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Women Can Lower Risk of Heart Disease When They Reduce Cholesterol

Reduce cholesterol and, as a woman, you will lower one of your top risk factors for developing heart disease. The Cleveland Clinic and WebMD report that the top risk factors for women in developing heart disease are high cholesterol, high blood pressure, being overweight, and a lack of physical activity. So, when a woman is able to reduce cholesterol levels, she can eliminate the number one risk factor.

The reason high cholesterol increases the risk for heart disease is it causes the arteries to become hardened - a condition known as atherosclerosis. This occurs when excessive amounts of cholesterol build up along the artery walls. Further, the blood, which carries oxygen around the body, cannot flow as freely when the clogged arteries block its path. A lack of oxygen to the heart can cause chest pain. When the blood becomes completely blocked off, then a heart attack can result. In order to prevent such occurrences, it is important to reduce cholesterol from both its sources.

Cholesterol is made by the body. Sometimes the body, due to genetics, makes too much or is not able to manage it properly. The other source of cholesterol is food. It is easier, of course to reduce cholesterol by making better food choices, but when it comes to genetics, the body must be "tricked" into processing the extra cholesterol better. This is done through specific foods containing the right kinds of nutrients. Also, cholesterol can be managed by raising levels of good cholesterol - HDL cholesterol - through exercise and natural foods. The LDL cholesterol, which is considered bad, is responsible for clogging the arteries. So by raising HDL cholesterol you can reduce cholesterol overall.

The 60-Day Prescription Free Cholesterol Cure is a book which outlines the best food choices and lifestyle changes you can make in order to reduce cholesterol and prevent one of the major risk factors to heart disease.

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