A Diet To Control High Cholesterol
If you base your diet on salads and vegetables, lean meat, fish, chicken, eggs along with a small amount of nuts and seeds, legumes and good fats such as olive oil couple with regular exercise and a healthier lifestye, you should be able to control your high cholesterol level.
Some herbs and spices can help too. Actually cholesterol itself is not so much of a problem to your health. It is oxidized cholesterol that does damage to your artery walls. If you do not have enough anti-oxident in your diet, there will be lots of free radical in your body that causes harm to your cell membranes, DNA and artery walls. Antioxidents help to counteract the damages of free radicals in our body.
Tea is rich in antioxidants. Green tea in particular is high in a type of antioxidant called catechins which have a strong disease fighting properties. Research show that tea drinkers appear to have a lower death rate after a heart attack than non tea drinkers. Green tea was also found to prevent the development of atherosclerosis. This could be due to the antioxidant in it preventing the oxidation of cholesterol and damages to the artery walls. Tea also has a dilating effect on the arteries.
Garlic is a strong natural antibiotic and if you eat it regularly it helps fight chronic infections in the body. It is also rich in antioxidants and helps prevent blood clot. Studies shows that it also lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Garlic is best eaten in its raw form as cooking can destroy some of its active ingredient.
Ginger has been known as a medicine since ancient times. Modern research shows that ginger helps to reduce inflammation in the body and inhibits the development of atherosclerosis in our arteries and lower blood pressure. It also helps to lower blood cholesterol and triglycerides level and - as an antioxidant - prevents the oxidation of LDL or "Bad" cholesterol.
Tumeric which is a close relative of ginger is a wonder spices with the ability to prevent many disease. It has strong anti-inflammatory and antiozidant actions and can lower cholesterol levels as well as prevent the oxidation of LDL or "Bad" cholesterol. By the way, tumeric is the main ingredient in curry powder!
Check out the Internet. There's plenty of information on it that you can use to develop a diet to control high cholesterol. It is a much better alternative to cholesterol drugs - and its side effects.