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| decision when it comes down to YOUR health and | | | | · Smoking. Cigarette smoking damages the walls |
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| fat-like substance is an important component of cell | | | | · High blood pressure. Increased pressure on |
| membranes and a building block in the formation of | | | | your artery walls damages your arteries, which can |
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| extra - and it's up to no good. | | | | LDL cholesterol and low HDL cholesterol. High blood |
| When there's too much cholesterol in your blood, you | | | | sugar also damages the lining of your arteries. |
| may develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. | | | | · Family history of heart disease. If a parent or |
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| increases the risk of a heart attack. Decreased blood | | | | Lifestyle changes are the first line of defense against |
| flow to your brain can cause a stroke. | | | | high cholesterol. To promote healthy cholesterol |
| But there's good news. High blood cholesterol | | | | levels, lose excess weight, eat healthy foods avoid |
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| dairy products. Eighty-percent of the cholesterol in | | | | to overcome them. |
| your body is produced in your liver, and the | | | | Regular exercise can help improve your cholesterol |
| remainder comes from foods like meats, eggs and | | | | levels. With your doctor's OK, work up to 30 to 60 |
| dairy products. Saturated fats and transfats can raise | | | | minutes of exercise a day. Take a brisk daily walk. |
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| healthy heart. | | | | If you smoke, stop. Quitting can improve your HDL |
| While some cholesterol is needed for good health, | | | | cholesterol level. And the benefits don't end there. |
| too much cholesterol in your blood can raise your risk | | | | Just 20 minutes after quitting, your blood pressure |
| of having a heart attack or stroke. The extra | | | | decreases. Within 24 hours, your risk of a heart |
| cholesterol in your blood may be stored in your | | | | attack decreases. Within one year, your risk of heart |
| arteries (blood vessels) and cause them to narrow. | | | | disease is half that of a smoker's. Within 15 years, |
| (This is called atherosclerosis). Large deposits of | | | | your risk of heart disease is similar to that of |
| cholesterol can completely block an artery, so the | | | | someone who's never smoked. |