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How to deal with cholesterol in the arteries?


I was wondering what can you do to help reverse the effects of cholesterol clogging in the arteries?

Diet and exercise are the best controls over high cholesterol levels in blood. Reducing your intake of refined sugars is also important. Eating a low fat, low cholesterol, low sodium diet are recommended. Diets that include recommended amounts of unsatuerated fats and fiber are helpful. Those unsaturated fats can be found in some fish, walnuts, flax and supplements like Fish oil and Flax Seed Oil. Fiber comes from our fruits and vegetables. Fiber supplements may also be useful. Replace red meats, like beef and pork, with fish and chicken. Try to eat less fried foods. Bake, broil or roast your meats, fish and poultry.
Take up a regular exercise program. Cardio exercise for 30+ minutes a day is a good start. Walking, biking, swimming or jogging are fairly easy. If your current conditioning makes it difficult to start at this level, start slower abd work your way up to the 30 minues.
Ask your doctor about your specific dietary needs. Always check with the doctor before starting an exercise program to ensure you are healthy enough for that program.Here's some helpful resources:

MedlinePlus -

Nutrition
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nutri...

Dietary Fats
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dieta...

Dietary Fiber
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dieta...

Dietary Sodium
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dieta...

Exercise and Physical Fitness
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerc...

Hope this is helpful.

Terry

Very high anti-oxidant diet, which means colorful fruit, primarily lots of berries and pomegranate products. This can actually start a slow reduction in the size of blockages.

Regular vigorous cardio exercise of 45 minutes or more almost daily, along with a low fat diet. This can also stimulate growth of additional arteries for the heart.

Statin drugs. Zocor is now generic as is mevacor. Zocor is called Simvastatin and has been proven in the 4s study to reduce plaque in the arteries as well as reduce stroke heart attack risk. Find out you cholesterol levels first then have your dr rx some for you. This is not a quick fix it took years to clog you arteries it will take a while to improve function.

Oh man, theres so much research going on about this stuff. There are drugs for it prescribed by your doctor. And then ther are supplements from the health food store. I tried Red Yeast Rice vitamins... I think it worked but unsure... Good luck.

flora pro active is very good.but you need a very low fat diet

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