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Cholesterol: Symptoms and treatment

Reduce cholesterol intake with these low-cholesterol diet tips and low-cholesterol recipes.

Research has discovered that people with lower cholesterol live longer. Doctors all agree that a low cholesterol diet can save lives. Doctors now recommend, not only foods lower in cholesterol, but also exercise that lowers the body's level of cholesterol.

About Cholesterol

There was a time when the phrase "meat and potatoes" referred to a family or person who had solid, basic values and enjoyed the good things in life. Regularly having high-cholesterol steak with potatoes smothered in butter was considered a sign of a healthy and affluent lifestyle. Top that off with a whipped cream desert and a few hours on the couch, watching your favorite television programs and all was right with the world.

Cholesterol Symptoms

High cholesterol can have the worst kind of symptoms of all - that is: no symptoms. Unless you have a cholesterol test and are sure that you have a normal cholesterol level in your bloodstream, you may be carrying what amounts to a silent killer inside your body.

Cholesterol Medications

Studies by the American Heart Association have shown that lowering the level of cholesterol in the bloodstream through cholesterol drugs and a low cholesterol diet will lower heart attack risks for both men and women. This combination of cholesterol medications and foods that lower cholesterol is effective for both primary prevention (where the patient is at risk, but has never had a heart attack) and secondary prevention (preventing further attacks in heart attack patients).

Good and Bad Cholesterol

Cholesterol is spoken of as if it were a dangerous poison lurking in our blood and waiting to kill us. That is simply not true. If you were to reduce the cholesterol in your body to zero, you wouldn't survive. Cholesterol is used to create the outer membrane of cells in all animals. In other words: you can't live without cholesterol, but too much of it can kill you.

Low Cholesterol Diet

The body manufactures most of the cholesterol it needs for building cell walls and other functions. In some rare cases, the cholesterol level produced by the body is excessive and causes problems. In most cases, however, the excess cholesterol is imported. It enters the system as part of your food. There are two dietary approaches that can help you reduce cholesterol in your bloodstream.

Excercises to Reduce Cholesterol

Cholesterol drugs may lower your cholesterol level, but it takes more than just popping pills to make you healthy. Studies have shown that a low cholesterol diet and a regular exercise program can save your life. Research has indicated that as little as 30 minutes of exertion a day can raise your levels of good cholesterol?the HDL cholesterol that keeps the bad cholesterol in check?and actually reverse dangerous bloodstream deposits.

Low Cholesterol Recipes

If the words "low cholesterol diet" fill you with dread and make you think of tasteless, dull dishes, try this no-cholesterol recipe from the kitchen of Chef Mardav. If you don't find this zero-cholesterol vegetable delight full of flavor, there may be something wrong with your taste buds.









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