“Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are,” said the French philosopher. Two hundred years later, doctors agree. If you eat unhealthy, you end up unhealthy. Here we focus on just one of many dietary villains: cholesterol, and his sidekick, triglycerides. If you want to steer clear of heart and artery disease, then you must understand the unhealthy nexus between the cholesterol- (and triglyceride-) laden food you consume and cardio-vascular disease. This understanding is crucial to making an informed decision about your choice of food, because that’s going to affect your health and your life.

Medical research shows that high cholesterol food is the main cause of morbid cardio-vascular conditions resulting in strokes and heart attacks. The patient’s health is aggravated further if the morbid cardio-vascular condition is accompanied by hypertension, smoking, obesity, and hereditary factors.

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If you would like to spend some keen and romantic moments with your other half, then a romantic meal can be your best bet. As one says, the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. A good romantic meal won’t only leave your bloke impressed but will also be evidence of your thoughtfulness.

The first and most blatant thing you need to consider about your romantic meal is of course the meal itself. You will have to choose the menu. Don’t forget to strike the perfect balance between the conventional and the different. Experiment, but not that much.

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You could eat a bowl of oatmeal, a handful of walnuts or a baked potato topped with a heart healthy margarine to lower your cholesterol and you could also stay off medications.

To reduce your low density lipoprotein (LDL), the bad cholesterol, you should eat oatmeal since it contains soluble fiber. Some of the foods that have soluble fiber are kidney beans, apples, pears. psyllium, barley and prunes.

You can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in your intestines by eating foods with soluble fiber. Your total and LDL cholesterol can be decreased by eating ten grams or more soluble fiber a day. You would get 6 grams of fiber from eating 1 cups of cooked oatmeal. Adding fruit like bananas will add another 4 grams of fiber. Cold cereal made with oatmeal or oat bran gives you fiber as well.

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A healthy level of HDL cholesterol guarantees protection against heart disease. HDL cholesterol is instrumental in controlling its bad cousin, LDL cholesterol. Let’s learn how to maintain a healthy HDL cholesterol level.

Simply put, we should do our best to enhance the level of HDL (good) cholesterol and reduce the level of LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Cholesterol levels can be controlled using chemical intervention in the form of medicines. This is an emergency solution, not a long term solution. Natural, holistic therapies are preferred for cholesterol control. Cardiovascular exercise is the prime example of such therapy. This exercise improves the blood circulation. The improved blood circulation means firstly, more health and secondly, better elimination of harmful wastes like LDL cholesterol.

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If you are taking fish oil supplements chances are you have heard something about the concern of mercury poisoning. This is creating some confusion among people who want to do the best for their health but are uncertain about how to pick the best type of supplement. It turns out there is a lot to think about, even beyond the mercury issue.

Whether you are eating fish fresh to get the oil or are going with a supplement, you need to consider the type of fish used and where it comes from. It turns out fish are not all equal.

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If you need to lower your cholesterol you can always take the medication route. Doctors are usually reluctant to go down this route unless there are extenuating circumstances, such as an abnormally high or critical cholesterol reading. There is no doubt that medication works to lower cholesterol in the body but doctors prefer the individual to take more responsibility for their own well being.

You could say there are two reasons why they see it this way. By getting the individual more involved there is more chance that they will become more aware of good preventative care and the alternative to medication is actually quite easy. Of course, I say quite easy but it is more work than swallowing a pill but the benefits are there to see after a months. Having a healthy heart and low cholesterol levels require focusing a high level of attention to diet and exercise.

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If you have high cholesterol deciding what to eat offers some challenges especially if you are not accustomed to following a healthy diet. However, certainly there are actions that you can take immediately to bring down the cholesterol from high levels and get back to good health.

Although you will be able to bring down your cholesterol level with medication, in many cases it will also be possible to achieve the same result with diet control. It is much better to lower your cholesterol this way than relying on cholesterol. When high cholesterol is diagnosed for the first time, your doctor will make recommendations on diet. With a diagnosis of high cholesterol what to eat is your biggest concern.

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