tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9822119060542571752024-02-07T21:59:11.644-08:00Cholesterol InformationCholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is made in the body by the liver. Cholesterol forms part of every cell in the body and serves many vital functions.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-12646495480384597752014-04-16T16:40:00.000-07:002014-04-16T16:40:55.522-07:00An Introduction To Cholesterol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>An Introduction To Cholesterol</b></div>
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Cholesterol is a word that people hear almost everyday. Although most people often associate this with fatty food, which gives it a negative connotation, cholesterol is a very important substance that has several functions in the body.</div>
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Cholesterol is the fatty and waxy lipid solution produced in the body that provides protective coating to the arteries and their surrounding walls; it also keeps the cell membranes of the body intact. This is considered the best source of fertility, vitality, libido, and energy. Aside from this, it also aids in digestion and supports the nervous system at the time of sleep. However, despite these important functions, cholesterol can pose a threat once it reaches high levels.</div>
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Generally, cholesterol is carried in packages through lipoproteins that are broadly divided into two categories: the High-Density Lipoproteins, or HDL, and the Low-Density Lipoproteins, or LDL.</div>
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HDL is considered the good cholesterol because it helps prevent the harmful build-up of LDL on the walls of the arteries. It also provides energy and fulfills the fat requirements of the body. Because of these advantages, there should be more HDL in the bloodstream. This can be achieved by staying active, getting regular exercise, eating a balanced diet, and avoiding foods rich in saturated fats.</div>
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LDL, on the other hand, is bad cholesterol because it tends to accumulate in the walls of the arteries, thus forming plaque that can lead to serious problems such as stoke and heart attack. The body needs only a little of LDL, which is why it is necessary to reduce high levels of LDL in the body. This can be done by avoiding foods which are high in saturated fats and trans-fatty acids such as meats, egg yolks, milk dairy products, candy bars, and fast food.</div>
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Cholesterol is not a bad substance. The body needs an ample level of cholesterol to perform its daily functions. However, too much of the wrong kind of cholesterol can prove fatal.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-36672148271421507022014-01-03T00:38:00.003-08:002014-01-03T00:38:24.267-08:005 Ways to Reduce LDL Cholesterol Naturally<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>5 Ways to Reduce LDL Cholesterol Naturally</b></div>
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Hypercholesterolemia is a problem that many people in their forties and above have to deal with. You are probably aware, this condition considerably increases the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis and various other serious health problems. Fortunately, there are many natural ways to reduce LDL cholesterol naturally and to balance your blood levels of cholesterol. In this post I am going to put into view a couple of excellent natural solutions for this.</div>
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So, without wasting anymore of your time, here are 5 ways to reduce LDL cholesterol naturally:</div>
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1. Exercising and a controlled diet</div>
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These may be two of the most obvious solutions, which I am sure you have heard at least a couple of times so far. That's why I am covering both as one cholesterol reduction solution, and I shall try to be quite brief.</div>
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First of all, exercising helps you lose weight and you actually get rid of a lot of fatty mass that evidently contains cholesterol. Secondly, exercising is very stimulative for the enzymes that carry the LDL cholesterol from the blood back to the liver, from there it is passed into the bile and part of it excreted. To effectively diminish cholesterol through exercise, intense cardio exercises (like sprinting, biking, or working with a punching bag) are the best.</div>
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To reduce cholesterol by dieting, you simply have to eliminate or reduce the foods with a high content of cholesterol from your diet. These are eggs, pork, beef, chicken, fat fish like herring or carp, etc. You do not have to completely become a vegetarian though, however put balance in your diet.</div>
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2. Increase the fiber intake</div>
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Dietary fiber has an important role in the elimination of cholesterol. It is known that about 50% of the cholesterol generated by the liver and passed into the bile, plus the one contained by the food, is absorbed at intestinal level. Cholesterol actually sticks to the partially digested fiber particles at intestinal level, and instead of being reabsorbed, it is eliminated. By consuming foods rich in fiber, like cabbage, broccoli, whole grain, peas, beans, apples etc., you actually get rid of a higher amount of cholesterol.</div>
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3. Artichoke tea</div>
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Not many people are aware of this natural cholesterol remedy, but it is one of the best. An aunt of mine suffers from chronic hepatitis (do not know which type) and due to this fact, she always has problems with cholesterol levels. This tea has helped her reduce the intake of statins medication prescribed, thus getting rid of some side effects. The thing with the artichoke tea is that it is really bitter and disgusting. You kinda have to hold your nose and pour it down your throat, otherwise you might throw up.</div>
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4. Green tea</div>
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This is also a great natural remedy for hypercholesterolemia. However, for the results to be visible, you have to drink at least 3-4 cups per day for a longer period of time. Green tea contains caffeine, so if you are a coffee drinker, you might have to give up at least one or two cups of coffee, to avoid a high caffeine intake, which may not be exactly healthy.</div>
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5. Omega-3 supplements</div>
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Dietary supplements which contain Omega-3 acids, although they do not have a direct impact on the lowering of the LDL cholesterol in your blood, they do help a lot with the balance between HDL (the good cholesterol) and LDL (the bad cholesterol), which is even better. Due to this fact, the risks of heart disease, or atherosclerosis are reduced, and your overall health improved.</div>
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Now, there are many types of supplements of fatty acids, but the best omega 3 supplement brand that I know is Hypercet.</div>
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<b>What Is Bad And Good Cholesterol</b></div>
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With so many advertisements in magazines that are published and displayed on television, you may be touched to see at least one related to cholesterol. You've probably seen several that deal with drugs to reduce LDL cholesterol and HDL, among others. With so much information, you probably have wondered what does it all mean. And although it seems that is a very complicated issue, it is appropriate to report and learn about cholesterol.</div>
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Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance is, as fat, blood and body cells. And like most things in life, small amounts can be beneficial, while abundance may cause damage. For example, cholesterol is important because it helps to form the membranes of cells, hormones and also have other functions. But if cholesterol levels are too high, then it can become a risk factor for coronary heart disease. If your total cholesterol level is below 200 mg / dL, the risk of heart attack is relatively low, unless you have other risk factors.</div>
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Since cholesterol and fats can not dissolve in the blood, they are transported from cell to cell by special carriers called lipoproteins. Precisely for these chemicals is derived all the explanation of LDL and HDL. LDL stands for low density lipoprotein is the major transporter of cholesterol in the body. If too much LDL cholesterol (160 mg / dL or more) increases the amount of plaque in arteries, possibly causing a heart attack or stroke. This is why LDL cholesterol is sometimes called "bad" cholesterol.</div>
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HDL stands for high density lipoprotein, and is responsible for transport between third and fourth of blood cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is also known as "good" cholesterol. This is due to the belief that transports cholesterol from the arteries to the liver, where our body is able to remove it. It also is believed to decrease the formation of platelets.</div>
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American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that daily cholesterol intake should be less than 300 mg. If you have heart disease, your cholesterol intake should not exceed 200 mg. One way to help control the amount of cholesterol in your body is to reduce consumption of foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol. The following foods are generally derived from animals: butter, cream, egg yolks, fatty meats and sausages or fried. Instead of consuming these foods, it is recommended that your diet is high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, dairy products low in fat or fat, lean meat and fish.</div>
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Another way of controlling cholesterol is to exercise. In some people, exercise can increase HDL cholesterol. It can also help control weight, diabetes and hypertension. Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for developing heart disease.</div>
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Quitting smoking and reducing alcohol consumption are two ways to help control your cholesterol. According to AHA, smoking helps lower HDL cholesterol levels in your body, which is one of the main factors for developing heart disease.</div>
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If the above recommendations coupled with the help of your doctor is not enough to lower your cholesterol, there are medications available that may help. Talk with your doctor to see if these could be beneficial for you.</div>
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You know that regular workouts are good for you, that's common sense. An exercise program is vital in controlling cholesterol, along with a healthy diet and natural supplements.</div>
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What you might not know is why exercise is so important. Read on to discover the link between exercise and cholesterol.</div>
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<b>Research Into Exercise and Cholesterol</b></div>
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There's been much research into the effects of diet and exercise on cholesterol. But one of the difficulties is that these studies have analysed the results of both dietary and exercise changes together. This makes it hard to separate the two, and work out what changes might have the optimum results.</div>
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The latest research focuses on exercise and the role it plays in maintaining a healthy blood flow and promoting a balanced cholesterol level.</div>
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Researchers in the past assumed exercise helped in lowering cholesterol levels. The question now is what form of exercise is the most effective and how it contributes directly to improved levels of cholesterol.</div>
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Whatever you're doing to improve your health, you need to know that it's effective. If you're like me, you'll lose interest pretty quickly in something that doesn't give you a good return for the energy you put into it.</div>
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Does Being Overweight Make a Difference?</div>
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It's clear that reducing your waistline and keeping it off is one of the best things you can do for your health - and your cholesterol. And exercise is a key driver in losing weight.</div>
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What happens when you're overweight is that it affects the level and composition of LDL(bad cholesterol) in your blood; high levels can lead to heart disease and other problems.</div>
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Importantly, exercise affects the makeup of LDL by producing larger proteins, effectively making them less dense which in turn allows the lipoproteins to move through the blood that much easier. When LDL is smaller and more compact it can easily lodge into the sides of arteries and be difficult to remove by the normal flow of blood.</div>
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Regular workouts produce enzymes whose job it is to move the HDL(good cholesterol) efficiently to the liver where it is used for digestion or removed from your body. That's the simple equation, the more exercise you do, the higher quality your LDL and the proportion of LDL to HDL is improved.</div>
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Controlling cholesterol, and the link to exercise, in summary:</div>
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Creates better quality LDL by producing more protein</div>
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Losing weight means less LDL</div>
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The Next Step</div>
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Now that you know how exercise helps with controlling cholesterol, what do you do about it? Does it matter what type of exercise you do? Yes.</div>
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Unless you've been off-planet, you'll know that most health authorities recommend at least 30 minutes of exercise a day for optimum fitness. But before rushing off to renew your gym membership, or look for excuses as to why you can't fit that in to your busy schedule, let's take a look at the best form of exercise to take.</div>
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A study from Duke University found that intense exercise is better than moderate exercise. No real surprises there, but it helps to know that the regular stroll you plan on taking around the block will only moderately help your cholesterol levels but a more vigorous walk will help even more.</div>
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The type of exercise you select is really down to a personal preference. If you dislike going to the gym, don't do it. Find something you enjoy; walking, biking or working in the garden can work just as well as a professionally prepared exercise regime. The important thing is to keep at it, and whatever you are doing, do it just that little bit harder each time.</div>
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It should be clear that while exercise is a clear factor in controlling cholesterol, it should be seen as a part of a number of lifestyle changes that are necessary, including dietary changes and natural supplements.</div>
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Andrew L. Gibson is just beginning his journey into understanding the causes of high cholesterol and heart disease. He is dedicated to putting the explanations into plain, easy to understand language that everyone can understand.</div>
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By understanding the issues, he believes it will be easier for people to create an all-round plan to help in controlling cholesterol which combines diet, exercise and natural supplements.</div>
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If we look around and try to search for foods which are low in or devoid of cholesterol, it's not really that difficult a task. A cholesterol free diet has its origins in the rich flora that Mother Earth offers.
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Such food stuffs include fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. People suffering from heart and sleeping disorders should follow a cholesterol free diet.</div>
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However, it is said that an outright elimination of any specific nutrient from the body is as harmful as its excessive consumption. In the light of this statement, a low cholesterol diet being a combination of cholesterol free and low-cholesterol foods is largely favored.
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In terms of fruits and vegetables, three to five servings everyday are necessary to have a proper balance of nutrients and vitamins. Fresh fruits and vegetables are perfect substitutes for foods with high saturated fats and cholesterol. </div>
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Fruits may include an array of apples, mangoes, peaches, bananas, kiwifruit, watermelon and so many more. Similarly, vegetables like potatoes (not fried), gourds, bitter gourds, okra and eggplant are some of the healthy options.
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Next comes the turn of whole grains and legumes. From a minimum of 6 to a maximum of 11 servings each day of whole-wheat bread, whole-grain cereal, whole-wheat flour noodles, beans, chickpeas, bean sprouts, Brussels sprouts, etc. are such a better, healthier and fuller choice to keep the stomach satisfied and free from cholesterol. These are low in saturated fat and total fat and have no cholesterol content in them.
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Eating whole grains and legumes may come across like a dull and tasteless event. Obviously, due to its 'healthier' way of life, these food materials actually taste regular and not interestingly spicy. </div>
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So, to let the taste buds have some fun and not let the patient go overboard with the famous foodie insanity it is safer to indulge in low-fat dairy products such as half-fat milk, half-fat cream, low-fat yoghurt. </div>
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Choose a cholesterol free diet to minimize the risks of a heart failure.
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What is Cholesterol?
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Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like chemical compound that is naturally produced by the body - a building block for cell membranes and for various hormones.
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It is naturally found in our cell membranes in the brain, nerves, muscles, skin, liver, intestines, and heart.
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Studies have shown that roughly 80% of the body's cholesterol is produced by the liver; the remaining cholesterol comes from food you eat.
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Foods that come from animals (i.e. eggs, meat, dairy products) contain cholesterol while foods coming from plants don't contain cholesterol. Certain foods that are high in saturated fat can also raise your cholesterol levels.
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After you eat, cholesterol (from your diet) is absorbed from the intestine and stored in the liver. The liver regulates cholesterol levels in the blood stream and secretes cholesterol when needed by the body.
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What's so bad about cholesterol?
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Your genetics and diet play a significant role on your LDL (bad), HDL (good) and total cholesterol levels.
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As mentioned, the body uses cholesterol to produce many hormones and certain vitamins. But only a small amount of cholesterol is required in the blood to meet these needs.
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If there is too much cholesterol in the bloodstream, the excess may be deposited in the arteries.
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This can cause narrowing and blockage of arteries which can eventually lead to a stroke or a heart attack.
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How do I eat properly to lower my cholesterol?
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· Fish and poultry
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· Egg whites</div>
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· soybean
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· Soups (clear)
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· Saturated fats: butter, coconut oil, palm oil, lard, bacon fat
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· Egg yolks and bacon
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High cholesterol levels, more specifically high LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels are a main contributor to heart disease. Foods that lower cholesterol can easily be combined in your diet and will help you not just to reduce but also to manage your cholesterol levels in the long run.</div>
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It is now usually assumed what a “heart healthy” diet is and that it can significantly lead to lowering your cholesterol. global nutritional guidelines are now universal and incorporate:</div>
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· Eat less fat. Drastically decrease your consumption of saturated fats, and cut out trans fats (“hydrogenated” vegetable oils). Saturated fats can increase total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. substitute them with mono and polyunsaturated fats.</div>
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· Substitute meat with lean meat, poultry or fish</div>
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· Increase your consumption of fruit and vegetables.</div>
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· Substitute refined carbohydrates in your diet with complex carbohydrates.</div>
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Avoid as much as possible or cut out altogether: butter, hard cheese, fatty meat, meat products, biscuits, cakes, cream, lard, dripping, suet, ghee, coconut oil, palm oil, hardened (“stick”) margarine.</div>
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Monounsaturated fats: These fats can lower the LDL level but do not lower the level of HDL cholesterol. You can find them in olive oil, rapeseed oil, avocado, nuts, and seeds such as almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts, and pistachios.</div>
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Polyunsaturated fats: These fats are an essential part of the diet. They can help lower LDL cholesterol (which is a good effect), but they also lower HDL cholesterol. You can find them in corn oil, sunflower oil, soya oil, nuts and seeds such as walnuts, pine nuts, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds.</div>
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Oily fish contains omega-3 fatty acids, a particular type of polyunsaturated fat that can help to reduce triglyceride levels in the blood.</div>
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Oily fish includes (wild) salmon, halibut, herring, mackerel, pilchards, sardines, lake trout, and tuna.</div>
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Limit as much as possible or cut out altogether: fatty or marbled meat and meat products as they are high in saturated fat. Also, avoid roasting or frying.</div>
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Replace by: poultry (without the skin), fish, or lean cuts of meat that are best steamed, poached, grilled or boiled.</div>
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You can obtain additional protein from soya (soya milk, soya yoghurts, and tofu), beans, and pulses. Beans and pulses are also good sources of fibre.</div>
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The benefits of eating above all fresh fruit and vegetables cannot be amplified. Conservative guidance now tells you to eat five portions a day. You really ought to have from seven to 11 portions each day. A portion is roughly a handful.</div>
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Among the major benefits of eating fruit and vegetables are:</div>
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· Natural antioxidants - they can reduce damage caused by LDL. LDL cholesterol is not very stable. It oxidises easily and can then damage your arterial walls. There is evidence that it is oxidised LDL cholesterol, rather than cholesterol itself, that contributes to cardio vascular disease.</div>
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· Soluble fibre provided by fruit and vegetables helps eliminate cholesterol from the intestine.</div>
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Avoid as much as possible or cut out altogether refined carbohydrates: white bread, rice, pasta. Refined carbohydrates have been stripped of most nutrients.</div>
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Replace by: complex carbohydrates such as whole grain bread, brown rice, wholemeal pasta, oats. Complex carbohydrates contain fibre and other nutrients the body needs.</div>
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I invite you to find out more about specific foods to include in a low cholesterol diet plan. Just click the linkBest Foods To Lower Cholesterol You find more information about various aspects of a diet for high cholesterol at the link Low Cholesterol Diet Plan</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-17639536293331542242012-01-17T07:20:00.000-08:002012-01-17T07:21:29.879-08:00Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Disease<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Disease</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cholesterol is an essential building block of every cell in the body, required for all metabolic processes. It is particularly important in the production of nerve tissue, bile and certain hormones. On average, our body produces about half of a gram to one gram of cholesterol per day, depending on how much of it the body needs at the time. By and large, our body is able to produce 400 times more cholesterol per day than what we would obtain from eating 3,5 ounces (100 grams) of butter. The main cholesterol producers are the liver and the small intestine, in that order. Normally, they are able to release cholesterol directly into the blood stream, where it is instantly tied to blood proteins. These proteins, which are called lipoproteins, are in charge of transporting the cholesterol to its numerous destinations. There are three main types of lipoproteins in charge of transporting cholesterol: Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL), and High Density Lipoprotein (HDL).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In comparison to HDL, which has been privileged with the name 'good' cholesterol, LDL and VLDL are relatively large cholesterol molecules; in fact, they are the richest in cholesterol. There is good reason for their large size. Unlike their smaller cousin, which easily passes through blood vessel walls, the LDL and VLDL versions of cholesterol are meant to take a different pathway; they leave the blood stream in the liver.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The blood vessels supplying the liver have a very different structure from the ones supplying other parts of the body. They are known as sinusoids. Their unique, grid-like structure permits the liver cells to receive the entire blood content, including the large cholesterol molecules. The liver cells rebuild the cholesterol and excrete it along with bile into the intestines. Once the cholesterol enters the intestines, it combines with fats, is absorbed by the lymph and enters the blood, in that order. Gallstones in the bile ducts of the liver inhibit the bile flow and partially, or even fully, block the cholesterol's escape route. Due to back-up pressure on the liver cells, bile production drops. Typically, a healthy liver produces over a quart of bile per day. When the major bile ducts are blocked, barely a cup of bile, or even less, will find its way to the intestines. This prevents much of the VLDL and LDL cholesterol from being excreted with the bile.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gallstones in the liver bile ducts distort the structural framework of the liver lobules, which damages and congests the sinusoids. Deposits of excessive protein also close the grid holes of these blood vessels (see the discussion of this subject in the previous section). Whereas the 'good' cholesterol HDL has small enough molecules to leave the bloodstream through ordinary capillaries, the larger LDL and VLDL molecules are more or less trapped in the blood. The result is that LDL and VLDL concentrations begin to rise in the blood to levels that seem potentially harmful to the body. Yet even this scenario is merely part of the body's survival attempts. It needs the extra cholesterol to patch up the increasing number of cracks and wounds that are formed as a result of the accumulation of excessive protein in the blood vessel walls. Eventually, though, the life-saving cholesterol begins to occlude the blood vessels and cut off the oxygen supply to the heart.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to this complication, reduced bile flow impairs the digestion of food, particularly fats. Therefore, there is not enough cholesterol made available to the cells of the body and their basic metabolic processes. Since the liver cells no longer receive sufficient amounts of LDL and VLDL molecules, they (the liver cells) assume that the blood is deficient in these types of cholesterol. This stimulates the liver cells to increase the production of cholesterol, further raising the levels of LDL and VLDL cholesterol in the blood.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The 'bad' cholesterol is trapped in the circulatory system because its escape routes, the bile ducts and the liver sinusoids, are blocked or damaged. The capillary network and arteries attach as much of the 'bad' cholesterol to their walls as they possibly can. Consequently, the arteries become rigid and hard.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coronary heart disease, regardless of whether it is caused by smoking, drinking excessive amounts of alcohol, overeating protein foods, stress, or any other factor, usually does not occur unless gallstones have impacted the bile ducts of the liver. Removing gallstones from the liver and gallbladder can not only prevent a heart attack or stroke, but also reverse coronary heart disease and heart muscle damage. The body's response to stressful situations becomes less damaging, and cholesterol levels begin to normalize as the distorted and damaged liver lobules are regenerated. Cholesterol-lowering drugs don't do that. They artificially reduce blood cholesterol, which coerces the liver to produce even more cholesterol. But when extra cholesterol is passed into the bile ducts, it remains in its crystalline state (versus soluble state) and, thereby, turns into gallstones. People who regularly use cholesterol-lowering drugs usually develop an excessively large number of gallstones. This sets them up for major side effects, including cancer and heart disease.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cholesterol is essential for normal functioning of the immune system, particularly for the body's response to the millions of cancer cells that every person makes in his body each day. For all the health problems associated with cholesterol, this important substance is not something we should try to eliminate from our bodies. Cholesterol does far more good than harm. The harm is generally symptomatic of other problems. I wish to emphasize, once again, that 'bad' cholesterol only attaches itself to the walls of arteries to avert immediate heart trouble, not to create it. This is confirmed by the fact that cholesterol never attaches itself to the walls of veins. When a doctor tests your cholesterol levels, he takes the blood sample from a vein, not from an artery. Although blood flow is much slower in veins than in arteries, cholesterol should obstruct veins much more readily than arteries, but it never does. There simply is no need for that. Why? Because there are no abrasions and tears in the lining of the vein that require patching up. Cholesterol only affixes itself to arteries in order to coat and cover up the abrasions and protect the underlying tissue like a waterproof bandage. Veins do not absorb proteins in their basements membranes like capillaries and arteries do and, therefore, are not prone to this type of injury.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">'Bad' cholesterol saves lives; it does not take lives. LDL allows the blood to flow through injured blood vessels without causing a life-endangering situation. The theory of high LDL being a principal cause of coronary heart disease is not only unproved and unscientific. It has misled the population to believe that cholesterol is an enemy that has to be fought and destroyed at all costs. Human studies have not shown a cause-and-effect relationship between cholesterol and heart disease. The hundreds of studies so far conducted on such a relationship have only shown that there is a statistical correlation between the two. And there should be, because if there were no 'bad' cholesterol molecules attaching themselves to injured arteries we would have millions of more deaths from heart attack than we already have. On the other hand, dozens of conclusive studies have shown that risk of heart disease increases significantly in people whose HDL levels decrease. Elevated LDL cholesterol is not a cause of heart disease; rather, it is a consequence of an unbalanced liver and congested, dehydrated circulatory system.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If your doctor has told you that lowering your cholesterol with medical drugs protects you against heart attacks, you have been grossly misled. The #1 prescribed cholesterol-lowering medicine is Lipitor. I suggest that you read the following warning statement, issued on the official Lipitor web site:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"LIPITORï (atorvastatin calcium) tablets is a prescription drug used with diet to lower cholesterol. LIPITOR is not for everyone, including those with liver disease or possible liver problems, and women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. LIPITOR has not been shown to prevent heart disease or heart attacks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"If you take LIPITOR, tell your doctor about any unusual muscle pain or weakness. This could be a sign of serious side effects. It is important to tell your doctor about any medications you are currently taking to avoid possible serious drug interactions..."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My question is, "Why risk a person's health or life by giving him/her a drug that has no effect, whatsoever, in preventing the problem for which it is being prescribed?" The reason why the lowering of cholesterol levels cannot prevent heart disease is because cholesterol does not cause heart disease.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The most important issue is how efficiently a person's body uses cholesterol and other fats. The body's ability to digest, process and utilize these fats depends on how clear and unobstructed the bile ducts of the liver are. When bile flow is unrestricted and balanced, both the LDL and HDL levels are balanced as well. Therefore, keeping the bile ducts open is the best prevention of coronary heart disease.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">[This is an excerpt from the book 'The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush' by Andreas Moritz]</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Andreas Moritz is a writer and practitioner in the field of Integrative Medicine. He is the author of 13 books on various subjects pertaining to holistic health, including The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush, Timeless Secrets of Health and Rejuvenation and Cancer Is Not a Disease. His most recent book is titled 'Vaccine-Nation: Poisoning the Population, One Shot at a Time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andreas_Moritz</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/35406</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-53091900786447103782011-09-20T05:13:00.000-07:002011-09-20T05:13:01.698-07:00High Cholesterol Level: Risk Factors, Treatment Options<br />
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What is cholesterol?</div>
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Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) made by the body. About 80% of cholesterol is made by the body, the other 20% comes from the diet. Cholesterol is a building block for cell membranes. Our body uses cholesterol to produce many hormones (e.g., progesterone, estrogen, testosterone), vitamin D, and the bile acids that help to digest fat.</div>
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Many foods contain cholesterol and high intake of these foods can increase the level of cholesterol in the blood. Having too much cholesterol in the blood is not a disease in itself, but high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) can cause the formation and accumulation of plaque deposits in the arteries. Plaque is composed of cholesterol, other fatty substances, fibrous tissue, and calcium. When it builds up in the arteries, it results in the hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis) in the major vascular systems.</div>
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Narrowing of the arteries around the heart (coronary heart disease) can prevent the heart from getting as much oxygen-rich blood as it needs, increasing the risk of a heart attack. Decreased blood flow to the brain can cause a stroke, and less blood flowing to the lower limbs may result in exercise-related pain or even gangrene.</div>
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Having a high cholesterol level does not cause symptoms and does not make you feel sick. If there is a huge excess, some people develop soft, yellowish skin growths called xanthomas, usually in the area near the eyes. Most people find out they have high cholesterol when they have their blood cholesterol measured as part of a medical check-up.</div>
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Cholesterol is not soluble in water and doesn't mix easily with blood. In order to be able to travel in the bloodstream, the cholesterol made in the liver is combined with protein and other substances. This cholesterol-protein package is called a lipoprotein. Lipoprotein then carries the cholesterol through the bloodstream.</div>
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Lipoproteins can be high density (HDL), low density (LDL) or very low density (VLDL), depending on how much protein there is in relation to fat.</div>
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Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is called the "bad" cholesterol. About 70% of cholesterol is transported as LDL. This is mostly fat and not much protein. LDL causes cholesterol to be deposited in the arteries. High levels of LDL are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.</div>
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High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is called the "good" cholesterol. It carries cholesterol from the body's tissues back to the liver. About 20% of cholesterol is transported as HDL, which is mostly protein and not much fat. HDL cholesterol may help protect against atherosclerosis by preventing cholesterol from depositing on arterial walls as it circulates in the bloodstream.</div>
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There are several factors that may contribute to high cholesterol level in the blood:</div>
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Genetic predisposition. People are at a higher risk of high cholesterol if they have a direct male relative aged under 55 or female relative aged under 65 affected by coronary heart disease.</div>
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Diet high in saturated fat. Saturated fat and cholesterol come from animal foods such as beef, pork, veal, milk, eggs, butter, and cheese.</div>
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Sedentary lifestyle. Lack of exercise may increase LDL cholesterol and decrease HDL cholesterol. Regular physical activity may lower triglycerides and raise HDL cholesterol levels.</div>
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Overweight. Excess weight may modestly increase your LDL (bad) cholesterol level.</div>
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Age and sex. Cholesterol generally rises slightly with increasing age, and men are more likely to be affected than women.</div>
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Drinking alcohol excessively. Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver and heart muscle.</div>
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Diabetes. Diabetes is a significant risk factor for all cardiovascular diseases.</div>
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Smoking. This applies not only if you smoke, but also if you live or work every day with people who smoke.</div>
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Lifestyle changes such as changing diet, managing weight, increasing exercise, and quitting smoking are the first steps to improving blood levels of cholesterol. If these changes are not enough, your physician might recommend cholesterol-lowering prescription medication.</div>
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Medications to improve blood cholesterol levels include:</div>
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Statins - are the most widely used, and also the most powerful medications for lowering LDL cholesterol. They work by reducing the production of cholesterol in the liver. Statins not only lower blood LDL cholesterol levels, they also modestly increase HDL cholesterol levels and modestly decrease triglyceride levels. These medications are usually well tolerated, have few side effects, and are taken once or twice a day. Currently, six statin drugs are available: atorvastatin (Lipitor), fluvastatin (Lescol), lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor).</div>
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Bile acid sequestrants - these drugs bind with cholesterol-containing bile acids in the intestines and are then eliminated in the stool. They typically lower cholesterol by 10 to 20%. Small doses of sequestrants can produce useful reductions in LDL cholesterol. Cholestyramine (Questran, Questran Light), colestipol (Colestid), and colesevelam (WelChol) are the 3 main bile acid sequestrants currently available. Bile acid resins are mainly used in young adults with hypercholesterolemia or in combination with another cholesterol-lowering medication.</div>
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Cholesterol absorption inhibitors - are a new class of cholesterol lowering agents approved in 2002. Drugs in this class work to lower blood cholesterol levels by absorbing excess cholesterol in the intestines and thus blocking cholesterol's entry into the bloodstream. Ezetimibe (Zetia) is the first drug in this class. Ezetimibe reduces LDL cholesterol by 18-20%. It is probably most useful in people who cannot take statins or as an additional drug for people who take statins but who notice side effects when the statin dose is increased. Adding ezetimibe to a statin is equivalent to doubling or tripling the statin dose.</div>
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Nicotinic acid or niacin - this water-soluble B vitamin improves all lipoproteins when given in doses well above the vitamin requirement. Nicotinic acid lowers total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels, while raising HDL cholesterol levels. Niacin also widens blood vessels, making flushing and hot flashes frequent side effects.</div>
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Fibrates - these cholesterol-lowering drugs are primarily effective in lowering triglycerides and, to a lesser extent, increasing HDL cholesterol levels. These drugs include fenofibrate (Tricor) and gemfibrozil (Lopid).</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-75965774604246339652010-10-29T01:02:00.000-07:002010-10-29T01:02:06.993-07:00Yoga for Controlling Cholesterol<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Yoga for Controlling Cholesterol</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yog Mudras and pranayama are really beneficial for lowering the unwanted bad cholesterol but must be practiced on a regular basis. Yoga improves the blood and oxygen flow around the body, which helps in the removal of toxins and waste.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Correct breathing is the key to control the high cholesterol. Most of the people make the mistake in the respiration process when they breathing in they take the abdomen in and breathing out and bringing their abdomen out. The correct breathing technique is, when you inhale and bring the abdomen out, and breath out and take the abdomen in. This process should be as slow as, it can be. Always try to follow this pattern in routine life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pranayama Therapy:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Deep and rapid breathing technique Bhastrika helps in inhaling more oxygen into the body, which helps in proper functioning of our body cells. According to Acharya Keshav Dev regular practise of this pranayama helps to eliminate body fat, lower total cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol that prevents fatty - cholesterol deposits and improves the body, depletes excess fats, brings lightness of the body.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Go in a open air. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Start to inhale and exhale through nose rapidly just for half minute, relax for few seconds and repeat. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* In this kriya there is no restrain of breath.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This kriya can be repeated for around 7-8 times but should be done before meal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Another pranayama Shitli Kumbhak also has the potential to reduce the cholesterol and it also improves blood circulation, purify the blood and reduces toxins.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* For this pranayama fold the tongue and protrudes a little from the mouth. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Slowly inhale through the mouth. While inhaling one should feel coolness inside the neck. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Then swallow the breath and hold inside your stomach. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* After holding the breath for a few seconds, and exhale slowly through the nose. Try to repeat this process 8-10 times before meal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nature-Cure: </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Abdominal Mud Pack and Hip Bath are best treatment in the Naturopathy, which are very beneficial in lowering the bad cholesterol level as they help in proper functioning of liver. One great feature of these treatments is that you don't need any special equipment and can easily go at your own pace.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meditation Therapy:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Sit in any comfortable asan or lie down in Shavasan. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Now relax the whole body, one by one very slowly right from toes to the top. This relaxation will give the feeling of pleasure to the mind and whole body. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Try to keep both the hands in Mritsanjavini Mudra. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* As the body is relaxed the respiration will become slower and slower. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Now bring your whole awareness on your breaths. Try to concentrate on the breathing procedure. Do not try to control the breaths just witness it. Try to visualize the breaths. How the air is going in and coming out of the body. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Now concentrate on Cardiac Chakra and meditate on the Green colour in the centre of Chest region. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* Take a deep breath and start chanting the beej Mantra YANG and feel the vibration of this beej mantra in Chest region again and again. Continue to focus your awareness at your Anahat Chakra (Cardiac Chakra) for five minutes or Remain in this state for as long as you wish. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* As the body is relaxed the breathing will become more and more slower. Simultaneously mind will also achieve the level of calmness and peace. Try to remain in this condition for few minutes as per your wish. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* After some time when you want to come back, become aware of your body step by step. First bring awareness towards the breaths, then body parts right from top to the toes slowly. Now make the slowly open your eyes and with slow movements of the body parts come back in normal position.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Laughter Therapy:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stress is a major factor in raising LDL cholesterol levels, so learn to relax and release stress. Laughter is the best medicine. Laughter is as good as relaxation therapy, exercise or other methods used to overcome the problem of cholesterol. All of us should laugh at least for three times a day. Each person should consider laughing a key to health and free from tension, restraints and worries. The persons maintain humorous atmosphere around them throughout the day simultaneous to routine and sometimes, laugh loudly; keep themselves free from the diseases and their mind, brain, the entire nervous system receive innovative smartness and the energy every moment. Even the present study shows that laughter decreases adrenaline and cortisol production. If you are frustrated, unhappy, angry, Just laugh and find yourself away from all kind of stress. It is of the effective medicine you always have with your, without spending anything</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Diet Therapy:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nutrition diet plays a huge part to reduce the level of cholesterol that accumulate within your body. Foods that are high in saturated fats or Animal Fats promote levels of cholesterol in your blood. Try to avoid this type of food from regular consumption! You eat junk you become junk.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Try to eat the foods that have the lowest percentages for values such as sodium, cholesterol, and fats, and moderate percentages for values such as fiber.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Acharya_Vikrmaditya</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-12905744001825976412010-10-05T01:47:00.000-07:002010-10-05T01:47:39.269-07:00Good Fats That Help In Increasing Good Cholesterol Levels<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Good Fats That Help In Increasing Good Cholesterol Levels</b></span><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not all fats are seen as disasters. There are numerous fats that give health assistance. Below are some varieties of these which support in achieving best cholesterol levels when added in our regular diet.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fats rich in Monounsaturated foods</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It is the one which is said to give great health benefits. They are basically like fluids and they become hard under low temperatures. It also reduces the worst cholesterol contents by increasing the nice cholesterol contents.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">One such is nuts which are the basis for fat contents that are monounsaturated. Some of the others are almonds, walnuts, peanuts, pecans, pistas, soyabeans and avocados.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Consider using canola or olive or sesame oils when you cook or fry foods. When included in our life style, these provide extreme advantages to our health with nice cholesterol.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fats rich in polyunsaturated foods</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The other kind of nice fat is poly unsaturated. It is vital to know in what steps these nice fats give good health when added in our foods. And it supports to lower the bad cholesterol levels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It also guarantees good blood flow to the heart. Studies show that when these fats are taken into our foods, it stops coronary heart related issues because of the polyunsaturated fat contents.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">These fats have their basis from plants and animals. Vegetable oils are rich source of these fats. Such oils are corn, sunflower and soya oils. Margarines are other things which have polyunsaturated contents.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Similar to monounsaturated fats these polyunsaturated fats can also be found in nuts such as walnuts and in seeds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Omega 3 rich fat acids</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">They are the category of polyunsaturated fat levels. They are only twenty years old still they possess very good qualities and considered effective because of their great benefits.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">They help in one's fitness. They really support to maintain best cholesterol amounts and lower the problems to the heart. In fact additionally they help in lowering excess blood pressure by preventing from blood thickening.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The fishes such as mackerel, salmon, herring and tuna have good amounts of omega 3 acids. So including fish into our diet say two times a week will have a great impact in our well being.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the contrary these omega 3 acids also present in plants like tofu and soya beans. And also in walnuts, in pumpkin and in flax seeds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many have the impression that fats are bad to one's health but it is not so. They also help in reducing increased cholesterol contents which doesn't require consulting any physician.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">By: Christian Good</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Take some steps to lower your cholesterol by cutting down on the things that could ruin your health. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here are three suggestions that you have heard millions times but hardly take any action.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Stop Smoking</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you are a smoker, you should consider quitting or at least cut down on the number of cigarettes you take.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wonders can happen when you quit smoking!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can improve your cholesterol level over time, but that is not the only thing - after you quit smoking, your blood pressure decreases which will also reduce those high cholesterol related diseases. Your risk of a heart attack decreases significantly as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But quitting is easier said than done.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course, trying to quit isn't so easy. That is why there are many methods on trying to quit smoking. They may now consider Varenicline, otherwise known as Chantix.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just like a nicotine patch, Chantix isn't a magic pill, but it may make it easier to stop smoking. To quit smoking fully, you must still practice a lot of persistence and have the commitment to stick with your goal; have a strong mindset.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alternatively, you can try using gum. When you are busy chewing gum, the tendency for the mind to trigger a nicotine fix is weakened.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Stop Drinking</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">How about drinking? Do you drink too much?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Although many consider the consumption of alcohol to be dangerous, medical studies have shown that those who consume alcohol compared to those don't, have a slightly higher level of good cholesterol in their body.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, this doesn't give people (who enjoy drinking) a license to drink all the way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't abuse this point.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Stop Eating Junk Food</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do the same with junk food as well. Especially deep fried stuff like potato chips. Can you imagine the amount of calories there are? Try and do things in moderation. Leading a balanced life is the key.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">By lowering your cholesterol level you are preventing yourself from many diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Your decision to choose a better and healthier lifestyle needs some sacrifice from your part. If you are wise and appreciate that health is the number one assett in this life, I believe you should be able to follow those tips.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jordan_Wilson</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0Florida, USA27.6648274 -81.515753522.804715899999998 -88.9864565 32.5249389 -74.0450505tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-49721522694489722722010-07-07T07:15:00.000-07:002010-07-07T07:15:34.942-07:00Diet For High Cholesterol<b>Diet For High Cholesterol</b><br />
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What is Cholesterol ?<br />
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Cholesterol is a form of fat that is in use by the body to build cells and produce hormones.<br />
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Where did Cholesterol ?<br />
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Almost all the cholesterol needed by the body in shape in the liver. The rest is getting from certain foods rich in cholesterol, for example: meat, eggs, milk and offal (liver, kidney, brain).<br />
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Why is cholesterol harmful ?<br />
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If too much cholesterol is brought into the arterial circulation, the blood vessels resulted in increasingly narrow. In the event of the heart arteries, the blood can not carry enough oxygen to the heart. This is called coronary heart disease and can lead to heart attacks.<br />
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Whats Is Low Cholesterol Diet ?<br />
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- Lowering blood cholesterol levels<br />
- Lose weight if overweight<br />
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What is the difference Lower Cholesterol Diet with Normal Food ?<br />
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1. Use a little fat is limited.<br />
2. Most of the fat used in unsaturated type.<br />
3. The use of foods containing a lot of cholesterol in the limit.<br />
4. If too fat, total calories in the limit.<br />
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Preferred Food<br />
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* Material on avoiding foods (high cholesterol) :<br />
Fatty meats, organ meats, cheese, eggs, milk, yoghurt, kream, eggs, shellfish, crabs, shrimp, squid, chocolate, butter, coconut oil, margarine, avocados.<br />
* Material in limiting food :<br />
Ice cream, cakes / tert, compote, food and beverages a sweet tooth.<br />
* Raw foods at recommended :<br />
Fresh fruit, vegetables, skim milk, soy milk, fresh fish, beans, vegetable oil, olive oil, corn.<br />
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How do I adjust the Diet ?<br />
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1. Avoiding the use of coconut, coconut oil, margarine and butter. As a substitute use peanut oil, or corn oil.<br />
2. Limit the use of meat up to 3x a week at most 100 grams every time: Eat fish or chicken as a substitute.<br />
3. Use skim milk instead of dairy milk.<br />
4. Limit egg yolks to three eggs a week.<br />
5. Use it as often as may be nuts, tempeh, tofu and legumes results by others.<br />
6. Limit use of sugar, syrup, coca-cola, chocolate, tarcis, ice cream etc.. To prevent the increase in weight.<br />
7. Eat lots of vegetables and fruits.<br />
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Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0United States47.271276401374337 -100.3593724966049217.463493901374338 -160.12499749660492 77.079058901374339 -40.593747496604919tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-63821618601975955402010-03-10T06:33:00.000-08:002010-03-10T06:33:52.196-08:00Natural Cholesterol Lowering Supplements - Are They Effective Alternatives to Statin Drugs<b>Natural Cholesterol Lowering Supplements - Are They Effective Alternatives to Statin Drugs</b><br />
By Marya Carlos<br />
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Cholesterol is a lipid (a fatty substance) that forms part of the outer lining of cells in animal bodies. In humans, cholesterol also appears in the blood circulation. Over the past several decades, a connection has been established between elevated levels of cholesterol and strokes, heart attacks, and other problems.<br />
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As a result, much research has been done into methods of controlling cholesterol levels by means of diet and exercise, and with the addition of various supplements to lower these levels.<br />
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Several natural nutrients have been shown to equal or outperform the statin drugs in reducing high cholesterol by lowering LDL ("bad") cholesterol and increasing HDL ("good") cholesterol, as well as in lowering triglycerides (blood fats). Triglycerides act with cholesterol to form blood plasma, and they are not affected by the statins.<br />
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Let's examine some of the natural cholesterol lowering supplements that are generally known to have no adverse side effects.<br />
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* Green tea extract. Green tea extract has been shown to lower LDL cholesterol and levels of triglycerides, as well as to raise HDL cholesterol.<br />
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* Policosanol. This is an extract of sugar cane wax, which in some studies has been shown to lower cholesterol naturally. No side effects have been identified.<br />
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* Beta-sitosterol. This plant compound occurs naturally in wheat germ, corn oil, rice, and soybeans. It can decrease the digestive system's absorption of cholesterol, as well as decrease the amount of cholesterol produced by the liver. Other possible benefits of beta-sitosterol are reduction of enlarged prostate in men, decreasing risk of gallstones, and protecting the lining of the digestive tract.<br />
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* Guggulipid extract. This ancient herb from India has been used in Asia for thousands of years to treat various conditions. Some clinical trials have shown it to be an effective natural cholesterol lowering supplement, but others have not.<br />
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* Vitamin B3 (Niacin). Niacin has been shown in several well-designed studies to lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as raising HDL cholesterol. It is available both as a dietary supplement and in prescription form. The American Heart Association cautions that niacin should only be used to lower cholesterol under the supervision of a qualified health practitioner, because of possible side effects. Among these are liver inflammation, high blood sugar, gout, and increasing the effect of high blood pressure medication.<br />
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* Artichoke leaf extract. Several controlled studies have shown that artichoke leaf extract may lower cholesterol by limiting its synthesis in the body.<br />
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If you are concerned about your cholesterol levels, talk with your physician before deciding to use natural cholesterol lowering supplements for reducing high cholesterol. Be aware of possible side effects from any product you are taking, and be sure to have your doctor arrange for regular blood tests to monitor effects.<br />
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Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Marya_CarlosAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0Long Beach, CA, USA33.7669623 -118.189234833.6242588 -118.42269429999999 33.909665800000006 -117.9557753tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-77301280062158165982009-10-28T04:47:00.000-07:002009-10-28T04:47:13.177-07:00How Diet And Exercise Affects My Cholesterol Level<b>How Diet And Exercise Affects My Cholesterol Level</b><br />
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Cholesterol. We hear a lot about it, most of it simply you have to lower your cholesterol levels or you will get heart disease but there is a bit more to this substance that needs to be learned in order to truly understand what it does, why we need it, and why we dont need too much of it.<br />
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<!-- AD END --> First of all, cholesterol is a vital substance that our body produces and we need it to maintain our health. We need it make vitamin D, build cell walls, and create a type of bile salt that is needed to help us digest food. The thing is, our bodies make all the cholesterol we need, about 1000 milligrams that is produced by our liver. So, if our bodies make cholesterol, where does the excess come from? Of course, the food we eat. <br />
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All animals produce cholesterol, so the more animal protein and fat we eat (this includes products made from cows milks such as cheese and butter) the more cholesterol our bodies get. You may have heard of good and bad cholesterol, well, heres how that works&<br />
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Ldl, or low density lipoproteins, are the bad kind. Although we need some of this, this is the kind that can build up on the walls of our blood vessels and cause blockages leading to heart disease, and potentially heart attacks. Hdl, or high density lipoproteins, are the good kind. Hdl actually moves cholesterol back to the liver where it can be processed and removed from the body, therefore the more hdl you have, the better your body is able to regulate the health levels of cholesterol in the body. <br />
So, how does exercise come into play?<br />
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The fact of the matter is, exercise, intense regular exercise, helps to generate more hdl by the liver. Therefore, the more you exercise, the higher your levels of hdl, and the lower your overall cholesterol levels. In addition, by increasing your heart rate and blood flow in your vessels and arteries by intense exercise, it is less likely that ldl levels will build up as plaque will occur.<br />
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It needs to be said, and said again and again that these processes can occur in the body very quickly, so it is vital that you stick with a consistent and very rigorous exercise routine. So many people think that their weekly backyard football game with the guys is enough, but it is not. You need as much as 45 minute to an hour of exercise everyday to truly affect the levels of cholesterol in your body. In addition, by limiting the amounts of animal fats and proteins you take in on a regular basis, you make the negative not as hard to counteract.<br />
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Now for the bad news&many studies have concluded that some folks will have high cholesterol levels no matter how much exercise they do. This is because either the liver produces too much, or the cholesterol they take in builds up along the walls of blood vessels extremely quickly. It is important that you check your cholesterol levels regularly and if diet and exercise alone cannot control your levels, you should take the medication as prescribed by your doctor.<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0Unknown location58.3494803265237 79.64062750339508134.399347326523696 19.875002503395081 82.2996133265237 139.40625250339508tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-74731844386992612472009-08-10T21:33:00.000-07:002009-08-10T21:33:22.272-07:00Life Choices About Blood Pressure And Cholesterol<b>Life Choices About Blood Pressure And Cholesterol</b><br />
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High blood pressure or Hypertension is usually caused by narrowing of the arteries. There are two major causes of narrowing of the arteries. One is inflammation caused by hormones released into the blood stream during highly stressful activities. This is a natural response your body goes thought during stress to protect itself in the case of injury.<br />
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Some people experience this when they get a blood pressure check up. This is why if your blood pressure reads high your nurse well check it two or three times to see if the pressure is stable, or if it changes. If its stable you have high blood pressure if it fluctuates you have a case of the nerves. The second cause is high levels of blood fats known as cholesterol.<br />
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We have in our blood stream a kind if trucking system that carries sugar and fats from our liver to our cells and waist produces back from our cells to the liver. The carrying agents, or trucks, are called cholesterol. They are made buy the liver and the number and percentage of the three types of cholesterol play a big factor in the health and quality of a parsons life.<br />
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HDL cholesterol or high density lipoprotein are known as good cholesterol the larger the percentage of your overall cholesterol level that HDL cholesterol represents the better. A low level in men would be forty or lower, in women fifty or lower, and a good count would be sixty or above. High density lipoprotein can be caring large amounts of fats in your blood stream. Fat does not dissolve in your blood steam so it must be carried to and from your cells.<br />
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LDL cholesterol or low density lipoprotein is known as bad cholesterol the larger the number of these cholesterols in your blood stream the worse of you are. The optimal number is one hundred or lower. One hundred to one hundred and thirty is considered normal. One hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty is considered borderline. One hundred and sixty to one hundred eighty are considered high. One hundred eighty to two hundred is considered very high.<br />
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Triglycerides are the most common form of fat in the blood steam and are associated with a high carbohydrate diet. These fats are also a telltale sign for a higher than normal LDL cholesterol number.<br />
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LP cholesterol is a genetic variation of LDL cholesterol and is associated with free fats in your blood stream.<br />
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The problem with having a lot of LDL, LP, and Triglycerides in your blood stream is that they cause Atherosclerosis which is the plaque buildup that causes the narrowing and hardening of your arteries. Which is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke.<br />
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There are some very important minerals and acids found in supplements that can go a long way to help prevent Atherosclerosis and controls your blood pressure. Calcium helps muscles, including your heat, to expand and contract. It also helps your nervous system to regulate your blood pressure. Magnesium found mostly in green vegetables is essential for cellular health. Malic Acid found in apples helps support magnesium absorption. It’s also an important part of the Krebs cycle which increases ATP, an enzyme that supports muscle health and growth. Chric Acid help’s in the Krebs cycle to remove carbon dioxide from your cells. It also helps maintain the alkaline levels in your body. Fighting of the acidic effects from coffee, soda and alcohol. Glycine is a non essential amino acid helpful in the production of RNA and DNA. It also helps brain function and promotes a healthy prostate gland.<br />
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These minerals and acids which promote the muscle and cellular health of your vascular system along with a low carbohydrate diet well lower your cholesterol levels and prevent the plaque buildup that causes Atherosclerosis. Exercise to strengthen your vascular system is always a good thing, but you don’t have to over do it. Feeding your vascular system what it needs and not over feeding your body what it does not need is one of those healthy life choices that we all need to make.<br />
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<div class="author">By: Robert Read</div><div class="author"></div><div class="articletext">Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com1Atlanta-Decatur, Georgia, USA33.79512630103207 -84.29397583007812533.652470301032068 -84.52743533007812 33.937782301032072 -84.06051633007813tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-17251863198832075572009-06-04T07:56:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:56:22.720-07:00Blood Pressure And Cholesterol: Healthy Choices<b>Blood Pressure And Cholesterol: Healthy Choices</b><br />
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High blood pressure or Hypertension is usually caused by narrowing of the arteries. There are two major causes of narrowing of the arteries. One is inflammation caused by hormones released into the blood stream during highly stressful activities. This is a natural response your body goes thought during stress to protect itself in the case of injury. Some people experience this when they get a blood pressure check up. This is why if your blood pressure reads high your nurse well check it two or three times to see if the pressure is stable, or if it changes. If its stable you have high blood pressure if it fluctuates you have a case of the nerves. The second cause is high levels of blood fats known as cholesterol.<br />
<br />
We have in our blood stream a kind if trucking system that carries sugar and fats from our liver to our cells and waist produces back from our cells to the liver. The carrying agents, or trucks, are called cholesterol. They are made buy the liver and the number and percentage of the three types of cholesterol play a big factor in the health and quality of a parsons life.<br />
<br />
HDL cholesterol or high density lipoprotein are known as good cholesterol the larger the percentage of your overall cholesterol level that HDL cholesterol represents the better. A low level in men would be forty or lower, in women fifty or lower, and a good count would be sixty or above. High density lipoprotein can be caring large amounts of fats in your blood stream. Fat does not dissolve in your blood steam so it must be carried to and from your cells.<br />
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LDL cholesterol or low density lipoprotein is known as bad cholesterol the larger the number of these cholesterols in your blood stream the worse of you are. The optimal number is one hundred or lower. One hundred to one hundred and thirty is considered normal. One hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty is considered borderline. One hundred and sixty to one hundred eighty are considered high. One hundred eighty to two hundred is considered very high.<br />
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Triglycerides are the most common form of fat in the blood steam and are associated with a high carbohydrate diet. These fats are also a telltale sign for a higher than normal LDL cholesterol number.<br />
<br />
LP cholesterol is a genetic variation of LDL cholesterol and is associated with free fats in your blood stream.<br />
<br />
The problem with having a lot of LDL, LP, and Triglycerides in your blood stream is that they cause Atherosclerosis which is the plaque buildup that causes the narrowing and hardening of your arteries. Which is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke.<br />
<br />
There are some very important minerals and acids found in supplements that can go a long way to help prevent Atherosclerosis and controls your blood pressure. Calcium helps muscles, including your heat, to expand and contract. It also helps your nervous system to regulate your blood pressure. Magnesium found mostly in green vegetables is essential for cellular health. Malic Acid found in apples helps support magnesium absorption. It’s also an important part of the Krebs cycle which increases ATP, an enzyme that supports muscle health and growth. Chric Acid help’s in the Krebs cycle to remove carbon dioxide from your cells. It also helps maintain the alkaline levels in your body. Fighting of the acidic effects from coffee, soda and alcohol. Glycine is a non essential amino acid helpful in the production of RNA and DNA. It also helps brain function and promotes a healthy prostate gland.<br />
<br />
These minerals and acids which promote the muscle and cellular health of your vascular system along with a low carbohydrate diet well lower your cholesterol levels and prevent the plaque buildup that causes Atherosclerosis. Exercise to strengthen your vascular system is always a good thing, but you don’t have to over do it. Feeding your vascular system what it needs and not over feeding your body what it does not need is one of those healthy life choices that we all need to make.<br />
<br />
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<div class="author">By: Irvine</div><div class="author"></div><div class="articletext">Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0United States43.444409371076283 -98.60155999660491911.881950371076282 -158.36718499660492 75.00686837107628 -38.835934996604919tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-48243084218362317942009-05-14T22:12:00.001-07:002009-05-14T22:12:28.072-07:00Components Of A Diet To Lower Cholesterol<b>Components Of A Diet To Lower Cholesterol</b><br />
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The first line of defense against rising cholesterol levels is a healthy diet. The National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III report has targeted lowering LDL cholesterol as one of the most important aspect of heart disease prevention. This report recommends that in order to lower the risk of coronary heart disease that a therapeutic lifestyle change (TLC) must be undertaken. The components of this therapeutic lifestyle change include a diet to lower cholesterol that includes the following.<br />
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1. Saturated Fat and Cholesterol – Reducing saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet is the foundation of the TLC diet. The strongest nutritional influence on serum LDL cholesterol levels is saturated fats. There is also a dose response relationship between saturated fats and LDL cholesterol levels. For every 1% increase in calories from saturated fats as a percent of total energy, serum LDL cholesterol increases roughly 2%. On the other hand a 1% decrease in saturated fats will lower serum cholesterol by about 2%. Although a weight reduction of even a few pounds will reduce LDL levels, weight reduction achieved with a diet low in saturated fats and cholesterol will enhance and maintain LDL cholesterol reductions. Although dietary cholesterol does not have the equivalent impact of saturated fat on serum LDL cholesterol levels, high cholesterol intake will increase LDL cholesterol levels.<br />
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2. Monounsaturated Fat – Substituting monounsaturated fat for saturated fats at an intake level of up to 20% of total energy intake is recommended with a cholesterol lowering diet. Monounsaturated fats lower LDL cholesterol levels relative to saturated fats without decreasing HDL cholesterol or triglyceride levels. Plant oils and nuts are the best sources of monounsaturated fats.<br />
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3. Polyunsaturated Fats – When used instead of saturated fats, polyunsaturated fats such as linoleic acid reduce LDL cholesterol levels. Unfortunately they can also cause a decrease in HDL cholesterol when compared to the effects of monounsaturated fats. The recommended intake of polyunsaturated fats is about 10% of total energy intake. The best sources for this type of fat include liquid vegetable oils, semi-liquid margarine, and other margarines low in transfatty acids.<br />
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4. Total Fat – Saturated fats and transfatty acids increase LDL cholesterol levels, while serum levels of LDL cholesterol do not appear to be affected by total fat intake. For that reason the report suggests it is not essential to limit total fat intake as long as saturated fats are decreased to goal levels.<br />
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5. Carbohydrates – LDL cholesterol decreases when saturated fats are replaced with carbohydrates. But high consumption of carbohydrates, over 60% of total energy intakes, are shown to decrease HDL cholesterol and increase serum triglycerides. This response to carbohydrate intake can be decreased by increasing soluble fiber intake. In fact by increasing soluble fiber to 5 to 10 grams a day LDL cholesterol can be decreased about 5%.<br />
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6. Protein – Although dietary protein generally has little effect of serum LDL cholesterol levels, substituting plant-based proteins for animal proteins appears to lower LDL cholesterol. This may be caused by the lack of cholesterol and lower saturated fat content of plant based protein foods. Of course not all animal proteins are high in saturated fat and cholesterol. Fat-free and low-fat dairy products, egg whites, fish, skinless poultry, and lean cuts of beef and pork are low in saturated fat and cholesterol.<br />
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Using diet to lower cholesterol is the first step for anyone who has tested for high LDL cholesterol levels. By lowering serum cholesterol the risk of coronary heart disease is lessened, along with all the other health benefits of eating a more healthy diet.<br />
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<div class="author">By: Andrew Bicknell</div><div class="author"></div><div class="articletext">Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-68591857493262990802009-05-07T07:52:00.000-07:002009-05-07T07:52:07.619-07:00Control Ldl Cholesterol To Control Heart Disease<b>Control Ldl Cholesterol To Control Heart Disease</b><br />
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Cholesterol is a substance that is found in our blood. It is usually associated with other substances, notably the lipoproteins named LDL and HDL. The association with HDL is good for our health whereas the association with LDL is bad. Let us find out how these associations actually affect our health and how we can guard against their adverse effect on our health.<br />
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The LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol levels are maintained within a normal range by the body's natural regulatory mechanism. Sometimes this regulatory mechanism malfunctions, or maybe the body is flooded with cholesterol by ingestion. In any case the blood cholesterol level exceeds the normal range. This leads to a serious condition which can lead to severe health problems.<br />
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LDL cholesterol tends to stick to the inner walls of the blood vessels it moves through. The coating reduces the blood flow through the affected vessels. This means poor circulation which translates to poor health. The coating may increase to an extent where the blood vessel is severely constricted. This condition is known as arteriosclerosis.<br />
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Blood backs up from this point leading to high blood pressure which severely stresses the heart. Worse, small bits of the LDL cholesterol blockage can get dislodged and flow down with the blood. If these bits of LDL cholesterol enter a capillary, which is a very fine blood vessel, the capillary gets blocked starving the areas served by the capillary network of vital blood. If this happens in the brain, then areas of the brain just shut down leading to a form of paralysis called a 'stroke'.<br />
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If the blood flow to the heart itself is cut off, a heart attack occurs possibly leading to a fatality. These are just two situations which can occur when LDL cholesterol exceeds the normal limit. There are a great number of similar situations, collectively called cardiovascular disease, which are directly linked to the excessive LDL cholesterol level.<br />
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There is just one thing we can do to guard against heart disease caused by excessive LDL cholesterol: assist the body in regulating the blood cholesterol level. The most effective way is by controlling what we eat. Medical researchers tell us that the most common reason for excessive LDL cholesterol is our over-indulgence in saturated fats, both directly and indirectly.<br />
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We can have fatty foods which are good for health, like the omega-3 group of fats. The omega-3 fats actually work to reduce the LDL cholesterol in the blood, so we should have a lot of tuna and salmon because they are rich sources of omega-3 fats. Studies show that drinking a lot of water helps to increase the blood circulation which goes a long way in reducing LDL cholesterol.<br />
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Stop using heavy cooking oil to cook food in. Switch to virgin olive oil which is highly recommended as a healthy cooking medium. Changing your cooking oil is a very effective way to reduce the risk of heart disease.<br />
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Smoking actually helps to elevate the LDL cholesterol level in the blood. Give up smoking and see the LDL cholesterol beat a hasty retreat. Follow the other steps in this article to ensure your freedom from a dangerous heart condition.<br />
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Medical research shows that stress leads to LDL cholesterol buildup. Lowering your stress level will lower your blood LDL cholesterol too. The moral of the lesson is that you should relax more often, give up those activities that add to your stress, and pick up those activities that reduce your stress.<br />
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To sum up, LDL cholesterol can be controlled by eating foods which are free of saturated fats, exercising, quitting smoking and ridding yourself of stress. The worst thing you can do is to panic about high LDL cholesterol levels. This article is meant to educate you about the cause and prevention of heart disease, not scare you. Use what you have learnt in this article to control the LDL cholesterol situation. Once that is under control, you can say that the risk of heart disease is under control.<br />
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Cholesterol is not all bad. Your body naturally produces it, and it plays some pretty important roles. It helps build new cells, produce hormones and insulates the nerves. But, when you have too much, it becomes a health problem.<br />
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When cholesterol levels are high, it means you have too much yellow, mushy fat substance circulating in your blood stream, which can clog your arteries and restrict blood flow leading to heart attack, stroke or angina pain.<br />
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Another problem with cholesterol, is all the terms that come with it; such as, dietary cholesterol, serum cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. Here is how to keep them all straight.<br />
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Dietary cholesterol is what is contained in food (mostly of animal origin). The American Heart Association recommends limiting your daily intake to 300 milligrams.<br />
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Serum cholesterol is what is in your bloodstream and what the doctor measures with a cholesterol test. (A reading less than 200 is desirable, a reading between 200 - 240 is borderline high risk, and a reading greater than 240 is high risk.)<br />
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HDL cholesterol (“High” Density Lipoprotein) is a distinct part of serum cholesterol that is considered “good” because of its artery cleansing ability. The “higher” the HDL level, the better.<br />
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LDL cholesterol (“Low” Density Lipoprotein) is considered to be HDL’s evil twin because of its artery clogging ability. The “lower” the LDL level, the better.<br />
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Here are 13 natural remedies that lower your cholesterol.<br />
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1. Watch your weight. Studies have shown that the more overweight you are, the more cholesterol your body produces. Every 2.2 pound rise in body weight elevates your cholesterol 2 points. Aim for a diet composed of two-thirds fruit, vegetables, cereals and whole grains. Only one-third of your calories should come from meat and dairy products. (Which are often high in fat and calories.)<br />
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2. Watch your fats. Saturated fat elevates blood cholesterol. Polyunsaturated fat lowers blood cholesterol. So, it would be wise to cut back on such sources of saturated fat as meat, butter, cheese and hydrogenated oil. Replace these sources with fish, poultry, low-fat dairy products and polyunsaturated oils like corn, safflower and soybean.<br />
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3. Eat less eggs. You don’t have to cut them out completely. Just limit yourself to three whole eggs per week. Since only the yolk contains cholesterol, use the egg whites freely. You can substitute two egg whites for every whole egg. Even when baking. You can make scrambled eggs or an omelet using one whole egg with two to four egg whites.<br />
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4. Eat more beans. Beans, and other legumes contain pectin, which surrounds cholesterol and escorts it right out of the body. One cup of beans; navy beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, lima beans, soybeans, black-eyed peas and lentils, will all perform this cholesterol lowering activity.<br />
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5. Eat more fruit. Fruit also contains pectin. Try to eat a variety of fruit. For instance, a half a grapefruit at breakfast, an apple at lunch and some orange sections at dinner, could probably lower your cholesterol quite nicely.<br />
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6. Eat your oats, brans and barley. Oat bran, corn bran and barley appears to lower serum cholesterol in the same fashion as pectin rich fruits and does as good a job as beans. Oatmeal can also reduce cholesterol.<br />
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7. Eat carrots. Carrots also have pectin content. Studies have shown that eating just 2 carrots a day can lower high cholesterol 10 to 20%. That could be enough to bring levels into a safe range.<br />
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8. Drink skim milk. A compound in the nonfat portion of skim milk inhibits cholesterol production in the liver.<br />
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9. Take garlic. Large quantities of raw garlic can reduce harmful blood fats. Unfortunately, it can also reduce your number of friends. One gram daily of liquid garlic extract, however, can reduce your cholesterol level an average of 44 points in six months.<br />
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10. Fiber rich psyllium seeds. Psyllium seeds are the main ingredient of the bowel regulator Metamucil. Metamucil and other psyllium seed products may be a good alternative treatment when diet alone does not bring blood cholesterol levels down.<br />
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11. Exercise. One of the best ways to lower your levels of LDL cholesterol is through vigorous exercise. It also increases the body’s ability to clear fat from the blood after meals.<br />
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12. Do not smoke. A Swedish study showed that smokers tend to suffer from low levels of HDL cholesterol. But when a group of habitual smokers kicked the habit, they all experienced rapid and noticeable increases in HDL concentrations.<br />
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13. Drink Tea. The tannins found in tea may also help lower cholesterol. A study found that people on a high cholesterol diet that habitually drank tea had blood cholesterol levels within a normal range.<br />
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Some nutritional supplements that may help to counter cholesterol are Vitamin C, E and calcium. Studies have shown that when Vitamin C is added to a pectin rich diet, cholesterol drops even lower than with pectin alone. Another study showed that Vitamin E can significantly increase HDL levels. And yet another study showed that 2 grams of calcium carbonate taken daily, reduced cholesterol by 25% in 12 months.<br />
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Herbal supplements that are beneficial in lowering LDL levels include alfalfa, black cohosh, cayenne and ginseng. Skullcap may be beneficial for increasing HDL levels.<br />
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By: Edith Lingenfelter<br />
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<b>How To Lower Your Cholesterol Levels</b><br />
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Getting Down high cholesterol points will lengthen your life-time and amend the quality of life because it diminishes the chance of coronary and stroke. Whenever potential it is safest to hold cholesterol grades without medication, first. Perpetually consult with your particular care physician around this. Even if you find yourself requiring medication to get down cholesterol, you may ask less if you can decrease the grades some without medication. The methods to decrease cholesterol without medication: <br />
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1. Diet<br />
2. Exercise<br />
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DIET<br />
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Diet exchanges can be complicated and challenging, but once you acquire recent consuming usage and start finding healthier, it will need fewer effort. The methods to alter your diet to aid in reducing cholesterol grades :<br />
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Remove and cut foods that are high in cholesterol - some propose that cholesterol that follows from food should be fewer than 300 mg per twenty-four hours. For those with high cholesterol who wish to reduce their cholesterol may wish to keep down the quantity to 200 mg. Foods which have high cholesterol grades:<br />
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1. Eggs (primarily the yolk)<br />
2. Chicken<br />
3. Liver<br />
4. Beef<br />
5. Hotdogs<br />
6. Butter<br />
7. Sponge cake<br />
8. Ice cream<br />
9. Processed and deep fried foods<br />
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Limit foods that take trans fat or saturated fats- your body will produce cholesterol from both trans and saturated fats. The government has intervened and applied ordinances regarding trans fat. Most fast food restaurants adopted voluntarily with the recent instruction while others were forced to. Some took a quiet longer due to the desire to take substitutions only did not desire to change the taste of their products. The brain requires some fats for suit function, so be convinced you don’t wipe out all fat from your diet.<br />
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Increase soluble fiber- it binds with fatty acids and gets the stomach to empty more slowly so that the grade of sugar free and absorption is prolonged. Soluble fiber shrinks the cholesterol that is absorbed in the intestines. Sources of soluble fiber:<br />
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1. Oats/bran<br />
2. Nuts<br />
3. Barley<br />
4. Fruits<br />
5. Vegetables<br />
6. Flaxseed<br />
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Increase healthy foods to take down your fish, cholesterol-fruits, whole grains, vegetables, and lean meats will aid reduce cholesterol.<br />
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Converting the style you eat may give the positive side impact of weight loss. This is good because sometimes even a 5-10 lb weight loss can take down cholesterol grades. Cutting cholesterol too drastically will stimulate the body to produce its own cholesterol and that is harder to hold and often will take medication.<br />
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Cholesterol is required for the following :<br />
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1. Restore cell and broken tissue<br />
2. Antioxidant attributes<br />
3. Part of every cell<br />
4. Required for proper brain use and memory<br />
5. Gall (aids in digestions) part<br />
6. Shaping of hormones<br />
7. Holds infection<br />
8. Part of vitamin production<br />
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Use a high protein immunoglobulin supplement – a report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2005 81 (4) p 792) found that women and men who took reasonably high cholesterol, between 210 and 270 whole count, had a 6% drop in total cholesterol after just three weeks of consuming an immunoglobulin supplement.<br />
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Of importance to note, the LDL cholesterol degree dropped 7% while the HDL cholesterol grade continued constant.<br />
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EXERCISE<br />
HDL (good cholesterol) growths with exercise and will contribute to lowering high cholesterol grades.<br />
Exercising at least 4 days out of the week- when the workout is mild activities ; it is best to strain to do it every twenty-four hours. Traditional workouts, running and weight lifting aren’t the only exercises you can do to aid decrease cholesterol; the following activities can be part of cholesterol getting down workout acts:<br />
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1. Walking<br />
2. Yard work<br />
3. Housework<br />
4. Dancing<br />
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Workout at least 30 minutes per twenty-four hours- the minutes can be separated into smaller workout sessions as long it totals 30 minutes by the end of the day.<br />
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Life-style exchanges like consuming proper and workout need time to become portion of a daily habit. Stay with it and the benefits will be valuable. When efforts to reduce your cholesterol have not been successful, your doctor may decide to place you on medication to reduce your cholesterol grades.<br />
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By: ghostevyta<br />
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There are millions of people that are currently struggling with high cholesterol. Many are taking prescription statin drugs, while others are choosing to take a more proactive stance by tackling the problem head on through fundamental lifestyle changes.<br />
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There is no question that increasing physical activity and improving diet are the most important steps to take when cholesterol is high. In addition to those two things, I am going to provide you with 18 proven natural solutions for high cholesterol that will surely give you a jump start to help you reach your cholesterol goals without having to surrender to dangerous statin drugs. <br />
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Natural Solutions for High Cholesterol<br />
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Coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinone, is a powerful antioxidant and plays a fundamental role in the mitochondria, the parts of the cell that produce energy from food. CoQ10 improves circulation and is highly beneficial for those with hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, and many more.<br />
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Chromium Picolinate's most important function is to help control the amount of sugar in the blood. Insulin plays an integral role in this process by managing the movement of glucose out of the blood and into cells. Chromium lowers total cholesterol levels and improves HDL-to-LDL levels.<br />
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Apple pectin lowers cholesterol by binding fats and heavy metals.<br />
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Spirulina is an extremely nutrient rich blue-green algae. This superfood is abundant in B vitamins, calcium, beta-carotene, potassium, zinc, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), magnesium, protein, and much more. Spirulina is highly effective for lowering cholesterol levels by decreasing oxidation that is most harmful to LDL cholesterol.<br />
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Essential fatty acids thin the blood and lowers LDL levels. You can take EFA's in supplement form and can be found online or in any natural store.<br />
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Garlic and Vitamin E improve circulation; lowers cholesterol and blood pressure levels; and is great for overall heart health.<br />
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Cayenne, Hawthorn Berries, and Goldenseal are especially useful for lowering cholesterol.<br />
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B6, B12, and Folic Acid helps to lower damaging homocysteine levels. When the body's stores of B6 (pyridoxine), folic acid and B12 are depleted, homocysteine can rise to abnormal levels and lead to a much greater risk of heart attack. <br />
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Niacin (B3), guggul, artichoke leaf, fiber, and red yeast rice are also excellent natural solutions for those with high cholesterol. Red yeast rice is a supplement thought to work like the popular "statin" drugs, so it should be taken alongside CoQ10.<br />
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Ultimately, the best natural solution for those with high cholesterol is to make positive lifestyle changes. Get regular physical activity, maintain a healthy weight, eat low cholesterol foods, quit smoking, drink alcohol in moderation (if at all), manage stress, consume plenty of fiber, and drink plenty of fresh organic juices.<br />
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Lipitor is a very popular drug, which is widely used to reduce excessive amount of cholesterol from the body that can be formed due to various reasons. Present of excessive amount of cholesterol in the body is the major cause of ill health and it results in many diseases such as heart-strokes, heart-attacks and various other heart diseases.<br />
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Manufactured by Pfizer this medication is well trusted for reducing the cholesterol level throughout the world. Intake of Lipitor by the patient blocks the organism’s production of high bad cholesterol or LDL. This medication works by inhibiting certain amount of triglycerides, cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B, a protein without which high bad cholesterol would not be produced. If you are suffering from high cholesterol level, you can easily buy Lipitor and feel its benefit. <br />
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Lipitor works by responding to the organism’s need of lowering some of its potentially bad products that contribute to hardening of the arteries. Treatment with Lipitor also ensures increase production of good cholesterol in the body. People are heavily relying on Lipitor and are buying Lipitor to prevent strokes and heart attacks.<br />
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Lipitor is usually advised to be taken with some restriction in diets. Generally restrictions are of cholesterol and fat intake so that reduce amount of cholesterol and fatty substance in the blood. If there is large amount of cholesterol and fats in the blood it gets accumulated along the walls of the arteries and decreases the flow of blood. It therefore leads to reduce supply of oxygen to heart, brain and other parts of the body thus creating heart problems. To get relief from heart ailments buy Lipitor easily through online drug stores.<b> </b><br />
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Lipitor or Atorvastatin was approved by the FDA in December 1996, belongs to statins class of drugs, which includes lovastatin, simvastatin, fluvastatin and pravastatin. All the statins helps to prevent the production of cholesterol in liver by blocking the enzymes, which are responsible for cholesterol.<br />
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They lower total blood cholesterol as well as LDL cholesterol levels. LDL cholesterol is primarily responsible for the development of coronary artery disease. Lower LDL cholesterol levels retards progression and may even reverse coronary artery disease. People facing high cholesterol problems can safely trust and buy Lipitor to get relief from cholesterol problems. <br />
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It is very important that your personal physician should be aware of your present medical condition before prescribing you this medicine. Patients who are suffering from a chronic muscular disease, or are suffering from drinking problems or who have currently undergone a major surgery might not be allowed to intake this medicine.<br />
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Like every other medication, side effects that can occur while taking Lipitor include muscle cramps or muscle pain while some rare effects may include blurred vision, dizziness, headaches, heartburn, diarrhea or constipation. If these side effects crop up, you must immediately consult your doctor. The chances of side effects increases if one takes alcohol while taking Lipitor so avoid the use of alcohol. By taking some precautions one can safely use and buy Lipitor to avail its benefit.<br />
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<div class="author">By: Article Submitter</div><div class="articletext">Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982211906054257175.post-81278074287799975892009-01-05T18:08:00.000-08:002009-01-05T18:15:03.681-08:00List Of Low Cholesterol Foods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgSS0gG5o085l2aZGEO0yQyTK7-u7w_zzpyoPOkAv24IUAZWi4a8ledjLLckZtGDJxxocEXeexdOLG36tw2NV-nOXCIi0QPLJULXS_me8X504A4Q4kEMeNc9e65D-tR4bHiwz3peLwuik/s1600-h/seeds.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 344px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgSS0gG5o085l2aZGEO0yQyTK7-u7w_zzpyoPOkAv24IUAZWi4a8ledjLLckZtGDJxxocEXeexdOLG36tw2NV-nOXCIi0QPLJULXS_me8X504A4Q4kEMeNc9e65D-tR4bHiwz3peLwuik/s400/seeds.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287998278317519042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">List Of Low Cholesterol Foods<br /><br /></span>People who are over 25 years of age should pay more attention to their cholesterol levels. This is because as the body ages, its ability to fight off bad cholesterol decreases. Experts say that in order to avoid having too much bad cholesterol in the body, people should always have a ready list of low cholesterol foods and create a balance diet menu out of it.<br /><br />The following is a list of low cholesterol foods that can be mix and match to create a low cholesterol diet:<br /><br />1. LEAN MEATS. Lean red meats or lean chicken/turkey meats and fish should always be included in the list of low cholesterol menu because these are rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients that are excellent for a person's metabolism as well as in fighting off bad cholesterol.<br /><br />2. VEGETABLES. This food group is considered as the healthiest among other groups in the food pyramid primarily because they are low in calorie-content. Aside from that, these are also high in dietary fiber and dietary nutrients that aids not only regulated metabolism but also balances cholesterol levels. Vegetables are also perfect low cholesterol foods because these are excellent sources of minerals and vitamins such as vitamins C, E and K, vitamin B-complex, and other micronutrients that reduce vitamin deficiency. Aside from lowering high cholesterol levels, other benefits of eating vegetables also include the reduction of heart diseases and cancer as well as high blood pressure.<br /><br />3. GRAINS. Because these are in high-energy content and dietary fiber content, grains are effective foods to lower cholesterol level. Whole grains are also known as effective in controlling weight. Aside from whole grains, breads, beans, potatoes, pasta, and cereals can also help lower cholesterol levels.<br /><br />4. NUTS AND SEEDS. Since these contain large amounts of vitamins and minerals, nuts and seeds are included among the list of low cholesterol foods. These foods also are also high in dietary fiber that is excellent for great metabolism and low in calorie-content that is effective for weight management.<br /><br />5. FRUITS. Just like vegetables, fruits are also among the top food groups that lower cholesterol because they are very low in calorie content. These also contain large amounts of significant vitamins and nutrients that help prevent of vitamin deficiency as well as other illnesses.<br /><br />By: Albert Lee<br /><br />Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017069045825528692noreply@blogger.com0