Cholesterol's Natural Enemies

Cholesterol is an important part of your body's natural function. You can not live with out it. When your body starts producing too much of it then it becomes your hearts mortal enemy. If you have high cholesterol then you need to declare war. Anything less is not good enough. When you fight any war you need to have weapons and the more powerful they are the better. Modern medicine has given us some great weapons for fighting cholesterol. Sometimes that is not enough and unfortunately using them can come with severe side effects. I for one have not found one yet that I can take. The good news is that nature it self has provided us with weapons to fight cholesterol. With these natural weapons against cholesterol many people can avoid drugs and most of the rest can lower dose or improve the effect of their cholesterol drugs.

Here is a list of some of nature's most powerful weapons against cholesterol.

Exercise: Exercise especially cardiovascular exercise is one of you body's natural ways of lowering your cholesterol. I list this first because it can also strengthen your entire cardiovascular system, help manage weight, lower you risk of many diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

Weight Control: This is hardest weapon to use yet it is probably the most effective at helping control your cholesterol. Being over weight is not as much of a problem in most of the world. In Western Europe and especially the United States our diets have become extremely high in fat and simple carbohydrates. I saw a study that showed that now the average American consumes more than 100 times as much sugar than those who lived in the early 1900's. I know it is hard to do, I have to fight this fight every day, but if you are serious about your health it something you need to do.