Thursday, 6 October 2011

Heart Disease Prevention - How to Reduce Your Cholesterol Levels



Doctors worldwide will tell you that cholesterol is one of the primary factors for heart diseases. Unhealthy levels of cholesterol in the blood can increase weight problems and probabilities of a heart attack.
Here are some easy tips that can be included in the daily life routine to help live a life free of cholesterol!
1. Follow a diet controlled by the expertise of a professional dietician / doctor.
2. One of the most effective and healthiest of all tips to control cholesterol is undoubtedly Exercising.
3. Why? Because Exercising increases the heart rate thereby improving the metabolism of the body allowing improved expulsion of harmful oils, detrimental to an individual's health.
4. The type of exercise to be done will depend largely on varied factors including medical history. The deciding factors also include age, gender and weight.
5. Needless to mention, those beginning exercising must first consult a physician and ensure safety in doing them.
6. Heart ailment patients might be advised against any rigorous exercises but could resort to simpler alternates like stretching, weight lifting, walking, etc.
7. If a physician allows some high impact exercises, participate mandatorily in swimming, running, bicycling, aerobics, etc.
8. Consult a doctor to sketch a fitness plan in detail and ensure adherence to the same with the guidance of a professional fitness trainer. Following the plan duly is in the hands of the patient!
9. Results of such plans normally become evident within a week or two. Very soon bad cholesterol will start getting reduced in the body, replaced with good cholesterol leading to a considerable reduction in the body weight.
10. Exercising has less or no side effects as compared to consuming drugs which potentially has a lot of side effects on the body.
11. Brisk walking in the early morning or just before going to your workplace is highly recommended to those who do not have time in their daily schedule to go to a gym.
12. Whenever exercising in any form or format, consuming lots of water is highly recommended as it helps a great deal.
13. This prevents the body from dehydration and repercussions thereby like exhaustion. For this, one doesn't need to run up to the fountain time and again; instead carry a water bottle! While working on a machine or participating in a group activity, this really helps and moving from one place to another time and again really doesn't help!
14. Some organizations these days encourage their people to walk up 1 or 2 flights of stairs, instead of using the elevators to go up & down only a few floors.
Lower Cholesterol definitely means lower probability of a heart ailment!

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