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Fours Ways To Lower Cholesterol NaturallyHypercholesterolemia is one of the major health threats in our modern society. If you are suffering hypercholesterolemia, here are four ways to improve your cholesterol level naturally and to balance your blood levels of cholesterol.· Daily ExerciseObviously, daily exercise will help you lose weight, thus reducing the fats in your body that has cholesterol. In addition, daily exercise stimulates the enzymes that transport fat to the liver, thus converted to bile and partly excreted.· Taking more fiberFiber generally eliminates cholesterol naturally. Cholesterol sticks on the fiber in the intestine, thus not reabsorbed back into the body, but eliminated. To lower cholesterol naturally, take foods rich in fiber like apples, broccoli, beans, cabbage etc.· Reduce stressStress causes inflammation and is a major cause of hypercholesterolemia that you should strive to eliminate. It heightens the fat buildup in the arteries, thus high blood pressure. You can therefore lower cholesterol naturally through reducing stress. Reduce stress through relaxation exercises, meditation or identify what stresses you have in life and look for ways to reduce them.· A controlled dietThe major area your health expert will want you to focus on is diet and do away with foods high in cholesterol content. There are numerous diets you can follow to lower and improve cholesterol naturally. I won't go into them here because as the internet has thousands of choices. Unless you are specific about what you want from your new diet. You may not get the results you desire.I discovered it's not just lowering cholesterol. It's what happens to cholesterol that may be the true cause of heart disease.Naturally Lowering Cholesterol May Not Be EnoughWhether it be lowering LDL (bad) or raising HDL (good) cholesterol how do you know that's enough to lower your chances of heart disease? Are you aware 70% of heart disease patients die with "normal" cholesterol levels?Women need to show particular caution. A 2003 study concluded there were more deaths in women taking Lipitor even though Lipitor was credited with lowering their risk of heart attacks and stroke!But our foods are no longer an optimal source of key nutrients to reduce disease.Did you know?• Asparagus stored for just one week can lose 90 percent of its Vitamin C• Meat processing removes 50-70 percent of its Vitamin B6• Golden Delicious apples (integrated and organic) were found to have significantly less phenolic and antioxidant activity within 3 months of cold storage - Journal Of Nutrition
