I read a great article on the Jamaica Gleaner today called “Cholesterol Craze.” The articles advice was timely as my doctor recently cautioned me to lower my cholesterol. But according to the American Heart Association, cholesterol itself is not bad. In fact cholesterol is naturally produced by your body and used to keep us healthy. You can also get cholesterol from the food you eat.
There are two types of cholesterol, good and bad and the trick to staying healthy is balancing both. Too much of one and not enough of the other is not healthy and can cause coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke.
Controlling your cholesterol levels can be as easy as changing your diet, exercising more often, and taking a good nutritional supplement. Many of the medicines on the market today are scary. You see those commercials on television advertising medicines to lower your cholesterol but the side effects are really bone chilling.
Too often we jump to medicine to solve our problems instantaneously rather than taking the healthy root of diet, proper nutrition and exercise. Once on the medication its almost impossible to get off them and you find yourself at risk of developing other health problems as is evident from the disclaimers in the commercials.
I would caution everyone to consider the risks of taking medication. Getting enough antioxidants in your body will help to balance your body allowing you to experience improvede health. Eating more fruits and vegetables or juicing your fruits and vegetables is an excellent way to get more antioxidants in your diet.
I am curious to find out what you think on this topic. So please leave me a comment on medicine vs natural alternatives.
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