Archive for May, 2008

The Facts About Fish Oil and Cholesterol (Cholesterol in foods)

Tip! Avoid fast food like french fries and anything else from the deep fryer. Those foods will quickly raise your cholesterol so keep away from the burger joints if you can.

Fish Oil and Cholesterol & Fish Oil and Heart Disease

Scientific research results of fish oil and cholesterol control support the suggestion that a dietary supplement of quality fish oil may improve levels of good cholesterol, and possibly slightly lower bad cholesterol.

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Cholesterol Health (Total cholesterol)

Tip! Avoid fast food like french fries and anything else from the deep fryer. Those foods will quickly raise your cholesterol so keep away from the burger joints if you can.

If I used the word “Guggullipid” would you know what I was talking about? Would you know the benefits of Beta-sitosterol or D-Limonenne? I’m sure you have heard of Green Tea Extract but did you know it is beneficial to lowering cholesterol levels? How about the words: Lecithin, Orbzanol, Policosanol, Pumpkin oil and Vitamin E?

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The Science of Obesity: Fats & Cholesterol (Cholesterol drug)

Tip! Now let’s talk about alcohol. Drinking is not exactly your best activity during a diet, as it can ruin your efforts, but latest research has shown that a glass of red wine per day can lower cholesterol in some cases.

For years we heard that a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet would keep us healthy and help us lose weight. And many of us jumped on the bandwagon, eliminating fat and high-cholesterol foods from our diets. Well, unfortunately, we were doing it all wrong.

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True Culprits of High Cholesterol (Cholesterol monitor)

Tip! Watch your salad dressing. Most of them are full of trans fats and cholesterol.

What if I told you tap water and homogenized milk may be two of the biggest culprits in skyrocketing rates of high cholesterol? Cholesterol is actually being produced by our own bodies all of the time as a natural mechanism to combat oxidation when our bodies are diseased. Therefore, if we are not well, our cholesterol levels are likely to be higher regardless of what we eat that contains cholesterol. Having too low of a cholesterol level is just as bad as having too high.

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The Cholesterol Myth (Cholesterol levels)

Tip! Exercise and weight loss can also help to lower cholesterol levels. In addition, if you smoke you should cut this out right away as well.

Cholesterol. What images come to mind when you see this word? Is it positive or negative? Is it health, or is it heart disease?

If what came to mind was negative, as something to avoid, and heart disease, then the pharmaceutical companies food industries have been successful in getting you to believe a fabricated myth!

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Low cholesterol food list - Avoiding High Cholesterol Foods

Tip! Avoid trans fats! Not only do they raise the lousy LDL cholesterol, they can also lower your HDL levels! Stay away from foods like margarine, shortening, and processed foods containing partially hydrogenated soybean oil. Most products you find in the grocery stores should have the amount of trans fats indicated on the nutritional information.

Cholesterol finds its way into our bodies in two main ways. The first is through our liver, which produces differing amounts of cholesterol in different people, and the second is through our diet.

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Must Have List Of Foods That Lower Cholesterol (How to lower high cholesterol)

Tip! Tropical oils don’t do you good. If you want to get a lower cholesterol level you must start using vegetable oils (olive oil is the best choice) or canola oils.

Cholesterol is present in our bodies by one of two ways; our liver produces cholesterol and we eat foods containing cholesterol. High amounts of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol that is bad for us, can lead to many health complications and significantly increase your risk of heart diseases.

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