Keeping cholesterol under control will enhance your health, and boost your training efforts no end!
There seems to be a lot of confusion on how cholesterol helps your health, and its role in the body.
Cholesterol is harmful at elevated levels, but does actually provide a lot of good for your body.
Your body manufacters cholesterol in the liver, and from the foods we eat, is used as a component for all our body’s cells, helping to build them.
As long as you eat healthy foods in moderation, and not go too far off your diet, you are likely not to have much of a problem. Some people however do produce more “bad” cholesterol than others naturally, and these people have to be particularly careful, and even end up on medication.
Cholesterol is even needed for proper brain function, and carries antioxidant vitamins to your body’s tissues.
Eating plenty of soluble fibre will help a lot, oatmeal, apples, peas and barley are proven cholesterol reducing foods.
Chicken and white meats in general are fine, as well as fish in your diet on a regular basis will help.
Whole milk, butter and cheese are foods you should be avoiding, and can make the situation a whole lot worse, if consumed in big quantities on a regular basis.
Prepared foods that contain trans fats or hudrogenated fats are particularly harmful to you, and by now you will have realised how much i despise these foods and their horrible effects over time.
If you are carrying a lot of weight and especially too much weight, then losing weight should be a priority of yours. Studies have shown thhat even a 10 pound weight loss can make a big difference to your cholesterol levels.
Living a healthy lifestyle has never been so important for a multitude of reasons!! Having healthy cholesterol levels are just one vital reason!
