Four Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in As Little As 14 Days

You want to lower your cholesterol. All this hassle about what you should eat, what you need to avoid, the various medications and their list of side effects compound the problem. Plus, you are overweight as well and you read everyday that cardiovascular diseases kill more people than anything else - even though we have more medicines, more medical information, and more medical technology than 20 years ago. You have reasons to be concerned. This one little bit of advice can change all that. In about two weeks, you can take charge of your health, lower your cholesterol, and even shock your physician by using these four simple time-tested ways that will cost you nothing.

Drink enough water

Keep your system clean and healthy by drinking enough water everyday.

Drinking enough water keeps your blood at the right pH and viscosity. A more alkaline system is an environment that cancerous agents cannot thrive in. Your circulation will be better if your blood viscosity is lower. Your heart will not need to work as hard to circulate blood. Moreover, your system will distribute nutrients and eliminate waste more effectively.

Stay in the sunshine

Sunlight on the skin helps convert extra LDL cholesterol to vitamin D. This is one easy way to eliminate extra cholesterol from the body. It is advisable that we get at least 15 minutes of sunlight each day on our skin. This is preferred during the morning and late afternoon hours when the heat effect of direct sunlight is more mild.

Keep the "t" in your Diet

Dietary control is one of the biggest hurdles many people have to cross. Many times our favorite foods are largely responsible for our health problems. One thing is certain; if you can control what you eat, you can control your health to a greater extent. The truism, "we are what we eat" says it best.

If you eat too much cholesterol then certainly your blood cholesterol level will be high. Know that about 20% of the cholesterol in our blood comes from the foods we eat. The rest is made by the liver. Trust your liver to make just the amount of cholesterol you need.

Almost anyone with high cholesterol levels who then remove dietary sources of cholesterol will lower their cholesterol. Cholesterol is only found in animal products - anything with a liver makes cholesterol. Plant food products will not raise your cholesterol level, hence a vegetarian type diet is more beneficial in lowering high cholesterol than a non-vegetarian diet.

Another thing you need to pay special attention to in your diet is the intake of saturated fats. These come from things like butter, milk and other milk products, meat, and fried foods. Your body produces more cholesterol in order to metabolize fats. On the other hand, monounsaturated fats are good. These come from nuts and grains. Olive oil is a very great source of good fats that actually help to lower cholesterol. Again, note that these are plant-based. But here is more.

Foods that lower your cholesterol

High fiber foods such as oat bran, oats, whole wheat, fresh fruits and vegetables help lower your cholesterol very effectively. How does fiber work. Consider it like a "broom" that sweeps extra cholesterol out of the system. Well, it binds extra cholesterol and it is eliminated.

Tap the Power of Exercise

In lowering your cholesterol, you will find that physical exercise is a powerful and effective means. Physical exercise does not (itself) lower LDL cholesterol, but it raises HDL cholesterol which is very desirable. Furthermore, exercising regularly has very many other benefits, including regulating blood sugar levels, and improving cardiovascular health. There is always the advice of consulting your doctor before you do physical exercise. Most times this stated as a kind of scare tactic. If you are physically able to walk, that is ALL you need to do. Walk for 15 to 30 minutes 3 to 5 times per week and see the health benefits.

It is actually not difficult to lower your cholesterol. There are many people all over America and the rest of the world who are doing this right now, and without drugs. Get this. Do you think if it was never discovered until today that eating enough oranges (or foods rich in vitamin C) could cure or prevent scurvy that you wouldn't be buying anti-scurvy pills and getting anti-scurvy shots? You bet the pharmaceutical companies would turn the truth into profit! The same thing is being done in this high cholesterol war. But you can win.

With these four proven steps I just shared you can retake control and normalize your cholesterol. Get your regular dose of sunshine. It is medicine from above. Eat a plant based diet. Try it even for a month and surprise yourself. Avoid all foods made from animal products - even for awhile - and see the difference. If you really want to lower your cholesterol, if deciding what foods to eat confuses you, or if you are seriously concerned about cardiovascular diseases and do not wish to be included in the statistics, then take the suggested steps now. It works, and the benefits are certain. You only stand to lose your medication, and that's not as bad high cholesterol, is it?