Previous article “how do you lower cholesterol naturally” covered what is cholesterol, types of cholesterol, and natural way to maintain the level. Diet is one of the ways, and in order for you to lower your cholesterol level, you must make changes to your diet and to your lifestyle. This article will expand on what are the right foods for lower cholesterol.  Risks are too great for developing serious health problems like heart disease so as soon as you find out you have a problem with your cholesterol, take the following steps to lower and manage it immediately.  And for more expansive researched information, please sign up to our newsletter and receive free Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally e-book.

The First Step:

Cut down but do not totally eliminate the amount of cholesterol in your diet.  You should also lower the total fat intake, especially on saturated and trans fats, in your diet.  Saturated fats are the bigger culprit in raising your cholesterol and these are found in foods like butter, ice cream, eggs, fatty meats, other full-fat dairy products and some oils.

The Second Step:

Eliminate foods with trans fats completely from your diet.  The trans fats are especially bad for your cholesterol levels.  Trans fats will raise your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the “bad” cholesterol, and lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the “good” cholesterol. Trans fats are mostly found in margarines, cookies, crackers and cakes.

The Third Step:

Incorporate foods for lower cholesterol into your diet. Not all foods raise your cholesterol. Believe it or not there are actually some fatty & oily foods for lowering your cholesterol level.  For example, foods like fatty fish, walnuts, oatmeal and oat bran can help to control your cholesterol level.  Some studies have shown that a diet which contains these types of foods works as well as some cholesterol-lowering medications to reduce LDL cholesterol levels.

The Fourth Step:

Change your lifestyle to include exercise routine, if do not have one already.  Regular exercise or at least being physically active for 30 minutes on most days is a simple way you can change your lifestyle to facilitate to lower your LDL cholesterol and raise your HDL cholesterol.  In addition, getting enough physical activity can help you to loose weight.   Excess weight has the tendency to increase your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol level.  So, if you are overweight and have a high LDL-cholesterol level, losing weight can help you to lower cholesterol.  Weight loss also helps to lower triglycerides and raise HDL (“good”) cholesterol levels.  And not to mention, being overweight increases your chances for other health problems like diabetes.  Poorly controlled diabetes can increases your cholesterol levels as well.

The fifth Step:

Stress is a “brain trash”.  Empty it often! Cleanse your mind. Surprisingly, controlling your stress is a way to take control of your cholesterol level.  Stress over the long time period has been shown in several studies to raise blood cholesterol levels.  Perhaps under stress people make wrong fatty food choices.  Use yoga and meditation techniques to release stress and manage your cholesterol level.

Changing lifestyle and choosing foods for lower cholesterol can help you avoid taking cholesterol-lowering medications which has several benefits.  One benefit is that it is financially cheaper to eat healthier foods then it is to pay for the medications.  Another you do not have to deal with any side effects from these types of medications (See FDA Warnings on Statins).  As always natural health tips offer preventive care and promote health and wellness naturally.  For more information, sign up and get your free copy of Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally e-book with amazing collection of researched information- all in place. It will save you oodles of time.

Herbal Support:

Cholesterol Protection is an excellent herbal formula to support your efforts in managing cholesterol levels naturally. It is a well balanced formula with Guggulu herb known for its lowering cholesterol properties.

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