What is Cholesterol anyway? You might have seen images of clogged arteries in books, on the net, or on TV. Its not a pretty sight. Have you seen the statistics on heart attack rates in the Western world? Not too pretty either.
Now, there is well-researched medical evidence that links heart disease to high cholesterol levels in the blood. If levels have been high for a time, there will definitely be plaque deposits on the artery walls. With the narrowing of these arteries the circulatory system is put into overload. Do you really want that? Do you really want to eat that fatty food? What can you do?
Well, we will look at dietary sources that may cause high cholesterol levels to develop. We are not telling you to stop eating them – that’s your decision. Its your life!
Is it too late? Are your cholesterol levels already high? We will look at the use of Statins, the most common drug used for the control of high cholesterol levels.
Then we look at foods that might help you to either lower, or maintain lower cholesterol levels.
We’ll even give you some recipes.
Most overweight people do have high cholesterol levels. The last part of this book is invaluable to anyone wanting to loose weight, whether your cholesterol levels are high or not. The problem with dieting is that most people just don’t understand how the body reacts to less food. It’s a serious situation for the body. It doesn’t know what you are doing with it, so it takes measures to protect itself. The end result is that the dieter usually ends up even heavier in the end. Find out how the body reacts and what you can do. You will be surprised to find that you can be slimmer, but still the same weight!
Eat well, diet properly (which is really just eating properly) and above all have your cholesterol levels checked by a medical professional. Do it! I thought I had an excellent (vegetarian) diet and scoffed at the idea of a blood test when my doctor suggested it. It was well over a year before I finally gave in. I was shocked! I was disappointed in myself, but it was a wake up call and I heeded it.
Hence this book.
To your very good health
Chad Torrington.
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