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OK youve been to the Doctor and he has confirmed
that you have high cholesterol.
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance called a lipid that is found in all
body cells and that is produced by the liver. Extra cholesterol is not
needed and it mainly enters our body when eating foods of animal origin.
Cholesterol travels to cells through the bloodstream, by means of lipoproteins.
The important bit to remember here is that there are two types of cholesterol.
Good - HDL and Bad LDL.
LDL or bad cholesterol glues itself onto the walls of your arteries, making
plaques that turn them hard and narrow preventing blood flow.
HDL or good cholesterol removes LDL from your blood and delivers it to
your liver for disposal. The more HDL you eat, the less LDL you’ll have
in your blood the better will be your blood flow and all things being
equal the longer will you live.
Its not all bad you can take steps to regain your health by following
a low cholesterol and low fat diet. Following a healthy diet will ensure
that you lower your bad cholesterol level. Additionally, this type of
diet will make you feel healthier and give you more energy. More
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There are some surprises amongst the foods to eat to lower cholesterol.
Avocados are high in fat and often seen on the banned list for those with
heart troubles and yet the are high in HDL Cholesterol. Eighty six percent
of the fats in Advocados are good unsaturated fats. In line with Advocados
are Olives and naturally Olive Oil. These are leading foods areound the
mediterranean basin where bad Cholesterol levels are at some of the lowest
in the world.
Nuts are my favourite and a surprise to many people as again the have
a high fat content, but its a good fat. Walnuts, Almonds and Pistachios
are amongst the best. Omega-3 fats and antioxidants in nuts work to reverse
the arterial damage caused by saturated fats. Eating these after a meal
can help reduce the potential damage done during the meal.
Soybeans in fact soya in general are regarded as something of a miracle
food helping to prevent obesity, lower LDL cholesterol, and reduce the
risk for type 2 diabetes. Beans of all kinds come high up the healthy
table.
Apples, Oranges, Lemons, Pomegranates reduce cholesterol plaque buildup
and increases nitric oxide production (nitric oxide helps reduce arterial
plaque) especially the white coating under the skin of the fruit. Try
and have the fruit blended instead of squeezed. If you are serious in
your search for Foods to Eat to Lower Cholesterol you will not miss this
opportunity. Juiced you are throwing out the best part of the fruit. Blended
for a few seconds and you have all the health giving ingrediants on tap.
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Animal products are in general bad and vegetables and fruits are good
for the seeker of Foods to Eat to Lower Cholesterol. Fish particularly
the so called oily fish, and Fish oil are particlularly good. A study
found that people with type 2 diabetes who consumed high doses of fish
oil over several weeks lowered the size and concentration of several lipoprotein
subclasses in their bodies.
Philip Jubb
http://www.oldagepensioners.com
Philip has written extensively on health
matters particularly as they effect the elderly. More items can be found
at http://www.oldagepensioners.com
or at our main site at http://www.109b.com
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