Kungani I-Cholesterol Iyinto Entsha Engcono Kakhulu Enkingeni Yakho

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Ngokushesha, igama elithi cholesterol likwenza ucabange ngani? Mhlawumbe ipuleti elinamafutha kabhekeni namaqanda noma imithambo evalekile, hhayi ukhilimu wobuso, akunjalo? Lokho sekuzoshintsha, njengoba i-cholesterol manje isingumdlali oyinhloko endaweni yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba.

"I-cholesterol ingenye yama-lipids avame kakhulu emzimbeni wethu, enikeza amangqamuzana ethu ukwakheka noketshezi," kuchaza uSherry Ingraham, MD, udokotela wesikhumba oqinisekiswe yibhodi eKaty, TX. Futhi idlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu esikhunjeni sethu. "Cabanga nge-stratum corneum, ungqimba lwangaphandle lwesikhumba sakho, njengenziwe ngezitini nodaka. I-cholesterol iyingxenye ebalulekile yalolo ludaka," usho kanje. Isikhumba esincane, esinempilo sinodaka olujiyile, ngaphandle kokuqhekeka. Njengoba sikhula, amazinga e-cholesterol esikhumbeni sethu ancipha, acishe abe ngamaphesenti angama-40 ngeminyaka engama-40. Udaka oluncane kanye "nodonga lwezitini" olugugile, AKA ibala elomile, elishwabene. (Thola Indlela Yokuthenga Ukunakekelwa Kwesikhumba Okusebenzayo, Ngaso Sonke Isikhathi.)

Kepha lokho akusho ukuthi kuphela isixuku esingaphezu kwamashumi amane kuphela esingazuza kwi-cholesterol yezinduna. Akunandaba ukuthi umdala kangakanani, ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho ugeza ubuso bakho, ukhipha amafutha, noma usebenzisa ukwelashwa okulwa nokuguga, uhlubula isikhumba sezindebe zaso zemvelo, kufaka phakathi ne-cholesterol, kusho u-Ingraham. Kwenze lokhu kaningi futhi ungagcina uthinteke isikhumba-umswakama uyaphuma, okucasulayo kuyangena, bese isikhumba siyoma, sicasuke futhi sivuvuke. (Psst... Le yi-The Best Skin Care Routine Yesikhumba Esomile.) Ukusebenzisa umkhiqizo oqukethe i-cholesterol kusiza ukumiselela lawa mafutha abalulekile, kugcina isithiyo sesikhumba siphilile, futhi ekugcineni kuholele ekubusheleleni okubushelelezi nangaphezulu.

Ngakho-ke kungani manje i-cholesterol manje isiba efanelekile i-buzz? U-Ingraham ubala izizathu ezimbili: Okokuqala, isichasiso esibi (cabanga emuva kulelo puleti elinamafutha ebhekeni namaqanda), yize eshesha ukuqaphela ukuthi ukusebenzisa i-cholesterol phezulu akuthinti amazinga e-cholesterol egazini lakho (ukungaqondakali okuvamile). Futhi, "bekugxilwe kakhulu ekungezeni izithako ezintsha esikhunjeni. Manje kumayelana nokugcwalisa okufanele kube khona ngokwemvelo," uyanezela.

Ukuthola ukhilimu oqukethe i-cholesterol, vele uskene iphaneli yesithako. Uma ungayiboni ibhalwe kanjalo, funa ukukhishwa koboya noma ukukhishwa kwe-lanolin (i-cholesterol ivame ukutholakala kukho kokubili). Futhi kwenze isinyathelo sokugcina esimisweni sakho sokunakekelwa kwesikhumba. "Laba okhilimu bafana nejazi eliphezulu oligcoba ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye ukuze uvale umswakama kanye nanoma yimiphi eminye imikhiqizo," kusho u-Ingraham. Uma isikhumba sakho somile kakhulu, sisebenzise ekuseni nasebusuku; namathela kusihlwa kuphela uma unamafutha. Zama izintandokazi zethu ezintathu eziqukethe i-cholesterol:

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Okomzimba: I-cholesterol ayiyona nje eyebala lakho. Iletha izinzuzo ezifanayo zokuqinisa isikhumba nokuthambisa lapho zisetshenziswa emzimbeni wakho; ithole ku-CeraVe Hydrating Body Wash entsha ($10.99; walgreens.com).

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