With new FDA Statin warnings, I would strongly urge to change to natural ways to manage cholesterol. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved important safety label changes for the class of cholesterol-lowering drugs known as Statins (Full FDA Release). Though the cholesterol is well known term but there is still much mystery surrounding it because you hear there is good cholesterol and there is bad. Before getting into how do you lower cholesterol naturally and without using drugs, let us find out what is cholesterol exactly? Cholesterol consists of mostly fat and some protein. It is produced in the liver and other cells in the body and cholesterol is also present in certain foods like meat, eggs, and dairy products.
The question is why does a cholesterol level increase and what are the risks of high cholesterol? 
There are two main cholesterol types, LDL and HDL. LDL is known as the bad cholesterol that causes plaque buildup in the arteries and HDL is known as good cholesterol that helps keep the blood free of bad cholesterol.
Typically, the objective is to lower the LDL and raise the HDL levels of cholesterol. If the LDL level becomes high or the HDL level becomes low, your risk of heart disease increases. One has to maintain this fine balance and try to lower cholesterol without drugs. So now we know what we need to do, let us look at how do you lower cholesterol naturally?
First and foremost to lower cholesterol naturally, remove the main cause- the foods in the diet that increase the cholesterol. Make changes in your diet to eat a low-cholesterol diet. The American Heart Association recommends that you eat less than three hundred milligrams of cholesterol daily. 
If you already have heart disease, you should limit your daily intake to less than two hundred milligrams a day. You can significantly lower the amount of cholesterol intake by avoiding foods high in saturated fat like meat, dairy, and other animal products. If you smoke, quit smoking. Smoking lowers your good cholesterol levels which can easily be reversed if you quit smoking.
Second, how do you lower cholesterol naturally is by using herbs to slowly “cleanse” the blood of unwanted cholesterol. There are herbal formulas available for lowering cholesterol naturally. One of the most well known herbs for this purpose is Guggulu. Guggulu has a proven track record of lowering LDL by 20% and increasing HDL by 36%. In this matter, one must consult with the Ayurvedic practitioner and their physician before starting a herbal regimen. If you are not familiar with basics of Ayurveda, please check out the FREE mini-course.
Third, how do you lower cholesterol naturally is simply by adding exercising. Exercise increases the good HDL cholesterol in some people. Even a moderate-intensity exercise done routinely can help you to control your weight, diabetes, and high blood pressure which are all risk factors for heart disease. As always Ayurveda natural health tips offer preventive care and promote health and wellness naturally.
So what is the right cholesterol level? There is a cholesterol level guideline that doctors follow but most recent studies show some people with higher level than the guideline are equally healthy and show no heart disease. In reality, the body needs to produce and maintain certain amount of cholesterol for body to perform its functions properly. Cholesterol plays a critical role in the body in production of certain hormones, vitamin D, and the bile acids that help to digest fat. However, when the level increases or decreases beyond what the body requires problems like heart disease can develop.
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