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November 10, 2009
High levels of cholesterol is a problem of millions of modern people, and the following cholesterol lowering tips can help anyone to keep this problem under control.
1. Create a strategy for effective weight management. Studies showed that the higher BMI of a person, the more cholesterol is produced in the body. Approximately, every extra kilo you gain adds 2 more points to your cholesterol level. Try to follow a healthy nutrition plan, and your diet should be 70-75% of fruit, vegetables, cereal and grains, so only 25-30% of your diet can be meat and diary products.
2. Control your intake of fat. Fat with a high content of saturated fatty acids increases cholesterol level in our blood, and polyunsaturated fat consumption can cause certain cholesterol lowering. Therefore, it can be a good idea to limit consumption of saturated fat, containing in meat, cheeses, butter, etc. Instead, use fish products, low-fat milk, poultry and polyunsaturated oils, such as high quality sunflower oil or corn oil.
3. Limit your weekly intake of eggs. No need in avoiding eating eggs, just follow the rule “three eggs a week”. At that, remember that only yolk contains high amounts of cholesterol, therefore you can use egg-whites in larger amounts with no fear to suffer from high cholesterol.
4. Add beans to your daily diet. Beans contain pectin, which assists in cholesterol removal from the body.
5. Eat 2 medium size carrots on a daily basis. Carrots also have pectin, and according to a research, eating 2 carrots a day can help you in cholesterol lowering pretty much. Those people who follow this rule usually have 10-20% lower cholesterol levels than other people have. Also, regular consumption of carrots helps to prevent this common cholesterol problem.
6. Remember that garlic is one of the best herbal remedies for cholesterol lowering. This remedy can help you decrease the amount of saturated fat in your blood. However, there is a certain negative side effect of using garlic: just as it can lower you cholesterol levels, it can also lower the number of your friends. In anyway, consider taking liquid extract of garlic: taking just 1 g of such extract every day will help you to lower your cholesterol level for about 44 points within 6 months.
7. Use Plantain Seed Extract in addition to your diet. If you can not succeed in cholesterol lowering by using only a healthy nutrition plan, you can use another effective herbal remedy, Plantain Seed Extract.
8. Let active life-style be your way of living. Do lots of physical activities and exercises every single day. This is the best way to lower the levels of saturated fats in your blood, as well as helping your blood.
9. Give up smoking. A group of scientists from Sweden carried out a series of experiment and found out that those people who smoke tend to have lower levels of polyunsaturated fat in their blood. At that, they claim that giving up this nasty habit help to raise the level of this useful fats quite fast.
10. Drink tea. Almost all sorts of tea contain great amount of tanin, which assist greatly in cholesterol lowering.
Author Info: Hi! My name is Carla and I am a 5th year medical student at HYMS. I am interested in alternative medicine and I have done months researching the topic of herbal medicine. Besides, I like interviewing people and learning more about their experiences with one or another type of herbal treatments. I am willing to contribute to this site with my knowledge, and I would be happy to help you out to the best of my ability with any specific questions or problems related to alternative medicine.
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