Dietary plans that will lower Triglyceride and Cholesterol
Reason for blood tests is to determine the levels of LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein), HDL (High Density Lipoprotein), triglyceride and total cholesterol. By doing so, the doctor will be able to determine if the patient have health problems. If one or more of the mentioned are not on its normal level, the doctor will give the patient some advice on how to set the right level. A change of diet is the most common recommendation because a persons food intake has great effects on the LDL, HDL, triglyceride and total cholesterol level.
Eat A High Fiber Diet - Lower Blood Cholesterol
Health care practitioners and nutritionists often recommend a high fiber diet. Dietary fiber is found in the cell walls of plants. It is a complex carbohydrate, which is not strictly classed as a nutrient because we cannot assimilate it. Despite containing no nutrient value of its own, the food in which the fiber is found is laden with nutrition.
High Cholesterol Prescription Medications Can Kill You
The World Health Organization declares that heart disease is the number one killer worldwide. High cholesterol is a major contributor of heart disease.
How Much Do You Know About Cholesterol?
When it comes to heart disease, people will naturally relate it either to high blood pressure or high blood cholesterol. But, how many of us really understand what cholesterol is, what its function is, and what causes it to be high.
Natural Ways of Reducing Cholesterol
Cholesterol level should be always below 200 in any person's body. Hence to maintain the proper level of cholesterol people should maintain a healthy food diet, people should try to avoid food which are rich in fats. People should also maintain a regular exercise regime to help them to reduce the cholesterol level. High cholesterol can be very harmful to human body as it increases the chances of heat attacks or strokes.
How To Avoid Cholesterol Medication When You Have Diabetes
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The New and Improved Cholesterol Ratio
In the past, doctors have focused on the ratio of our good cholesterol (HDL) to our total cholesterol but, in today's medical community, there is growing consensus that a closer look at bad cholesterol (LDL) is our best management tool.
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High Cholesterol Can Kill
Controlling Cholesterol
To decrease saturated fats in your diet:
? Read labels on food packages. Don?t look only for cholesterol content. Look for saturated or hidden fats. This especially applies to commercially baked goods such as cakes, pies, cookies, doughnuts, crackers and chips.
? Replace butter with vegetable oil. Use canola, corn, sunflower, safflower, soybean and olive oil in food preparation. Avoid hydrogenated soybean or cottonseed oil.
? Use skim or low-fat (1 percent) milk.
? Shun products containing palm or coconut oil.
? Eat low-fat cheeses such as part-skim mozzarella.
? Instead of ice cream, choose ice milk, sherbet or low-fat yogurt.
? Trim all visible fat from meat. Select lean cuts of beef, veal or pork.
? Avoid high-fat meat products such as hot dogs, hamburgers, bacon, sausage, bologna and salami.
? Eat more chicken and turkey (with skin removed) and more fish.
? Choose turkey, lean roast beef, lean ham and water-packed albacore tuna fish for sandwiches.
? Prepare more meals that use meat sparingly. Soups, stews, stir-fry meals and pasta dishes call for more vegetables and carbohydrates and less meat.
? Broil, bake or steam foods instead of frying them.
? Make you own salad dressings, using less oil.
To decrease cholesterol in you diet:
? Limit your consumption of egg yolks to one or two a week.
? Use egg whites and Better than eggs product in food preparation.
? Eat moderate portions of lean meat, fish and poultry. Keep your daily consumption at about 6 ounces.
? Avoid organ meats (liver, kidneys, sweetbreads etc.
? Eat fewer commercially baked products (cakes, pies, cookies, doughnuts, crackers and chips),
? Regular physical exercise can help increase the level of HDL?or good?cholesterol.
You can do a number of things to improve your cholesterol level. Eat healthy is one. Food can help lower your LDL cholesterol level. You can lower your risk by quitting smoking, losing weight and exercising.
The American Heart Association is an excellent source of information at a very low cost. If you have access to the internet, a good website for information is the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute at: www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
Attempt to lower your cholesterol level by changing your diet. There is always medicine if all else fails.
Alphonso Smith is a regular writer for GOOD HEALTH MATTERS. Mr. Smith is also the author of A GUIDE TO GOOD CREDIT and a fledgling internet marketer. For more information and direction, go to: http://www.ourtopchoices.com No cost
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