Know and Manage Your Cholesterol Levels

Knowlege and Control of Your Cholesterol is Vital to Your Health.. and Relates to Weight

Joe Leech, Pittsburgh, Pa.

How's the health looking these days? Do you have any clue what your health chart would even look like? I actually had the pleasure of seeing mine. It was interesting to say the least. You see, I was getting a new insurance plan. So of course the company had someone sent to my home in order to draw blood and assess my health situation. The cool thing about this is they give you the results and you get to see how your overall health is looking. I mean it's an entire rundown of things. Anything from your cholesterol level, to your heart rate, to your iron. This is certainly an ideal way to see where you stand, health-wise. I was stoked to see that my cholesterol level was higher than normal. That's not too good! It was in an acceptable, but high, range and I was told I should have a follow up appointment with my doctor. I'm also in the higher than desired weight category, so this did not really surprise me. You can tell with weight, but it's never simple to tell just by looking at someone.  However, that darn high cholesterol is something that just sneaks up on you.

Do you have high cholesterol? Okay, the fact of the matter is, you probably don't know unless you've had it checked out. By the way, this is not a bad idea. You can never be too careful about your cholesterol level. As we all know, high cholesterol can certainly affect your heart and overall condition. If you do have high cholesterol, there are certain things you can do to bring it down. For example, what are you eating on a regular basis? It's imperative to know what you're consuming and how much fat and cholesterol is involved. The last thing you want is clogged arteries. A variety of products such as potato chips, cheese, and ice cream are all high in cholesterol. Although many of us love these foods to death, they can be harmful to our health. This is why it's mandatory to consume these foods in moderation. It's a great way to avoid high cholesterol. In addition, the drug companies are constantly coming up with new ideas regarding high cholesterol. If you've spoken with your family doctor about high cholesterol lately, then you surely know there are a few innovative drugs on the market that have been proven to lower cholesterol. This may be exactly what you're looking for to deal with your high cholesterol. If you are in need of more information concerning high cholesterol, it is wise to hop on the Internet. The World-Wide-Web offers a deluge of data regarding virtually anything you desire. Get online now and become aware of the dangers that go with having high cholesterol.

Now much of what I've just written is common knowledge. Before I go any farther, I'll tell you I have some very firm feelings about the medical and pharmaceutical industries. If you are a "Rush Limbaugh" listener, you've heard it said many times: "Follow the Money Trail"  and the big money is in the medical pharmaceutical industry. People don't manufacture drugs just for altruistic reasons. If there wasn't a healthy profit in this, there'd not be that many.  As to the medical profession, a very large majority of physicans treat symptoms and problems rather than deal with causes.  High cholesterol is one of those areas.

There's no doubt that Lipitor is one of the comercially most successful drugs on the market today. It works for most people, and my own doctor said he'd either take it himself or prescribe it for a family member if the need was there.  He might.  My doctor wanted to start me on this product.. but I have this thing about taking drugs.  You should too. Just because some guy in a white coat that went to college umteen years tells you  to take this or that, or you see a TV commercial, "Ask Your Doctor...."  you need to get all the information, including if you have any alternative options. Maybe things that work on the causes and not treating the symptoms.

Get a package insert. Read and study. Maybe only 2% of all people (in this case, taking Lipitor) have liver failure. If there's an option, and you only have one liver, would you want to take that risk?  It's funny, maybe only 2% of the people who play the Lottery know they will ever  be a big winner.. yet they play because they know there's a chance. But if the same odds were there but the prize was a fatal one, would you still "play"?

The fact is that there ARE alternatives to many prescription drugs... but they are much lower cost and because of the money trail, you don't get the intensive study and double blind tests, etc that drives the conventional pharmaceutical industry.. so for very sound economic reasons, you just don't hear about them.  They are "out there" and available.. but you again have to do your research. There's as many "whacko" firms peddling pills and cures as there are good ones.  The good news is that there are legitimate specialst naturalists and even some very knowledgable chiropractors.  DO YOUR RESEARCH before you pop your first pill.

In the case of Cholesterol, a product generally known as Policosanol is effective.. and does not have the side effects. No, I will not pretend to tell you what to take. The whole point here is that there ARE alternatives and you owe it to yourself to know the risks and to do the research.  I did, and without LIPITOR, my cholesterol is under control.

Joe

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