Low Cholesterol Diet

Cholesterol-Lowering Herbs
Herbs are in a funny category when it comes to the medical community. 
Research has shown that many of them are effective at helping to cure a variety of conditions, yet most will never get enough recognition to be used in drugs that are officially marketed to the public. 
However, this should not keep you from trying them out if you are looking for alternative ways to lower your cholesterol; just make sure you let your doctor know about your intentions. 
The herbs that have been found to lower cholesterol include guggul and policosinol. (…)

High Cholesterol and Women
When most people think of high cholesterol, they think of overweight men in their forties and fifties. 
Women should take a look at their cholesterol count also. 
Elevated cholesterol count is a factor for stroke death of young women, especially those of African descent.  High cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes have been found the culprits in nearly all young female stroke victims in a recent study. 
Studies that were conducted in the past had a small population size and did not focus on minority women.  The most recent study turned that around to find its conclusions. (…)

How Can You Lower Your High Cholesterol? (…)

There are things we can do to prevent getting high cholesterol.
It is smart to start getting your cholesterol levels checked when you turn forty years old. (…)

The Symptoms and Diagnosis of High Cholesterol
There are usually no symptoms that come with getting high cholesterol. That is the scary part when you don‘t know. (…)

Eat at Restaurants that Offer Low Cholesterol Foods
When eating out at restaurants try and make wise decisions about the food that you order.
Most restaurants will offer low fat low cholesterol foods. (…)

So you got your cholesterol checked and now you have your numbers, but what do those cholesterol number mean?
The American Heart Association recommends a total blood cholesterol level of 200 or lower. (…)

Don’t think that just because we are discussing cholesterol lowering regimens that you must cut beef completely out of your diet. 
However, with bee, too much of this “good thing” won’t do you any favors. 
When eating to lower cholesterol, you can have your steak and eat it too, provided it’s a cut that is relatively low in fat and cholesterol and you do not add fat in the cooking and serving process. (…)

Try substituting butter and margarine with a fruit puree.  Prune puree is one particularly popular alternative but try using applesauce and apricots as substitutes. 
What has the chefs who specialize in nutrition so excited about using prune puree is the significant difference in fat grams as well as calories.  One cup of prune puree has 407 calories and one gram of fat.  One cup of butter has 1,600 calories and 182 grams of fat.  One cup of oil has 1,944 calories and 218 grams of fat.  You can see now why bakers are excited about prunes! (…)