Lowering Cholesterol with Food

Lowering cholesterol with food is often possible but you need the right knowledge, diet and will to change your lifestyle to lower your cholesterol without drugs. You also need to understand what cholesterol is and that not all cholesterol is bad.

LDL Cholesterol is what is often referred to as the ‘bad’ cholesterol.

HDL is what has been termed the ‘good’ cholesterol.

Your total cholesterol score is determined from a fasting cholesterol test and this is a measurement of the combined LDL, HDL and triglycerides in your blood. A non-fasting cholesterol test is done to determine just the LDL and HDL cholesterol levels.

Your body needs a small amount of cholesterol to function properly and your liver usually makes all the cholesterol your body needs. Some families have naturally high levels of cholesterol and need to carefully manage their lifestyles to help prevent heart disease.

Other factors that can affect your blood cholesterol levels are:

• diet
• weight
• exercise
• age
• gender
• diabetes
• heredity as mentioned earlier
• certain medical conditions and medications

With the proper diet, you can work on lowering your LDL levels and raising your HDL levels which will help prevent heart disease. Most foods you eat that are made from animal products contain cholesterol as does the meat, fish and poultry that you eat.

Red meat and poultry are high in cholesterol and fresh fruits and vegetables are high in soluble fiber which helps lower cholesterol. Know just that will show you that lowering cholesterol with food is possible by adjusting your diet.

To really understand cholesterol and everything you can do to take control of it, you really need the guide Heart Friendly Foods & Recipes which has a partial table of contents listed below:

What You May Learn About Cholesterol

Introduction What Is Cholesterol? Causes of High Cholesterol Types of Cholesterol Symptoms of High Cholesterol Test Your Knowledge on Cholesterol Cholesterol Screening Preparation for Cholesterol Test Cholesterol Levels Triglycerides Summary of Risk Levels How to Control Cholesterol Diet to Lower Cholesterol or Diet to Control Cholesterol Heart Friendly Foods Cholesterol Lower Supplements Vitamin to Lower Cholesterol

Exercise Healthy Tips Foods High in Fats Cooking Oil Cook Healthfully Smart Shopping Junk Foods are Empty Calories Understand the Food Labels Tips for Remaining Active Tips for Eating Out Heart Friendly Recipes (175) (Cholesterol Lower Recipes) Sprinkles Substitutes Resources

Your actions plus your family heritage and more determines whether lowering cholesterol with food is going to be enough. You informing yourself then acting on that information is the first step in taking control of your cholesterol and health.

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