Thursday, January 14, 2010

Drugs Are Not The Answer For Fighting Cholestrol

By Christian Goodman

The amount of high content fat food we eat has made us to make frequent trips to our physicists. Eating too much of food containing fat is the reason for cholesterol.

High cholesterol can lead to the clogging of arteries, which when neglected may result in various heart diseases.

Everyone should understand that the amount of cholesterol produced in our body is a by product of what we eat. Most of the people do not know that the high amount of cholesterol found in our body is produced by our own bodies.

Therefore, you can take as much regular drugs to control cholesterol, but this may increase the side effects. Alternatively it is always better to eat in small quantities of fat less food to reduce the production of cholesterol.

Eating this foods will help the process of reducing cholesterol. Naturopaths have made a detailed research on the foods that are helpful for people who suffer from high cholesterol.

1. One of the good foods for cholesterol is pecans. The study was conducted in New Mexico. Consuming a cup of pecans without sugar and corn syrup will reduce the bad cholesterol in the body by 10 percentage. This reduction was attained by keeping all other aspects of diet intact.

2. Ginger is mostly used in oriental cuisine. It is said to have great nature to reduce the cholesterol. The best aspect of ginger is its ability to reduce bad cholesterol.

But ginger should not consumed as ginger cookies. The juice should be extracted from ginger and should be added to tea of food preparations.

3.Cassava is a high source of carbohydrates and also contains calcium, fiber, iron, manganese, potassium and vitamin B6. The high levels of dietary fiber help in controlling cholesterol.

A recent study conducted in Philippines shows that cassava was instrumental in reducing total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. The food also helped in decreasing the level of triglycerides in the body.

Barley, oatmeal, wheatgrass, garlic and apples are some of the food that has the capacity to reduce the cholesterol levels in the body. You can learn more about how these foods can help you in the fight against cholesterol from our upcoming cholesterol guide.

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