Where does your Body Get Cholesterol?
You get cholesterol in two ways. The first source is the body itself, mainly the liver, which produces varied in amounts, usually about 1000 milligrams a day. The second source is the food that we eat which is derived from animals (especially egg yolks, meat, poultry, whole milk and dairy products) foods from plants (fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds) do not contain cholesterol.
How does high blood cholesterol cause heart disease?
Your body makes all the cholesterol that it needs. However, over a period of years, extra cholesterol from the animal products that we eat builds up on the walls of the arteries in the form f plagues. These plagues gradually increase in size and make the arteries supplying blood to the heart narrower and narrower. As a result, less blood gets to the heart. Blood carries oxygen to the heart, and if enough oxygen rich blood cannot reach to heart, you may suffer chest pain called ‘Angina’ if the blood supply to a portion of the heart is completely cut off the result is a heart attack.sometimes, plagues dislodge or produce a clot and obstruct the arteries resulting in ‘Angina’ or a heart attack.
A raised level of cholesterol has also been linked to other diseases including dementia and kidney failure.
Besides cholesterol, a high level of triglycerides in the blood may also increase the risk of heart disease.
What makes your blood cholesterol high?
There are several factors that can raise your blood cholesterol level:
- Dietrich in saturated fats
- Obesity
- Physical inactivity
- Smoking
- Alcohol
- Certain diseases e.g. diabetes,diseases of the kidney and the thyroid gland
- Increased age
- Gender women during childbearing age usually have a lower cholesterol level than those of men of the same age.
- Dietary fats
Best Natural Tips to Reduce Cholesterol Level
- Lemon Water with Honey
Squeeze 1 Lemon Juice in a glass of water and add 1 teaspoon honey but water should be hot. It will resolve excess fat and cholesterol from your body.
- Brown Rice
Brown rice high in fiber and source to lower the cholesterol of your daily diet. Eating a daily one plate is very much effective to reduce cholesterol level.
- Sweet Corn with Lemon
High in Fiber and reduce LDL cholesterol level. Daily early in the morning eats boiled or steamed sweet corn sprinkle lemon juice over it very much healthy for the heart and very good sources of reducing bad cholesterol in our body. You can take it as your breakfast.
- Walnuts with Soybeans
Use of Walnuts and Soybeans for two months thrice a week has marvelous effects of LDL cholesterol. It also improves the ability of arteries and expand its size in normal level for the passage of fats which may cause of heart attack.
- Apple with Orange Juice
- Pears, Banana and Grapefruit
These are high in soluble fiber and helps regulate cholesterol levels in our body. Also improve heart function.
- Yogurt
Daily eating 1 cup yogurt may reduce LDL cholesterol. Eating yogurt regularly may reduce the risk of heart problems.
- Fish Oil (Omega-3s)
Fish is more beneficial and healthy than meat or beef for heart patients. Because Omega-3 fatty acids in fish help the liver not to produce LDL cholesterol. You can use fish oil capsules as well as flax seed oil and other foods contains on Omega-3s.
- Garlic and Ginger
Garlic and Ginger in the diet protects LDL cholesterol from the harmful effects of oxidation and cholesterol. The liver stimulates the excretion of excess cholesterol from the body.
- Garlic with Milk
Boil 2-3 cloves of garlic in 1 glass milk and drink it 2-3 times during the week. Best tip to reduce blood cholesterol level to keep your heart healthy.
- Oats
A bowl of oats daily beneficial in reducing LDL cholesterol levels in the body.
