood.

An unhealthy lifestyle is by far the commonest cause of high cholesterol in the blood. This lifestyle will include eating unhealthy and ‘dead’ foods such as saturated fats in some types of meat, white flour and its products (baked foods), dairy products, chocolates, deep fries and fast foods cooked with bad fats. Sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise lead to a lower HDL (good) cholesterol. Another habit which lowers HDL – cholesterol is smoking. It also increases LDL (bad) cholesterol. Hypercholesterolemia may be inherited and some medications may also cause it.

Risk factors of hypercholesterolemia are age, race, heredity, obesity, cigarette smoking etc.

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

These are polyunsaturated fatty acids that are widely distributed in nature and they play very important roles in human diet and the metabolic processes that go on in the human body.

There are three types of omega 3 fatty acids that are commonly involved in the workings of the human being and these are; a-linolenic acid (ALA) which is usually sourced from plants and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), both of which are found in cold water fish. Flaxseed is the commonest plant source of ALA. It can also be found in walnut, almonds and h**p seed. Sources of omega 3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA are cold water fish like salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines.

These fatty acids are not synthesized in the human body, so all that mankind needs has to be sourced from his diet. Omega 3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA are the forms in which fatty acids are utilized in the body. However, omega 3 fatty acid, ALA from plant sources is usually converted to the usable EPA and DHA in the body.

Functions of omega 3 Fatty Acids

Omega 3 fatty acids lower total cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol and they increase HDL (good) cholesterol. By so doing, they tilt the LDL to HDL ratio in favor of HDL thereby reducing the risk of heart diseases. These fatty acids, whether from plants or fish oils, reduce the ability of platelets to stick together and thus prevent clot formation. When platelets stick together, (aggregate), they release potent compounds that promote the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. In other words, omega 3 fatty acids prevent the sticking together of platelets and the formation of atherosclerosis. Platelet aggregation can also form blood clots that can block small arteries in the heart or the brain where they give rise to heart attack and stroke respectively. This action of the platelets can be prevented by omega 3 fatty acids.

Recommendations

To be certain that your heart and arteries (coronary, cerebral, peripheral and others) are cleansed of artherosclerotic plaques and to prevent heart diseases you have to make the consumption of omega 3 fatty acid-rich foods a regular part of your diet. At the risk of sounding repetitive, omega 3 fatty acid-rich foods are cold water fish: salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardine and such plant foods as flaxseed, flaxseed oil, walnut, almonds and h**p seed. There are also supplements of these fish oils and flaxseed oil that can be bought from Health Food Shops to add to these natural products.

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Heart disease, also known as Cardiovascular Disease, refers to a group of diseases that affect the heart. They are diseases of the arteries that supply blood to the heart and it involves narrowing, partial or total blockage of these arteries. Diseases in this group include Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), otherwise known as blood vessel disease; Arrhythmias, also known as irregular heart rhythms; Heart Defects or Congenital Heart Diseases. These are diseases that already existed in an unborn baby; diseases that a child is born with. When the blockage in the arteries becomes total, it leads to what is known as Heart Attack if it involves the coronary arteries of the heart or Stroke in the brain. Angina, a left-sided chest pain, is the first symptom that is usually associated with cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease can also be referred to as Atherosclerotic Disease because they are caused by fatty deposits on the wall of the blood vessel known as ARTHEROSCLEROSIS.

ATHEROSCLEROSIS

To understand what atherosclerosis is, we need to do a quick study of the histological structure of the artery.

A cross section of the wall of an artery viewed under the microscope, shows that there are three layers. The first and innermost layer is known as INTIMA. It is the endothelial layer, lined by a single layer of endothelial cells.

The second layer, the MEDIA, is primarily made up of smooth muscles, while the third layer, the ADVENTITIA (the external elastic layer), is made up of connective tissue and provides elasticity and structural support for the artery.

Development of Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis starts with an injury to the internal endothelial lining of the artery. The cause of injury could be physical, chemical, mechanical, drugs or viral. By far the commonest cause of injury to the endothelium of the artery is by free radicals. When damaged, the site of injury on the endothelial lining becomes more permeable to such plasma contents as lipoproteins. These are fat-carrying proteins which bind cholesterol for the purpose of transportation within the circulation. There are majorly two kinds of lipoproteins: the low density lipoprotein (LDL), referred to as ‘BAD’ cholesterol when bound to cholesterol and the high density lipoprotein (HDL) called ‘GOOD’ cholesterol. The lipoprotein causes a breakdown in the composition of the matrix to which cholesterol easily gets attached. When this happens, white blood cells known as monocytes and platelets become attracted to the damaged site where they release chemicals that cause smooth muscle cells to migrate into the endothelium and replicate. This combination of lipoproteins, monocytes, platelets and smooth muscles cells, release debris into the intima. This is what causes the buildup of the cholesterol plaque on the artery.

Next, a fibrous cap made up of collagen, elastin and glycosaminoglycan (the ground substance of the matrix that provides structural support for the artery) forms over the endothelial lining. Upon this, fat cells and cholesterol will increasingly accumulate. As this plaque gets bigger with the accumulation of cholesterol, it gradually blocks the lumen of the artery, cutting off blood supply to areas supplied by the affected artery. It takes 90% blockage of an artery to occur before symptoms of atherosclerosis will begin to appear. These symptoms typically depend on sections of the circulation and arteries affected. Progressive blockage of arteries causes insufficiency of blood, oxygen and nutrient supply to such areas as the heart, if coronary vessels are affected or the brain when cerebral vessels are involved. In the heart, it leads to angina, followed by coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack and stroke in the brain. Peripheral vascular insufficiency gives rise to such symptoms as pain, coldness of the arms and feet, muscle cramps and impotence in males.

Blood clots can form at the site of the plaque. A blood clot which forms as a result of a partial blockage by a plaque can completely occlude the affected artery to cause myocardial infraction in the heart or stroke in the brain. The clot(s) may travel to other sites and completely block other arteries.

Angina

Angina is a squeezing and choking pain on the left side of the chest. This pain usually occurs above the position of the heart in the chest and radiates to the left shoulder, left arm or jaw. Angina is caused by an insufficient supply of blood, oxygen and nutrients to the heart due to a gradual increase of a plaque in the coronary artery. Stress and increased physical exertion are conditions that make an increased demand of oxygen and nutrients by the heart. In the presence of partial blockage of a coronary artery, angina can be preceded by these conditions.

Symptoms of Heart Disease

The symptoms of heart disease include;

Angina (left-sided chest pain)

Chest discomfort and tightness

Breathlessness

Weakness and coldness in the arms and legs

Pain and numbness in the legs and feet

Pain in the jaw, throat, neck and back.

Diagnosis of Heart Disease

Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease may be made only when the patient develops Heart Failure, Stroke or Heart Attack.

Prevention of Heart Disease

Stop smoking

Manage heart conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia, well.

Eat healthy diet – eliminate salt, saturated and hydrogenated fats, beef and dairy products, white flour products and fast foods. Eat more of vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, nuts, legumes and other fiber containing foods.

Exercise regularly – brisk walking for 30 minutes, 4 to 5 times weekly.

Maintain a healthy weight.

Proper management of stress.

Engage in healthy hygiene practices.

Risk Factors for Heart Disease

Age

S*x

Smoking

Family history

Unhealthy diet

Hypertension

Obesity

Sedentary lifestyle

Stress

Poor hygiene.

New Post!!! When the heart becomes unhealthy

The heart is one of the five vital organs in the body. It is a muscular organ, located between the lungs but slightly to the left of the sternum and above the diaphragm. Weighing about 250 grams, it is usually the size of a fist.

There are four chambers in the heart: the right and left atrium; the right and left ventricles. Blood flows from the rest of the body (deoxygenated blood) into the right atrium and from there it is pumped into the right ventricles from where it is pumped to the lungs where it receives oxygen. This oxygenated blood is pumped to the left atrium and further on to the left ventricle. The left ventricle is the most powerful of all the chambers and it is the one that pumps oxygenated blood through a network of arteries and capillaries to the rest of the body.

The coronary arteries are two arteries that originate from the aorta through to the surface of the heart to supply blood to the musculature of the heart. The heart is a complex organ that has a network of nerve tissue running through it which conducts complex electrical impulses that control the contraction and relaxation of the heart. There is a covering known as pericardium that surrounds the heart completely.

In the eighth week of pregnancy, a period known as “period of maximum organogenesis,” the heart starts to beat and from that time, the heart never stops beating until death. The heart is such an important organ in the body which works throughout your life that no effort should be spared, to make sure that it remains healthy and in optimal working condition to maintain your wellbeing. It pumps oxygenated blood throughout the whole body, receives and pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs to be loaded with oxygen and the circle continues.

There are other substances such as nutrients, hormones, chemicals, enzymes, neurotransmitters, waste products (carbon dioxide, toxins, acids) etc. that are also transported by the blood. These substances also get to heart through the coronary arteries.

An unhealthy heart

Certain things may go wrong with the heart as it functions throughout the life of an individual. As we have just learnt, the heart cannot afford to stop beating at any time. It is therefore imperative that we make sure nothing goes wrong with the heart. Our mantra has always been, “you are what you eat and drink” and those things transported by the blood, apart from oxygen derive their origin from what we eat and drink.

The causes of an unhealthy heart can by grouped into what we will like to refer to as unhealthy lifestyle choices

What kind of food do you eat? Your food may be too salty or you may be one that likes the salt shaker on your dining table and you enjoy adding more salt to your food all the time. May be you have a sweet mouth and you major on consumption of sugary things. Do you have salt and sugar as permanent occupants of you dining table. Other types of food that make your diet unhealthy that could affect your heart are animal proteins and fats, trans fat, oxygenated fats (that margarine you spread on that toasted bread), high carbohydrates as in polished rice and some types of swallow.

Living a sedentary lifestyle with lack of exercise is an unhealthy lifestyle. A sedentary lifestyle is one that is associated with just sitting or lying down too often without engaging in any meaningful activity. Simply put, it is a life devoid of exercises. The end result is increase in weight, sluggishness of blood flow, accumulation of total cholesterol, damping down of blood with the risk of formation of blood clots and finally increase in the risk of developing heart disease including hypertension.

Smoking. This is definitely an unhealthy habit that has no benefits to mankind. Ni****ne in cigarette has been shown to cause hypertension.

What signs of an unhealthy heart should you watch out for?

Fatigue

Breathlessness

Pain in the chest (angina) that may radiate to the shoulder and jaw

Cardiac arrhythmias – irregular heart beat

Oedema. This is swelling of the legs and feet.

Dizziness and lightheadedness

Sleep apnea and other sleep problems like snoring

Pain in the mouth and gums

Long standing cough – when fluids begin to accumulate in the lungs, it can cause cough which may be persistent.

Bouts of cold sweat

Failure of s*xual function.

What must you do to keep your heart healthy

We have seen causes of an unhealthy heart and to maintain the heart in a healthy state always, the word CHANGE has to be uppermost in your mind. Change of your lifestyle and habits.

You are a smoker. Now you have to stop smoking. If you don’t stop smoking, smoking may stop you!

Diet change. You will have to change your diet from eating ‘dead food’ to eating ‘living food.’ Eat more vegetables and fruits with whole grains, seeds and nuts and oils therefrom. Avoid white salt and sugar, there are substitutes such as sea salt, Himalayan salt, Celtic salt; stevia and honey are substitutes for sugar. You may also have to dump that white rice and look back at our local, unpolished rice (Ofada and Abakaliki rice in Nigeria) and brown rice. The use of ‘bad’ oils for your fries and consumption, should give way to oils like Extra Virgin Cold Pressed Olive Oil and omega 3 fatty acids sourced from cold water fresh fish and flaxseed oil.

Exercise. Regular exercising should become your lifestyle. Brisk walking for 30 minutes, 4 to 5 days a week should do. Spend less time in a seating position, even at work, get up from your chair and walk around a few times a day.

Complications of an unhealthy heart

The following diseases may occur as complications of an unhealthy heart:

Coronary artery disease

Heart attack

Heart failure

Hypertension

Stroke.

As we continue with this campaign, we shall look at these diseases and more in more details. We hope that at the end of the campaign, everyone’s heart and life will be healthy always.

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Fats are one of the 3 macronutrients that nourish the body. The other two are carbohydrates and protein. Fats and oils are very important to the overall functioning of the human body. They play such roles as energy production, protection against various diseases, heat regulation etc.

By Dr. Paul Nanna

Fats are one of the 3 macronutrients that nourish the body. The other two are carbohydrates and protein. Fats and oils are very important to the overall functioning of the human body. They play such roles as energy production, protection against various diseases, heat regulation etc.

They are esters of three fatty acid chains bonded to an alcohol known as glycerol. Fats are also known as triglycerides and they consist of long chains of carbon atoms. In the carbon chains of the fatty acids, there are either single bonds (-C-C-C-) or a combination of single and double bonds (-C-C=C-C). Fats that have only single bonds are said to be saturated and this kind is found mostly in animal fats. The ones that have one or more double bonds are unsaturated fats found commonly in plants and fish.

When there is only one double bond, the fatty acid is known as monounsaturated fatty acid. Where there is more than one double bond, it is referred to as polyunsaturated fatty acid.

The double bond of the unsaturated fat can be broken into two and each half of the bond made to take up an hydrogen atom. When this happens, all the bonds become single and the fat is said to be saturated. This is achieved by heating liquid vegetable oil to very high temperatures and pumping hydrogen atoms into it. The heat breaks the double bonds and hydrogen atoms pumped in get attached to the single bonds created.

This process is known as hydrogenation. The saturated fat thus produced, known as trans-fat and like all single bonded saturated fats, is solid at room temperature. Not only that, it has an extended shelf life, which is the intention of the manufacturer in the first place. However, saturated fats are dangerous to the consumer.



Types of Fats

From the above description, four types of fats can be identified and they are;

Monounsaturated fats

Polyunsaturated fats

Trans fat

Saturated fat.

Unsaturated (good) fat.

Unsaturated fats are either monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. The monounsaturated have only one double bond in the fatty acid chain, while the polyunsaturated has more than one double bond.

Sources of monounsaturated fatty acids:

Almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, peanuts, pecans, cashew nuts, avocados and olives.

Polyunsaturated fats

Sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids:

Walnuts (roasted), pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseed, sunflower seed.

Polyunsaturated fats are predominantly found in fresh cold water fish such as salmon, tuna, herring, sardines, mackerel and trout.

Omega 3 is the best known example of a polyunsaturated fat. There are three types that have been extensively studied which also play important roles in the health of human beings.

Eicosapentaenoic acid – EPA

Docosahexaenoic acid – DHA

These two are commonly found in cold water fish as listed above. Oysters also have some omega 3. Plant sources particularly rich in omega 3 are flaxseed, Brussels sprouts, walnut, spinach and parsley.

Alpha-linolenic acid – ALA is the third type of omega 3 fatty acid. Common sources of ALA are flaxseed, walnut and canola oil.

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is also converted to EPA and DHA in the body.



Saturated and trans fat

Saturated fats are fats that have single bonds connecting all the carbon atoms. In this kind of fat, there are no double bonds. The carbon atoms are bonded to other carbon atoms or hydrogen atoms by single bonds. The fat molecule is said to be saturated with hydrogen atoms. Saturated fats are characteristically solid at room temperature. Commonly, the word fat is used for fats that are solid at room temperature, while oils are reserved for fats that are liquid at room temperature. Most animal fats are solid at room temperature (they are saturated) and fats sourced from plants and fish oils are more often than not, liquid and these are the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. However, these all constitute the class of food referred to as lipids.

Sources of saturated fats

As I have mentioned earlier, saturated fatty acids are mainly from animal sources and this makes them solid fats at room temperature.

The sources of saturated fatty acids include;

Fatty portions of red meat, pork, chicken and turkey eaten with the skin, butter, dairy products such as whole milk, cheese, cream and fried and baked foods. Some prepared foods, for example, sausage, pizza and desserts are also high in saturated fatty acids. Researchers have found out that these products may be liable to increase the blood level of cholesterol.

Other sources are certain oils from plants like palm oil, kernel oil and coconut oil. These do not contain cholesterol.

Trans fats

The double bond in the unsaturated fatty acid can be broken into two halves and each half can become attached to hydrogen atoms making all the bonds single and saturated. This is achieved by heating liquid vegetable oils to very high temperatures and pumping hydrogen into it. The heat breaks the double bond making it available for hydrogen atoms to be attached to each single bond created.





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