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Natural and Herbal Remedies for Cholesterol
Changing the types of foods you eat and the amount of exercise you get is one
of the best ways to defend yourself naturally against future problems with
cholesterol levels and ratios or heart related diseases and conditions.
There are several vitamins, minerals and nutrients which are particularly
helpful to keeping our heart and circulatory system strong and healthy as
well, so changing how you eat is an important step in the right direction.
Removing simple sugars and starches will help reduce the amount of potential
plaque build up in your arteries. And the less plaque build up you have, the
less chance you have of getting a blockage big enough to cause a heart attack
or other heart problems.
Adding fruits and vegetables to your daily diet is important too, because
these foods help provide you with the extra vitamins and nutrients needed to
keep the heart healthy. Vitamins E, A and C are essential to helping keep your
heart and circulatory system healthy, as is potassium, calcium, magnesium,
selenium and chromium. These nutrients can be obtained by taking vitamin or
herbal supplements each day, but you should also try to include as many
healthy food choices as you can to supply them as well.
There are a variety of herbal supplements which can be used to tone,
strengthen and maintain your heart and circulatory system too. These herbs
don't specifically adjust your cholesterol levels directly though. Instead,
they work on the overall systems related to the heart and health of your body,
which has the side effect of helping to normalize the blood cholesterol levels
at the same time.
Herbal supplements which are rich in vitamins and nutrients naturally are the
best choices to use for daily general vitamin intake. Alfalfa for instance, is
very high in a wide variety of vitamins and minerals, plus it helps your body
assimilate and use other herbs and plant based foods more effectively.
Parsley is another vitamin packed herb which is excellent for everyday health
and wellness. Parsley has three times more Vitamin C than citrus, plus it's
rich in calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and many other nutrients your body
needs daily.
Kelp is an herb which is very rich in a variety of B vitamins as well as
potassium, magnesium, calcium and iron. Kelp also helps regulate your thyroid,
which has the added benefit of boosting your body's energy levels and
metabolism, and that can help you lose weight. Losing weight, of course, is
one of the first recommendations for getting your blood cholesterol levels
under control too.
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