A tricks to reduce cholesterol levels naturally

Besides drugs and conventional medical practices, there are natural and effective methods to lower cholesterol levels. 

In this article, we share with you more or less easy tips to help you get in the best shape. If you are also affected by a cholesterol problem, we invite you to read us until the end.

Consuming red yeast rice

As part of the natural statins, red yeast rice helps the body in the fight against cholesterol by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase. This is an enzyme essential to the production of cholesterol which promotes the accumulation of low density lipoproteins (LDL) on the arterial walls. To remedy this cause, it is advisable to follow a treatment based on red yeast rice, but at the right dose and for a well-defined period.

Follow a cholesterol-lowering diet

Diet plays a very important role in raising or lowering cholesterol levels in our body. This is why it is imperative to follow a cholesterol-lowering diet. In general, this diet aims to reduce the consumption of foods high in saturated fat. These include certain vegetable oils, trans fatty acids, butter, red meat and deli meats. On the other hand, it is preferable to favor the ration of fish, oleaginous dried fruits and dairy products (semi-skimmed or skimmed).

Get into sports

Sport and physical activities are always more than beneficial for the body in general. Compared to today, the practice of sport greatly helps to regulate, by our own means, our cholesterol level. Indeed, by moving more, we favor the reaction of the level of triglycerides in our body which is faster than that of cholesterol. Sports practices also help to increase the level of good cholesterol while facilitating weight loss and the reduction of abdominal fat. Sports have, moreover, the virtue of better curbing the growth of atherosclerosis.