Person is also defined as a specific pattern of consciousness. Health is a process of expanding consciousness that synthesizes disease and non-disease and is recognized by patterns of person-environment interaction. An understanding of pattern is basic to an understanding of health, and involves the movement from looking at parts to looking at the whole.
1 High-density lipoproteins. 2  These lipoproteins are often referred to as HDL, or good, cholesterol. 3  They act as cholesterol scavengers, picking up excess cholesterol in your blood and taking it back to your liver where it's broken down. 4  The higher your HDL level, the less bad cholesterol you'll have in your blood.nderstanding HDL cholesterol. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that's found in all of your cells and has several useful functions, including helping to build your body's cells. It's carried through your bloodstream attached to proteins. These proteins are called lipoproteins. 1  Low-density lipoproteins.
Cholesterol helps your body build new cells, insulate nerves, and produce hormones. Normally, the liver makes all the cholesterol the body needs. But cholesterol also enters your body from food, such as animal-based foods like milk, eggs, and meat. Too much cholesterol in your body is a risk factor for heart disease.