5 Tips To Lower Your Cholesterol

Cholesterol has been around for thousands of years. It's a natural function of the human body. Unfortunately, most people aren't even aware they have high cholesterol until they have a heart attack or stroke. It is possible to have up to 80 percent closure of the arteries without ever feeling a single symptom! Here are 5 tips you can use straight away to start lowering your cholesterol today:

1. Reduce fat in your diet.

Buy the leanest cuts of meat you can find. Regularly substitute poultry (without the skin) and fish for red meat. Both are lower in saturated fat. Switch to low fat cottage cheese and yogurt, reduced fat hard cheeses and skim or 1 percent milk.

2. Eat no more than four egg yolks a week.

Many people don't have to worry about eating cholesterol. Normal bodies adjust to increased intake by cutting back on regular product. However, since one third of Americans are cholesterol responders their blood cholesterol does go up when they eat cholesterol. You probably don't know if you fall into this category so play it safe. Eat no more than four egg yolks a week. An average egg yolk contains 213 milligrams of cholesterol!

3. Eliminate fried foods.

Buying low fat is just the beginning. You need to institute low fat cooking methods to keep the cholesterol from sneaking back in to your diet. Remove fatty skin from chicken and turkey. Don't fry foods. Roast, bake, broil, grill or poach them instead. Use fat free marinades or basting with liquids like wine, tomato or lemon juice. Use olive or canola oils for sautéing or baking. Both are very low in saturated fat. Use diet, tub or squeeze margarines instead of regular. Watch for the term "hydrogenated," which means some of the fat is saturated.

4. Eat vegetables and complex carbohydrates.

Lowest fat foods of all are vegetables, fruits, grains (rice, barley and pasta), beans and legumes. Try substituting some of these for meat and high fat dairy products. Don't douse your pasta with butter or your potato with sour cream. Use tomato base sauces instead of cream base. Use lemon juice, low sodium soy sauce or herbs to season vegetables. Make chili with extra beans and seasonings while leaving out the meat.

5. Lose weight.

If you are overweight, the chances are almost 100% that you have a problem with high cholesterol. You can lower your LDL and elevate your HDL just by dropping some pounds. Eat fewer fatty foods and more fruits, vegetables, grains and beans and it's a pretty good bet that you will slowly but surely lose weight.

Remember there is no substitute for your physician. Make certain that you clear any new treatments with him before embarking on any radical health changes you are anticipating.

Tony Newton publishes the popular health and wellness website - http://www.1st-for-health.com With lots of informative articles on low carb diets, hair loss, arthritis pain relief, acne and lots more.

In The News:
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/aramark-education-introduces-new-elementary/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B3CF5C478-CA6A-4F0B-8F21-26D2412843AF%257D%26dist%3Dhpprcid=1257297294ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNEX9lxz2pp8ymGYbysXxkpD3U0wkQARAMARK Education Introduces New Elementary bNutrition/b Mascot/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobr19 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1ARAMARK Education#39;s current bnutrition/b mascot, Spike, will partner with the incumbent for this school year in delivering ARAMARK#39;s bnutritional/b message and b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.macon.com/198/story/491586.htmlcid=1257297294ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNE8XpP-m3gC8Mq2s8wenEEe1S3cxwMany low-income, minority students get little or no recess/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrMacon Telegraph/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1257297294hl=ennobrall 8 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.thenewstoday.info/2008/10/14/bacolod.is.nutrition.green.banner.awardee.htmlcid=1257571208ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGJ6yKzHSC_J_-LUBDGdTsCrVZQtABacolod is bNutrition/b Green Banner Awardee/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNews Today Online,nbsp;Philippinesnbsp;-/font nobr3 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1By Joel A. Locsin BACOLOD CITY -- Mayor Evelio Leonardia confirmed yesterday that the City of Bacolod was adjudged as 2007 City bNutrition/b Green Banner b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.visayandailystar.com/2008/October/14/topstory4.htmcid=1257571208ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNEME5U3cBYzxge4SFXsv8YRYsEIswBacolod wins bnutrition/b award/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrVisayan Daily Star/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1257571208hl=ennobrall 2 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/dannon-company-sponsors-fitfuture-kids/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B943A1245-C5E9-4E91-A5FF-DE959593C908%257D%26dist%3Dhpprcid=1257358964ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGQTo-w-P7uWFoyO7FM34UwBvNi2wThe Dannon Company Sponsors FitFuture KIDS Fest/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobr15 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1In addition to supporting FitFuture KIDS Fest, The Dannon Company has also awarded a $30000 Dannon Next Generation bNutrition/b grant to one nonprofit b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/30874584.htmlcid=1257358964ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGwivnNPa0NW_wMnlxP3sKIA8vBCQBig Brothers, Big Sisters celebrates 50th birthday/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWNDU-TV/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1257358964hl=ennobrall 7 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.dailyvanguard.com/home/news/2008/10/14/News/Larger.Chain.Eateries.Must.Show.Nutrition.Facts.Says.County-3485668.shtmlcid=0ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNH_LAwOX3DeaJtLCi6gNY642jSIHgLarger chain eateries must show bnutrition/b facts, says county/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fPSU Daily Vanguard,nbsp;ORnbsp;-/font nobr3 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 that bigger chain restaurants and coffee shops must print health and bnutritional/b information on signs b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.pr.com/press-release/110614cid=0ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGtw1MK6iAFp5ddpsSb6HqRM_xS8ADiet and bNutrition/b Expert Joins BizyMoms Expert Corner/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fPR.com (press release),nbsp;NYnbsp;-/font nobr3 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Bizymoms is pleased to introduce Marjorie Geiser: a Life Coach, Dietician and Personal Trainer, as their Expert when it comes to Diet and bNutrition/b. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-lcnotes1408oct14,0,1644311.storycid=0ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGlpEa4NpCiV_FXP2NTpvnhRWwFkALearn how to fight cancer through exercise, bnutrition/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fOrlando Sentinel,nbsp;FLnbsp;-/font nobr2 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1The program will be about bnutrition/b and exercise. The session will be led by Erin Brooker, physical therapist, and Kristi Secrest, occupational therapist b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/10/12/news_living/public_access/525877cbb18cd479862574df00052a77.txtcid=1257165641ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNFSLA-ZTRE_ezuMMAd6oEgJNDnedAElderly bNutrition/b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fSioux City Journal,nbsp;IAnbsp;-/font nobrOct 13, 2008/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Persons 60 years of age and older and their spouses may participate in the elderly bnutrition/b program in Siouxland. In Sioux City, meals are served b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story%3Fid%3D6006566%26page%3D1cid=1257097028ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGB-QkNPtAvLRBBTVDFj-t5N0VPgQimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=KJlfM9TAQ70Jimgurl=a.abcnews.com/images/Health/vitamind_081010_mn.jpg width=80 height=60 alt= border=1brfont size=-2ABC News/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://doctor.ndtv.com/news/news.asp%3Fid%3D3439cid=1257097028ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNG2ePunufGQfdg6WXYrlkrT4qc1EANew vitamin D recommendations/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fNDTV.com,nbsp;Indianbsp;-/font nobr30 minutes ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1According to the chair of the AAP Committee on bNutrition/b, the dose of the recommended amount of vitamin D children need each day needs to be doubled because b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Db3KvmqxBoOQcid=1257097028ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGqw8X0g8GzcrfPimsIC6Ubvxj4kgVideo: HealthWatch/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrCBS/nobr/fontobject width=448 height=356param name=movie value=http://www.youtube.com/v/b3KvmqxBoOQ/paramparam name=wmode value=transparent/paramembed src=http://www.youtube.com/v/b3KvmqxBoOQtype=application/x-shockwave-flashwmode=transparentwidth=448height=356/embed/objectbr/fontfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013141737.htmcid=1257097028ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGfZK-N7-iK5yNNLX4hjA0oFLMUMANew Guidelines Double The Amount Of Recommended Vitamin D/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrScience Daily (press release)/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/tb/11290cid=1257097028ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNENScoMC9YSTcCaYmXVz40QFbwN5QPediatrics Academy Doubles Vitamin D Recommendation for Children/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrMedPage Today/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/13/AR2008101300995.htmlcid=1257097028ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNFDrISDVKKADNW5dLXZMZ15VSs3FwnobrWashington Post/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://children.webmd.com/news/20081013/vitamin-d-new-guidelines-for-childrencid=1257097028ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNHwCbvZZoTb5x0XOdteqN85o6iQyQnobrWebMD/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1257097028hl=ennobrall 649 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1586848/understanding_of_nutrition_essential_to_success/cid=0ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGmpO6RerPZi6p-rW-pherbJOLG8gUnderstanding of bNutrition/b Essential to Success/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fRedOrbit,nbsp;TXnbsp;-/font nobr16 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1I have so many people ask me questions about bnutrition/b, that I asked Karen Hanson, director of bnutrition/b for the Kansas Beef Council, to provide us with b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://www.citywebshopper.net/articles/includes/redirect.php?url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/natrolr-carb-interceptr-wins-best/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BD6FB5AF7-9E94-4212-9133-ABF4477FBC21%257D%26dist%3Dhpprcid=1257328200ei=enT0SMT0Go_u6gPN9ZycDQusg=AFQjCNGAW3xaVSKUBMoe9E2cxAQHLyTvMgNatrol(R) Carb Intercept(R) Wins quot;Best of Supplementsquot; Award in b.../b/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobr17 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Better bNutrition/b, published in print and online at www.BetterNutrition.com, is the country#39;s leading independent health food store magazine. b.../b/font/div/font/td/tr/table
nutrition - Google News


Wind Chimes and more...

Windchimes for great gifts!

Serious About Wanting To Improve Your Familys Healthy Eating Lifestyles?

Dr. Christine Wood, M.D, a practicing pediatrician in Encinitas, California,... Read More

Good Fat Diet or How to Choose the Best Foods for Your Family?

Some fats are good for you. Your body can't function... Read More

You Are What You Eat

Your magnificent machine is, in fact, a symbiotic collection of... Read More

The New Food Pyramid: Another Attempt At Providing Easy Answers

The Food Pyramid, first introduced to the US in 1992,... Read More

The Dangers of Honey

Before we get to honey we have a question from... Read More

Functional Foods Are Becoming More Popular...

Established in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, "Foundation for Innovation in... Read More

WLS Patients Feeling Gassy & Bloated? Sugar Alcohol May Be To Blame

Sugar intake is a real concern for people who've had... Read More

Omega 3 Fat is Good for Your Heart and for Your Brain

Scandinavian fishermen are a healthy bunch. It had long been... Read More

How Much Water Should You Drink Per Day?

I'm always amazed at how many people seem to know... Read More

Building Better Bones

"It is a bone-deep change you are going into, my... Read More

Understanding Amino Acids and their Importance in Diet

The importance of protein in a healthy diet is well... Read More

How to Help Your Picky Eater

One of the most common questions I am asked is... Read More

The Worse Mistakes People Make with Food

There are a number of common food mistakes that costs... Read More

Autism and ADHD Linked to Child Vaccines

In a study review conducted by David A. Geier, B.A.... Read More

High Blood Pressure? Natural Alternatives Can Help!

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a dangerous condition that can... Read More

Eating Healthy -- Why?

The most incredible thing you can do for yourself is... Read More

Macrobiotics: Diet and Lifestyle for Long-term Health

A frequent misunderstanding about macrobiotics is that it is a... Read More

Food Additives Affect Behavior

On average 30% of foods in our daily diet are... Read More

Food with Niacin and The Benefits

Niacin, also called nicotinic acid, is a member of the... Read More

Beauty Foods That Will Keep You Young and Healthy

You've heard that old saying: True beauty comes from within.... Read More

Reasons to Eat Organic Food

Your healthOrganically grown fruit and vegetables are not covered in... Read More

Studies Prove Magnesium Boosts Memory & Learning Ability

According to the National Institute of Health, Magnesium is needed... Read More

Compulsive Eating Alternative: Learning to Eat With Pleasure

Do you allow pleasure from food? Are your senses throughly... Read More

Busy Mums Guide to Losing Weight

Hormonal changes during pregnancy, and quite normal fat gain often... Read More

The Skinny on Oats, Oatmeal, Vitamins, Nutrition for Skin Care and Bath Products

Oats (botanical name Avena sativa)An oat is a grass that... Read More