Importance of Cholesterol

 

Why does bad cholesterol increase?

When we talk about "bad cholesterol," we're usually referring to LDL, or low-density lipoprotein. And yes while the word "cholesterol" might sound scary, it's actually a substance our body needs. The problem starts when LDL levels get too high, which can increase the risk of heart disease. But why does that even happen in the first place? Let's break it down in a real-world, honest way.

1. Food Choices Really Matter

Let’s start with the obvious one: your diet. Foods rich in saturated fats (like fatty cuts of red meat, butter, and full-fat dairy) and especially trans fats (found in processed snacks, margarine, fried fast food) signal your liver to churn out more LDL cholesterol. Not only that, but refined carbs and sugary treats might not directly add to LDL, but they raise triglycerides, which in turn mess with your overall cholesterol balance.

Why does this matter? Because your liver plays a central role in cholesterol production. Overloading it with unhealthy fats forces it to create more LDL and the more you have floating around, the higher your risk for plaque buildup in your arteries.

2. Not Moving Enough Hurts Your Health

Being inactive doesn’t just affect your weight it affects how your body processes fats. Regular physical activity boosts HDL (the good cholesterol), which helps remove LDL from the bloodstream. A sedentary lifestyle, on the other hand, gives LDL more time to hang around and cause trouble.

Also, obesity, especially around your midsection, is linked with a condition called dyslipidemia, where LDL is high and HDL is low. It’s like a double whammy for your heart.

3. Family History Can Play a Role

Sometimes, even if you eat well and exercise, your LDL is still high. That’s because genetics can strongly influence your cholesterol levels. A condition called familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder that interferes with how your body clears LDL, leading to very high levels from a young age.

Bottom line: Your DNA matters. If high cholesterol runs in your family, it’s worth getting tested early and often.

4. Age and Hormones

As we age, our metabolism slows and hormone levels shift especially for women after menopause. Estrogen (which tends to help keep LDL low) declines, and LDL tends to creep up. It’s not something you did wrong it’s just biology doing its thing.

5. Health Problems That Interfere

Several health issues can interfere with your body’s cholesterol regulation:

• Diabetes and metabolic syndrome affect how your body handles fats.
• Hypothyroidism slows down metabolism, including how cholesterol is processed.
• Liver or kidney disease affects cholesterol breakdown and excretion.

If these parts of your body aren’t working well, LDL tends to stick around longer.

6. Some Medications Increase LDL

Some commonly prescribed drugs like corticosteroids, beta-blockers, or hormonal therapies have a side effect of increasing LDL. This doesn’t mean you should stop taking them, but it does mean your doctor might keep a closer eye on your lipid panel.

7. Stress and Smoking Make Things Worse

Let’s not underestimate mental and behavioral health. Chronic stress raises cortisol, a hormone that can tweak your lipid metabolism and indirectly lead to bad eating habits or inactivity both of which boost LDL.

And smoking? Besides damaging blood vessels, it reduces HDL, which normally helps sweep out excess LDL. That means LDL gets to linger longer than it should.

8. Little-Noticed Factors That Still Matter

• Low fiber intake: Soluble fiber (like oats, beans, and apples) helps reduce LDL by binding to cholesterol in the digestive system and flushing it out.
• Rapid weight changes: Drastic shifts either gain or loss can temporarily throw off your cholesterol levels.

LDL goes up when your liver makes too much, your body can’t clear it well, or your daily habits push things in the wrong direction. The good news? Simple steps like eating more fiber, moving more, and lowering stress can help lower LDL.

It’s not about blaming one thing. It’s about knowing how everything works together so you can take better care of your health

Colon Therapy

 

This Homemade Mixture Will Remove All The Toxins Waste From Your Colon Immediately

The health of the intestinal system is linked to our overall health. This system is not just a pipe where waste goes through, it`s the place where nutrients are absorbed from the food, and then transported to the our blood via the liver.

Processed food has low or no nutritional value, it even makes our body acidic and in order to protects itself, the body coats this unhealthy food with mucus. This, on the other hand, lines the intestines, forming hard plaque which obstructs the nutrient to get into the blood stream. This makes as eat more and more, the body craves nutrients which it does not get, and we only end up getting fat.
The garbage gets accumulated, bacteria and parasites start feasting, and the body shuts down. In this point we need to stop and clean the system completely.

Clean bowels help the healing of problems with the heart, diabetes, hormones, fertility and impotence, breathing, lack of energy, nerve problems, liver and cholesterol issue, prostate and urinary conditions, and many more. Non-functional colon affects the health of the whole organism.
Maybe you`re are going to the toilet normally, but this doesn`t mean that the whole waste is coming out.
You need to cleanse the colon properly, to remove all the toxins from it. These cleanse we are sharing with you is packed with nutrients, vitamins and fibers.
Apples contain soluble fibers, which will make you fell full longer, plus they normalize the stool.
Flax seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and fibers which are excellent for cleansing the colon, helping the food pass and reducing the risk of colon cancer.
Chia seeds are rich in vitamins and nutrients which will be absorbed by your body, removing the toxins in the same time. They are also a great source of proteins so you will fell full longer, as well as omega-3 fatty acids which will make your heart stronger.
For this Apple Colon Cleanse you will need:

• 1 apple
• 1 tablespoon of flaxseed (preferably ground, because it`s easier to digest)
• 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
• 1 teaspoon of honey
• 1 glass of water

Instructions:

Mix all the ingredients in a blender, except the chia seed
Pour them in a glass, then add the chia seeds

Stir the liquid until the chia seeds have expanded (about 5 min)

It is very important to drink lots of water when you consume food rich in fibers, like apples.

Miracles of Siddha and Ayurvedic Medicines

 A tribute to oncologist Dr C.P. Mathew

Dr Mathew, the senior-most practising oncologist in India, died at the age of 92

The senior-most practising oncologist in India, Dr C.P. Mathew, who relentlessly served cancer patients all his life, died at the age of 92, on October 20. 

As a professor of oncology at the Trivandrum, Calicut and Kottayam Medical Colleges, he was the first to introduce brachytherapy involving insertion of radioactive implants into cancerous tissue, as well as use combined radiation therapy and chemotherapy to successfully to battle cancer. 

After retirement he became better known as a pioneer in Integrative Medicine, for he combined Siddha, Ayurvedic and other traditional remedies with modern medicine to the considerable benefit of end-stage cancer patients. To thousands of grateful patients and his students, he was Mathew Sir.

The turning point in his life came in 1983 when he learnt that a terminally ill cancer patient who had been sent home to die not only survived but thrived with a Siddha medicine given by a 'lada vaidyan', a wandering quack to modern eyes. The oncologist immediately went all the way to the patient's home, and when he found the man was hale and hearty, Mathew Sir was determined to meet the wandering 'vaidyan' who had cured him.

A month or so later, a phone call around midnight informed him that the 'vaidyan' had been located. Mathew Sir drove at 2am to meet the 'vaidyan', who was, however, tight-lipped. He would only say that he dispensed a Siddha medicine. The oncologist humbly volunteered to be his disciple and learn medicine at his feet.

Quickly taking leave from the medical college and wearing a simple sanyasin's robe, Mathew Sir accompanied his newfound guru on his travels, often on foot. He witnessed the guru healing people along way with the Siddha medicine. Mathew Sir realised that, even though the guru knew nothing about any medical system, the medicine he dispensed was effective. He eventually returned with a sample of the medicine, which learned Siddha physicians identified as 'Nava Paashaanam', a mix used by the ancient Siddha master Boganathar to make the idol in the famed Muruga temple in Palani, Tamil Nadu.

Mathew Sir plunged into a study of the Siddha system of medicine. The arsenic and mercury in the Nava Paashaanam reminded him of his undergraduate days at the Madras Medical College, where arsenic and mercury preparations were regularly used to treat patients. In fact, arsenic was the only cure for syphilis then; the company May and Baker used to dispense arsenic preparations till 1960.

Having mastered Siddha and Ayurveda through self-study he combined traditional remedies with modern medicine in end-stage cancer patients. He was astounded by the positive results. One of the first cases was a patient terminally ill with bladder cancer. With integrative medical management, he went on to live for another 16 years.

Long before the department of AYUSH came into existence, Mathew Sir set up a practical AYUSH centre at the humble Cheriyan Ashram in Kerala. He combined the best of traditional and alternative systems of medicine with modern medicine and many cancer patients declared terminally ill by leading cancer centres, who sought his help, lived on with such integrative medical management. Apparently, using the integrated medicine approach, he could also cure diseases such as idiopathic thrombocytic purpura and myelodysplastic syndrome, which had no cures then, in modern medicine.

The integrative medicine approach that Mathew Sir advocated for the past three decades has now been taken up by many famed medical schools in the west. The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the need for an integrative approach. Traditional remedies, as reported in peer reviewed journals and AYUSH department studies, have proved very useful during the pandemic. Sadly, the blind votaries of modern medicine chose to ignore his successes. If media reports are to be believed, in a throwback to medieval Europe, an ignorant modern medical association even threatened to revoke his medical license because he promoted traditional remedies.

Nevertheless, from 1983 to 1992, Mathew Sir and his team of junior doctors from various streams, including modern medicine, documented more than 3,900 cases of terminally ill cancer patients who survived on integrative medicine, after failed treatments at renowned cancer centres. In oncology, five-year survival is a landmark; many end-stage cancer patients, whom oncologists had given up on, beat the five-year survival mark after accepting the integrative medical solutions. On finding that modern medical academia refused even to look at his reports, leave alone accept his suggestions, Mathew Sir took to educating the public at large through the digital media and alternative medicine platforms.

He also learnt meditation, which is mandatory in traditional Siddha training. Siddha physicians have to master not only the physical body but also the subtle mental realms and beyond. In fact they use trans-dimensional knowledge accessible through deep meditation. That human beings exist in multiple subtle dimensions in space and time, in parallel, while in the physical, and that our essence is 'timeless' and immortal, is a basic tenet of the Siddha system. Even today, there are Siddha physicians who choose to go into 'jeeva samadhi' and guide other Siddha physicians from the subtle dimension.

If this seems like file-not-found, let me mention modern medical men who have reached similar conclusions. Endocrinologist Deepak Chopra, equally proficient in physics and metaphysics, has demystified for the common man the lofty concepts of quantum mechanics and explained how they are in sync with ancient Indian metaphysical ideas.

Top organ transplant physician and pluripotential stem cell researcher Robert Lanza has spoken of pluripotential unitary consciousness that underlies all existence in spacetime. Citing quantum biology, he says life extends far beyond the physical; that we exist simultaneously in various dimensions; that death is but a comma; that multiple universes exist in an ever present, omnipotent, supreme intelligence that is consciousness; that the physical is a product of consciousness rather than the other way around.

At a less rarified level, over 50 years of meticulously documented research on re-incarnation by Ian Stevenson and his successors at the department of perceptual studies of the University of Virginia has established, beyond reasonable doubt, that there is life before this life and life after this life.

Millennia ago, Indian seekers had concluded the same and formulated eternal laws of dharma applicable to all of humanity. As one young friend pointed out, to call these laws 'Hindu' would be equivalent to terming Newton's law of gravity as 'Christian'. Mathew Sir realised through meditation that unitary consciousness appears as many in space-time, and therefore thy neighbour and thyself are the same. His last rites, performed together by his son and his student, were in accordance with the sanatana dharma.

Sadly, Dr C.P. Mathew passed on unsung by his modern medical peers. He fearlessly took the road less travelled. Generations to come will remember him as the Father of Integrative Medicine; and as a modern medical titan who lived far ahead of his times.

By Dr Hiramalini Seshadri 

dr.hiramalini.seshadri@gmail.com

What are some common prostate problems?

Prostate problems are conditions that can affect the prostate gland, a small walnut-shaped organ located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum in males. Seven common prostate problems include:

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): This is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland that occurs as men age. BPH can cause urinary symptoms such as frequent urination, difficulty starting and stopping urination, weak urine flow, and the feeling of incomplete bladder emptying.

Prostatitis: Prostatitis refers to inflammation of the prostate gland, which can be caused by infection (bacterial or non-bacterial) or other factors. Symptoms of prostatitis may include pain or discomfort in the pelvic area, pain during urination, frequent urination, and fever.

Prostate Cancer: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. It typically develops in the prostate gland and can vary in aggressiveness. Early-stage prostate cancer often has no symptoms, but more advanced cases can cause urinary symptoms, blood in the urine or semen, and pain in the pelvic area or lower back.

Prostate Stones: Prostate stones are calcifications that can develop within the prostate gland. They might not always cause symptoms, but in some cases, they can lead to discomfort, pain during urination, and urinary tract infections.

Ejaculatory and Sexual Problems: Some prostate problems can affect sexual function and ejaculation. For example, BPH and prostate cancer treatments may impact sexual function and lead to issues like erectile dysfunction or ejaculatory dysfunction.

Prostate Abscess: This is a rare condition where pus collects within the prostate gland due to infection. It can cause severe pain, fever, chills, and difficulty urinating.

Urinary Retention: Some prostate problems, particularly BPH, can lead to urinary retention, where a person is unable to completely empty their bladder. This can cause discomfort and increase the risk of urinary tract infections.

It's important to note that while some prostate problems are benign and not life-threatening, others, such as prostate cancer, require prompt medical attention and appropriate treatment. If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms related to the prostate, it's advisable to consult a healthcare professional for proper diagnosis and management.

अशान्ति के कारण

1. मानव जीवन में सुख शांति

        मनुष्य की अशांति का कारण उसके खुद के विचार व संकल्प हैं जिसका उसको ज्ञान नहीं है| मनुष्य एक सामाजिक प्राणी है | वह समाज में या घर, परिवार में जिनसे मिलता रहता है, उनके प्रभाव उस पर पड़ते रहते हैं |उसके मन में विचार स्वाभाविक रूप से उठते रहते हैं , कभी वे विचार बढ़िया होते हैं तो कभी घटिया |इन विचारों का उसके जीवन में क्या प्रभाव रहता है उनसे वह बेखबर रहता है यदि उसे इस बात का ज्ञान हो जाए कि वह जिन विचारों से दिन भर खेलता रहता है वे विचार ही उसके सुख दुःख का कारण हैं तो वह काफी हद तक सचेत हो सकता है और इन बुरे विचारों से बचने का प्रयास कर सकता है|   

             उदाहरण के लिए पति –पत्नी अपने अपने घर में बच्चों के साथ बड़े प्रेम से रहते है | किसी दिन किसी बात पर आपस में कोई अनबन हो जाती है तो पति अपनी पत्नी को कुछ ऐसी  बात कह देता है कि वह नाराज हो जाती है और यह नाराजगी किसी की एक दो घंटे की होती है ,किसी कि सप्ताह तक चलती है तो किसी की महीने भर हो जाती है | ऐसी नाराजगी  की हालत में मनुष्य घटिया विचार रखता है , यानी उसके मन में दुःख परेशानी ,ईर्ष्या  व नफरत के विचार निकलते रहते हैं यह नाराजगी एक घर परिवार में माँ –बेटे ,बाप –बेटे ,भाई-भाई या सास –बहु किसी को भी हो सकती है |अब नाराजगी कि हालत में जो घटिया  व  हलके विचार होते हैं वे ऊपर ब्रह्माण्ड में जाकर कुछ समय पश्चात् जब वापिस आते हैं तो घर में किसी दुर्घटना,धन का घाटा ,किसी प्रकार के रोग इत्यादि आफत व समस्याओं को लेकर आते हैं जो मन के प्रतिकूल होते हैं और इन्ही कारणों से परिवार दुखी हो जाता है |

           और जहाँ घर-परिवार में आपस में एक दुसरे के प्रति प्रेम ,प्यार व प्रसंनता रहती है तथा सभी परिवार के सदस्य आपस में एक दुसरे का भला चाहते हैं तो वह घर हमेशा खुशहाल रहता है और उस घर में किसी भी वस्तु व बात का अभाव नहीं रहता | सब कुछ उस घर में आवश्यकता से अधिक होगा |यह बात रामायण में भी स्पष्ट रूप से लिखी हुई है –

जहां सुमति तहां सम्पति  नाना |

जहां कुमति तहां विपत्ती   नादाना ||

         अर्थात जिस घर के लोगों कि बुद्धि पवित्र ,शांत व सुखात्मक होती है और सभी घर वाले मिल-जुल कर काम करते हैं तो वहां ऋद्धि -सिद्धि स्वयमेव हाथ जोड़कर आ जाती है और वहां सुख कि वर्षा होती रहती है तथा जहाँ लोगों कि बुद्धि विपरीत यानी कि लड़ाई- झगड़े की होती है और जहाँ हमेशा कलह व शीत युद्ध चलता है तो वहां तरह-तरह की आफत व संकट आते रहते हैं |

        यह संकल्प शक्ति वाली बात मैंने आपको पति-पत्नी तथा एक परिवार का उदाहरण देकर लिखी है यही बात एक समाज के दूसरे  समाज के प्रति , एक धर्म पंथ के दूसरे धर्म पंथ के प्रति ,एक राजनैतिक पार्टी के दूसरे राजनैतिक पार्टी के प्रति विचारों पर घटित होती है | समाज में सुख शांति के लिए आवश्यक है कि एक समाज दूसरे समाज का भला चाहे;एक धर्म पंथ के लोगों से नफरत, ईर्ष्या ,द्वेष के भाव ना रखें ;एक राजनैतिक पार्टी दूसरी राजनैतिक पार्टी का बुरा ना सोचे ; एक देश दूसरे से ईर्ष्या नफरत व लड़ाई-झगड़े के विचार ना रखे |क्योंकि एक छोटे परिवार के लोगों के आपसी ईर्ष्या ,द्वेष व नफरत के विचारों का परिणाम यह दुःख ,तखलीफ ,समस्या आदि हैं तो मनुष्यों के अधिक समूह ,एक दूसरे धर्म-सम्प्रदायों के समूह या राजनैतिक पार्टी वालों के ईर्ष्या ,नफरत आदि मतभेद वाले बुरे विचारों का परिणाम तो और भी अधिक होगा|जैसे भूकंप आना,माहामारी फैलना ,सुखा पड़ना ,बाढ  आना इत्यादि ये सब सामूहिक बुरे विचारों का परिणाम है |आज हमारे देश में अचानक महंगाई का बढ़ जाना इसका ज्वलंत उदाहरण है| एक राजनैतिक पार्टी दूसरे राजनैतिक पार्टी कि निंदा ही निंदा का प्रचार करती है ,उस दूसरी पार्टी में कुछ अच्छाई या गुण भी तो होंगें जिसकी चर्चा विरोधी पार्टी के सज्जनों के मुख से कभी नहीं निकलती |

         तो आप समझ गए होंगें कि इस लोक में मनुष्य जाति  के दुःख का सही कारण है क्योंकि किसान खेत में जैसा बीज बोता  है वैसे ही तो फसल काटता है |जैसे कहा है कि –

As you sow, so shall you reap.    

विचारों का मनुष्य जीवन में बड़ा महत्व है |वह अपने जीवन में  जैसा सोचता है वैसा ही बन जाता है |

2.प्रारब्ध कर्म

    मनुष्य के दुःख व अशांति का दूसरा कारण उसके प्रारब्ध कर्म भी हैं क्योंकि मनुष्य अपने प्रारब्ध कर्म लेकर  ही इस संसार में जन्म लेता है |उसने जो भी शुभ या अशुभ कर्म किए होते हैं ,उन्ही के अनुसार वैसे ही घर में उसका जन्म हो जाता है| प्रारब्ध कर्म के अनुसार  जन्म लेने के पश्चात् उसके इस शरीर में क्रियमान अकरम शुरू हो जाते है जिन्हें वह इस शरीर ,मन व वचन से करता रहता है |

    शरीर से यदि वह किसी की चोरी  करता है,हत्या करता है या कोई और बुरा कार्य करता है तो वे उसके अशुभ कार्य बन  जाते हैं और यदि वह किसी का सम्मान करता है ,दान करता है या कोई और भलाई करता है तो वह उसका शुभ कर्म बन जाता है |इसी प्रकार यदि वह अपनी जुबान से किसी को गाली-गलौच करता है,अपमान करता है,निंदा या चुगली करता है या कड़वी  बात कहकर किसी का दिल दुखाता है तो वह उसका अशुभ कर्म है और यदि वह अपनी जुबान से सबको मीठी लगने वाली बात कहता है तो वह उसका शुभ कर्म है |शरीर और वचन के साथ-साथ मन से उठने वाले विचारों से भी वह शुभ-अशुभ कर्म करता रहता है | यदि वह किसी के प्रति बिना कुछ कहे नफरत ,ईर्ष्या व द्वेष के भाव रखता है तो वह उसके अशुभ कर्म बनते  हैऔर यदि वह मन से किसी के प्रति प्रेम,प्यार,भलाई व सहानुभूति के विचार रखता है तो वे उसके शुभ कर्म बन जाते हैं | प्रारब्ध कर्मों को भोगता हुआ वह इन क्रियमान कर्मों को करता रहता है और इन क्रियमान कर्मो का फल कुछ तो वह इसी जन्म में भोग लेता है और जो बाख जाते हैं वह शरीर छोड़ने पर उसके संचित कर्मों के खाते में चले जाते हैं जिन्हें उसे आगे के जीवन में भीगने पड़ते हैं |इस प्रकार मनुष्य कि कर्म गति अति गहन है |