Can homeopathy help you bring down high cholesterol?

What is cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a fatty or waxy substance found in our blood and helps our body perform normal functioning.

The ideal level of cholesterol present in our blood should be less than 200mg/dl. When our blood crosses this level, we say it's high cholesterol.

There are no solid symptoms of high cholesterol unless it gets deposited in the blood vessels. If cholesterol gets into your arteries, the lumen tends to get narrowed and stiff, leading to Arteriosclerosis.

This makes it challenging for the body to supply blood to other organs, which results in numerous health complications.

When the carotid arteries that supply blood to the heart get narrow, it may result in shortness of breath along with chest pain.

The complete blockage of these arteries may lead to a heart attack. Similarly, if the blood supply to the brain gets blocked, it will lead to memory loss and paralytic symptoms. Homeopathic remedies for high cholesterol can help you bring your cholesterol levels back to normal.

Homeopathic remedies can also help dissolve any deposits of cholesterol near the arterial walls. These remedies are produced using all-natural substances, which do not have any side effects.

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Causes of high cholesterol

Cholesterol tends to get attached to proteins and is carried throughout your body via the blood. The mixture of protein and cholesterol is known as a lipoprotein. There are two different types of cholesterol based on the type of lipoprotein, which are:

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

High-density lipoprotein is a healthier form of cholesterol that takes all the extra cholesterol and transports it back to your liver.

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)

The other type of cholesterol is low-density lipoprotein which is a harmful type of cholesterol and spreads throughout the body. They are made in the walls of arteries which makes the walls narrow and hard.

Symptoms of high cholesterol

In most cases, high cholesterol does not show significant symptoms, which is why you must detect it using a blood report.

Since numerous factors are associated with high cholesterol, you need to get it checked whenever required. These risk factors include:

• Obesity
• larger waist circumference
• Poor diet
• lack of exercise
• Diabetes
• Smoking

You need to keep these factors in check if you wish to have normal cholesterol levels.

Prevention is often better than cure.

As is rightly said, prevention is better than cure, which is why you need to take appropriate measures to keep your cholesterol levels in check.

Besides consulting a doctor, you can take the following steps to prevent your cholesterol levels from rising:

• Get rid of obesity
• Exercise for 30 minutes every day
• Eat a low salt diet like fruits, whole grains, and vegetables
• Use garlic and olive oil
• Avoid eggs and beef
• Quit smoking
• Limit the intake of animal fats

As long as you keep these factors in check, you can be sure that you will not have to deal with high cholesterol levels in the long run.

Francine Kanter, CCH, RsHom(NA), is Board Certified by the Council for Homeopathic Certification of North America, and has over 15 years of experience. She is also a member of NASH, North American Society of Homeopaths.