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Some relevent information about Cholesterol.

Cholesterol is actually one of the best health and youth enhancing strategies for aging men and women as your body uses it to make testosterone and other essential hormones. As you age your body naturally starts to lose its ability to produce as much testosterone and you start to lose energy, strength, sexual desire and sexual capacity.

Another fact is that cholesterol alone is not THE indicator of heart disease. Cholesterol which has been oxidized is the problem. Oxidation of cholesterol is the more specific problem which would enable the cholesterol to become “sticky” and start to form plaque in the walls of the arteries. We have all seen an apple cut open and watch as it turns brown - this is oxidation. Your body oxidizes cholesterol on the inside unless steps are taken to help prevent this. One can keep the oxidation of cholesterol in check by incorporating plenty of anti-oxidants in your consumption of food and supplements.

A few of the most powerful anti-oxidants are:

• CoenzymeQ10
• Vitamin E
• Vitamin A
• Vitamin C

A great place to get supplements to help lower your cholesterol is Natural Health Remedies They provide whole food vitamin supplements that are beneficial to overall health and wellbeing. Natural Health Remedies can provide all your supplement needs online.

Low cost, safe and proven food sources high in omega 3’s, like the ones below, and the right fats will help keep your cholesterol levels in balance.

• Garlic
• Ginger
• Olive oil
• Olives
• Almonds
• Walnuts
• Flaxseed
• Eggplant
• Okra
• Eggs
• Fresh fruit

These are proven, better, safe, and natural ways to prevent cholesterol from becoming a problem. Also Policosanol, which is an organic plant alcohol from sugar cane, is one of the best natural ways to reduce bad cholesterol levels. A diet heavy in grains and processed foods will actually raise your blood cholesterol levels more than foods which contain cholesterol and a diet low in cholesterol will do little if anything health wise. Focus on raising your HDL cholesterol levels, because as you raise your good cholesterol it decreases the concern about your LDL levels of cholesterol and gives you a much better total cholesterol profile.

Some of the best ways to improve your “Good” or HDL cholesterol is through: Exercise, Vitamin D and Niacin, also, Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with raising HDL cholesterol levels

Two factors which are of greater concern and are better indicators of heart disease are; a measure of inflammation in the blood stream called C-reactive protein and an amino acid produced by the body called homocysteine. High levels of both C-reactive protein and homocysteine are better leading indicators and also contribute to the formation of plaque.

As you realize the power of these proven ways to prevent cholesterol from becoming a problem, you will find yourself taking action which will help prevent you from becoming a heart disease candidate.