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Organic Flaxseed CapsulesBattling Cholesterol with A Natural Health Care Product Instead of Pharmaceutical Drugs

Can a natural health care product really combat cholesterol?

There are two types of cholesterol found in the human body. Generally termed as either ?good? or ?bad?.

Although this sounds like two thirds of a Western, it is not about the good and the bad fighting each other to the death, with the victor taking the spoils. The key to a healthy cholesterol level in the body is to maintain a balance of good and bad cholesterol, which gives a healthy overall level of cholesterol.

In order to have this balance you should keep the bad cholesterol known as LDL low, and the HDL, which is the good cholesterol, proportionally higher.

There are many debates over what should be considered a healthy cholesterol level, and this is why each patient is viewed individually to assess their risk of heart disease along with their cholesterol level. In this way the patient can be assessed for the overall impact of their condition.

If the levels are considered as too high, then the physician may prescribe medications, like statins, nicotinic acid or resins. Generally Statins have been the medication of choice for high cholesterol.

The problem with Statins is that they can limit the production of an enzyme called Q10 that is a major source of energy for the heart. This one of the reasons why when there is a risk of high cholesterol, early action should be taken to adopt a more natural approach to keeping levels healthy.

The first way to lower cholesterol naturally is through exercise. We burn a lot of energy during a workout. Once the sugars and proteins are exhausted, the body has no choice but to convert fat into fuel.

Dependent upon the advice of your physician, you should do this for at least twenty minutes each session, and at least three times a week. It?s better to start slow and build up your endurance.

Another option is to eat foods that are rich in soluble fiber. Examples of these are beans, grains, fruits and vegetables. These items are important because the fiber bind to cholesterol in the gut and flushes it out whenever nature calls.

Eating such products can also help by displacing foods from that diet that are high in animal fat and cholesterol.

For those that love to eat rice, you could replace it for red yeast rice. A study by the Center for Human Nutrition has shown that consuming this regularly helps lower the production of LDL.

Instead of using pharmaceutical drugs to lower cholesterol, some companies have been able to come up with supplements that are considered effective.

The first is called Inositol, which is a time-released niacin. Studies show that taking this regularly will lower the LDL and increase the number of HDL in the human body.

The second supplement is called Policosanol. It does almost the same thing as Inositol and limits the amount of LDL in the bloodstream.

Lastly, there is the supplement called Bio Lipotrol. The interesting thing about this product is that its ingredients are made up of red yeast rice, Inositol, Policosanol and Guggal gum extract.

It is clear that there are natural health care product options available that can play a part in reducing cholesterol. But ensue that you seek the advice of your physician before starting any new regime and never stop taking prescribed medication without medical approval.

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Organic MacaAtkins vs. Go-Carb Diet. Which Is Best?

n terms of books sold, perhaps the Atkins diet is the most successful of the modern age. It obviously would not be so successful if it did not work and work quickly.

However, there are several cons as well as pros to the Atkins Diet, and we shall compare it to the Go-Carb Diet (good old carbohydrate diet), and give you the opportunity to chose for yourself.

Due to the notoriety of celebrities using the Atkins diet, and the promotion of the book itself, it has become very well known and widely practiced, at least for a while.

The advantages claimed over a Go-Carb diet are:

*Not all carbohydrates are disallowed. For example, those rich in dietary fiber are allowed as the fiber is not digested. This gives the dieter a great degree of choice

*Similarly as so many foods are permitted, there is greater variety in this diet, so the thought is, the risk of cheating is reduced. Thus, you keep with the diet till you achieve your goal.

*The diet permits you to eat the food you like best, such as meat, cheeses, creams, and other high fat foods.

*The diet lets you eat large quantities and so you are not becoming hungry, and

*Because the body thinks its starving, you burn fat for energy.

On the other hand, there are some real criticisms, which are:

*As mentioned above, but looked at differently, if you burn fat for energy instead of carbohydrates, you will have increased uric acid and ketones (you enter into a state called ketosis), which the body takes for starvation.

Certainly you will lose weight, but can also end up with kidney problems, migraine and even gout. Eventually you will also burn muscle tissue, which is not desirable at all.

*An often quoted study published in the New England Journal of Medicine providing evidence the Atkins diet works, in fact, concluded that after dieting for a significant amount of time (one year) the results of the Atkins and Go-carb diet were about the same.

*That same study also mentioned (no real need to) that most people dropped out of both diets.

*The Atkins diet, with high amounts of saturated fats (Omega-6) in proportion to poly-unsaturated fats (Omega-3) raises blood pressure, creates all kinds of inflammations, has a negative effect on cholesterol levels and can lead to cardiovascular disease.

*As the Atkins diet is low in complex carbohydrates found in fruits and vegetables, it can also lead to chronic constipation and reduced colo-rectal cancer prevention.

Leaving which diet is better and for whatever reasons aside, we would like to state that the only real diet is a radical change in your eating habits.

This must be linked to daily exercise. Here are some real positive suggestions, based on a Go-carb diet, that if followed, you will lose weight and keep it off. In fact, instead of choosing one diet over the other, pick the best parts of both; and

1.Chose only lean protein, and not more than one gram per kilo of your weight daily. So if you weigh, for example, 75 kilos, you can have a maximum of 750 grams of quality protein daily. Make as much of this fish or non-red meat as possible.

2.When you use daily products, chose those which are low in fats; as cottage cheese, low-fat milk and sour cream.

3.Add as many fruits and vegetables as you can to our daily diet. Herein lies the secret. It is usually a dietary change, as most overweight people are eating few or any daily fruit and vegetables.

4.If you can, eat 5 smaller meals than 3 larger ones. If you need to snack, make sure its on fruit.

5.Careful of your fats. Reject all trans-fatty acids (good-bye McDonalds!) and use pure oils such as Extra Virgin Olive oil, or special margarines made without Trans-fatty acids.

6.Go-carbs are best. Whole grain breads, lentils and other pulses, non-fried and salted nuts, and only natural cereals. Avoid generally all processed food if you can.

If you combine the above with daily exercise, you will lose weight so the Go carb diet is the one to choose.