Sunday, August 30, 2009

Finding Ways To Lower Your Triglycerides

By Peter Bertonich

Want to know how to lower your triglycerides naturally with a no risk product and some lifestyle changes?

But before we get started lets ask ourselves what triglycerides are.

Everyone knows fat is bad for you. But is that true? No its not. Some fats are bad for you and some fats are good for you. Triglycerides are a form of fat and they're one of the ones that are bad for you.

There's all sorts of chemical explanations about what they are, but lets simplify it down for you. Triglycerides are a form of fat that is found in your blood. They get in your blood from what you eat.

Triglycerides are also formed in the body from the fats in the food you eat. This takes place while your food is being digested. Not all triglicerides are fat based, some can be formed from carbohydrates as well.

So why do some people have too high a level of triglycerides in their blood? From what they eat, from being overweight and from drinking too much alcohol. They can also come from various health conditions.

What are the foods that are more likely to result in high triglycerides? Foods high in fat and especially saturated fat, as well as high sugar foods. You want to avoid eating too much of these, and to concentrate on foods to lower triglycerides.

And if you have high triglycerides why is this a problem? Because it can cause coronary heart disease problems.

So now we know what triglycerides are lets talk about how to lower triglycerides.

1. Eat a diet to lower triglycerides. Eat less foods high in fat, especially saturated fat, and avoid sugary foods. Eat more fresh fruit and vegetables and cook with Canola oil or Olive oil.

2. Do more exercise. Exercise helps you to lower your triglycerides, and is good for you in so many other ways.

3. Reduce your alcohol intake.

4. Try to lose some weight.

5. Add more Omega 3 fats to your diet. These are some of the good fats and help lower triglycerides. So one or 2 might a week eat oily fish instead of steak.

Science now recognizes that adding more Omega 3 from fish oil is a good way to help lower your triglycerides, and is good for you in other ways too.

The American Heart Association tells us that Omega 3 fats are good for our hearts and are also good for us generally. Fish is a good source of these fats and if you don't eat a lot of fish you can take fish oil supplements.

Omega 3 fats are one of the good fats. Remember I said, not all fats are bad.

There's a problem in eating too much fish though, the FDA warns us about eating a lot of fish because fish is generally contaminated.

But the very best fish oil supplements aren't contaminated with toxins and are the best way to add daily fish oil to your diet. This isn't true of all Omega 3 supplements.

So there's a way for you to lower your triglycerides naturally. Some dietary and lifestyle changes and daily fish oil supplements and you're on your way.

And remember, if you have a health condition, always consult your doctor as well.

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