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How Natural Cholesterol Lowering Foods Or Herbs Work to Keep You Healthy

Specifically, it is important to make sure that your ratio of LDL to HDL, and also the ratio between triglycerides and HDL be below two. This means that the cholesterol going toward your blood vessels (this is the cholesterol they call 'bad') is not excessive relative to the cholesterol being carried back to the liver, the so-called 'good' cholesterol. It is LDL and triglyceride levels that are too high relative to your HDL and the resulting metabolic imbalance is taking place that actually increase your chances of getting heart disease.

Low Cholesterol Diet

It is recommended to eliminate as much saturated fat as possible until your cholesterol levels are down to an acceptable level. This means finding substitutes for the high-fat meats that many of us enjoy so much. I have found that ground turkey, when properly seasoned makes an excellence substitute for ground beef.

Low Cholesterol Diet Plan

Grapes: I heard you wine drinkers screaming "Why aren't grapes on the list of natural cholesterol lowering foods," and decided to throw them in. Grapes are high in potassium, vitamin C, and the skins contain the cholesterol lowering flavonoid resveratrol. If peeling grapes isn't your favorite pastime then take comfort in knowing that most dark grape juices contain high levels of resveratrol.

Our bodies do actually need fat in order to function properly but the idea is to stay away from the bad fats. Omega-3 fatty acids are good fats that promote good heart health. It helps to prevent blood clots and if you have had a heart attack before adding omega-3's into your diet can greatly reduce your chances of sudden death. These fatty acids also help to lower blood pressure and reduce the chances of getting blood clots. You can find a good amount of omega-3's in fish like mackerel, sardines, salmon and halibut. You should aim for two servings per week. If you aren't a big fan of fish you can obtain omega-3 fatty acids from canola oil, ground flaxseed or flaxseed oil or a supplement.

Cholesterol is divided into low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL). LDL is called "bad", because it transports cholesterol from the liver and deposits it in the walls of the arteries. LDL causes plague which prevents the flow of blood through the arteries and can lead to vascular diseases.

The best decision you could possibly make for your health, would be lowering cholesterol without medication. The reason being, the conventional cholesterol medications, while able to lower LDL cholesterol, will do nothing for HDL levels, and have serious, and downright dangerous, side effects.

And prescription medications mainly target LDL cholesterol, and have little to no impact on HDL or triglycerides. The healthiest cholesterol levels you could possible have, include correctly balanced amounts of LDL and HDL. This is what gives you brilliant protection against heart disease, and other serious illnesses.