The Secrets of Exercising To Lower Your Cholesterol Level

If you've ever wanted to lower your cholesterol level, then you're reading the right article. That's because you're about to discover exercising tips for lowering your cholesterol level.

And the good news is that this method works even if you have tried exercising or tried to lower your cholesterol level in the past, and you have not been successful.

Read on...

Cholesterol is a fact of life for every human being. Your body needs cholesterol in order to function properly. Cholesterol is in your blood. We all know that blood is a fact of life to every living human being. These cholesterols are carried in your blood and they are attached to proteins that are called lipoproteins. The word "lipo" by definition means fat. Which mean, the word lipoproteins can be called "fattyproteins". We all know that Proteins are essential to our bodies.

So, we have two absolutely essential things for us as human beings, Blood and Proteins. The question is how to make sure that our cholesterol level is in good order for our health and functioning in everyday of our lives.

Now, there are two kinds of cholesterols, Low Density and High Density ones. You might have heard about LDL and HDL. These are low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein, respectively.

For simplicity sake, you can say that LDL are "lousy" or "Least Desired Level" cholesterol. And the HDL you can say they are "healthy" or "Highly Desired Level" cholesterol.

While there other ways of achieving Highly Desired Cholesterol Levels, this article will concentrate on exercising as a means of achieving healthy cholesterol level. The other way of saying this is lowering the "bad" and accentuating the "good" levels.

Like anything worthwhile in life, it is good to have goals, plans and actions.

The first place to start must be the advice of your doctors. Consult your doctors first. Your doctor is the one that can tell you how good or bad is your cholesterol level. He or she is the one that can help you as to how to treat it and be in good health.

The next thing is the determination to exercise your way to "good" cholesterol level. Most doctors, unless there are physical limitations, would undoubtedly suggest exercise.

If you have reached a decision to exercise, you need to make plans. You will need to plan out your strategies. You need to know where you are now, in order to get to where you want to be.

Exercising increases the heart rate and metabolism. These allow the body to drive out harmful oils, which are bad for our body and our health.

Yes, there are drugs that are in the market for treating cholesterol levels, but these have side effects that exercise does not. If done wisely and consistently, there are no side effects to exercising.

Based on your doctor's advice, you can do high impact or low impact level exercises.

High Impact exercises include, running, aerobics, bicycling, gymnastics, treadmills, and others. They have a very good chance of accelerating the metabolism in the body. But the advice here is to do it in moderation. Rome was not built in a day and you cannot achieve your weight loss in a very short time. The most important thing in using exercise in controlling your cholesterol is moderation.

As the name suggest, low impact exercise does not mean that those involve in them are 'sissies". Even the athletes like football players, do Low impact exercises as a matter of routine. Low impact exercises can be defined as when one foot stays on the ground at all times, while one is in motion. Low impact exercises are less hard on our bodies, especially the joints. Some examples of low impact exercise includes, walking, swimming, yoga and offer less direct force on the body. Low impact exercise also lessens the possibilities of injuries to the body. These kinds of exercises are appropriate with people with joint damage or are recovering from injury or have heart troubles.

Regardless of what types of exercise one choses, it is advisable to make sure you drink a lot of water. This will prevent dehydration. High impact exercising, for example produces a lot of sweat. A lot of sweating is good because of the release of toxins from the body. At the same time, body will need the water, because of dehydration, to replace the water that has been lost.

The good news is that you are bound to see improvements in a week or two of exercising consistently and thereby improvements in the "good" cholesterol and reduction in the "bad" one.

It has often been said that your wealth is determined by your health. The choice is up to you as to whether you want to live longer by doing something. There are too many dangers associated with doing nothing.

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Obesity Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

As obesity rates continue to climb among all age groups in Canada, we are now beginning to see an increase of chronic illness as a direct result this current obesity epidemic.

Studies have shown that increases in health markers typically associated with obesity (waist circumference, belly fat, high blood pressure and cholesterol) are now directly related to developing dementia and Alzheimer's as we age.

Scientists have long reported that the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and dementia increase directly with rising obesity rates. Now, new reports are surfacing that age-related decline in mental function and Alzheimer's disease may also be related to obesity.

Simon Ridley, of Alzheimer's Research UK states: "Obesity in midlife is a risk factor for dementia and these projections suggest that rising obesity in the UK could contribute to growing levels of dementia over the coming decades. Dementia already has an enormous impact on individuals, families and communities and it is concerning to see that this could become even greater than previously predicted."

As it turns out, what used to be thought of as normal, age-related mental decline, might simply be a side-effect of weight gain and obesity during middle age.

While it is still unclear exactly how obesity affects the brain, one theory suggests that proteins released by fatty tissues can travel across the blood-brain barrier and damage susceptible brain cells. Some have even begun to label this effect as Type 3 Diabetes, however more research still needs to be done.

Fortunately, there are steps that one can take to control obesity and improve mental function as we age.

In the past few years, there have been a number of studies that have shown the positive effects of diet and weight control on Alzheimer's and dementia.

There's evidence that adopting a Mediterranean style diet consisting primarily of vegetables, fruit, nuts, and lean meats such as fish, can reduce the incidence of age-related dementia and Alzheimer's by as much as 60%.

Keep in mind that simply losing weight is not necessarily the solution. Adopting healthy lifestyle practices such as diet and exercise are the key to healthy weight loss and potentially reversing chronic illness.

The fact remains, that when it comes to obesity, there is never a better time to begin losing weight and reclaiming your health. It's becoming more and more clear that lifestyle factors that promote and build health, have a far reaching effect into our later years.

Dr. Chris Chatzoglou is a chiropractor in Vancouver, BC, freelance writer and natural health expert specializing in nutrition and fitness.

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