CARDIAC
CONDITIONS
Hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipidemia, also known as dyslipidemia or high cholesterol, means you have too many lipids (fats) in your blood. Your liver creates cholesterol to help you digest food and make things like hormones. But you also eat cholesterol in foods from the meat and dairy aisles. As your liver can make as much cholesterol as you need, the cholesterol in foods you eat is extra.
Too much cholesterol (200 mg/dL to 239 mg/dL is borderline high and 240 mg/dL is high) isn't healthy because it can create roadblocks in your artery highways where blood travels around to your body. This damages your organs that don't receive enough blood from your arteries.
Bad cholesterol (LDL) is the most dangerous type because it causes hardened cholesterol deposits (plaque) to collect inside of your blood vessels. This makes it harder for your blood to get through, which puts you at risk for a stroke or heart attack. The plaque itself can be irritated or inflamed, which can cause a clot to form around it. This can cause a stroke or heart attack depending on where the blockage is.
Causes
Several things can put you at a higher risk of hyperlipidemia, including:
Having a family history of high cholesterol.
Having hypothyroidism.
Having obesity.
Not eating a nutritious diet.
Drinking too much alcohol.
Having diabetes.
Smoking.
Symptoms
Early on, you feel normal when you have high cholesterol. It doesn't give you symptoms. However, after a while, plaque buildup (made of cholesterol and fats) can slow down or stop blood flow to your heart or brain. The symptoms of coronary artery disease can include chest pain with exertion, jaw pain and shortness of breath.
When a plaque of cholesterol ruptures and a clot covers it, it closes of fan entire artery. This is a heart attack, and the symptoms include severe chest pain, flushing, nausea and difficulty breathing. This is a medical emergency.
Treatments
Hyperlipidemia is a lifestyle disorder that means it is caused due to improper diet, lack of exercise and mental stress. When it has to be treated we have to take care of all the factors that are causing it. Homoeopathy is a science that works well in such conditions by reducing the fat deposit, improving the cardiovascular function and reducing stress. Homeopathy works best in such lifestyle conditions and cures them from within. But along with Medicines diet and exercise has also to be taken care of in long term. Few homeopathic medicines which cures such diseases are phosphorus, baryta carbonica, calcarea carbonica etc.
