Cholesterol

Cholesterol
By John Moore

Ways To Keep It Low

These days we hear a lot of warnings about cholesterol, but the
funny thing is, isn't all bad. Your body produces it
naturally and it performs some pretty vital jobs - helping to
build new cells, as well as produce hormones and insulate
nerves. Only when you've got too much do you have a problem.

Unfortunately, there's a lot of confusion surrounding this
substance because it's made up of both good and bad cholesterol,
and is known as HDL and LDL. So which is the good guy, and which
is the bad guy ? HDL (high-density lipoprotein) is
the good guy (higher the better), and LDL (low-density
lipoprotein) is the bad guy - the artery-clogging little devil.

Every Day Ways Of Keeping Your Low.

Watch your weight.
The more overweight you are, the more your body
produces. So if your weight is up, this is one more reason to
bring it down, but do so with a healthy diet.

Cut Out The Fat.
You'd be wise to cut back on such sources of saturated fat as
meat, butter, cheese and hydrogenated oil. Whenever possible,
replace these items with fish, poultry, low-fat dairy products
and polyunsaturated oils.

Switch To Olive Oil.
Olive oil contains monounsaturates which is said to help lower
cholesterol levels if added to your food on a daily basis. Two
or Three table spoons full a day should be sufficient

Go Easy On The Eggs
Don't feel you have cut them out entirely, if you want to play
safe then limit your eggs to about three a week, or use egg
whites only.

Be Full Of Beans
Nutritious and inexpensive, beans and other pulses contain a
water-soluble fibre called pectin that helps clear cholesterol
out of the body.

Eat More Fruit
Fruit also gets it's lowering punch from pectin, so
by eating lots of fresh fruit you will help to lower your
cholesterol levels.

Have Your Oats

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Oat bran also helps to lower in a similar fashion
to pectin rich fruit. In fact it was a high oat bran diet that
helped me to reduce my level. I used it on cereals,
and mixed it into meals that I ate. It looks a bit like sawdust,
but it's really effective.

Other Foods That Are Recommended.
Carrots can lower cholesterol. Carrots by way of their pectin
content the same as fruit. Two carrots a day should be enough to
help when combined with other foods which have been recommended.
Eat them raw if possible.

Take Garlic
Eat raw garlic. As well as reducing your circle of friends, it
will reduce harmful blood fats. If you don't fancy eating raw
garlic, then use the liquid garlic extract which can be bought
in capsule form. These can be purchased at your local
supermarket or health food store.

Don't Smoke
Studies have shown that heavy smokers have a higher cholesterol
than non smokers, so here's another reason to give up. You'll
also save yourself a bundle of cash as well ! - In smoking
trials which were carried out in Sweden, smokers tended to
suffer from low levels of the beneficial HDL cholesterol.

Medication - Drugs
There's now plenty of drugs on the market for lowering
cholesterol levels. But, as with all drugs there's always side
effects to take into account, so try the natural methods first.
Only use drugs as a last resort.

When I found out my own levels were high, I managed
to get my levels back to normal by using the methods mentioned
in this article. I hope you've enjoyed reading it.

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