A Healthy Liver is the key to a clear mind

Cholesterol is a waxy substance your body uses to protect nerves, make cell tissues and produce certain hormones. All the cholesterol your body needs is made by your liver. Cholesterol in the food you eat (such as eggs, meats and dairy products) is extra, and too much cholesterol can have negative impacts on your health.

Also limit your overall cholesterol intake to less than 300 milligrams (200 milligrams if you have heart disease) per day.

Triglycerides

Triglycerides are the chemical form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body. They're also present in blood plasma and, in association with cholesterol, form the plasma lipids.

Triglycerides in plasma are derived from fats eaten in foods or made in the body from other energy sources like carbohydrates. Calories ingested in a meal and not used immediately by tissues are converted to triglycerides and transported to fat cells to be stored. Hormones regulate the release of triglycerides from fat tissue so they meet the body's needs for energy between meals.

Total Cholesterol

Total cholesterol level

Less than 200 mg/dL Desirable

200-239 mg/dL Borderline high

240 mg/dL or higher High

Total cholesterol is based on your LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) counts. Generally, a lower number is better.

LDL-C

Less than 100 mg/dL Optimal

100-129 mg/dL Near optimal/above optimal

130-159 mg/dL Borderline high

160-189 mg/dL High

190 mg/dL or higher Very high

LDL-C is considered the “bad” cholesterol because if you have too much LDL-C in your bloodstream, it can lead to the buildup of plaque in your arteries known as atherosclerosis. Generally, lower is better.

60 mg/dL or higher High

Less than 40 mg/dL Low

HDL-C is considered the "good" cholesterol because it helps return cholesterol to the liver, where it can be eliminated from the body. Generally, higher is better.

Triglycerides

Less than 150 mg/dL Normal

150-199 mg/dL Borderline high

200-499 mg/dL High

500 mg/dL or higher Very high

Lifestyle Modification and HDL-C

Lifestyle modification is always frontline therapy for men and women with low HDL-C. Obesity, cigarette smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle all reduce blood levels of HDL-C. In contrast, weight loss, smoking cessation, and exercise all promote raising HDL-C. If you are obese and then lose weight, the greater your weight loss and reduction in the circumference of your waist, the greater will be the elevation in your HDL-C level. The more you exercise,

the more your HDL-C will increase. If you quit smoking, then your HDL-C can increase up to 15% to 20%, an elevation on par with some of the best drugs available for raising HDL-C. Increased fish7 and reduced carbohydrate consumption both are associated with higher HDL-C. The so-called Mediterranean diet (a diet enriched with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, and legumes) is associated with increased HDL-C. Alcohol consumption can raise HDL-C significantly, but this benefit must be counterbalanced with knowledge of the risks

of alcohol consumption. In general, the average patient could responsibly consume 2 to 6 ounces of wine with each evening’s meal.

Medications and HDL

A number of medications can have an impact on blood levels of HDL-C.10 The statins have been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and death in patients with high LDL-C and low HDL-C. Fibrates (gemfibrozil, fenofibrate) are an effective therapy for patients with high triglycerides and low HDL-C. Niacin is the most potent drug currently available for raising HDL-C and has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients

with heart disease. Several forms of niacin are available, but dietary supplement niacin must not be substituted for the niacin that your doctor prescribes because the supplement can cause significant liver injury.

Herbs and other Nutritional Supplements and Cholesterol

Milk thistle (silymarin) is believed to have protective effects on the liver and improve its function. While it is typically used to treat liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis (liver inflammation), and gallbladder disorders, this product actually helps the healthy cells, not necessarily the problem ones. Treatment claims also include:

· Lowering cholesterol levels

· Reducing insulin resistance in people with type 2 diabetes who also have cirrhosis

· Reducing the growth of cancer cells in breast, cervical, and prostate cancers

Alpha-amino-beta-HydroxyButeric Acid (HBA) is an amino acid product which de-fats the unhealthy liver cells, increases oxygen metabolism, and helps maintain healthy brain and nerve tissue. This product is used to de-fat/detoxify the liver cells of accumulated toxins, increase muscle mass from muscle atrophy, nutritionally balance many hormone-secreting glands, and improve mental “symptoms” related to “aging”. (See attached information)

The Main Causes of Liver Damage are:

1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.

2. Not urinating in the morning.

3. Too much eating.

4. Skipping breakfast.

5. Consuming too much medication.

6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and
artificial sweetener.

7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce
cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like
olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the
body is very fit.

8. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of
liver.

9. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies
should be finished in one sitting, do not store.

We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have
to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good
eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to
absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to "schedule."

Because:

Evening at 9 - 11pm : is the time for eliminating unnecessary/toxic
chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This
time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music. If
during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing
the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have
a negative impact on health.

Evening at 11pm - 1am: is the detoxification process in the liver, and
ideally should be done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 1 - 3am: detoxification process in the gall, also ideally
done in a deep sleep state.

Early morning 3 - 5am: detoxification in the lungs. Therefore there
will sometimes be a severe cough for cough sufferers during this time.
Since the detoxification process had reached the respiratory tract, there
is no need to take cough medicine so as not to interfere with toxin
removal process.

Morning 5 - 7am: detoxification in the colon, you should empty your
bowel.

Morning 7 - 9am: absorption of nutrients in the small intestine,
you should be having breakfast at this time. Breakfast should be earlier,
before 6:30am, for those who are sick. Breakfast before 7:30am is very
beneficial to those wanting to stay fit. Those who always skip
breakfast, they should change their habits, and it is still better to eat
breakfast late until 9 - 10am rather than no meal at all.

Sleeping so late and waking up too late will disrupt the process of
removing unnecessary chemicals. Aside from that, midnight to 4:00 am is
the time when the bone marrow produces blood. Therefore, have a good
sleep and don't sleep late.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH

Habits that damage Brain & Liver

1.No Breakfast

People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood
sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the
brain causing brain degeneration.

2. Overeating

It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease
in mental power.

3. Smoking

It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer
disease.

4. High Sugar Consumption

Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and
nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.

5. Air Pollution

The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling
polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about
a decrease in brain efficiency.

6. Sleep Deprivation

Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep
will accelerate the death of brain cells.

7. Head covered while sleeping

Sleeping with the head covered, increases the concentration of
carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to
brain damaging effects.

8. Working your brain during illness

Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in
effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.

9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts

Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain
stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

10. Talking Rarely

Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the
brain

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