Health Matters

Lower cholesterol is done several healthy ways by providing the body with proper nutrients and a diet rich with essential fatty acids, which raise the healthy LDL levels of cholesterol and that include good fiber and will help offset the bad cholesterol.

Did you realize that cardiovascular disease kill over 3500 American’s daily? Did you know that is on average about 1.3 million a year lives are lost by CVD? Put in smaller terms it means that 1 our of 3 of us will die due to cardiovascular disease? Women are like 4 to 6 times at higher risk than of breast cancers, now don’t you think its time to take a stand on our own health matters and lower our cholesterol now and naturally?

Yes, we need cholesterol in our bodies to aid in its helping us deal with all the foods we eat. It is the foods that we overeat that cause us all the health challenges and our ability to digest them properly. When  are bodies are over loaded with lots of sugars and white fats, our system is challenged in dealing with the excess fats and then they are deposited into our arteries causing blockages. This then causes cardiovascular diseases and we need to lower cholesterol to the proper levels for optimal health.

This video explains it for Us:

Diet To Lower Cholesterol: What Is Cholesterol

Often times when people hear that their cholesterol level is high from their doctor, they do no understand just what is cholesterol and what its function is in their body. Once you learn this, it becomes easier to manage.

Some really great foods to help to lower cholesterol naturally include oatmeal, add some almonds and flax seed and you have a great start to your day and your fight against being a statistic of cardiovascular disease and weigh loss as well. Do not add table sugar to this healthy dish and defeat the purpose.

Add freshly chopped garlic to your green salads and use a dressing for your salads of extra-virgin olive with a splash of organic apple cider vinegar, add a few fresh apples slices, blueberries and strawberries and enjoy.

Add some of the bean family also to your diet for that awesome fiber and this also controls and helps to lower cholesterol. Top off these soups and dishes with cayenne pepper and fresh garlic. Please leave the salt out of these and add fresh herbs for more healthy ingredients.