Unhealthy lifestyles have made the cholesterol as the enemy of man. Yet, these substances beneficial for the brain and liver, and neural networks that exist in the human body. In fact, cholesterol plays a role in the formation of sex hormones.

Hearing the word cholesterol, our minds most certainly directed to the disease of death such as heart disease, stroke, and so forth. Opinion is increasingly shaped by the many advertisements of food products which gives the lure of "free cholesterol".

Excessive exposure, suggesting that cholesterol is a great enemy to human health. Really dangerous cholesterol?

Judging from history, cholesterol does give a bad record for the medical world. In 1908, experts have found that guinea pigs that were fed meat, dairy fat, and eggs will experience excessive fatty deposits on the walls of the arteries (blood vessels).

This causes blood vessels become narrower, known as atherosclerosis. The process lasts very long and is the forerunner of stroke and heart attack. In 1913, several experts to formulate that the deposition of fat is cholesterol.

In 1916, Cornelius de Langen, a Dutch doctor who was working in Indonesia, found that the number of Indonesian indigenous people who suffer from heart disease is lower compared to Dutch people who lived in Indonesia.


He made the speculation that a low cholesterol content among the people of Indonesia caused a diet that contains more elements of plants, rather than Dutch people who prefer meat and other animal foods.
At the end of World War II, research experts in Scandinavia found that deaths from heart disease dropped dramatically during the war. This was due to lower consumption of meat, milk, and eggs.

Currently, the scientists found that people who suffer from heart disease, generally have higher cholesterol levels than healthy people.

One's diet affects cholesterol levels in the blood. Talk about your diet, amount and type of fat consumed did influence the size of our risk of heart disease.

Foods that contain saturated fats, either from animal meat and coconut oil, both of which will increase levels of cholesterol can cause fatty, especially in the heart. This is the forerunner of heart disease.

One way to reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body is to reduce the intake of bad fats, like trans fat and saturated fat, red meat, cheese, and high-fat milk.

As a substitute for red meat, you can eat white meat or lean meat. Such as chicken without the skin. You also can choose in which meat has less fat content. To reduce the fat content in meat, meat should be processed by steaming or made clear soup.

The American Heart Association recommends eating fish rich in omega-3 at least twice a week to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in people with high cholesterol.

Types of foods derived from vegetable, such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts, contains almost no cholesterol. That is why, vegetarians who do not eat meat, including poultry meat, usually have cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

We've often heard that excess cholesterol in the blood is one of the main factors of heart abnormalities. Cholesterol is too low was as dangerous.

Cholesterol is a type of lipid molecules in the bloodstream. Cholesterol is produced by the liver and is needed for metabolic processes. Cholesterol is beneficial to the formation of cell membranes, some specific hormones, and other necessary tissues.

Cholesterol levels in the blood of normal is less than 200 milligrams per dL, bad cholesterol (LDL) less than 130 mg / dL, HDL cholesterol of more than 45 mg / dL, and triglycerides less than 200 mg / dL.

Someone declared excess blood cholesterol levels or high cholesterol if the total cholesterol levels reached more than 240 mg / dL. Excess cholesterol can cause buildup of fats that clog arteries.

On the other hand, cholesterol is too low or less than 160 mg / dL was also not recommended because it is dangerous to health.

Research shows that pregnant women who had total cholesterol levels are too low at high risk of premature delivery. The number of total and LDL cholesterol is too low is also associated with depression, anxiety and cancer diseases.

Long practiced by ­Buddhists, mindfulness is now well established in the West and widely used by those seeking psychological or spiritual change in their lives. Advocates believe this meditational practice can help alleviate a variety of mental and physical conditions, including obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety. But what is mindfulness and how might we use it?

SEIZE THE MOMENT
Mindfulness is concerned with the present; with keeping your consciousness alive to the present moment. This may appear a simple task, but is harder than it sounds. Most of the time, our minds are taking us back into the past or into the imaginary future.

To help us to engage with the present moment, breath work is a great help, because unlike our mind, it is always present. So becoming aware of your breathing — in and out, in and out — is a wonderful start to becoming present.

Sperm quality in men is not only determined by the condition of the reproductive system, but also influenced by bone health. If you want to have sperm quality, make sure the framework of the body is always maintained his health.

A study at Columbia University showed that the healthy bone to produce more osteocalcin, a protein that make up the bones and teeth. Protein content is what will affect the fertility of male reproductive system.

In that study, men whose bones are not many produce osteocalcin tend to be less potent difficult to fertilize their partner. Conversely, if osteocalcin produced in the bone more and more, the quality of male sperm would increase so that more potent.

When investigated further, osteocalcin was associated with the production of the male sex hormone testosterone. High levels of osteocalcin which trigger the production of more testosterone, so men are capable of producing higher quality sperm.

The findings are then followed up with an experiment on male rats. When male rats were injected ostgeocalcin, testosterone production increases, which produced more sperm quality, and certainly more potent to inseminate female mice.

"The relationship between bone health with the reproductive system were observed only in men. We did not find similar effects in women and female rats," said the researcher, as quoted by Gerard Karsenty of Sify.com, Monday (02/21/2011).

This finding is quite interesting because the relationship between the bone with the reproductive system previously only focused on the function of the gonad gland, the gland that regulates male and female genitalia. The higher activity of the gonad gland, the more bone cells produced by the body.

Most men would not worry if the sperm is too weak, because the viscosity including indicators of sperm quality. But the sperm is thick also not always good, because if too thick it will be difficult to fertilize the egg.

Semen quality characteristics have somewhat thicker because it contains protein. The nature of the protein is easy to clot (coagulation) when involved in contact with air, so the level of consistency can be measured by the length of sperm clumping.

Normally sperm will clot within 20-30 minutes if left in the open air. Sperm that is too thin it may take longer to clot and is usually triggered by the number of sperm cells that are too small or there is infection in the urinary tract.

Still does not mean that rapid semen clot is always more potent or fertile than the more dilute. Sperm are too quick to clot alias too thick it difficult for sperm cells to swim toward the egg to be fertilized.

Quoted from WebMD on Thursday (17/02/2011), semen viscosity is rarely the sole cause of infertility in men. That is, sperm that are too thick really is not that affect the quality of sperm in relation to the ability to fertilize an egg.

But in many cases, sperm that are too thick are closely related to other conditions that reduce male fertility, such as prostatitis or prostate tract infection. Thickness of sperm is often used by urology doctors to detect the infection.

In these circumstances, the quality of sperm produced will generally decline. Moreover, the liquid becomes more viscous sperm, sperm cells must be diluted and then manually injected into the egg through artificial insemination if you want to have kids.

The male sperm cell production dwindle over time, allegedly due to increased pollution that contaminate food and the environment. The impact not only reduce fertility, but also increase the risk of cancer in men.

Research conducted by experts from the University of Turku in Finland showed that the number of male sperm cells began to decrease since the late 1970s. Only in 10 years, the average number of sperm produced by men has decreased by about 30 percent.

Research conducted in Finland that note, the number of sperm produced by men born in 1979-1981 was about 227 million / ml. Men born in 1982-1983 to produce 202 million sperm / ml, while the above was born in 1983 produced only 165 million / ml.

Although only performed in Finland, the results of this study is believed to be an indicator of male fertility in the world. The reason for this Finnish man considered the most 'manly' in terms of fertility, since sperm production average more than any other man in the world.

Besides observing that fewer sperm production, researchers also saw the risk of cancer in men who tended to increase. Compared to the group of men born in the era of the 1950s, testicular cancer is more common in men who were born after the 1980's.

A lot of myths circulating among the public about cholesterol. The lack of true understanding can lead to misinformation about cholesterol and symptoms. Therefore, it is important to straighten the myths that have long circulated in the community for cholesterol symptoms can be avoided with more careful and precise.

Myth: Eating goat meat will cause high cholesterol and hypertension. 
Fact: Not true. There is no evidence that goat meat has a higher fat content than any other red meat.

Myth: In people with high cholesterol, if diligent exercise and diet and body in a condition fit means good cholesterol. 

Fact: In addition to exercise and diet, there are other things that affect cholesterol levels, such as weight, smoking, family history, age, and gender. For cholesterol awake, it takes a healthy lifestyle and medication adherence.

Myth: High cholesterol and cardiovascular disease only problem man. 
Fact: Not true. Although before the menopause women produce estrogen which can reduce the risk of heart disease, but keep in mind other factors such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, heredity, and so forth.

Myth: Just avoid the meat, coconut milk, and organ meats, cholesterol must be normal. 
Fact: Not necessarily, because 80 percent of blood cholesterol is produced from within our own bodies. When metabolism is deteriorating, then the drug is needed in addition to a healthy lifestyle modification.

Most people already know that the bad things he did can lead to severe health conditions and lead to death. However, though still many people who still do it. If you always think positive, then everyone wants to live long and have a healthy body. But not a few people who actually plunged himself to die young by doing a bad habit.

Know there are some bad habits that can reduce a person for life expectancy or lead to premature death, namely smoking, especially if it starts from an early age, alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity at least less than two hours in a week and have a poor diet that is consume less fruit and vegetables but consume lots of fat or sugar.

Researchers from Norway have found that people who have behaviors that allow fatal triple die from heart disease or cancer.

"The pattern of life as it could increase four-fold risk of death by various causes and can make someone look 12 years older than his age," said Dr. Elisabeth Kvaavik, from the University of Oslo, as quoted by the LATimes, Monday (05/10/2010 .)

In addition, an unhealthy lifestyle cause a person to have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and various other health conditions that can trigger blood vessel disease.

Bad habits that persist can destroy a person's life, which can make it become unhealthy, losing a lot of money and cause of death at a young age.

To prevent this, there must be awareness of that person to want to change the pattern of his life for the better.

As quoted from eHow on Monday (5/10/2010) there are some things you can do to stop this bad habit, namely:

Eating fruits and vegetables is one recommendations for a healthy diet, but still many people who do not like to eat fruit or vegetables. Why eating fruits and vegetables important for the body? Here are some reasons why the fruit and vegetable important.

The National Cancer Institute recommends that every person eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. There are many reasons why fruit and vegetables is very important for body. As reported by the HSPH and FamilyEducation, Every person needs a lot of fruit and vegetable consumption Many studies have shown that fruits and vegetables is very important to obtain good health. In fact, the fruits and vegetables should be the basis of a healthy diet.

Every person, regardless of age, need to double the number of intake of fruit and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables protect the health. Fruits and vegetables are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fibers are important for the body.

Eating fruits and vegetables every day can bring benefits:
   1. Reducing the risk of heart disease
   2. Reducing the risk of hypertension
   3. Reducing the risk of type II diabetes
   4. Reducing cancer risk
   5. Digestive system launched
   6. A healthy vision system
   7. A healthy memory function
   8. Boost the immune system
   9. Bones and teeth healthy

Studies by scientists at the Women's College Research Institute and the University of Toronto, Canada, indicates that the use of nitroglycerin ointment has the potential to increase bone density and prevent osteoporosis.

An initial study provide hope for the availability of an effective and inexpensive treatment for bone disease or osteoporosis.

In the Journal of the American Medical Association reported the use of nitroglycerin ointment for two years in post-menopausal women a significant effect on increasing bone mineral density (BMD) and decrease bone resorption.

"Nitroglycerin can stimulate bone formation and prevent resorption. It can give an effect on bone density and structure," said researchers in a report.

Nitroglycerin has been previously used extensively as a vasodilator, a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels and help solve problems of the heart such as angina and chronic heart problems.


Sophie Jamal and his team tested the efficacy of nitroglycerin ointment improvement the bone mineral density in the lumbar spine, femoral neck and pelvis. In addition to using nitroglycerin, the researchers also use a placebo as a comparator.

Research shows, the quality of a man's health can be determined also by the levels of cholesterol in their blood. Those who are able to maintain stable levels of good cholesterol or HDL his relative has a long life.

According to researchers at the Boston study published the American Journal of Cardiology, the man who is able to reach the age of 85 years tend to have high HDL cholesterol levels while in their 60s. Men of his HDL highest risk of less than 28 percent died at age 85, compared with men with HDL levels was the lowest.

Dr. Nir Barzillai from the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, U.S., believes the results of this study add to evidence that cholesterol plays an important role in determining the quality of one's health.

"We must always remember that this is a relationship, and it does not mean having a high HDL can increase life expectancy," said Barzillai.

According to the American Heart Association, about 12 million people in the land of Uncle Sam suffering from heart disease and stroke by the year 2006. But the risk of heart problems can actually be lowered by maintaining HDL cholesterol levels remain high. HDL levels are low, less than 40 milligrams per deciliter (mg / dL) in blood, as long as it is also known to increase risk of heart disease.

According to nutritionist Joy Bouner, MS, RD, CDN, author of Your Inner Skinny, food containing cholesterol is not the only cause of rise in bad cholesterol or LDL in the blood. In fact, actual genetic factor which becomes the biggest factor in the formation of LDL. "It is the heart that affect how much cholesterol is produced by the body and unfortunately there are some people who produce genetically high cholesterol."

We would often hear the shrimp and egg yolk is food with high cholesterol content. Does this mean we should stop eating them for cholesterol in our blood can not jump?

American Heart Association recommends us to eat no more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day. And, sources of cholesterol are meat, dairy products, meat, poultry, shellfish, and egg yolks.

In people who are genetically sensitive to cholesterol when eating foods high in saturated fat, the levels of LDL in the blood will rise sharply. That's why we need an ideal dose of fat that enters the body for our hearts ldd produces fatigue in the blood. Lifestyle factors also affect the ease of the body to produce cholesterol.

American Heart Association recommends us to eat no more than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day. And, sources of cholesterol are meat, dairy products, meat, poultry, shellfish, and egg yolks.

Children and adolescents carrying a laptop is now a common sight. However, parents are advised to restrict the use of laptops in young people because it can affect the growth of muscles and their posture.
According to a study by a team from Boston University, revealed about 50 percent of the student laptop users often complain of pain after using the computer for an hour. Research carried out on 18 million students in 2008.

"Disturbances in the musculoskeletal system that occurs in childhood through young adulthood need to be a concern because of their posture and musculoskeletal system is still developing," said Karen Jacobs, lead researcher and therapist from Boston University.

As quoted by the Daily Mail, extracted from apples, oranges and bananas was found to reduce damage to neurons, sarah cells in the brain and spinal cord. The researchers also found that antioxidants contained in these three prevent toxins in neurons while you're experiencing stress.

Blessed are you who like to eat fruits. Recent research reveals that consume fruit regularly can make you avoid Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

"Apples are not peeled has a high antioxidant substances, only then oranges and bananas," said Professor Chang Y Lee, who led the research.

Research conducted by Professor Chang Y Lee was triggered by the number of questions about other benefits of apples, oranges and bananas. That's why he and his research team do some additional research.

"Many studies indicate that the brains of many Alzheimer's patients have increased pressure or stress. dysfunction that occurs is believed due to nerve degeneration in these patients. Our results suggest that fresh apples, bananas and oranges and other fruits may protect neuron cells. Fruit play an important role in reducing the neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, "concludes Professor Chang Y Lee.

Hypertension or high blood pressure is known to be a derived condition. As many as 9 out of 10 people who suffer from hypertension due to hereditary factors proved.

"About 90-95 percent or 9 out of 10 patients with hypertension due to hereditary factors, so it means a reduced talent already there," said Prof. Dr. Dr. Jose Roesma, SpPD-KGH in the event of The 5th Scientific Meeting on Hypertension 2011 in the Ritz Charlton Hotel, Jakarta Saturday (02/26/2011).

Professor Jose said this talent could be from parents, uncle, grandfather, grandmother or aunt and will appear or if the situation develops and supports the surrounding environment. Because these transcription factors can not be avoided, then this environment to be maintained for example maintain weight, not eating too much salt and exercise so as not to become hypertensive.

"Hypertension is usually silent or do not have symptoms that appear, sometimes after 5-10 years feels new or existing complications," said Prof. Jose.

An estimated 76 percent of cases of hypertension in the community that have not been diagnosed, in this case one does not know that he suffered from hypertension. This is because hypertension does not show any symptoms or complaints so often referred to as the silent killer.

The high prevalence of hypertension allegedly closely associated with lifestyle, stress levels, eating patterns, especially in terms of salt consumption and physical inactivity. Based on 2007 data Riskesdas known almost a quarter (24.5 percent) of Indonesia's population aged over 10 years of eating a salty meal times or more each day.

Our health is our biggest asset - more than even happiness, at times. 

Specially for the student like me.. So, do take best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning. 

This is few tips from the expert about everyday check list for our own health:

• Reduce the amount of coffee or tea you consume
• Do not eat bread which has only JUST been toasted
• Keep your distance from hand phone chargers
• Drink more water in the morning, less at night
• Do not drink coffee twice a day
• Reduce the amount of oily food you consume
• Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning
• Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm
• Do not take alcohol more than one glass/cup/serving a day
• Do not take pills with cool water
• Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping
• Getting less than 8 hours of sleep affects your health
• People used to napping will not get old easily
• If you can't get do early morning runs, 5pm-8pm in the afternoon is a great time for jogging
• When battery is down to the last grid/bar, do not answer the phone. The radiation is 1000 times, Answer the phone by left ear. It'll spoil your brain directly by using right ear
• Do not use headphones/earphone for extended periods of time. Rest your ear awhile after 1 hour