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Cholesterol is a lipid, a type of fat, found in the body of all animals, including humans. It is a necessary component of human function but too much of the wrong type of cholesterol can lead to significant health issues.
Our bodies synthesize all the cholesterol we need to maintain good health, so any cholesterol from dietary origins is not only unnecessary, it can become very dangerous by building up cholesterol-laden plaque in our arteries. This cholesterol buildup and subsequent arterial narrowing can cause the signs and symptoms of coronary heart disease.
There are two types of cholesterol, one "good" and one "bad". Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the "bad" cholesterol. Too much LDL leads to arterial plaque buildup. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is the "good" cholesterol. HDL can be thought of as a sort of dump truck that travels through the bloodstream collecting LDL and taking it to the liver to be dumped, or removed from the body. Obviously, this means that higher levels of HDL can not only reduce your levels of LDL, it can lower your overall cholesterol.
Understanding how to lower LDL cholesterol and how to raise HDL cholesterol is very important, but very simple. The first step is to reduce the consumption of foods that are high in saturated fats such as red meats, pork, egg yolks, fried foods, whole dairy products (milk, cheese, etc.), etc. The second step is increasing the consumption of "good fats", or fats that are low in saturat
d fats but higher in unsaturated fats. Items such as olive/canola oils, fatty fish (high in Omega-3 fatty acids), avocados, and nuts (almond, pistachio, walnuts, etc.).
The process of raising HDL, by replacing bad fats with good fats, can have a significant impact on lowering the "bad" cholesterol in the body. Complimented by regular exercise, the road to healthy cholesterol levels can be easily within your reach.