Symptoms of a lipometabolic disorder

Elevated blood lipid levels remain undetected for a long time because they do not initially cause any symptoms. They are often detected by chance in routine examinations or, in most cases, only become noticeable through late effects. These include narrowing of the heart vessels, which can lead to angina pectoris (chest tightness) and in the worst case to a heart attack.

In addition, strokes are frequent as a late consequence of lipid metabolism disorders. A further consequence can be the so-called “shop window disease”, medically known as peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Walking causes pain to those affected, so that they have to stop again and again. The high blood lipids generally lead to atherosclerotic changes, i.e. narrowing of vessels due to fatty plaques that are deposited in the vessel walls. This can lead to complete occlusion with deficient blood supply in the heart, brain or muscle tissue

Therapy of a lipometabolic disorder

In the case of a lipid metabolism disorder, the patient is first asked to make a change in lifestyle.This includes the replacement of unhealthy, high-fat, high-calorie and low-nutrient food with wholesome, healthy, nutritious food. Above all, the diet should be balanced, which means that healthy fats should not be missing from the daily menu, for example in the form of nuts, fish and rapeseed oil. Animal fats such as those in sausage, butter and cream should only be consumed in small amounts.

As an affected person, you should be careful not to eat more than your daily calorie requirement. Excess energy is metabolized in the body into triglycerides. By reducing body weight through a change in diet, the blood fat level can be lowered.

In addition, the patient is encouraged to take part in sports in a way that suits him/her. If the measures to change the patient’s lifestyle fail, a drug therapy can be started. Patients with a genetic predisposition to elevated blood lipid values in particular need support in this form.

The drugs used here are the so-called lipid-lowering agents. Statins play the main role here. If a change in lifestyle does not result in a reduction in blood lipid values, it may be necessary to resort to medication.

Statins are the most important drugs for lowering blood lipid values. They inhibit the formation of LDL cholesterol and can lower cholesterol levels by 50%. However, several weeks will pass before their effect is fully realized.

Statins can cause severe side effects, in their strongest form up to muscle fiber disintegration (so-called rhabdomyolysis). Close monitoring is therefore absolutely necessary. Fibrates are another group in the therapy of lipid metabolism disorders.

Fibrates not only lower the cholesterol level, but also the triglyceride level in the blood. However, their effect on the cholesterol level is lower. In studies they also performed significantly worse than statins, which is why their use is controversial.

In severe cases, even lipid apheresis may be indicated, an artificial blood wash similar to dialysis. The most important measure to prevent consequential damage from a lipid metabolism disorder is a change in diet. The diet should be balanced and as low-fat as possible.

Special care should be taken to eat healthy (unsaturated) fats. This includes the unsaturated fatty acids from poultry and fish. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are found in olive oil, safflower oil or other vegetable oils.

Rich in good fats are also nuts such as almonds. The food should be as high in fiber as possible. Fatty meat, sausage, butter, cream and other high-fat products should only be eaten in moderation.

Also alcohol, so-called fast food and sweets. When preparing food, it should be fried or steamed as free of fat as possible. Existing overweight should be reduced.

Physical exercise in the form of moderate endurance training also has a positive effect on blood fat values. Smoking, in addition to high blood lipid values, is another risk for heart attack and stroke and should be given up. From the range of the vegetable medicaments there is a multiplicity of therapeutic agents for the lowering of the blood fat mirror.

Particularly garlic and artichoke are attributed an effect on blood lipids. Zimt affects likewise positively the blood fat values. The meadow plant speedwell is prepared gladly as tea and finds likewise application in the therapy of fat metabolic disturbances.

The following globules are used in homeopathic practice: In addition to globules, Schüßler salts and Bach flowers are also used in homeopathy.

Adlumia fungosa D12 (also has a positive effect on liver values)
Sodium choleinicum D12,
Sulphur D12
And Cholesterol D12

In homeopathy, Schüßler salts are often used. These are preparations of mineral salts in homeopathic doses.

In total there are 27 Schuessler salts, which are numbered. In case of high cholesterol and blood fat values the following preparations are used:

No. 1 (calcium fluorate)
No.
7 (magnesium phosphoricum)
No. 15 (potassium iodate)
No. 17 (Manganum sulfuricum)
No. 26 (selenium)
No. 27 (Potassium Bichromium)