A certain amount of cholesterol is needed by the body, since it is the main material for building the membrane of each cell. Vitamin D, on which mineral metabolism depends bone tissue, and many the most important hormones are synthesized in the body from Also, lipids are extremely important for the formation of nerve fibers, which means that our memory, intelligence and thinking depend on them.

Why is high cholesterol dangerous?

Often a person receives with food large quantity fats than necessary. An excess of lipids is directly related to the development of vascular atherosclerosis, the manifestations of which are:

• Hypertonic disease
• Ischemic heart disease and angina pectoris - "pain in"
• Intermittent chromate - sharp pains in the calves of the legs that occur when walking

As a result, it can lead to the following formidable complications:

• Ischemic stroke of the brain and transient disorders of cerebral circulation
• An aortic aneurysm is an enlargement of the thoracic or abdominal aorta (the large vessel organism), which can lead to its rupture and fatal bleeding

Insufficiently mobile lifestyle, regular stress and smoking, hereditary predisposition - these factors lead to damage to the heart and blood vessels even at a young age. Not all of them are easy to influence, but checking and lowering cholesterol levels is a fairly simple task.

When is it necessary to donate blood for cholesterol? What is a normal cholesterol level?

Regular cholesterol checks are recommended for all men over 40 and women over 50. More early age– if there are risk factors, especially smoking, or atherosclerotic lesions of cardio-vascular system from close relatives.

The main analysis for checking cholesterol is a lipid profile. It will not only show the level of total cholesterol, but will also make it possible to determine the ratio of low (LDL) and high (HDL) density lipoproteins. "Good" is cholesterol associated with high-density lipoproteins (transport proteins), "bad" - associated with low-density lipoproteins and as part of triglycerides. It depends on some biochemical features of cholesterol transport.

Normal lipid profiles look like this:

• total cholesterol<5,2 ммоль/л
• Triglycerides<2,3 ммоль/л
• LDL<3 ммоль/л и <1,8 ммоль/л при сопутствующем сахарном диабете
• HDL >1.5 mmol/l
• Atherogenic coefficient<4

The limits of the norm may vary slightly in different laboratories, depending on the methods and reagents used.

Can you lower cholesterol without medication?

The first mandatory step in treatment is a change in dietary habits and lifestyle. A decrease in the diet of animal fats containing saturated fatty acids and simple carbohydrates, which, when consumed in excess, also turn into cholesterol, will help normalize the lipid profile. "Useful" cholesterol in the form of unsaturated fatty acids is found in fish and vegetable oils, and cereal products are rich in complex carbohydrates. Fresh fruits and containing a large amount of antioxidants will additionally protect against atherosclerosis.

It is important to understand that only the joint work of the doctor and the patient leads to the desired results.

When is it necessary to lower cholesterol with the use of drugs?

If cholesterol levels remain high despite diet and exercise, cholesterol-lowering medications come to the rescue. Also, their reception is absolutely indicated for everyone who already has diseases of the cardiovascular system associated with atherosclerosis.

Groups of cholesterol-lowering drugs, their comparative characteristics

Cholesterol-lowering drugs are called “lipid-lowering drugs” in the medical literature, that is, they reduce the level of fats - lipids.
There are the following types of lipid-lowering drugs:

• Statins
• Bile acid sequestrants
• A nicotinic acid
• Fibrates
• Monoclonal antibodies to IgG2

Statins

Due to the high efficiency, proven in many large international studies, and affordable prices (from 200 rubles), they are the drug of choice for lowering cholesterol.

Statins inhibit the most important enzyme at the stage of cholesterol synthesis, thereby reducing its production by the liver, promote the capture of "harmful" low-density lipoproteins from the bloodstream and their destruction by liver cells.

They are active even in the treatment of familial hereditary hypercholesterolemias, which usually do not respond well to drugs. They are a means of preventing strokes and heart attacks in the presence of atherosclerotic heart disease and.

The effect of taking the drugs develops after about two weeks, reaching a maximum severity after one month and maintaining it throughout the treatment. On average, statins lead to a 15-20% reduction in cholesterol levels.

The dangers of statins are greatly exaggerated. Side effects are rare - about 2%. The most common of these are gastrointestinal discomfort, pain and bloating in the abdomen, and constipation.

Regular monitoring of liver enzymes helps prevent liver damage associated with statins. Statins should be avoided in the presence of known chronic liver disease.

Individual intolerance is possible, all allergy sufferers should be careful when taking each new drug. Reception is completely contraindicated during pregnancy and.

Statins are easy to use: dosage forms are available, which can be adjusted according to need and taken one tablet once a day.

List of the main representatives of statins:

• Atorvastatin
• Rosuvastatin
• Simvastatin
• Lovastatin
• Pitavastatin
• Pravastatin
• Fluvastatin
• Cerivastatin

All these are the names of active substances, for each of which there are about a dozen trade names. Depending on the manufacturer, drugs may differ in price. The pharmacy should name the active substance that was prescribed by the attending physician. After that, the brand name of the drug can be chosen independently.

Long-term use of statins, as prescribed by your doctor, can prevent serious complications, and thus prolong an active, healthy life.

Fibrates

Fibrates affect the deep links of lipid metabolism, acting at the level of the cell nucleus and genes. In the future, activation of specific enzymes that break down lipids occurs.

Fibrates significantly lower triglyceride levels, which is why they are often prescribed to patients with hereditary lipid metabolism disorders. Total cholesterol is reduced by 15%, HDL is increased by 20%.

Main drugs:

• Fenofibrate
• Gemfibrozil
• Bezafibrate
• Ciprofibrate

Side effects of fibrates include indigestion (5%) and (less commonly) muscle pain, elevated liver enzymes, and gallstone formation.

The price of fibrates is comparable to the cost of statins. However, in terms of reducing the risk of cardiovascular complications, they are less effective than statins.

A nicotinic acid

Nicotinic acid is a vitamin PP that is involved in many important processes in the body and is not related to cigarette nicotine in any way.
It has a complex effect on fat metabolism, normalizes the ratio of lipids. Reduces the breakdown of lipids in adipose tissue, preventing them from entering the bloodstream. Increases the level of "good" cholesterol. Reduces the rate of creation of cholesterol and LDL.

In addition, nicotinic acid normalizes microcirculation and dilates blood vessels, including blood vessels.

Possible redness of the skin, burning sensation and heat. Dizziness and pressure drop - with the rapid introduction of the drug intravenously. Other side effects appear only with uncontrolled intake of large doses. The required dosage and duration should be selected by a specialist. Limit intake during pregnancy and lactation. The drug is most often used together with statins.

Cholesterol binding inhibitors

The representative of this group is Orlistat.

The drug not only reduces the overall, but also allows you to lose a couple of kilograms of excess weight, as they prevent the absorption of fats in the intestine by inhibiting lipase enzymes.

Orlistat reduces central adiposity (waist circumference), which is much more important than overall weight loss. It is abdominal fat deposits that contribute to lipid metabolism disorders and insulin resistance.

However, it should be remembered that, like all medicines, Orlistat should be taken under the supervision of a physician due to the possibility of side effects.

Regular checks of liver and kidney function are required due to the risk of developing liver and kidney failure and cholestasis. The incidence of complications is low, but their occurrence requires an immediate response. Use during pregnancy is contraindicated.

It is used if the increase in cholesterol is due to overweight. Often used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes in addition to metformin. The price of orlistat ranges from 500 to 2000 per pack.

Bile acid sequestrants

Cholesterol can circulate in the body for a long time. In the liver, it is converted into bile acids, which enter the intestinal lumen with bile, and then are absorbed back. So the body tries to protect itself from the loss of cholesterol.

Preparations of this group bind bile acids, preventing their reabsorption, and contribute to the removal of excess.
On average, they reduce cholesterol and LDL by 20%.

Bile acid sequestrants act exclusively locally, and therefore do not have systemic undesirable effects. Side effects from the digestive system can be avoided if you increase the dosage slowly to the required.

In addition, these drugs interfere with the absorption of other drugs, so they must be taken 4 hours in advance or 1 hour after taking other drugs.

The first sequestrant drugs were cholestyramine and colestipol.

At the moment, a new representative has appeared - colesevelam, which is better tolerated and interacts less with other drugs. Kolesevelam can be used in combination with statins.

• Monoclonal antibodies of the IgG2 class (not registered in Russia)
• Evolocumab
• Alirocumab

They represent the newest generation of drugs. They bind to special protease enzymes that normally destroy LDL receptors on the surface of liver cells. As a result of the inhibition of enzymatic activity, the number of receptors increases and the content of LDL decreases in.

The effectiveness of drugs can only be compared with their astronomical cost. The maximum reduction in LDL when taking these drugs reaches 70%.

Currently, it is not possible to purchase these drugs in Russia, even with the necessary amount of money, but Evolocumab is available as part of clinical trials. If your attending physician offers such an opportunity, you should agree.

While watching the video, you will learn about cholesterol.

The drug has already been tested and registered in the US and Europe, so there are practically no risks of participation in such studies.

Quite a few people are concerned excess cholesterol. Most of them believe that cholesterol only rises when a person eats food that directly contains a large amount of cholesterol, but this is not true!

A large amount of this substance, namely 70%, is synthesized by the body on its own, and only 30% come from outside.

What is cholesterol?

• Cholesterol is a fatty substance which is found in almost all living organisms on the planet. Cholesterol is produced by the liver, and in such an amount that is necessary for the full functioning of the body, so it does not make sense to additionally receive it with food.
• If a person's diet is balanced, then on average per day, an additional 300-500 mg of cholesterol enters the body, and the same amount is produced in the body itself by the synthesis process. Already in the intestines, cholesterol molecules are released from the products and penetrate into the blood.
• It can also penetrate tissues., under the guise of peculiar protein-lipid compounds - lipoproteins, which include protein apoproteins, cholesterol and triglycerides. If there are a lot of triglycerides in the blood, then this composition has a very low density, respectively, when the amount of lipoproteins is insufficient, then the complex has an increased density.
  • low density lipoproteins, undergo synthesis in the liver and turn into high-density lipoproteins, rich in cholesterol molecules, which contain up to two-thirds of the total composition of blood plasma. These substances transport cholesterol in the blood vessels and are one of the signs of atherosclerosis. With a minimum content of low density lipoproteins, the lower the risk of the formation of atherosclerotic plaques in the blood vessels.
  • contain less cholesterol, they are responsible for the reverse transport of cholesterol from the vessels to other lipoproteins, or directly to the liver, which, in turn, removes them from the body along with bile.

Causes of high cholesterol

The amount of cholesterol in the blood is affected by both hereditary and acquired pathologies. A person can inherit some genes from their parents that promote cholesterol synthesis. This phenomenon does not indicate a mandatory increase in cholesterol, its amount can be either high or low. Such pathologies lead to the development of cardiovascular diseases.

If we talk about acquired pathologies, then this includes:

1. Lifestyle also affects the amount of cholesterol. Frequent consumption of fatty foods, as well as bakery products, which include vegetable fats and margarine, significantly increase the rate of cholesterol.
2. Bad habits, smoking, alcoholism, soft drugs, as well as hobbies such as hookah or electronic cigarettes can be attributed to active cholesterol production.
3. Sedentary lifestyle leads rather not to the active production of cholesterol, but to its accumulation.

Symptoms of high cholesterol

Many people wonder - how to lower cholesterol without pills? Naturally, this is possible, but in cases where an increased cholesterol rate is just the first symptom.

A long-term increase in the norm in a chronic disease is very difficult to cure with folk remedies, so they are used as concomitant treatment:

• Linden from cholesterol. The recipe involves the use of dried lime blossom. They, oddly enough, are taken dry, and not steamed. A small amount of color is ground in a blender or coffee grinder to a powder state. One teaspoon should be eaten with a glass of water 20 minutes before meals, three times a day.
• Garlic. Prepare garlic tincture. To do this, chop 350 grams of peeled garlic, place in a glass bowl and pour 300 ml of medical alcohol. Remove the infusion in a dark and cool place (but not in the refrigerator) for 10 days. Take a teaspoon three times a day.
• Jaundice. According to Bolotov's recipe, 50 grams of dried jaundice herb must be poured with three liters of boiled water. 100 grams of sugar are stirred in water and infused for 14 days. The resulting fermentation is drunk in half a glass once a day, half an hour before meals.
• Propolis. Its use will help lower cholesterol levels. Propolis tincture 4%, mixed with water (2-3 drops) and drunk twice a day.
• Rowan red. It removes bad cholesterol from the body. Several rowan berries are poured with boiling water and insisted for two hours. The resulting infusion is drunk in one gulp.

To date, the cause of many diseases, including those threatening with a fatal outcome, are not some deadly infections, but the consequences of an improper lifestyle. So, one of the troubles of our time is high cholesterol, which often leads to heart attacks and strokes. Let's talk about ways to normalize this indicator.

How to lower blood cholesterol

Before considering ways to solve this problem, you need to understand what an increased indicator of this substance means. The norm of cholesterol (another name is cholesterol) varies depending on age and gender. The indicator is higher for the body of men, but also increases in women after 50 years. For timely detection of excess of the norm, doctors recommend that all people after reaching the age of 20 every 5 years take an analysis to determine the amount of cholesterol in the blood. If the patient is already at risk, this study should be carried out several times a year.

If in the human body the total concentration of a substance is equal to or exceeds 5.2 mmol / l, it is considered that he has high cholesterol and you need to donate blood for a detailed study - a lipid profile. Such an analysis determines the ratio of cholesterol fractions - lipoproteins of different densities: VLDL, LDL and HDL. The results of this study show how much "bad" cholesterol is in the blood, which settles on the walls of blood vessels and leads to atherosclerosis, and how much "good" cholesterol, which removes cholesterol plaques, and then is oxidized in the liver and excreted by the body.

To bring the test results back to normal, the first task is to restore the correct balance in the ratio of "bad" and "good" cholesterol. It must be understood that a set of measures will be required to normalize the level of this organic compound, and only the use of tablets without changing the way of life will not bring the desired result. A patient who has such health disorders needs:

• normalize weight;
• adhere to a healthy diet, reduce the consumption of sweets;
• be physically active;
• minimize the effects of stress.

Cholesterol-lowering drugs

To effectively deal with such a disease, doctors use several groups of drugs that are available in the form of tablets and in other forms. Let's look at a brief description of these drugs, and then we'll talk in detail about the most effective medicines.

Statins

These cholesterol-lowering drugs are the most commonly prescribed because they quickly help get rid of cholesterol. Also, statins reduce the risks for blood vessels and the heart, sometimes this is the only way to prevent such dangerous ailments as a heart attack or stroke. These cholesterol pills work by blocking a liver enzyme that stimulates the production of this substance. Only a doctor should prescribe them based on the examination of the patient and compatibility with other drugs. There are four generations of statins in this group of anticholesterol agents.

Fibrates

Such medications affect lipid metabolism in the body, reducing the synthesis of fats. These pills also effectively increase the level of "good" HDL. Fibrates at the gene level alter the transport of cholesterol. Their positive effect on vascular tone was noted, and these substances also have an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect. The main representatives of fibrates are clofibrate, bezafibrate, gemfibrozil and fenofibrate. Often in the prescriptions of doctors there are Traykor tablets containing fenofibrate - the newest and most effective drug in this group.

dietary supplements

Adding such beneficial drugs to the diet is an alternative or addition to cholesterol pills. In fact, in dietary supplements, those substances from food products that naturally normalize the ratio of lipoproteins in the body are collected in an effective concentration. So, if a person does not eat enough plant foods, you can use fiber tablets in addition to the diet, which will slow down the absorption of cholesterol in the intestines.

One of the most famous drugs, which are classified as dietary supplements and whose action is aimed at clearing the vessels of cholesterol plaques, is capsules of omega-3 unsaturated fatty acid. This product, derived from fish oil, is able to lower the level of triglycerides, which are necessary for the formation of "bad" cholesterol. This acid is good for the cardiovascular system: it thins the blood, which reduces the risk of blood clots.

How to lower cholesterol at home

Special diet and traditional medicine recipes are remedies that can be combined with cholesterol pills for faster results. The first treatment for a person diagnosed with such a disorder should be food. In the diet, it is necessary to increase the content of plant products and remove alcohol, fatty, smoked, salty foods from it. You need to load yourself with moderate physical activity. It is important to pay attention to the development of stress resistance, to ensure proper rest for the body, and not to forget about consultations with a doctor.

Video

If a person has high cholesterol, it means that clots can form in the blood. They attach to the arterial walls and interfere with normal blood circulation. Thus, blood clots are formed that can completely block the lumen of the vessel. All this significantly threatens human life, so it is very important to keep cholesterol levels under control. Since this is not easy to do, this level is often elevated. How to lower cholesterol in the blood? This can be done in several ways, although in order to use them, you should consult your doctor.

Medicines

The ideal drug that can reduce the amount of cholesterol has not yet been invented, although scientists are trying to achieve this goal. There are several groups of drugs that help to do this at least partially, but they have both positive and negative sides. Let's look at a few examples.

Folk recipes

Flaxseed to lower cholesterol.
You can lower the level of bad cholesterol with the help of flaxseed (read the contraindications), which is sold in pharmacies. Always add it to the food you eat. You can grind it first in a coffee grinder. The pressure will not jump, the heart will become calmer, and at the same time the work of the gastrointestinal tract will improve. All this will happen gradually. Of course, the food should be healthy.

Healing powder.
Buy linden flowers at the pharmacy. Grind them in a coffee grinder. Take 1 teaspoon of powder 3 times daily. Course 1 month. This will lower your blood cholesterol, remove toxins from the body and at the same time lose weight. Some have lost 4 kg. Improved health and appearance.

Dandelion roots for atherosclerosis to remove excess cholesterol from the body in the blood.
Dry powder of crushed dry roots is used for atherosclerosis to remove excess cholesterol from the body and remove harmful substances. Enough 1 tsp. powder before each meal, and after 6 months there is an improvement. There are no contraindications.

Kvass from jaundice to remove "bad" cholesterol.
Kvass recipe (by Bolotov). Put 50 g of dry crushed jaundice grass into a gauze bag, attach a small weight to it and pour 3 liters of cooled boiled water. Add 1 tbsp. granulated sugar and 1 tsp. sour cream. Put in a warm place, stir daily. After two weeks, kvass is ready. Drink a healing potion of 0.5 tbsp. three times a day for 30 min. before meals. Each time, add the missing amount of water from 1 tsp to the vessel with kvass. Sahara. Already after a month's course of treatment, you can take tests and make sure that "bad" cholesterol has decreased significantly. Memory improves, tearfulness and resentment disappear, noise in the head disappears, pressure gradually stabilizes. Of course, during treatment it is desirable to reduce the consumption of animal fats. Preference is given to raw vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, cereals, vegetable oils.

Propolis for removing "bad" cholesterol.
To cleanse the blood vessels of cholesterol, it is necessary to use 7 drops of 4% propolis tincture dissolved in 30 ml of water 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment is 4 months.

Beans will lower cholesterol.
Cholesterol levels can be lowered without problems!
It is necessary in the evening to pour half a glass of beans or peas with water and leave overnight. In the morning, drain the water, replace it with fresh water, add baking soda to the tip of a teaspoon (so that gas formation does not occur in the intestines), cook until cooked and eat this amount in two doses. The course of lowering cholesterol should last three weeks. If you eat at least 100 g of beans per day, then the cholesterol content is reduced by 10% during this time.

Alfalfa will remove "bad" cholesterol.
One hundred percent remedy for high cholesterol is the leaves of alfalfa. Treat with fresh herbs. Grow at home and, as soon as sprouts appear, cut them off and eat. You can squeeze the juice and drink 2 tbsp. 3 times a day. The course of treatment is a month. Alfalfa is very rich in minerals and vitamins. It can also help with diseases such as arthritis, brittle nails and hair, osteoporosis. When your cholesterol levels are normal in all respects, follow a diet and eat only wholesome foods.

Eggplants, juices and mountain ash will lower cholesterol.
Eat eggplants as often as possible, add them to salads raw, after holding them in salt water to remove bitterness.
In the morning drink tomato and carrot juices (alternate).
Eat 5 fresh red rowan berries 3-4 times a day. Course - 4 days, break - 10 days, then repeat the course 2 more times. This procedure is best carried out at the beginning of winter, when the frosts are already “hitting” the berries.

Blue cyanosis roots will lower cholesterol.
1 tbsp cyanosis blue roots pour 300 ml of water, bring to a boil and cook under the lid over low heat for half an hour, cool, strain. Drink 1 tbsp. 3-4 times a day two hours after meals and always again before bedtime. Course - 3 weeks. This decoction has a strong sedative, anti-stress effect, lowers blood pressure, lowers cholesterol, normalizes sleep and even soothes a debilitating cough.

Celery will lower cholesterol and cleanse blood vessels.
Cut the celery stalks in any quantity and dip them in boiling water for a couple of minutes. Then take them out, sprinkle with sesame seeds, lightly salt and sprinkle with a little sugar, add sunflower or olive oil to taste. It turns out a very tasty and satisfying dish, absolutely light. They can have dinner, breakfast and just eat at any time. One condition - as often as possible. True, if your blood pressure is low, then celery is contraindicated.

Licorice will bring out bad cholesterol.
2 tbsp crushed licorice roots pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, boil over low heat for 10 minutes, strain. Take 1/3 tbsp. decoction 4 times a day after meals for 2 - 3 weeks. Then take a break for a month, and repeat the treatment. During this time, cholesterol will return to normal!

A tincture of Japanese Sophora fruit and white mistletoe herb very effectively cleanses blood vessels from cholesterol.
Grind 100 g of sophora fruits and mistletoe grass, pour 1 liter of vodka, insist in a dark place for three weeks, strain. Drink 1 tsp. three times a day half an hour before meals, until the tincture is over. It improves cerebral circulation, treats hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, reduces the fragility of capillaries (especially cerebral vessels), cleanses blood vessels. White mistletoe tincture with Japanese Sophora very carefully cleans the vessels, preventing their blockage. Mistletoe removes inorganic deposits (heavy metal salts, slags, radionuclides), sophora - organic (cholesterol).

Golden mustache (callisia fragrant) will lower cholesterol.
To prepare an infusion of a golden mustache, a sheet 20 cm long is cut, 1 liter of boiling water is poured and wrapped, insisted for 24 hours. The infusion is stored at room temperature in a dark place. Take an infusion of 1 tbsp. l. before meals 3 times a day for three months. Then check your blood. Cholesterol, even from high numbers, will drop to normal. This infusion also reduces blood sugar, dissolves cysts on the kidneys, and normalizes liver tests. Miracle, not a plant!

Potentilla white removes excess cholesterol.
50 g of rhizomes with Potentilla roots cut into 0.5-1 cm and pour 0.5 liters of vodka. Leave for two weeks at room temperature in a dark place, shaking every other day. Without filtering, drink 25 drops from 2 tbsp. water three times a day 20 minutes before meals for a month. Then take a ten-day break. When the tincture is over, add 250 ml of vodka to the bottle and drink the tincture again after two weeks, but already 50 drops. After 3 courses of treatment, you will feel 10-15 years younger. Forget about headaches, fluctuating pressure, tinnitus, angina pectoris, problems with the thyroid gland, the composition of the blood and the condition of the blood vessels will improve, and cholesterol will decrease.

To reduce the absorption of cholesterol, you can use such collections of medicinal herbs.

• Hawthorn flowers, horsetail, mistletoe grass, periwinkle leaves 15 g each, yarrow grass - 30 g.
• Arnica flowers - 4 g, yarrow herb - 20 g, St. John's wort - 20 g.
• 1 st. pour a spoonful of collection with a glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes. Drink sips throughout the day. The course of treatment is 1.5 months with a break of 1-2 months.
• Put a few cloves of garlic in 1 cup of boiling water. Leave for 30 minutes, take 20 drops 2-3 times a day.
• It is very useful to take a quarter cup of redcurrant juice 30 minutes before meals.
• For the prevention of atherosclerosis, the inhalation of essential oils of juniper, mint, lavender, cumin, yarrow, basil helps.
• Rosehip fill 2/3 half-liter jar, pour vodka, insist in a dark place for 2 weeks, shaking daily. Start taking the tincture with 5 drops and increase the medicinal dose by 5 drops every day (bring up to 100 drops). And then gradually reduce the number of drops to the original 5.
• With atherosclerosis, tincture of hawthorn flowers will help: put 4 tbsp. spoons of crushed hawthorn flowers, insist in a dark place at room temperature, periodically shaking the contents of the jar. After 10 days, the tincture is ready. Take 3 times a day before meals, 1 teaspoon, diluted with water.

Oslinnik biennial with cholesterolemia
Powder of seeds of the biennial primrose take 1 tsp. 2-3 times a day before meals with water. For the prevention of cholesterolemia, take 1/2 tsp. ground primrose seeds 1 time per day.

Fruits lower cholesterol.
To lower blood cholesterol levels and prevent cerebral vascular sclerosis, eat at least one kiwi fruit and grapefruit per week (along with a white fleshy film).

Blackberries for cholesterol
Take 1 tbsp. dry leaves of blackberry forest crushed pour 1 tbsp. steep boiling water, insist, wrapped, 40 minutes, strain. Take 1/3 cup 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals.

A mixture with lemon will cleanse the blood vessels and remove lower cholesterol in the blood
If your tests showed elevated level cholesterol in the blood, you can try to drink a medicinal mixture for two months, for which you need 250 g of lemon, horseradish root and garlic. Twist the lemon together with the peel in a meat grinder, then chop the peeled horseradish root and garlic on it. Add the same volume of cool boiled water to the resulting mixture and refrigerate. Leave for a day to infuse. Three times a day, half an hour before meals, take one tablespoon of the mixture at bedtime, seizing it with one teaspoon of honey. This is a very effective recipe for cleansing blood vessels, but it must be remembered that it is contraindicated in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Let's see what folk recipes are that allow you to deal with high cholesterol levels in the blood.

We figured out a little about how to lower cholesterol folk remedies. At the same time, regularity and control over one’s condition is important, because such recipes can affect human health in different ways.

No one will argue with the fact that nutrition plays a very important role in the issue that we are discussing. It is very important to reduce fat. Reduce your intake of sources of saturated fat, such as meat, cheese, and oils, as much as possible. These products are best replaced with poultry, fish and low-fat dairy products.

Even better, eat more legumes. Not only are they nutritious, they are also very healthy and inexpensive. They contain pectin, which surrounds cholesterol and removes it from the body. By the way, pectin is found in fruits, so you need to eat more of them.

In addition to food, you need to think about one more thing. The fact is that the so-called “good cholesterol” plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis and other negative phenomena, because it interferes with the formation of plaques. Its decrease adversely affects the state of health. Therefore, it is very important to raise the level of such good cholesterol and lower the level of bad. This can be done by exercising, which can clear the blood of a large supply of fat. If lipids do not linger in the vessels, they will not have time to settle on their walls. By the way, it is running that helps to quickly reduce the level of fat that comes with food.

You can simply keep your body in good shape with the help of physical labor, gymnastics, dancing and so on. Elderly people and those who already have heart and vascular diseases can and even should walk for at least forty minutes every day. Such a walk will help reduce the risk of death from a heart attack or stroke by fifty percent. Although it should be borne in mind that such walks speed up the pulse. It is important to ensure that the pulse does not increase by more than fifteen beats in one minute, so the load should be moderate and should not reduce the level of good cholesterol.

Of course, with regard to how to lower blood cholesterol, do not forget that it is important to get rid of such bad habits as smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. Let's understand that a healthy lifestyle can prolong it and make its quality much better!