Five Healthy Ideas To Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally
The following article is a quick, yet comprehensive guide on how you can lower cholesterol without drugs – you have to remember that a low cholesterol number in your next check-up would reap both long and short-term benefits. It is unfortunate that many individuals try to take the easy way out of high cholesterol through prescription drugs. Don’t get us wrong, we are not saying these drugs do not work, because they do. The problem is both the short term and long-term side effects.
Even more dangerous than the side effects of prescription drugs to lower cholesterol is not getting cholesterol under control. If not controlled, a high cholesterol level can be detrimental to your heart and arteries, and the consequences can be dire – these include, but are not limited to atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke.
We have five simple ideas that you can implement to lower your cholesterol without prescription drugs.
Change your diet. Sounds like a no-brainer, but au contraire – altering your diet to lower cholesterol is easier said than done, and whether you like it or not, the most important thing you have to do to determine if your high cholesterol is hereditary or dietary in nature. The first step is increasing your fruit and veg intake and lowering your intake of fatty and salty foods.
Exercise. Improving cardiovascular health is a step toward reversing the effects of high cholesterol. While exercise in itself won’t reduce your cholesterol figure, it would make your entire circulatory system stronger and strengthen its defenses.
Stop smoking immediately. If you smoke, the plaque build up in the arteries due to high cholesterol is accelerated. We’ve heard that before, so read on – smoking accelerates the buildup of artery plaque due to high cholesterol, which subsequently makes it harder to pump oxygen into your heart. This can potentially cause a heart attack. A stroke, on the other hand, would be the result of plaque from high cholesterol completely clogging up the arteries.
Take a break. Stress is such a obstreperous presence to our body, and it can even jack up cholesterol levels. Stress can negate the effects of a low cholesterol diet, so it is important that you learn the techniques of relaxation (perhaps yoga or meditation may help) in order to lower those cholesterol readings naturally.
Have a quick chat with your MD. Doctors don’t always prescribe quick-fix medications. These doctors are looking for an easy way out, but in reality, there is no easy way out of high cholesterol – it requires sacrifice and effort, a disciplined exercise routine and a healthy diet that is suited to your physical condition and sometimes your skills as a person. Always consult your doctor before following any specific exercise or diet plan, and this in itself is a disclaimer for this entire article. However, this does not necessarily mean you should eliminate any medication before meeting with your doctor. It is possible to lower cholesterol the “good ole fashioned way”, through diet, exercise and sacrifice and wean yourself free of potentially harmful (albeit legal) drugs.
It takes not months nor years to see your cholesterol reading where you want it to be. All it would take is a few weeks time before you can taste the victory and relish low cholesterol levels.
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