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While cholesterol is important for the functioning of the body, excessive levels cause complications. The internal production of cholesterol takes place in the liver. These are used up in the vitamin D production, the creation of bile salts and the production of certain hormones. However, cholesterol in the body can increase and accumulate as a plaque build up due to other external causes. In certain people, the cholesterol production is too high, causing the system to have excess cholesterol levels. High levels of cholesterol in the blood can lead to many dangerous repercussions. While life style changes can manage high cholesterol to a certain degree, medications such as Crestor are prescribed to treats high levels of cholesterol. Crestor and its generic form, rosuvastatin is available at Big Mountain Drugs. The drug can be purchased at substantial discounts from any of the Canada pharmacies as these drugs are sold at government stipulated prices.

Repercussions of High Cholesterol Levels

Excess cholesterol levels cause heart diseases. Atherosclerosis occurs due to high cholesterol levels. This is the narrowing and thickening of the arteries due to plaque build-up. Plaque builds up when excess cholesterol cannot be sent back to the liver. This excess cholesterol builds up in the arterial walls. This build-up of cholesterol, known as plaque, narrows the arteries restricting blood flow. This is known as atherosclerosis and can cause conditions including angina attack, heart arrhythmia, heart attack, stroke, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and peripheral artery disease.Angina - Angina occurs when a particular area of the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen. This causes chest discomfort or pain. The pain occurs anywhere in the arms, shoulders, neck, jaw or back. Angina pain is sometimes mistaken for indigestion.

Heart Arrhythmia - The heart beats at a certain speed. Arrhythmia refers to a heart that either beats faster or slower than normal. Tachycardia refers to a fast heart beat, and bradycardia refers to a slow heart beat. This occurs with the malfunction of electrical signals due to damage in the nerve cells. The damage may occur with a heart attack or any other heart condition.

Heart Attack - Heart attacks occur due to lack of oxygen rich blood to the heart muscles. A build-up of cholesterol forms a blood clot that may rupture in the arteries. The blood clot blocks the flow of blood to the heart. If the block is not treated this damages and kills the heart muscle fed by the artery.

Stroke - Strokes occur when blood flow is interrupted or blocked to the brain due to a ruptured artery bleeding and forming blood clots. These may travel and lodge in the artery. Blood clots also form in the arteries where atherosclerosis forms a build-up of plaque.

Coronary Heart Disease - This too is a condition that occurs with plaque build-up in the arteries. This condition leads to heart attack and heart arrhythmias. Coronary heart disease weakens the muscles of the heart, which, in turn, reduces blood supply to the heart.

High Blood Pressure - This condition occurs due to blockages in the arteries. High blood pressure leads to heart attack and stroke and kidney failure.

Peripheral Artery Disease - PAD occurs due to plaque build-up and affects the arteries in the legs. However, this condition also affects the arteries in the brain, heart, stomach, arms and kidneys. PAD increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Lowering Cholesterol

As the risks with high cholesterol are most often life threatening, it is vital for all persons with high levels of cholesterol to lower these levels. Cholesterol can be lowered in a variety of ways. These include diet, exercise and medication. Cholesterol cannot be lowered if the person affected does not control or avoid the consumption of foods high in saturated fats. Animal proteins such as brain, liver, gizzard, pork, bacon, egg yolk and certain shell fish should also be avoided as they too are high in cholesterol. Cholesterol can be lowered by eating a diet high in fruits and vegetables, lean meats, low-fat dairy products and fish rich in Omega-3 fatty acids. Exercising for more than 30 minutes a day also helps lower cholesterol levels.

Crestor is one of the top cholesterol treating drugs and can be purchased from Big Mountain, a Canada pharmacy, at affordable prices. The drug may cause some side effects that include upset stomach, nasal congestion, muscle pain, nausea and weakness. Severe side effects require immediate medical attention. These include allergic reactions, fever, muscle pain, trouble passing urine and flu symptoms. If any such symptoms are experienced, it should be brought to the notice of the physician with immediate effect.

About the Author

Author Chani M Thebuwana contributes articles related to drugs and illnesses courtesy of BigMountainDrugs.Com, a top rung Canadian Pharmacy. You can buy various Canada drugs to treat any ailment or diseases, via our online pharmacy, saving money and travel time to pharmacies. Buy Crestor or other medications available at deeply discounted prices and will be served by licensed pharmacists. BMD is a CIPA approved pharmacy operating from British Colombia, Canada.

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My girlfriend is obsessed with the television show, The Biggest Loser.  For those of you who don’t know, this popular reality show is basically a weight loss contest.  She loves to see the dramatic weight loss results that the contestants get each week.  She loves this show so much, she has convinced me to watch it with her each and every Tuesday night.  I have to say, the show is quite entertaining and I do enjoy watching it with her.

But, from a weight loss standpoint, Im not impressed.  The goal of the show is to lose weight as fast as possible.  In order to do this, the contestants engage in a very extreme weight loss program that is designed to cause rapid reductions in bodyweight.  Rapid weight loss is great, right?  Not so fast!  This is not necessarily the case.  Heres why:

First of all, weight loss is not the same as fat loss.  More often then not, the weight these people lose is composed of lean muscle tissue, water weight, and some body fat.  Unfortunately, it turns out that losing muscle actually causes your metabolism to slow significantly, which makes losing body fat even more difficult than it was before.  So losing any muscle at all is really not desirable if you intend to maintain your fat loss results on a permanent basis.

I’ve found that when people lose weight quickly they have a significantly greater chance of the dreaded weight regain. Since weight loss and fat loss are two different things it’s important to realize that rapid weight loss is not always ideal. Of course we all want to lose fat quickly but remember that it must be done correctly, scientifically and carefully or be prepared to gain the weight back.

When you have a weight loss program which is performed properly you will be able to lose fat quickly, not just weight, by keeping your lean muscle mass. Lean muscle mass is crucial to long term fat loss because it keeps your metabolic rate high. I want to see you change your body forever and not just for a short term period so don’t think so much “quantity” or weight but quality of weight by losing fat.

In order to be a long term maintainer I suggest taking a look at what people are doing who have truly achieved “real” fat loss. Here is the big difference between long term maintainers and big losers:

First off every long term maintainer has a solid workout program which always includes both cardio and resistance training. The goal for most of these people is at least 30 minutes of exercise almost every day.

As far as diet is concerned a “big loser” and a maintainer’s habits will vary greatly. Big losers usually follow the fad diets and perform limited exercise or simply perform aerobic work with no resistance training. Also, the self-monitoring methods used by big losers and maintainers differ as well such as measuring bodyweight and body fat percentages and also measuring calories.

Self-monitoring is probably the most criticized and avoided weight loss technique especially when it comes to calorie counting and measuring food. Some fitness experts even claim this to be an inconvenient method of weight loss because it seems too restrictive. I believe this to be one of the most beneficial weight loss methods and can make a huge difference between getting fat and losing fat.

4 Strategies To Ensure Fat Loss Success!

1. Become more active everyday! Daily exercise is crucial for weight maintenance and weight loss.

2. Include resistance training as part of your regular exercise program, during your fat loss phase, and even more importantly, during maintenance.

3. Closely monitor your portion sizes and calories. To start off do exact measurements even though that may be a little time consuming then afterwards just eyeball the quantities.

4. Focus on losing fat and not just weight!  Measuring your body fat percentage is the best way to ensure that your weight loss is actually coming from fat and not lean muscle.

Follow my 4 fat loss strategies and you too will stop being a big loser and become a long term fat loss maintainer!

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