Sentences with phrase «lower cholesterol levels because»

Fiber may help lower cholesterol levels because it picks up excess cholesterol compounds in your gut and pushes them out in the elimination process.

Therefore, beta - sitosterol lowers cholesterol levels because it is structurally similar to cholesterol.

Not exact matches

The edamame beans are the perfect swap for your regular croutons because they're high in protein, don't raise blood sugar levels and may help to lower cholesterol.

Because of the fiber, they are great for your heart, lowering blood cholesterol levels and the risk of heart attack, as well as help, prevent constipation and digestive disorders.

They help manage weight (because they help curb cravings because they take a lot time to digest), they can help reduce the risk of heart disease, they help to ward off diabetes (helping to reduce both blood sugar and insulin levels and they help to keep cholesterol in check (by lowering LDL (bad cholesterol) and elevating HDL (good cholesterol).

People with type 2 diabetes are at high risk of cardiovascular - related events, such as heart attacks, stroke, and even death, often because their levels of triglycerides are so high, and their high - density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are low.

An example comes from a patient with familial hypercholesterolemia — a disease that causes high blood levels of «bad» LDL (low - density lipoprotein) cholesterol because a cellular defect prevents the liver from absorbing LDL.

Because a surfeit of cholesterol contributes to heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases, millions of people try to lower their blood levels with drugs.

«This guideline represents a departure from previous guidelines because it doesn't focus on specific target levels of low - density lipoprotein cholesterol, commonly known as LDL, or «bad cholesterol,» although the definition of optimal LDL cholesterol has not changed.

In March 2008, a 15,000 - person study comparing Crestor (rosuvastatin) against placebo in two groups of outwardly healthy people with low levels of LDL cholesterol and high levels of CRP was stopped early — a «stunning» outcome, the lead researcher said at the time — because the reduction in cardiac events was so marked among the participants taking the drug that to continue the trial and deprive the placebo group of the drugs benefits would have been unethical.

The reasons why chia seeds are so beneficial for your heart's health is because they are able to reverse inflammation levels, maintain healthy cholesterol levels and lower your blood pressure.

This potent tree resin does double - duty for your health, because it's primarily been used to lower cholesterol AND has shown potential to decrease plasma insulin levels and improve your glucose tolerance.

Description: High - density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is known as good cholesterol, because high levels of HDL cholesterol seem to protect against heart attack, while low levels of HDL cholesterol increase the risk of heart disease.

And because it's shown effective in reducing bad cholesterol levels in your blood, it's known to also lower your risk of heart disease and stroke.

However, even a diet rich in dairy products (even pasture - raised dairy) is not enough to provide sufficient levels of vitamin D. Because of this combined with indoor lifestyles, most Americans are lacking in vitamin D. Low vitamin D levels are linked to numerous health conditions - such as a reduced immune system, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, gut sensitivity, and more recently - even high cholesterol.

«Because they are an animal source, dairy foods can also contribute to saturated fat and cholesterol intake, so choosing lower - fat or fat - free versions of these foods can help keep your levels down.»

Choline proves to be one very vital nutrient to the body because it also reduces inflammation, prevents build - up in the blood, aids in the prevention of cancer, lowers bad cholesterol levels, and controls asthma.

Pistachios are one of Grotto's favorites, because they're low in carbohydrates and rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, which can lower bad cholesterol levels.

Public health advisories promote cottonseed oil as a «healthy» alternative to tropical oils because of its high unsaturated fat levels, which, findings show, has cholesterol - lowering properties — particularly LDL cholesterol.

Because this means your liver needs to pull cholesterol from the bloodstream to make more bile, this helps lower LDL cholesterol levels.

(Because diabetes / prediabetes, low thyroid, and high triglycerides all contribute to high cholesterol levels and would make it harder to lower them with diet alone).

As a perfectly absurd example of how doctors have been wrongly influenced by the drug companies... about 8 years ago, I was a perfectly healthy 28 year old, in great shape, exercising daily, eating a balanced healthy diet full of antioxidants and quality nutrition, no smoking, and with no real risk factors for heart disease, and just because my cholesterol level has been consistently measured over 200 for my entire life, my doctor recommended I consider using a cholesterol lowering statin drug.

Nuts are good for your heart as well, because they help lower harmful LDL cholesterol levels and can prevent blood clots that can cause a heart attack.

Several clinical trials have reported that diets that incorporate avocado may help lower levels of L.D.L., or «bad,» cholesterol, because the fruit contains plant sterols called phytosterols that compete with cholesterol for absorption in the intestines.

So it helps to boost immunity, balance pH levels, balance healthy gut flora and gut bacteria levels, lower excess cholesterol, stimulate your liver, your colon to remove excess waste and toxicity and it also a very important job that it has is to increase absorption of nutrients and nutrition and food within the intestines because your intestinal walls are what absorb that nutrition and what actually utilize that within your body.

«Hypothyroidism may also be associated with an increased risk of heart disease, primarily because high levels of low - density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol — the «bad» cholesterol — can occur in people with an underactive thyroid.

The reason everyone is telling you to only eat the egg whites is because egg whites contain «good» cholesterol and other things that lower cholesterol levels to a better range.

Mayo clinic suggests that we should eat food that has a high amount of fiber because it is helpful to low cholesterol level, prevent constipation, reduce heart - related diseases and reduce weight.

When levels of cholesterol become too high, it is often because of increased concentration of low - density lipoproteins (LDL).

Trans fats are even more dangerous than saturated fats because not only do they raise total cholesterol levels but also lower good cholesterol, which helps fight against heart disease.

Because of the soluble fiber absorbing and lowering your cholesterol levels, your chances of having an artery blocked reduce.

But spirulina is also a good defense against heart disease because its use can lower LDL levels (the bad type of cholesterol).

For instance, beta - glucan (a soluble dietary fiber) from oats and psyllium reduce the risk of heart disease because they lower cholesterol levels.

They're even more unhealthy than saturated fats, because they simultaneously raise levels of «bad» LDL cholesterol, and lower levels of «good» HDL cholesterol to a greater degree than saturated fat.

All the fiber in oranges may help lower cholesterol levels, because it picks up excess cholesterol compounds in the gut and pushes them out in the elimination process.

Hence a low carb diet often lowers high LDL; but sometimes has the opposite effect (because hyperinsulinaemia can lower LDL; there is more to regulating LDL levels than whether cholesterol production is going up or down).

Because it is rich in fiber, corn helps lower cholesterol levels and minimize colon cancer risk.

And because Mark lowered his cholesterol levels, he also more than likely lowered his risk for those nasty aforementioned diseases.

I use Guggul with patients only if they appear to need thyroid support and have blood sugar on the high side, because Guggul can address both, and achieving balance like this appears to reduce LDL cholesterol levels (it's known, of course, that low thyroid activity causes blood cholesterol to rise, and I couldn't agree more that hypothyroidism is seriously under - diagnosed).

The reason government nutrition advice will not endorse this diet, is because to do so would be to admit that the lipid theory of disease, that saturated fats cause high cholesterol which leads to heart disease, is false, and this would destroy several very profitable businesses, including pharmaceutical drugs designed to lower cholesterol levels (statin drugs).

Because it is also an anticholinesterases inhibitor, it will lower blood cholesterol levels if your pet accidentally eats it in sufficient amount.