Want to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Medication?
Have high cholesterol? You’re not alone. The problem affects some 95 million Americans, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and has been linked to serious health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes.
Cholesterol is a waxy, fatty substance found in your cells. Your liver makes it naturally, but it’s also found in animal foods like meat and dairy products. Your body needs some cholesterol to function, but getting more than you need, which can happen from eating too many cholesterol-rich foods, causes plaque to form in the arteries that could lead to dangerous blood-flow blockages.
“High cholesterol is a top risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, and poor circulation,” says Omar Ali, MD, intervention cardiologist at Detroit Medical Center Harper University Hospital. Ideally, this is what healthy cholesterol numbers look like, according to the National Institues of Health:
Excerpted from Prevention
