Archive for April, 2008

HDL cholesterol is the high density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Lipoproteins are the combination of lipids (fats) and proteins.

High lipoproteins carry about 30% of the cholesterol from tissues of the body to liver.

HDL will remove cholesterol from the atheroma in the arteries.

Then this cholesterol is transported to the liver for reutilization or for excretion.

This is the reason HDL is called as good cholesterol. If you have high level of HDL cholesterol, (HDL-c) then you will have less risk of cardiovascular diseases.

How much raise in HDL cholesterol level help in avoiding the risk of heart diseases?

If your body has even small increase of HDL cholesterol then also you can reduce the risk of heart attack.

You can reduce from 2 to 4% of the risk of coronary heart disease, if your HDL cholesterol (HDL-c) level is increased by 1mg/dl. The test for HDL cholesterol is done along with the other lipid tests. These tests are used for estimating the risks of heart problems.

From this test, if you have high level of cholesterol then it is better than low level cholesterol. If you have less than 40mg/dl of HDL level, then you will have risk of heart disease.

Choosing the right diet program that helps you to lose your weight quickly is very important.

In this busy world you have no time to do exercises and to prepare healthy meals.

In this situation best choice is to follow any one of the diet programs.

You can practice following diet programs for quick weight loss:

Low glycemic index diet programs:

If you want to stabilize your blood sugar levels for controlling obesity and type2 diabetes, this diet program is good choice for you. For following this diet program, you have to combine lean protein with low glycemic carbs. This combination will provide average 110 calories per day.

These diet programs involve the complete four-week eating plan. In every week of your diet program, it provides you variety of food substitutes, fast food options, and many snacks. This diet program is provided with sixty delicious recipes.

These diet programs will provide each item with their respective calorie content; from this you can choose any one depending upon your taste. After choosing, you can add these snacks to your extensive snack list.

After completing this diet program, you can continue your weight loss by repeating this diet plan.

The diet for high cholesterol helps in increasing good cholesterol levels. The diet for high cholesterol is TLC diet (therapeutic lifestyle changes diet) that is recommended if you have high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Some of the causes of the cholesterol are high stress, alcoholism and food.

High cholesterol can also cause due to the physical inactivity, being overweight, drinking alcohol excessively and smoking.

You can reduce the risk of high cholesterol by doing regular exercises which enhances good cholesterol and reduces the bad cholesterol. You can use diet for high cholesterol as it provides your body good cholesterol [Cholesterol Reduction].

Follow the below sample menu for following diet for high cholesterol:

The below menu contains 2200 total calories, in that 25% of the calories are from total fat.

Diet for high cholesterol breakfast menu:

• In this menu, prefer taking half cup of oatmeal along with non fat milk mixed with brown sugar and sliced bananas.
• You can also prefer coffee latte with one cup of non fat milk.

Diet for high cholesterol lunch menu:

• Diet for high cholesterol lunch menu includes sandwich, which is made from two slices whole wheat bread, lean turkey of two ounces, mayonnaise of one tablespoon, lettuce and tomato.

Cleansing is the process which is required for your body when you take too much of junk food.

Cleansing involves cleaning body impurities, normalizing metabolism and ideal alkaline balance.

Depending on your goals, you have to choose the cleansing food diet, as there are many diets related to cleansing. You can obtain many benefits from the living foods than the dead foods.

You will be loaded with live enzymes and many other nutrients by taking living foods. In the process of cooking, many nutrients and enzymes are lost when you take dead foods.

You should follow minimum cleanse of two or three days and if possible you can follow maximum of 10 days. Cleansing food diet should be followed when your body gets a good rest and you can regularly practice once in a month this diet once you get the experience.

Cleansing food diet:

You can lose your weight by excluding red meats, caffeine, alcohol, dairy foods, food additives, preservatives and wheat. You have to avoid these items from your diet to avoid side effects of cleansing food diet.