Tips to Lower Your Cholesterol Levels Part IV - With Herbs

As mentioned in the other articles, if you have too much low density lipoprotein LDL known as bad cholesterol, overtime cholesterol can build up in your arterial walls causing blockage and leading to heart attack and stroke. Beside prescription drugs and others, herbs place an important role in helping to lower cholesterol levels.Today because of high cost and side effects of prescription drugs, many people try to seek help from herbalists for cost effectiveness and results.Here are some herbs that have proven record in lowering cholesterol levels:1. Fenugreek seedsFenugreek seeds contain alkaloid, protein high in lysine and L-trytophan that can help to inhibit cholesterol absorption. Study shows that fenugreek seeds help lower LDL cholesterol levels and triglycerides but not lower HDL cholesterol levels.2. GarlicAs we mentioned in "nature of superfood - the best 2 superfoods", we know that garlic contains hugh amounts of oganosulfure. This helps in lowering LDL cholesterol levels and triglycerides while raising HDL cholesterol levels.3. Hawk thorn berryHawk thorn berry contains bioflavonoia that help in increasing the blood to the blood muscles, therefore it helps to prevent and reduce blood vessel degeneration. Daily consumptions of hawk thorn berry can enhance circulation and treat valvula insufficiency, irregular pulse and abnormal acid levels in the blood. Study shows that hawk thorn berry bioflavonoia also helps inlowering LDL cholesterol levels and triglycerides while raising HDL cholesterol levels.

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