Lowering Your Cholesterol - Part 3

Lifestyle issues, diet and high cholesterol

Fast food is high in saturated fats. Opting deliberately for convenience meals above nutrition are some of the bad choices and habits we  will have to take up and change quickly to turn the tide in our favor and get rid of our cholesterol-inducing habits a priority!

TIP # 2: When we opt for convenience in eating over nutrition, we are setting ourselves up for problems. Eating fast foods and convenience foods results in eating too many fats and salts, which can raise our bad cholesterol levels.

If you are not active regularly, it gets worse. This build-up is inevitable. YOU CANNOT LIVE SUCCESSFULLY ON THIS TYPE OF FOOD! The recent movie “Super size Me.”  Documents a failed fictional attempt at doing so and is quite an eye-opener. It is how to go wrong with cholesterol in 30 days or less!

Getting good advice on nutrition and healthy eating,  choices to lower your cholesterol is always time and effort well spent. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN GET STARTED ON RIGHT AWAY!

JUST 20 minutes of aerobic exercise (like walking) per day is all it will take MAKE THIS A PRIORITY, FUN and you will soon see the benefit and rewards as well.

YOU DO NOT EVEN HAVE TO GO TO A GYM TO DO IT! Activities with your family before/after dinner every day, should be a priority.

GET MOVING is the secret to your body, system and your health, heart and future will thank you! Do things that you really enjoy, do not make it a chore and it will become second nature before you know it. Also do enough or the right type and intensity to get the optimal result from it.

Nutrition, Diet and Food choices – WHAT IS ON THE MENU AND GROCERY LIST?

Here is a list of things you can start changing right away , if you have not been doing it…

• START BY CHOOSING healthier and preferable LOW-FAT foods
• Buying unsaturated fats and oils as the BEST alternative!
• Cooking-sprays (low-fat) to replace oils and cut fat from our diet MORE!
• Kitchen habits and food preparation techniques that do not require oil (stir-fry, steam, boil etc.)
• No deep-frying or foods baked/prepared in heavy oils

Following these tips for lowering your cholesterol will go a long ways in reaching a safe cholesterol level.