Lower Cholesterol Naturally With Diet And Exercise

Lower cholesterol levels are something everyone needs to be
concerned with. For some people it is easier to do than for
others. It may be necessary at least for a short time to take
prescription medication to get your cholesterol under control.

Unfortunately, cholesterol prescription medication can have
some pretty serious side effects. That's why everyone should
know how to lower cholesterol naturally. It may help prevent
the need for prescription drugs and may even be able to get you
off them if you take them now. Of course when it comes to such
serious matters as elevated LDL, you should follow the advice
of your physician as to how to treat it.
 
It doesn't really matter how healthy you appear or feel, if you
have elevated LDL which stands for low density lipoprotein or
'bad cholesterol', then you are at increased risk for coronary
artery disease. You should begin to find ways to lower
cholesterol naturally before your levels get too high.
 
Unfortunately, all too often, a person is not even aware they
have elevated LDL in the blood stream until it is too late. A
possible first symptom would be angina which is chest pain
caused by lack of oxygen going to the heart. Angina can also be
linked with other conditions but should never be taken lightly.

It is always better to be safe rather than sorry when it comes
to any type of chest pains. And if you experience angina in
combination with other symptoms such as dizziness, fast heart
rate, pain radiating in one or both arms, or a heavy pressure
in the chest, seek medical attention immediately.
 
There are many things which can lead to elevated levels of LDL
in your blood stream. Some things you can't control such as
heredity and gender. But other causative factors you can
control such as weight, exercise, and smoking.
 
Middle aged people who are overweight are particularly prone to
health problems and high cholesterol is just one of them. The
risk can be greatly reduced by bringing the weight to a more
normal level through diet and exercise. Diet and exercise are
two of the most important and beneficial methods to lower
cholesterol naturally.
 
It may be necessary to go on a specific low cholesterol diet if
you want to lower cholesterol naturally. Oatmeal has gained a
reputation as a good food to eat on a low cholesterol diet and
rightly so. It is high in fiber and experts say the fiber
absorbs excess cholesterol from the liver and then excretes it.
 
Garlic is another popular food used to lower cholesterol
naturally. Studies have indicated that sufficient amounts of
garlic on a daily basis can lessen the risk of heart disease.
 
The three most important things you can to lower cholesterol
naturally include eating the proper diet, getting plenty of
exercise on a daily basis, and living a healthy lifestyle.

About The Author: Jane Wyvern is an established freelance
writer. You can find more of her writings at
http://www.kick-cholesterol.com and cholesterol-zone.com.

Aloe for Digestion and Anti-Inflammatory

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Aloe has been used for many different things in the past.
One of the uses has been as a laxative. When Aloe is cut
and prepared a certain way it has certain properties to it
that help clean and empty your digestive tract.

The properties in aloe are used inside of your body to help
clean it. The aloe is cut in a certain way and then
prepared. The outcome is a brown substance that can be
eaten or stirred into a drink and then digested.

Aloe has been known to cause diarrhea and stomach pains,
but is a valuable source of all the proteins vitamins and
minerals found with in it. While in the body aloe can also
clean the digestive tract of any extra toxins, and unwanted
food items that your stomach refused to digest fully.

Your stomach digests what is good for you and sometimes it
even gets what isn't good for you, but there are times when
the stomach finds something in foods that it does not
digest. The left over undigested food then stays in the
stomach and starts to collect around the outer edges of the
stomach.

After enough foods have been passed through there is
usually a small clump of undigested minerals and such that
is sitting in your stomach causing you discomfort. Aloe
breaks this clump down and kind of pushes it through the
digestive tract.

Aloe is also used to help clean out your digestive tract of
other types of waste that can be found there. By using aloe
to clean out your digestive tract you are able to also
clean out toxins that are not needed, and can keep your
self healthier.

So with all the other uses of aloe, it is slightly amazing
that it can also be used for this. Whether healing minor
burns or detoxifying yourself, be sure to know that aloe
can do both.

Aloe as an Anti-Inflammatory

Inflammation in the body has gotten out of control. Where
as it used to just shoot up when an injury or disease was
present and left when the disease or injury did, now it
comes with the injuries and diseases, and stays long after
they are gone.

The inflammation process has turned on it's self, instead
of staying in the infected area, inflammation can wander
all over your body causing pain and harm to where ever it
goes.

Aloe Vera is a common cure for this. Aloe contains at least
three different anti-inflammatory agents, and there are
possibly even more. These agents are fatty acids, which
also have other healing properties to them as well.

One of the fatty acids doubles as an anti-cholestromatic
that takes bad cholesterol levels down. Aloe is used to
reduce inflammation and can help control it in certain
areas of the body.

Aloe Vera can be used to lower inflammation but should not
be used every time inflammation occurs unless the
inflammation is covering a large area or is causing a great
amount of pain. Inflammation is a reaction that the body
goes through during a healing process.

When something is suffering from inflammation the
inflammation actually has something to do with the healing
process. Aloe Vera can also be used on inflammations to
bring them down, and sooth them.

The soothing ability in aloe is causes by the fatty acids
and is the reason why aloe is also used for burns bruises
and cuts. Today Aloe Vera comes in pill form, liquid form,
and its most natural form.

How you take it is up to you, what it does in you is what
it is meant to do. Aloe Vera is not harmful to you and has
many uses besides being used for inflammations. So when you
are looking for something new to use, check out aloe vera
and what all it can do.


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Steven Godlewski is a self-made millionaire and is
currently working with the staff at PillFreeVitamins.com He
has an extensive background in nutrition as well as other
health related fields. For more health-related articles see
their website at:
http://www.pillfreevitamins.com