{"id":388,"date":"2021-09-08T06:13:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T06:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ayurvedicvillage.com\/blog\/?p=388"},"modified":"2025-06-13T15:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:01:37","slug":"panchakarma-for-high-cholesterol-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayurvedicvillage.com\/blog\/panchakarma-for-high-cholesterol-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Panchakarma For High Cholesterol Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Introduction to cholesterol\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to be able to understand what cholesterol is, we first have to understand what cholesterol is not. Cholesterol is not a type of fat that you consume from food, it&#8217;s a type of fat that your body makes naturally. Cholesterol can be found in all cells and tissues and serves as an important building block for hormones and certain<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0cell membranes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cholesterol helps digest fats and contributes to the production of bile acid which are necessary for the healthy digestion of fatty food.like butter or red meat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What does cholesterol do? It\u2019s vital for many bodily functions including:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Producing hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, cortisol, and others<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping your body absorb nutrients from food<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High levels of cholesterol can put you at risk for heart disease and other serious health problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>There are two types of Cholesterol :<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concentration of cholesterol in the blood is called the serum cholesterol level.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HDL\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0LDL<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>High density lipoprotein<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (HDL) is sometimes called good cholesterol because it helps to get rid of bad cholesterol from your body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Low density lipoprotein<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (LDL) is sometimes called bad cholesterol because it can cause blockages in your arteries, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is High Cholesterol?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High levels of cholesterol in the body are typically due to hereditary factors or other causes that involve diet, lifestyle and family history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people may develop atherosclerosis (building up of fatty substances on artery walls) at a young age because they have familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder that affects the metabolism of cholesterol)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Ayurvedic Panchakarma Treatment for high Cholesterol &amp; Triglycerides<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional Ayurvedic beliefs state that there are three causes for hypercholesterolemia: diet, stress, and genes. Moreover, this Ayurveda of medicine believes that the disease can be treated by balancing the doshas and basically correcting the metabolism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayurveda believes in root cause analysis and root cause treatment through its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayurvedicvillage.com\/panchakarma-treatment\/\">panchakarma therapies<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A gut cleansing (virechan) followed by colon cleansing (vasti) helps in the proper correction of primary &amp; secondary <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayurvedicvillage.com\/weightloss-treatment\/\">metabolism<\/a><\/strong>. This also improves the absorption power of your body and proper absorption of nutrients from food (Ahara) that we intake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basically, it is to correct the balance of the tri dosha and saptha dhatus of the body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the panchakarma treatment program, you need to undergo a series of panchakarma therapies in addition, you will also need to follow an ayurvedic diet plan that helps with balancing your Kapha dosha levels.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class='author-shortcodes'>\n\t\t\t<div class='author-inner'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='author-image'>\n\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/www.ayurvedicvillage.com\/images\/doctors\/drrajeev.jpeg' alt='' \/>\n\t\t\t<div class='author-overlay'><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .author-image --> \n\t\t<div class='author-info'>\n\t\t\tDr. A V Rajeev Nair, the Chief Physician and CEO at Agni Ayurvedic Village.\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .author-info -->\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .author-inner -->\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .author-shortcodes -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to cholesterol\u00a0 In order to be able to understand what cholesterol is, we first have to understand what cholesterol is not. Cholesterol is not a type of fat that you consume from food, it&#8217;s a type of fat that your body makes naturally. 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