Dear reader, There are so many folks out there who suffer from high cholesterol and take cholesterol-lowering drugs. Unfortunately, the side effects of typical cholesterol-lowering drugs include such things as stomach ulcers, back pain, loss of libido, impotence, insomnia and fatigue. The most commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs also deplete your body of coenzyme Q10, an antioxidant essential for a healthy heart. Why not attempt to control your cholesterol levels naturally with soy, which has so many healthy benefits.
Soy foods are a delicious way to balance cholesterol levels.
When protein from meat or dairy products is replaced with soy protein in research studies, cholesterol levels change for the better. 1- Improves cholesterol clearance. It's thought that soy protein attaches to bile in the intestines and carries it out of the body in the feces. Bile is made in the liver from cholesterol and is secreted from the gallbladder into the intestines to break down fats. When bile is removed from the system by soy protein, the liver is stimulated to make more - and pulls cholesterol out of the bloodstream to do so.