More Than Cholesterol Affects The Heart

Heart disease is at an all-time high and most people think it’s because of their cholesterol. The spotlight has certainly been put on cholesterol and cholesterol lowering drugs – statins. While these drugs can lower low-density lipoproteins (LDL, otherwise known as bad cholesterol), that is not the end of the story when it comes to cholesterol and heart disease. Unbeknownst to many, people with normal cholesterol can have a heart attack. It happens all the time. While their cholesterol may be normal, their stress may be extremely high, causing coronary artery spasms.

In addition to coronary artery spasms, there are other factors that can influence heart disease. Most people do not know that there are two different sizes of LDL cholesterol, and the two different types mean two different things. One type of LDL is large and soft, and it passes right through the arteries without much of an issue. The other type is small and hard, and this type of LDL cholesterol is known to get stuck very easily within the coronary arteries

You can’t control the type of cholesterol your body produces, it is hereditary. Yet you can affect what happens to your type of cholesterol once it is produced. Adopting healthy lifestyle habits such as keeping your weight down, eating a healthy, low glycemic diet, exercising on a regular basis, and keeping your stress levels down can decrease your chances of heart disease.









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