The results of the General Check Up (GCU) PT.PIM employees, in 2004, shows that the ± 52% of employees have the level of cholesterol in the blood rises / height (normal cholesterol; <200 mg / dl). This indicates that the potential occurrence of CHD is also very wide open, especially given the ± 80% of employees are aged over 40 years, where durability and function of the body has begun to decline. These conditions should receive serious attention by all elements of the company, either by section dealing with employee health and human resources alone, so we found the problem solvingnya.
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a material / substance is shaped like a fatty, waxy contained in animal cells including human cells. He was taken into the body by lipoproteins are called high density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) cholesterol is often called "good" cholesterol and Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol that was held by "evil", because if the level higher in blood, this is what triggered the emergence of atherosclerosis (narrowing of blood vessels) due to thickening of the arteries due to cholesterol and fat that settles on the inner wall of the artery. precipitate or fatty deposits are called plaque (plaque). These plaques narrow the blood flow and because of its sticky, will draw drops of blood, causing clots or clot. Artherosclerosis plaque may enlarge and harden and impede blood flow to give the supply to the heart muscles. Eventually, blood clots in the arteries that had narrowed it closes kesebagian heart muscle blood flow and can cause heart attacks.
The body itself is in dire need cholesterol to build and repair cells, produce acid (acidic) bile by the gallbladder that helps absorb fat in the diet and to produce hormones.
What to do?
To overcome / reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood are high, keep in mind the following things:
Diet
A diet that regularly taking into account the intake of food sources high in fat, both on the source of carbohydrate, animal protein, vegetable protein and oil sources, then it should be avoided. As for the sources of carbohydrate should be avoided; pastries made with cheese, full cream milk, chocolate candy. Animal protein sources are: egg yolks, shellfish, shrimp, crab, brains, tripe, kidneys, liver, heart. Vegetable protein sources are all foods should be eaten. The oil resources that have to be careful is; fat from animals, butter (butter), coconut milk, coconut oil. For sources of vitamins, all vegetables and fruits may be consumed.
Sports
Every one of us to exercise the body gets hot, because there was an increase metabolism (burning) in the body. Which of course burned food or existing reserves in the body. In the body fuel reserves consist of carbohydrate (carb), fat and protein. Regular exercise with a frequency of 3 times a week is recommended for example, walking / exercise physical fitness with the tempo / duration ± 1 hour workout. With practice is expected in addition to an increase in metabolism will also increase blood circulation, so that the transport of LDL cholesterol out of the network is increasing as well. With so is expected to be overweight (over weight, obesity) may also be lowered.
Drugs
Although lifestyle changes is important in determining your cholesterol levels, but it is not the only factor. There are some people that their hearts produce excessive cholesterol. Although a good diet and enough exercise will help, without the use of medication cholesterol levels may not be fully normalized. Using the cholesterol-lowering drugs does not mean that you fail and abandon your efforts. By continuing to train and eat right, you will use the lowest possible dose. In fact, through a study published in the journal of the American Medical Association, the group that depend on drugs alone, only 50% could reach the ideal cholesterol. On the other hand, groups that combine proper diet with cholesterol-lowering drug use accurately, 80% of them can reach their cholesterol.