High levels of cholesterol can lead to blockage of the arteries. There are two types of cholesterol. Good cholesterol and the bad cholesterol. LDL is the bad cholesterol and HDL is the good cholesterol. HDL can help to reduce the bad cholesterol, the LDL. So is important to take care of your diet because diet is directly connected to your cholesterol levels. Your exercise is directly connected to your cholesterol levels. It is noted that people who have cholesterol can have higher chances of cardiac disease. Stroke is a common term used for both heart attacks and also if there is a clot in the blood vessels going to the brain and the person gets paralysed. So whether it is the blood vessels getting blocked in the heart leading to paralysis or the blood vessels in the heart getting blocked leading to a heart attack. The clot in both of these is a clot which happens in the blood vessels because of cholesterol. Cholesterol may deposit in the blood vessels, causing narrowing of the blood vessels and hence if there is an obstruction of the blood vessel the blood flow to the part where the blood is supposed to go cannot go and that part and that part of the body can get destroyed. For e.g. it might be a heart tissue or it might be a brain tissue. If the heart tissue is damaged it can cause a heart attack, if the brain tissue is damaged it can cause a stroke. There are excellent homeopathic medicines to reduce cholesterol. These medicines are like cholestrenium is one of the remedy. Alium sativa which is nothing but garlic extract is a very useful remedy to reduce cholesterol. It is known that athletes or defence people have the habit of drinking so that the cholesterol can go high and it is seen that just one month before the health check up many of them do have a habit of taking garlic regularly to bring down cholesterol and they find themselves to be fit with that basic habit and exercise itself.
