High cholesterol and Obesity are strongly connected. With over 97 million overweight or obese Americans, obesity is, unfortunately, a very common condition. Obesity is characterized by excess weight as a result of excess body fat. When the body is in a state where it is unable to balance the huge calorie intake along with the energy disbursement, obesity occurs.

Obesity puts the overweight person, in great risk for complicated diseases and other serious health conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease. It is also known that excess weight increases the triglycerides level in your blood, lowers your HDL cholesterol and increases your LDL cholesterol.

When you take a blood test, two lipoproteins as part of the cholesterol measurement are being checked. The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol also referred to as the bad cholesterol and High-density lipoprotein (HDL), also referred to as the good cholesterol as it helps to remove excess cholesterol from the blood, thus preventing the clogging of the arteries. The ideal cholesterol condition should be that of high HDL and low LDL cholesterol levels. Unfortunately, being overweight does the opposite- it raises your LDL while decreasing your HDL cholesterol level.

Stepping into a well-balanced rich in nutrients diet regime, with the proper supplementation, can not only contribute to your over whole health look and feel, it can also lower your total cholesterol levels, by up to 4%. Combine that with proper exercise and yoga and you’ll be definitely on the right track to well-balanced cholesterol levels, without prescription medications and their side effects.