How to lower bad cholesterol? How to lower LDL cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like substance found in the bloodstream and in all the cells of the human body tissues. It plays an important role of a healthy body as your body is making use of cholesterol to produce hormones, form cell membranes and regulate their fluidity. Human body produces all the necessary cholesterol to ensure it works the proper way.

Cholesterol can be both good and bad. Bad cholesterol refers to Cholesterol that contains low-density lipoprotein (LDL). LDL has a major risk factor for coronary heart disease such as heart attack and stroke. Other risk factors are kidney damage and diabetes mellitus. How to lower bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) level in you blood stream and in the cell membranes effectively?

Normally you can keep your cholesterol under control with

• consuming healthy foods that is low in cholesterol and saturated fat
• maintaining a healthy weight (healthy body mass index, BMI)
• doing periodic blood screening
• exercising regularly

If you are suffering with high LDL cholesterol, you need to treat it without any delay. How to lower bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) level effectively? There are many drugs over the counter you can take to lower bad cholesterol. However, you need to be aware that most of these drugs have negative side effects on your body including fatigue, dizziness, depression, impotence, liver damage and more. Base on a study done by the National Institutes of Health, more than 74% of Americans are living in good health through natural medicines instead of pharmaceutical drugs.