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 whats high cholesterol levels?

Cholesterol is a wax-like substance present in the blood. Cholesterol is important in the body for building healthy cells, but when you start to exceed the limit allowed here, the risk of heart disease or heart attack increases due to fat deposits inside blood vessels. Over time, the deposits grow and prevent blood flow in the arteries. It explodes and the person suffers a heart attack or stroke. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy foods, avoiding sugar and hardened oils and exercising may help us prevent high cholesterol.

What are the symptoms of high cholesterol levels ?

There are many symptoms that indicate the possibility of high cholesterol, but performing a laboratory analysis is important to ensure cholesterol levels in the body, doctors recommend a cholesterol test from the age of nine and it must be repeated every five years and every year for people over the age of 60. The most important symptoms are:

• Nails are curved, yellowish in color, and rough to the touch
• The appearance of purple or red lines under the nails may be an indication of high  cholesterol levels
• Discoloration of the foot, where spots appear, and this sign is a danger indicator of high  cholesterol levels
• The appearance of a rash with smooth blisters
• In some cases, yellow or orange waxy growths appear on the eyelids or on the palm lines and are not painful.
• The skin may turn blue due to reduced blood flow from the normal level due to blockage of the arteries.

cause high cholesterol levels

• Lack of physical activity helps lower the good cholesterol in the body
• Smoking also leads to a decrease in the level of high-density lipoprotein
• Excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages lowers the good cholesterol
• eating an unhealthy diet
• The chance of high cholesterol levels increases to an unhealthy level over the age of forty, as the liver's efficiency in getting rid of harmful cholesterol increases.

 Prevention of high levels of bad cholesterol

• Coping with stress and life problems
• Avoid smoking and alcoholic beverages as much as possible
• Make sure to exercise as much as possible every day
• Stay away from sugar, hydrogenated oils and trans fats which are harmful to health
• Avoid eating fast foods because they contain a high amount of saturated fat and sodium
• Sitting a lot increases the chance of high cholesterol
• Be sure to eat dietary fiber between meals, as it is important in lowering the level of harmful cholesterol by slowing down the absorption of fats in the body.
• Be sure to increase your intake of omega-3 found in fish, especially salmon, avocados and nuts
• Adding some spices to foods such as turmeric, ginger and coriander contributes to lowering harmful cholesterol in the blood

And at the end of the article, we will have learned about the causes of high cholesterol levels and its symptoms and how to prevent it, and we will have learned that one of the strongest methods of prevention is to follow a healthy diet away from hydrogenated oils, trans fats, and vegetable shortening, and to reduce the consumption of fast food as much as possible, in addition to exercising daily, avoiding sitting for long periods and examinations Monitoring the levels of bad cholesterol promotes prevention and we must remember well that prevention is better than cure.