The benefits of quitting start immediately and between five and ten years after quitting the risk is reduced to the same as for people who never smoked. Reducing the amount of fats in what you eat helps clear clogged arteries and helps control cholesterol. Fats are essential to maintain good health, but Americans typically eat four times more than they need. Reading labels and avoiding high fat foods is an insurance policy for health and longevity. Keeping fats down, especially saturated fats, is one part of reducing cholesterol.
Many foods are high in cholesterol.
Reducing the intake of cholesterol containing foods is crucial. Avoiding them will help reduce the blood cholesterol level. Eating high fiber foods and regular aerobic exercise are also helpful in reducing cholesterol. Following the recommendations of Healing Heart support groups, the same recommendations as in this book, has helped many people bring their cholesterol levels down from over 300 to below 150 in less than three months. Reducing fat, animal protein, alcohol, and in some cases sodium, as well as taking off excess weight, are some of the ways to reduce blood pressure.