Acupuncture and Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a substance that look like oil but little bit waxy. It comes from 2 sources, which are from our body and also from food that we consumed. Inside our body, cholesterol is produced by liver. This substance can give certain disorder if the amount or concentration of it in our blood is too high. It can bring many disturbance to our body function. [note]About Cholesterol, heart.org, http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Cholesterol/AboutCholesterol/About-Cholesterol_UCM_001220_Article.jsp#.V8MKO6InLYg[/note]  

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SYMPTOMS

CAUSES

TREATMENTS

 

SYMPTOMS

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Actually Cholesterol is a useful substance to our body. But if the concentration is too high, then it will bring problem. Unfortunately, high cholesterol usually don’t cause any symptoms. But, when it bring problem, it is an emergency problem. High cholesterol can cause heart attack or stroke. The heart attack can happen when high cholesterol form plagues inside our blood artery. The plague make the blood flow harder and harder. Cholesterol level is said to be high when the level reach above 240 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). [note]What are the symptoms of high cholesterol?, healthline.com, http://www.healthline.com/health/high-cholesterol-symptoms#Symptoms2[/note]  

CAUSES

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The disorder from cholesterol will emerge if the cholesterol level in our blood is consider high. That is, the disorder is caused by high cholesterol level. There are 2 types of cholesterol, which are Low-density lipoprotein or LDL or bad cholesterol and High-density lipoprotein or HDL or good cholesterol . Therefore, the disorder from the cholesterol is happen when the LDL level is too high. [note]Diseases and Conditions : High cholesterol, mayoclinic.org, http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/symptoms-causes/dxc-20181874[/note]  

TREATMENTS

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Related Acupuncture Points : GB22 GB23 GB24 GB22 Acupuncture treatment for Cholesterol Basically, the acupncture treatment’s objective is balancing the human body. When dealing with high cholesterol disorder, the acupuncturist will give treatment targeting various acupoints. The acupoints of ST40 and Spleen 9 will be used to help the body to transform the patogen. The blood stasis that usually caused many disorder will be removed by targeting the acupoint of Spleen 10, Large Intestine 4 and Liver 3. Other acupoints will also be choosen with the objective to reduce the cholesterol inside human body. [note]Acupuncture for Cholesterol Management, By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac., MSOM, https://www.acufinder.com/Acupuncture+Information/Detail/Acupuncture+for+Cholesterol+Management[/note] Other condition related with high cholesterol such as high blood pressure can also be cured using acupuncture. Not only the disease, the risk factor associated with the high cholesterol disorder like smoking can also be overcome using acupuncture. [note]Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for High Cholesterol, altmd.com, http://www.altmd.com/Articles/TCM-for-High-Cholesterol[/note]