Lowering Cholesterol – Herbs to Lower Cholesterol Level
One can lower down the cholesterol in the bloodstream by consuming healthful foods, shedding off the extra pounds and maintaining the healthy level of essential fatty acids.
In some stubborn cases, wherein lowering cholesterol is not possible with some dietary modification and lifestyle improvement, supplements are to be added. Modern medicines may help in lowering cholesterol but then, in a long run, they may produce some unwanted, harmful and side effects. Most heart and blood vessel adverse condition occur due to a buildup of cholesterol, plaques and other fatty deposits inside the walls of arteries. If a blood clots and blocks the artery, a heart attack may happen. Similarly, if a blood clots and blocks any artery supplying the brain, a stroke may occur.
Ways to lowering cholesterol:
- Focus on low-saturated-fat, trans fat-free, low-cholesterol foods like fruits and vegetables (go for 8 to 10 servings a day)
- A variety of grain products such as breads, cereals, rice and pastas, include whole grains (choose six or more servings a day)
- Fat-free and low-fat milk diet
- Beans and peas and for non vegetarians – fish oil with essential fatty acids
- Unsaturated vegetable oils such as soybean, safflower, corn, canola, and olive oil
- Limit whole milk, cream and ice cream and also butter, egg yolk and cheese
- Give up organ meats, high-fat processed meats like salami and hot dog
- Fried foods, junk/canned and preserved foods are also contraindicated.
One can also bank upon some herbs that help in lowering cholesterol. Herbs cum foods such as garlic can help in reduce the elevated cholesterol levels in the bloodstream. Many holistic healing practitioners favor that some holistic exercises such as yogasanas and Pranayama can help in lowering cholesterol. Herbs like hoodia, garcinia, rudraksha, Indian gooseberry, tagara, vanshalochan are also considered to be very useful in lowering the cholesterol and lipid levels.
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