What Is Cholesterol?

T here are many articles online as to what cholesterol is, but in this article I will give you the core information without being too technical.

Before I finish this article, I will also share with you a health secret that can remove the bad LDL cholesterol from your arteries, emulsify triglycerides and drammatically improve your heart health and venous structure.

The cost of this health secret, a medicinal herb, is readily available to you in your area. First, though, let's talk about what cholesterol is.

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that occurs naturally in all parts of the body. Since cholesterol is essential for life, it is primarily synthesized within the body.

Cholesterol is the principal sterol synthesized by animals. It is a "lipidic," waxy steroid found in the cell membranes and transported in the blood plasma (the liquid part of your blood).

It is synthesized in the intestines, sexual organs and the adrenal glands, but typically one-fourth of the body's daily cholesterol production happens in the liver. In the liver, cholesterol is converted to bile and then stored in the gallbladder.

Cholesterol is actually an essential component of mammalian cell membranes as it is required to establish proper membrane permeability, which is why it is synthezied in the body. Within cells, cholesterol is the precursor molecule in several biochemical pathways.

Cholesterol is classified as a sterol -- an important classification of organic molecules in the body. There are two types of sterols, zoosterols, which are animal sterols and pyhtosterols, which are plant sterols. As mentioned, your body needs some cholesterol to perform various physiological functions. However, it must be kept in balance. If you have too much, it can stick to the walls of your arteries.

This is plaque can narrow your arteries or even completely occlude or block them, thus increasing the risk of a stroke or heart attack. This progressive buildup of plaque is symptom free and can only be detected by a lipoprotein blood scan.

Moreove, this progressive build of cholesterol in the ateries is a precursor to atherosclerosis.

What is Cholesterol: More About Cholesterol

There are a lot of misconceptions about cholesterol. One of them is that it is in the blood. Cholesterol is actually insoluble in blood. Cholesterol is only slightly soluble in water. It can dissolve and travel in the water-based bloodstream (the plasma) at exceedingly small concentrations.

Since cholesterol is insoluble in blood, it is transported in the circulatory system within lipoproteins. With cholesterol, there are essentially two types, LDL (low-density lipoproteins) and HDL (high-density lipoproteins).

The "bad" cholesterol is the LDL, the good, the HDL. The higher concentrations of LDL in your blood, or blood plasma to be exact, the greater your risk of heart disease and atherosclerosis.

Generally speaking, your risk of heart disease increases as you get older. Also, clinical studies validate the premise that hereditary factors may be involved as well. If members of your family have high cholesterol, you may have a predisposition toward it as well. 

If you eat a lot of fatty foods such as cheese, meat, specifically red meat, shrimp, and dairy products, the likelihood of high cholesterol is greater. Lastly, if you are overweight, you definitely have a greater risk of high cholesterol than those who don't.

How Can I Lower My Cholesterol? What's Your Secret?

You can lower your cholesterol by exercise and eating better. You know that but it's worth saying again. Eat more fruits, vegetables and grains. You also may choose to take medication to lower your cholesterol.

Personally, I wouldn't do that for I've discovered a health secret, a medicinal herb that does the following:

• Strengthens and nourishes the heart and entire cardiovascular system instantly upon imbibing
• Emulsifies triglycerides and bad LDL cholesterol from off arterial walls
• And a whole host of other incredible health benefits

What is this "magic" herb? How expensive is it? The herb is cayenne pepper. Cayenne pepper sells for anywhere from $1.67 a pound to $23 a pound depending on where you get it, the Scoville heat units (a measure of how hot it is), the quality of the pepper and amount of the built-in profit margin.

It's inexpensive and remarkable. Cayenne pepper, drunk 1 to 3 times a day, (3 times a day if you have heart problems), will restore your heart health and lower cholesterol in your system.

Cayenne pepper, or capsicum, as it's sometimes known as, is utterly amazing. It works. Don't believe me? No problem. Do your own research and thinking. I welcome that.

Now you know one of the greatest health secrets in the world.

Yours in health,
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