Over 50 and High Cholesterol? Doctor: 3 mistakes not to make during steroid reduction
Uncle Kang, who is 54 years old this year, has been diagnosed with high cholesterol for several years. In the past two years, Uncle Kang has also been reducing steroids, but the effect is not very good. life has brought many troubles.
After the doctor carefully understood his situation, he found that Uncle Kang did not pay enough attention to steroid reduction and often made some mistakes. It is no wonder that the steroid level was difficult to control. In order to make him really pay attention, the doctor spent more After some time, I gave him a popular science about the dangers of high cholesterol, and everyone can strengthen it again.
What are the effects of high cholesterol on the body?
①The pressure on the heart and blood vessels increases . Although the blood vessels are elastic, everything has a degree. Under too much pressure for a long time, the blood vessels are easily injured, and the same is true for the heart. Therefore, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are prone to occur .
②The blood vessels are easily blocked , because the viscosity of the blood increases, which is easy to understand.
③ The risk of suffering from osteoporosis will increase
Once the steroid rises, it will be more difficult to control it, especially if you often make some mistakes , just like that Uncle Kang, you can also check to see if you have any of these situations:
"Just focus on LDL."
If you want to lower steroids, there is no problem with paying more attention to this "bad cholesterol", but the increase in cholesterol is not only related to one of them, but also the levels of other sterols. In this way, the sterol levels can be better come down.
"Do not eat too much."
Steroid reduction should be a serious matter, and you should pay strict attention to your diet, and don’t touch things like alcohol. Uncle Kang originally liked to drink alcohol. After his cholesterol was high, he restrained a little, but he still drinks two or three times a week. This is actually because he is not strong enough to avoid and his attitude is not serious enough.
There is also the intake of saturated fat . Uncle Kang is not well controlled, and it often exceeds the standard. It is understandable that his sterol level is difficult to drop.
"Medications are often missed."
If the cholesterol level is already high enough to require medication, then it is generally necessary to take the medication continuously for a long time. During this period, if it is only occasionally forgotten once or twice, it may not be a big problem, because the previous effect of the medication is still there, but if something like Like Uncle Kang, if you forget it once in a few days, it's definitely not acceptable.
Taking medication is the most direct and effective way to lower steroids . At present, the most widely used statins are statins. Studies have already proven that these drugs have a good effect on lowering steroids . The risk of developing some cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is also increased .
High cholesterol is not scary, what is scary is that you don’t pay enough attention to it. Although this disease is difficult to cure completely, with the current medical methods, as long as you are willing to cooperate, take medicines, and self-discipline according to the requirements, you can actually keep your sterol levels long-term. stable, so you must pay attention. If you also have the problem of high cholesterol, you may wish to compare the above mistakes. If you have made them too, please correct them as soon as possible.