LIPIDS

 

BLOOD LIPIDS

ANALYSIS IN THE SOBER STATE

To take blood as part of the preventive check-up, you appear in the ordination soberly. We all know that.

After about 8 hours of food abstinence, a steady state of blood lipids is established in the metabolism, which can be measured reliably. In the non-fasting form, these values ​​would be superimposed by the fats consumed at the last meal.

RESULT OF A CONVENTIONAL BLOOD LIPID ANALYSIS

The measured parameter is named in the 1st column.

The result can be read in the 2nd column.

The third column is the unit in which the measurement is given.

Finally, in the 4th column, there is the target or ideal value.

The values ​​outside the normal range can be seen from the bold lines.

In our example:

Triglycerides too high, HDL cholesterol too low, LDL cholesterol increased, index: LDL / HDL normal

What does that mean now?

TRIGLYCERIDES

As a rule, the measured triglyceride values ​​depend on our eating habits. With the triglyceride values ​​of 251 mg/dl measured above, there is a need to strive for a healthy diet with a restriction of saturated fats. At the equal time, it should be remembered that it will also be converted into fat if you overeat sugar. These fat reserves in the body mainly consist of the triglycerides above. In other words, our belly fat consists of precisely those triglycerides.

Triglycerides are so-called neutral fats. This means that they can be of both vegetable and animal origin. This, in turn, means that meat-eaters, vegans, and vegetarians can have increased values.

CHOLESTEROL

What is striking in the graphic shown is that no reference range is given for cholesterol. The reason is that the HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol subgroups are scored.

The human body needs cholesterol in many places, so assessing this total cholesterol makes little sense. (Read more about this in the article: Cholesterol-lowering drugs with interaction!

HDL CHOLESTEROL AND LDL CHOLESTEROL

One must turn to their role to understand the distinction between HDL and LDL cholesterol. Various tissues in the body require the cholesterol produced by the liver. Therefore it is sent through the bloodstream. Since cholesterol cannot dissolve like fat in the bloodstream, soluble in water, a transport vesicle is required. As transporters, the liver uses the LDL cholesterol. It is packed with very many molecules of cholesterol.

One could imagine a shopping cart called an LDL cholesterol bursting with LDL cholesterol. However, on its way to supplying the different tissues of the human body with this vital substance, our fully-loaded shopping trolley also loses valuable LDL cholesterol on all sides of its journey. Therefore, all body cells have "LDL tentacles" to pick up these shopping carts from the bloodstream.

In contrast, HDL cholesterol also has a transport capacity for cholesterol and free space. The unneeded cholesterol is transported back from the periphery to the liver with its help. It is logical that the liver, in particular, has numerous HDL tentacles on the surface. J

Speaking of "good" and "bad" cholesterol is wrong. Both transport routes are urgently needed. As everywhere, it depends on the relationship.

INDEX: LDL / HDL

After calculating the relationship between HDL and LDL cholesterol, one can say whether the transport routes for delivering and removing the cholesterol are balanced. In the present blood findings, this patient's value is 3.0 and thus within the norm.

THYROID ACTIVITY DETERMINES FAT METABOLISM

As a doctor, I naturally consider the thyroid gland's function when assessing blood lipid levels. In an underactive (hypothyroidism), there is a reduced metabolic rate, which can be reflected in an increase in the lipid parameters.

OTHER CAUSES OF INCREASED BLOOD LIPID LEVELS

The following drugs and diseases can negatively affect fat metabolism.

·        Cortisol

·        Diabetes mellitus

·        Birth control pills

·        Gout

DIET MEASURES

Like a prayer wheel, I repeat in practice that lots of fresh vegetables and enough fruit are healthy J!

As I explained earlier, excessive sugar and fat consumption increase triglyceride levels. Sugar is found in all sweets and sugared drinks and is hidden as carbohydrates in bread, pasta, dumplings, spaetzle, and rice. The triglycerides are abundant in pork and its products, such as salami, bacon, etc.

What is more important is which sources of fat to enjoy. First, linseed and hemp oil for daily salad preparation should be mentioned as fatty sea fish (salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel, etc.), seafood, and avocados.

Furthermore, nuts are rich in healthy fats. Pay attention to raw food quality. During the nutshell's industrial cracking, hot fat is poured over it, and the unsaturated fatty acids are broken down by the high temperature and are thus largely biologically worthless.

So, in a nutshell

·        GOOD: vegetables, fish, nuts

·        BAD: sugar, pork

OMEGA 3 FROM THE CAPSULE

Polyunsaturated omega-three fatty acids are particularly suitable. In particular, fish oil capsules. Dietary supplements cannot replace foods, but they can complement them. As easy, safe, and efficient, I recommend feeding over

·        Omega 3, 2 capsules per day with food

·        Omega 3 vegan

There's a can of Omega 3 on my table at home. So if you don't eat fish in one day, often, I take two capsules of these fish oil capsules called Omega 3.

There is now a fruitarian alternative to fish oil made from algae.

B-COMPLEX PERFORMANCE

The B vitamins are known to support nerves and the psyche. With the help of vitamin B3, cholesterol is further converted in the metabolism, which is also used to lower high cholesterol levels. The dosage

·        B-Complex Performance, one capsule per day

RED RICE

From the naturopathic kitchen, there is an alternative to pharmacological cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins):

Rice is fermented red by the special mushroom monascus purpurea. This creates monacolin K or lovastatin. This is one way of naturally lowering cholesterol. Fortunately, pharmaceutical manufacturers cannot apply for a patent because of this natural occurrence. Therefore, red rice is currently classified as a dietary supplement and can be freely sold. Also, the manufacturers of nutritional supplements can refine the red rice recipes with natural substances.

COENZYME Q10

There is already a valuable combination of cholesterol-lowering red rice, to which sufficient coenzyme Q10 is added. Most of my patients achieve good values ​​with this.