Drugs Are Not The Answer For Fighting Cholestrol

By Christian Goodman

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

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

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

So, while you may take as many conventional drugs as you want and increase the side effects that you face and manage, it is mandatory to eat smart so that you are able to abate the production of cholesterol in the body.

Naturopaths have made a detailed research on the foods that are helpful for people who suffer from high cholesterol. Eating this foods will help the process of reducing 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, a standard ingredient in oriental cuisine, is known to have great properties. Among them is the capability of ginger to help in reducing LDL 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. 3. Another food that contains large amount of calcium, fiber, iron, manganese, potassium and vitamin B6 in cassava. The presence of large amount fiber helps it to reduce 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.

Other foods that have been labeled as being good for reducing cholesterol levels in the body are high fiber foods like barley, oatmeal, wheatgrass, garlic and apples. Know more about how these foods can help you effectively fight cholesterol by reading more about them in our upcoming cholesterol guide.

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The Best Reasons Why You Should Quit Smoking

By Martin Elmer

Quitting the cigarettes might seem to be a really great thing, but it not always that clear, what the benefits are.

Some benefits are very obvious. The clothes and the house will smell better, and if you normally smoke in the car, it will also be nicer to drive without the smell of the cigarettes. But there better reasons to quit the cigarettes. Things like better health and more money is probably counting more than the smell.

You can save a lot of money if you quit the cigarettes. On pack a day can easily save you $35 a week, $150 a month and $1,825 a year. So if you really want to save some money, be honest and calculate how much it cost you to smoke the number of cigarettes, you are smoking today.

But money is not everything. Your health will also be improved. Research shows 20 minutes after the last cigarette it is possible to see an improved health.

If you stop smoking you can improve your health by reducing the risk of breathing complications, lung cancer, high blood pressure, heart problems and stroke. Research has shown that only a short period after the last cigarette many of the harmful effects that smoking has caused will start to reverse; even if you are a long time smoker.

If you quit for just a period of 5 years the risk of a stroke is the same as for someone who have never smoked. If you continue to smoke the risk will be at least the double

And it gets better. 15 years after you have stopped smoking the risk of coronary heart disease is the same as for non-smokers. It might seem like small steps, but you can be sure that they will improve your health; and thereby also the quality of your life.

There are many reasons to quit smoking; no matter if you look at the money or the health. So stop today and see an improvement tomorrow. - 32608

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