The Benefits Of Having A Good Level Of HDL Cholesterol

HDL cholesterol is the combination of the protein and lipids and it is used to transport the lipids in the blood. The ldl cholesterol is transported in the liver from the tissue so that the bile can get rid of it. HDL cholesterol is considered a good cholesterol and a person has to have it in good quantity to make sure that he has less chance of getting coronary artery problem. An increase of 1mg/dl reduces the chances of getting the coronary heart disease up to 4%. Up to now, there are not yet any guidelines on how to treat the people with Low HDL, however what they have to do is to try to increase the HDL cholesterol level. The men should have more to that 35mg/mg and more than 45 mg/dl with women. If there is a story of coronary diseases in the family, the man has to increase the HDL mg/dl to 45 and a woman to 55 mg/dl.

When someone wants to increase the HDL cholesterol in his system, he has to begin by changing his life style. Regular exercising, losing excessive weight, stopping cigarette smoking will help in increasing the HDL cholesterol. Small amount of alcohol every day also will help in increasing the cholesterol level. However, if the life change does not increase the level of the HDL, then the person can begin to take the medicines such as nicotinic, estrogen and gemfibrozil, if the case is severe, then statin drug is used.

 If the HDL cholesterol level is low, it means that the blood vessels are not being cleaned in the required way. Regardless of the levels of the bad cholesterol, the HDL should always be high, and the higher the levels of the HDL, the better it is.

The level of the cholesterol in the blood, depends on the type of the fats taken in not the amount of the fats someone is eating. This is why it is better to use good fats instead of bad fats.

Here are some of goodness of good fats, the monounsaturated is used to lower the LDL cholesterol and to increase the HCL cholesterol. The polyunsaturated fats are used to fight off inflammation and triglycerides. The saturated fats increase the level of the cholesterol in the blood and the trans fats increase the level of LDL cholesterol while it lowers the HDL cholesterol. To make sure that you are taking only good fat, you have to keep in mind the following. Do not take the products that have no list of their sources of omega 3. Do not use any fortified foods, such as eggs, milk, and margarine, even if they claim to have enough omega 3 fatty, it is in low level. You have also to make sure that the products you take are mercury free in pharmaceutical grade. Supplements with a high EPA concentration are the better one.