Lowering cholesterol through nutritional dietary changes is the most basic and logic step anyone diagnosed with high cholesterol levels, should take in the effort to reduce overall cholesterol and minimize the risk involved. There seems to be a tight connection between low cholesterol low fat diet and lower cholesterol. According to a study conduced in […]

Recent studies published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine have found a link between low levels of a protein called Mannose binding lectin (MBL) high cholesterol levels and heart disease. Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is a protein produced by your liver that works with your immune system to help your body defend itself against invaders.
Mannose […]

Metabolic syndrome, or syndrome X, is a name for a combination of health disorders that serve as risk factors for a heart disease. The five conditions that mark metabolic syndrome are: having low levels of HDL or High Density Lipoprotein (below 40 mg/dl for men and below 50 mg/dl for women), high blood pressure, high […]

It is a universally known fact that HDL or High-density lipoprotein cholesterol is the good cholesterol as it is responsible for cleansing the arteries from excess of the bad LDL cholesterol thus helps preventing atherosclerosis, heart disease and strokes. But this cleansing function of the HDL cholesterol is not so simple. Understanding exactly how the […]

Lowering cholesterol does not only mean getting your overall cholesterol levels below the 200mg/dl benchmark, in order to successfully reduce the risks of having atherosclerosis, heart attacks or strokes as a result of unmanaged cholesterol levels, you must also focus on lowering the LDL cholesterol and raising the HDL cholesterol levels.
The LDL cholesterol or the […]

Oxidized LDL or oxidized low-density lipoprotein, is a different type of the known LDL cholesterol also called the bad cholesterol. Having high levels of LDL cholesterol is dangerous if only due to its tendency to build up within blood vessel walls thus enhancing atherosclerosis or the narrowing of the arteries. It appears however, that in […]

Lowering cholesterol through low cholesterol diet doesn’t have to be a radical and challenging step. Even small changes gradually incorporated to your current diet can make a world of difference as far as your cholesterol levels are concerned. With a little creativity and ambition you can make your favorite dishes cholesterol friendly low in unnecessary […]

It is a well-known fact that in order to lower cholesterol, one must focus on reducing the low-density lipoprotein, also known as the LDL cholesterol or the bad cholesterol for its tendency to build up within the blood vessels and promote atherosclerosis. Another objective, besides the lowering of overall cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, is to […]

Limiting the intake of harmful fats such as trans fats and saturated fats are a crucial part of any lower cholesterol diet. Even though more than 75% of the overall cholesterol is produced by the body (blood cholesterol), and the rest 25% of your overall cholesterol comes from the food that you eat (dietary cholesterol), […]

It is well known that in order to lower cholesterol you also need to lose weight. To effectively lose weight, the eternal formula will always be: burning more fat and calories than consumed. The question whether many fad, hype and temporary approaches to diet along with more scientifically based dieting methods that have concurred the […]

Drinking liquids rich in nutrients, minerals and vitamins, including water can significantly help to lower cholesterol. Vegetable juices and fruit juices like Orange juice which are great sources for natural quality Vitamin C can actually help yo lower cholesterol by as much as 10 percent and without effort. There is however, one caveat for drinking […]

Yoga among it many known and studied benefits can also help lower cholesterol. Yoga is the ancient practice of quieting the mind and opening it to various states of consciousness. The main goal of Yoga is to suspend all thoughts in order to achieve a silent state of mind that ultimately leads to the meditative […]

As part of your plan to lower cholesterol, you must first focus your efforts on stepping into a low cholesterol diet. Your diet must also be low in saturated fat that is known to elevate the Low Density Lipoprotein levels in the blood. Low Density Lipoprotein also known as LDL cholesterol or the “bad” cholesterol […]

If you’re trying to lower cholesterol, barley should take a respective part of your diet. According to a new study, the barley grain contains soluble fiber also found in a variety of fruit and vegetables and this soluble fiber can significantly help to lower cholesterol. Beside the soluble fiber found in barley, the potency of […]

Saturated fats that are so common in western nutrition should be strictly limited if one wants to lower cholesterol. Increasing awareness to the food that you eat is important to your success to lower cholesterol since the cholesterol that enters your body from the food that you eat accounts for more than 25% of the […]

Policosanol is a nutritional supplement originated in Cuba that is made out of yams, beeswax and a mixture of fatty alcohols derived from sugar cane. With octanosol as its major ingredient, Policosanol has thought to be effective to lower cholesterol just like statin drugs but without the side effects.
In the same way that statin drugs […]

High cholesterol that is not managed properly can eventually cause fatty deposits within artery walls. When fat builds up lining the arteries it transforms in time into hard plague that clogs and narrow the arteries making it extremely difficult for blood to flow through and distribute oxygen to the heart and brain. The result of […]

A familial lipid disorder is a rare hereditary condition, in which a person suffers from high blood cholesterol levels and often from high levels of triglycerides, resulting from genetic reasons and not directly from the wrong eating habits or lack of exercise as in the case with individuals who didn’t inherit this condition. Familiar lipid […]

High cholesterol can lead to calcification, a process in which calcium builds up within artery walls that in time transform into hard and brittle plaque. Calcification can also likely to occur in the surrounding of the heart valve. This condition that can cause the valve to become narrow is called calcific aortic valve stenosis.
Calcification is, […]

High cholesterol levels as a result of failing to reduce cholesterol can lead to a variety of serious health conditions, among them is heart disease which can result in fatal heart attacks. A heart attack can often lead to permanent damage and can be fatal and lead top death. Heart attack is an event also […]

It is known that having high blood cholesterol levels can have serious effect on your health condition as it increases the risk of having a heart disease and suffering from fatal heart attacks and strokes as a result of atherosclerosis, a condition where the arteries become narrow and hard due to excess cholesterol build up […]

Although cholesterol is very important for cell function, for manufacturing cell membranes (that are responsible for carrying nutrients throughout the body), for producing hormones and for the production of Vitamin d, when there is excess in cholesterol, and cholesterol flows through the arteries, it transforms from liquid form to solid form, a quality that makes […]

High cholesterol among its many dangerous effects, can also lead to High blood pressure also known as Hypertension. Hypertension is one of the major risk factors contributing to heart attacks and strokes. When blood vessels become narrow, an increase in blood pressure occurs as the blood reacts to the resistance of the narrowed arteries. High […]

High cholesterol and blood clotting are evidently linked to one another. In addition to the way cholesterol builds up in the arteries, a research conducted by the Michigan State University (MSU) has found an additional phenomenon regarding the behavior of cholesterol, when there are uncontrolled levels of cholesterol in the blood.
It is well known that […]

Thyroid problems or Hypothyroidism can lead to high cholesterol levels. More than 10 million Americans who suffer from high cholesterol levels, may not be aware of the fact that their elevated cholesterol is not triggered by wrong diet, stress or lack of exercise, but because of having untreated and undiagnosed Hypothyroidism.
Although high cholesterol diet and […]

High cholesterol in the blood can lead to serious health problems. Atheroscalerosis is just one of many dangerous condition that can result by uncontrolled blood cholesterol levels. As the LDL cholesterol moves through blood vessels it sticks into artery walls and in time hardens and turns into plaque. As the plague accumulates within the arteries, […]

Drug manufacturers are spending millions of dollars each year in the effort to find more ways to reduce cholesterol and more is invested in research to aid people with high cholesterol to eliminate the risk for heart disease and strokes taking more lifves each year due to unmanageable cholesterol levels, hyperlipidemia and dangerous lipid conditions. […]

The AHA (American Heart Association) has updated a report in early 2006, with alarming statistics regarding heart disease and stroke related to the need to lower cholesterol. It seems that more than 500,000 deaths occur every year as a result of a heart attack as some type of heart disease causes 1 in every 5 […]

Triglycerides and high cholesterol levels are strongly connected and both when are in excess increase the risk for coronary heart disease. Having high Triglycerides levels in your blood may also indicate a cholesterol problems and the need to lower cholesterol due to the risk of heart disease. However, having high cholesterol does not always mean […]