If you are like me, when it comes to lowering bad cholesterol, the last thing you want to do is put chemicals into your body.
I am continually amazed at the number of people who actually turn to medication immediately when they first learn that they have high cholesterol.
Learning how to reduce LDL cholesterol levels is not difficult to do.
It is true that the vast majority of cholesterol in the body is manufactured by the liver.
However, it has been proven over and over again that foods that are high in fiber and plant sterols can quickly reduce improve cholesterol readings.
The key to lowering bad cholesterol is twofold.
First of all, reducing the amount of saturated fat in your diet will quickly improve your LDL cholesterol level.
Saturated fat, as well as empty carbs such as potatoes and white rice can cause triglyceride and LDL readings to spike.
However, even more important than reducing the amount of saturated fats in your diet is increasing the amounts of vegetables, fruit and whole grains that you consume.
These are all fiber rich foods that also contain the plant sterols that have been proven effective for reducing cholesterol.
Fiber is effective because cholesterol attaches itself to fiber in the intestines, helping eliminate it before it has a chance to be absorbed into the bloodstream.
Plant sterols on the other hand compete with cholesterol for absorption, effectively blocking its absorption into the blood stream.
Taking this type of a natural approach to lowering bad cholesterol levels makes much more sense than using medication with all the side effects that are associated with it.
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