What to do if you upgraded atherogenic factor?

Healthy lifestyle - the best way to reduce the level of harmful cholesterol in the blood and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. It is not enough to give up smoking or to start doing sports: in the human body, everything is interconnected, and measures for the prevention of atherosclerosis must be comprehensive.

Healthy Weight .  If you are overweight, you need to get rid of it, and the sooner - the better; people with normal weight need to take action to maintain it .  Start with an objective look at your diet and lifestyle in general .  How do you eat? How often do you eat foods that contain empty calories - candy, fast food, chips, and so on? How much do you eat fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, cereals? Have you have in front of TV or computer, staring at the screen, and not noticing that you are on your plate? We must strive to ensure that your diet were only useful products; empty calories, you can treat yourself to only occasionally - for example, on holidays, but they should not be part of your daily menu .  In addition, during the meal need to think only about food .  Cover the table - even if you dine alone, turn off the TV, and focus on the sense of taste .  This allows you to get real pleasure from food and, in addition, eat less .

Healthy food. Eliminate from your diet trans fats and limit intake of simple carbohydrates and saturated fats. Every day, eat foods that contain monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts, seeds), complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber (grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes) and omega-3 (fish, flax seeds).

Exercise at least four times a week. No matter, there you are overweight or not, physical activity helps to reduce atherogenic factor. One training session should last at least half an hour, but gradually their duration should be increased. If you have serious health problems, consult your doctor to help you choose the safest form of exercise.

Get rid of bad habits. Barely 20 minutes after a person has smoked cigarettes significantly reduced blood pressure. Within 24 hours, carried out without the tobacco begins to decrease risk of heart attack. Fifteen years after quitting the risk of heart disease will be the same as those who never smoked. In addition, it is recommended to give up alcohol or reduce its consumption to a minimum.

Analysis of blood atherogenic factor

During the days before donating blood for analysis, patients should not drink alcoholic beverages. Regarding the food in this period the opinions of experts disagree: some believe that the patients prior to analysis should eat as usual - then the result will be the most objective and others recommend for 24 hours do not eat fatty foods. The patient should inform the doctor if he is taking any medications, and if he has a chronic illness.

The dangerous high atherogenic factor?

People atherogenic ratio is greater than the norm, increasing the likelihood of developing atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis - a chronic disease of the arteries   - Disorders in which the walls of arteries formed plaques arteries become less elastic, their lumen narrows. This can result in the following diseases:

• Coronary artery disease Heart disease and heart attacks: that every woman should know . Complications of the disease could be angina Angina: When the heart needs help , heart failure Heart failure - when the heart is unable to cope with the work   or a heart attack;
• Aortic Aneurysm;
• Peripheral arterial disease.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)

These drugs prevent the production of a hormone called angiotensin II, by blocking the production of angiotensin converting enzyme, which performs a variety of functions.

The body has several ways to control blood pressure, but among them there are two main elements. One of them - is resistance of the blood vessels. When blood vessels constrict, the resistance increases, and when expanded (as their walls, respectively, relax), it is reduced. Provided that the circulatory system always moves the same volume of liquid, the higher the resistance vessels, the higher is the blood pressure. The second of these elements - the volume of blood which the heart ejects each stroke in the vessels. Human blood pressure is dependent on these two factors, ACE inhibitors affect both factors. They constrict blood vessels and affect the resorption of fluid (which determines the volume of blood).

ACE inhibitors include drugs such as benazepril hydrochloride, captopril, enalapril maleate, fosinopril sodium, lisinopril, moexipril, perindopril, ramipril, trandolapril.

Some of the possible side effects of ACE inhibitors - skin rash, decreased sensitivity to tastes, chronic dry cough Dry cough - whether to worry about it? In rare cases - liver damage.

Angiotensin 2 receptor blockers (ARBs)

Angiotensin 2 receptor blockers (ARBs) block the activity of angiotensin 2 - substances under the influence of which the blood vessels are narrowed. To have such an effect, angiotensin receptor should connect. ARB blocking these receptors, preventing vasoconstriction. For drugs in this class include, for example, candesartan, irbesartan, telmisartan, valsartan.

In rare cases, receiving ARBs can cause serious side effects such as kidney failure Kidney failure - when treatment is vital , Liver failure, severe allergic reactions, reduction of white blood cells, swelling.

ARBs should not be taken during pregnancy. These drugs can cause severe malformation of the fetus and even death. If you become pregnant during treatment, stop taking the drug and contact your doctor immediately.

Calcium channel blockers

Our heart is composed mainly of the specific muscle cells, which contract, forcing blood into the arteries. Such cells also exist in the walls of blood vessels. When they contract, the arteries are narrowed, and the pressure inside the vessel increases. For these reductions the cells requires calcium, which comes into them through thin channels. Calcium channel blockers reduce the amount of calcium flowing into the cells, and thereby dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure.

In the group of calcium channel blockers include amlodipine besylate, bepridil hydrochloride, diltiazem, felodipine, isradipine, nicardipine, nifedipine, nisoldipine.

Some calcium channel blockers may interact with the substances contained in grapefruit, juices of these fruits, and a variety of products based on them. If you are taking any of these drugs, and want to sit on the grapefruit diet or begin taking any supplements on the basis of a grapefruit, talk to your doctor.

Alpha-blockers or alpha blockers

These blockers relax the wall of certain muscle groups, thus maintaining normal blood pressure. Since they attack not only the muscles along the blood vessel, but also to other muscles, these drugs are also used in case of problems with urination in elderly people with a variety of diseases of the prostate.

Alpha-blockers include, for example, doxazosin mesylate, prazosin hydrochloride, terazosin hydrochloride.

At the beginning of treatment in many patients after administration of alpha-blockers appear symptoms such as a dramatic drop in blood pressure, dizziness Dizziness - if the ground is slipping from under his feet   and sometimes fainting. For this reason the first dose is recommended to take before bedtime Dreams: how to understand our dreams . When the body gets used to the drug, these side effects disappear. Other possible side effects of beta-blockers - headaches, nausea, weakness, weight gain.