| How can I lower my bad cholesterol with prescription | | | | apples, and whole grains is another valuable tool which |
| medication is not an uncommon question these days | | | | actually traps and binds to cholesterol in the intestines, |
| due to the high percentage of people who experience | | | | ultimately sending it out of the body in form of solid |
| severe muscle pain in conjunction with the current list | | | | waste. |
| of cholesterol busting statin medications. The reason | | | | *Activity/Inactivity: It is a fact that inactive people are |
| for this is that your body needs some cholesterol to go | | | | generally overweight and as a population have much |
| about its daily business of promoting overall cell and | | | | higher bad cholesterol readings. Research indicates |
| muscle health. When one starves the muscle and cells | | | | that a moderate exercise program of only 30 minutes |
| of cholesterol, cell death can occur in extreme | | | | a day, 5 days a week, can dramatically bring bad |
| situations, but more commonly pain and cramps are | | | | cholesterol numbers down for this inactive group, while |
| experienced. Thus how can I lower my cholesterol | | | | raising the number of good cholesterol molecules in the |
| naturally is likely the next question asked. And well as | | | | blood stream. If you are one of the millions of people |
| is it even possible? | | | | who have let yourself slip into an inactive way of life it |
| If you aren't one of the less than .05 percent of the | | | | is never too late to make a change for the better. |
| population that has familial hypercholesterolemia the | | | | *Lifestyle: Smoking and heavy drinking both send bad |
| answer is almost always yes. In fact you stand a very | | | | cholesterol skyrocketing and must be curtailed to |
| good chance to dramatically reduce blood lipid levels | | | | achieve our ultimate goal of how can I lower my bad |
| by just make a few changes in diet, activity, lifestyle, | | | | cholesterol. A recent study of over 10,000 men |
| and if you need that extra boost adding a natural | | | | showed that even when a low saturated fat diet was |
| cholesterol reduction supplement to the mix. Why don't | | | | in place smokers still had a very high risk factor for |
| we take a few minutes to briefly walk through each | | | | heart attack and stroke. Talk about shooting yourself in |
| one of these to see whether this plan just might be | | | | the foot! |
| the answer to how can I lower my bad cholesterol | | | | While heavy drinking is bad most cardiologist believe |
| naturally. | | | | one or two glasses of red wine a day may actually |
| *Diet: Diet modification your most effective weapon | | | | lower bad cholesterol through its antioxidant properties. |
| against runaway bad cholesterol, with saturated fat | | | | So bottoms up! |
| being the primary culprit. In order to be effective in this | | | | *Natural cholesterol reduction supplements: Natural |
| area you will need to learn to become an expert label | | | | cholesterol reduction supplements work in a different |
| reader along with recognizing that you should consume | | | | way than convention prescription medications and are |
| no more than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat | | | | a very good addition to any cholesterol busting plan, |
| and only 30 percent of calories from cholesterol. Some | | | | especially when that little extra bit of help is needed. |
| individuals who have implemented and exceeded | | | | They don't produce the aggravating muscle pain |
| these strict guidelines have reported an 30 percent | | | | discussed above and can be very effective when |
| reduction in bad cholesterol in just a matter of weeks. | | | | used in conjunction with diet and exercise. |
| Additionally, soluble fiber found in oat meal, oat bran, | | | | |