High cholesterol for youngster - Easy way to save yourself from that

What is cholesterol ?

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in all cells of the body. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods. Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs. Cholesterol also is found in some of the foods you eat.

Risk associated with cholesterol

1. High blood cholesterol will make a chance of getting coronary heart disease/coronary artery disease.

2. High Cholesterol Causes Heart Attack.

3. High Cholesterol Causes Stroke.

4. Can cause Chest pain as arteries that supply your heart with blood (coronary arteries) are affected.

What can cause high cholesterol?

1. Poor diet. Consuming saturated fat, found in animal products, and trans fats, found in some commercially baked cookies and crackers

2. Obesity. Having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater puts you at risk of high cholesterol.

3. Lack of exercise. Exercise boost your body's HDL, or "good" cholesterol while increasing the size of the particles that make up your LDL, or "bad," cholesterol, which makes it less harmful.

4. Smoking. Cigarette smoking damages the walls of your blood vessels, making them likely to accumulate fatty deposits.

5. Diabetes. High blood sugar contributes to higher LDL cholesterol and lower HDL cholesterol.

How to control cholesterol

1. STOP eating foods full of saturated fats, trans fats, and dietary cholesterol.

Saturated fat foods include  butter, red meat, full-fat and low-fat dairy products, palm oil, and coconut oil.

Start using Omega-3-rich fish, such as salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel, and trout. select very-low-sodium or no-salt-added canned fish if using tin fish. Clams, oysters, mussels, scallops also good.

2. Eat a lot more fiber-rich foods

This include oats, oat bran, barley, peas, yams, sweet potatoes , legumes or beans, such as pinto beans, black beans, garbanzo beans, and peas.Vegetables such as carrots, Brussels sprouts, beets, okra, and eggplant. Fruit such as berries, passion fruit, oranges, pears, apricots, nectarines, and apples also good.

3. Walk daily 30 minutes

4. Take plant sterol supplements

Note: High cholesterol typically doesn't cause any symptoms. A blood test is the only way to know if your cholesterol is too high. So it is always advisable to have a blood test every 6 months

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Healthy Diet,Regular check up and Best time to eat

To have healthier is not a big deal. People who starts 30 should take care some basic and simple steps.

Food habits

Have more fruits and vegetables.
Start using brown rice instead of white rice.
Start using wheat pasta/tortilla/Chapathi.
Use lean proteins like poultry, fish, beans, and legumes.
Reduce processed foods, sugar, salt, saturated fat and butter.

Exercise

It you are able to spend 30 minutes of walking daily, it will really helps.

Regular check up on

1. Blood pressure
2. Blood sugar test
3. Cholesterol
4. Blood hemoglobin
5. Complete blood count
6. Routine Urine examination

Best time to eat

Breakfast
Ideal time: 7-8 am
Don't have it later than: 10 am
Must remember: Eat within 30 mins of waking up

Lunch
Ideal time: 12:30-2 pm
Don't have it later than: 4 pm
Must remember: An ideal time gap between breakfast and lunch is 4 hrs

Dinner
Ideal time: 6-9 pm
Don't have it later than: 10 pm
Must remember: The meal should be at least 3 hrs before you sleep

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Difficulty in emptying the bowels? Use Olive oil for constipation - Home remedies

Constipation is caused by many reason. The first and the foremost reason would be lack of regular exercise,less water consumption by individual or by low-fiber diet. When the bowel is present in our intestine for longtime, the colon will start absorbing the water from present in it which makes the bowel movement difficult.Why olive oil is considered a healthy fat as it contains monounsaturated fats which will improve cardiovascular health. With the consumption of olive oil makes the gallbladder to release more bile, which helps to digest the fat in the food fast and easily. Bile also maintains the moisture of the stool, which will free the difficulty and pain during bowel movement. Some key points to note are olive oil strengthens the mucus lining of the colon. It stimulates the muscle contraction of large intestine to make it easy for the stools to pass. Olive oil is rich in vitamin E and K, antioxidants, omega 3 and 6 fatty acids which help to boost the health of digestive tract.

How to use Olive oil

• Consume 1 tablespoon of olive oil on an empty stomach in the morning and the same before going to bed as well for a week.

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• Warm milk with olive oil helps to loosen the hard stools.

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• Olive oil can be added to your morning coffee which acts as a laxative.

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• Add olive oil in any vegetables or fruits juice that are rich in fiber. 

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• Drink 1 tablespoon olive oil with 1 teaspoon lemon juice and drink before going to bed.

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• Drink 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a cup of yogurt and drink 2-3 times a day.

Side effects of using olive oil

1. Olive oil contains a lot of calories (120 calories in 1 tablespoon), there is a chance to put weight if used for longtime.
2. Over doses of olive oil can lead to diarrhea.
3. Regular usage of olive oil can decrease your sugar levels,People with diabetes should speak to their doctor before trying.
4. Never use olive oil for constipation in babies or newborns.

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Home Remedies - How to get pink beautiful lips by natural method ?

Pink and beautiful lips will make your smile pretty and attractive , that make your personality more impressive. Natural remedies give long lasting effect. It is without any side effects. If you wish to have pink and soft lips you can try these easily at home and they are cheap also.

Why lips need special care?

Lips are the only part of face that cant produce oil itself to moisturize it. So dryness and chapping occur easily and if you fail to treat it at right time it causes pigmentation and darkness. So you need to apply moisturizer and give special care to keep it pink and soft. Pink lips also is an indicator of good health. Here are the most effective ways to get pink soft lips.

Basic things you need are 

Exfoliation with lip scrubs make it soft

Exfoliation means removing dead cells from the lips that will make it soft and supple.It should be done at least 2 times a week.

How to do scrub

(a) Honey and  sugar lip scrub - Dip finger in a mixture made of one teaspoon of honey two teaspoon of sugar and one teaspoon of olive oil. Rub it on your lips in circular movements and leave it there for sometime then wipe off with damp cloth or cotton.

(b) Take a toothbrush with smooth bristle with a bit of toothpaste, remove the dead cells with gentle rubbing in circular movements on lip, and wash the lips.
Moisturization of the lips hydration external and internal 

Since lips cant produce oil itself it will become dry easily, dryness take away all its beauty. To avoid dryness you need to apply moisturizer. Dryness can lead to dark lips. Following are the best lip moisturizers. Well hydrated lip has juicy appearance,while dry lip appears dull.

(a) Apply glycerin on your lips before you go to bed at night. Glycerin help to keep the lip hydrated. It will prevent darkness.

(b) Adequately hydrate your body, drink 8-10 glass of water daily.

(c) Application of Vitamin E to the lip also keep it soft.

(d) Lip balm also help to maintain hydration. Avoid Petroleum containing Lip balms. It is better to use lip balm containing Natural Beeswax, Cadillac Wax, Almond Oil and Vitamin E,  glycerin.
Lightening agents-Remove the darkness and give pink colour to your lips.

(a) Lemon honey lip serum - Mix  equal amount of lemon juice and honey and coat it  on your lips, keep it for 1 hour and wipe off with soft wet cloth. Do it daily to remove the tan from lips. This lip serum can be kept in refrigerator and used for 1 week. 

(b) Take the slice of beetroot and rub gently on your lips.

(c) Almond oil application at bedtime lighten the lips.

(d) Cucumber juice if applied daily removes tan from your lips.
Protection from harmful things

(a) Avoid lip products that are cheap and allergic

(b) Avoid excessive sun exposure

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Foods that keep you young

Most beautiful phase of human life is youth. While you are young you will have fit body beautiful skin, and a healthy mind. It is the most energetic phase of life. Even then we don't realize its significance and value. We rapidly loss this phase due to wrong diet and lifestyle. If you want to prolong this you should follow healthy food habits.

Experience the change, your food can cause magic. There are several foods that prevent ageing. To avoid fat accumulation eat low calorie foods. Do not eat up to a level that your stomach is completely filled.

1. Antioxidants - Food that contain antioxidants are the strongest anti ageing agents. Fruits that are dark colored and vegetables are rich in antioxidants. Consume vegetables and fruits of different color. Examples are apple, orange, papaya, beetroot, grapes, mango, capsicum. This food habit is called rainbow food.Weekly fruits and vegetables of 3 different colors are advised.

2. Vitamin C - Vitamin C rich foods help to prevent pigmentation of skin. Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C. Drink lime juice daily. Eat a gooseberry daily.

3. Daily drink at least 8 glass of water. Body should be adequately hydrated.

4. Green tea - Green tea is a rich source of antioxidants. If you drink it daily, it will increase the antioxidants level in the blood. Green tea is more effective if it is mixed with a teaspoon of lemon juice.

5. Garlic improve the immunity of the body. Can be consumed with or food or can be chewed.

6. Red wine helps to prevent ageing. It enhance the absorption of food. Daily consumption of grape wine 15 ml will give good result.

7.Include nuts(almond, cashew nut, ground nuts ) in daily menu. Consume one spoon (30 gm) of nuts daily. This will keep the skin tight by maintaining the collagen level.

8. Broccoli the magic food prevent ageing. This will give you good mood.

9. Wheatgerm in whole wheat Prevent ageing of skin.

10. As the salads and soups are poor in protein, to get adequate protein consume skimmed milk,low fat meat, soya beans and fish.

11. To protect your heart omega 3 fatty acids are essential. Include omega 3 rich foods mackerel, sardines and tuna twice weekly.

12. Avoid white poison that is sugar, trans fatty acid example vanaspathy, oily foods and sauce.

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Most effective ways to strengthen your bone

Osteoporosis is one of the most disabling problem in elderly, especially in females. In osteoporosis there is weakness of bone strength. Inorder to escape from osteoporosis you should take care of your bones from childhood itself. 

Following tips will help you to strengthen your bone.

1. Growing phase of bone is up to 21 years, you should consume foods with maximum calcium content this phase. Here are some foods that are rich in calcium.

(a) Milk and milk products.

(b) Green leafy vegetables.

(c) Foods with high vitamin C will help in calcium absorption.

(d) Orange.

(e) Gooseberry.

2. Consumption of foods that's rich in calcium is better than consuming calcium supplements, take calcium supplements if prescribed by doctor and ensure balanced diet.

3. For strong and healthy bones regular physical exercise is essential. Walking and swimming are best for bone strengthening.

4. Give more attention in bone strengthening from 30 years onward.

5. In females postmenopausal osteoporosis is common, estrogen replacement help to reduce it. Hormone replacement therapy contains phytoestrogen, which functions as estrogen in the body.

6. Reduce the salt intake, excessive salt causes weakening of bone strength.

7. Avoid excess sugar, carbonated drinks and coffee. The phosphoric acid in them cause loss of calcium through urine.

8. Avoid physical activities that create over burden to bones after 45 years.

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