Cholesterol, Heart Health, and How to Keep Your Cholesterol in a Healthy Range
First off, an update from Kristen and Brittany. Mardi gras, gardening, pottery, making bread, new recipes, and more to come. Should we bring Kombucha back?
Sharing some things that we are loving lately....from Kristen, refrigerated protein bar https://bhufoods.com/collections/vegan-protein-bars
From Brittany, tried Thrive Market https://thrivemarket.com/ as well as Noka protein smoothie pouch: https://www.nokaorganics.com/
What is cholesterol, cholesterol in its negative and positive benefits, how you can control/prevent high cholesterol, what to do to stay healthy regarding cholesterol. Blood cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made by your liver-80% of made in our body and 20% is from your foods. Cholesterol is what holds your cell membranes together. Cholesterol helps make hormones. Dietary cholesterol, where is it found? Cholesterol is also determined by our genetics. How to balance your intakes with your genetics. Negatives to eating a low fat diet is not providing your body with enough GOOD fats. But in the same token eating too many high fat foods will burden your liver in the detox process to get the cholesterol out of your system. How to support your heart health with your diet, how to decrease your overall inflammation, and risk for other chronic diseases. Fiber and its role in Cholesterol. Book: The Jungle Effect https://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/td_030909p38.shtml talking about key factors in these indigenous cultures. Fiber referencing from the Nutrition Facts Label, how to find a high fiber food. Incorporating exercise, better sleep, and possibly supplementing to help improve cholesterol. Including GOOD fats, seafood, olive oil, avocado, coconut oil, nuts, seeds, ghee, organic, or grass fed meats. Importance of Omega-3 for heart health. Bad fats that we want to avoid such as hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils, trans fats, and polyunsaturated industrial seed oils such as corn, vegetable, soy, and canola oil. Solid at room temperature…..even though they are delish. These are all linked to cellular congestion and inflammation, which can lead to chronic diseases like heart disease. Supplements: fish oil, Vit D, and MultiVitamin. Other types of testing for your cholesterol.
Actionable Tips to take away: trying to eat more good fats, get your labs checked, and supplements to start taking.
Work with Brittany virtually through Healthy Steps Nutrition, follow the link: https://healthystepsnutrition.com/virtual-nutrition-coaching/
Follow Brittany on Instagram at @brit.greenwood, @ownyournutrition, @fitness_dietitians
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Work with Kristen in Lafayette, LA at Acadiana Natural Center for Health follow the link: https://acadiananaturalhealth.com/
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