6 Strategies For Good Cholestero

 Fish, fish and again ... fish - for 26% increase in good cholesterol

Salmon, white fish and seafood contain Omega-3 fatty acids. With the word fat, we usually dismiss the product as inexpedient against reducing them. However, what turns out in a study of a Canadian team of experts ...
In a study of the results of different diets, one of which emphasizes the intake of beef and poultry, and the other of the consumption of seafood, at the end of The program found that people on a fish diet increased their levels of good HDL cholesterol by 26%. Experts explain this by the presence of the specific form of good cholesterol - HDL2, which has a higher health value.
According to experts, the protein in fish improves insulin sensitivity, which in turn leads to an increase in HDL2.
However, if the fish is fried, its healthy value for the body is lost. To be useful it should be cooked in the oven or foil. In addition, it is preferable to consume seafood that has retained its integrity in front of the offered industrial semi-finished and finished processing of pressing and pieces. 

Policosanol - plus 15%

Poly-CO-sanol or policosanol is a collection of alcoholic substances. It is obtained from sugar cane. Clinical trials have concluded that this is an exclusive natural product that improves good cholesterol levels by more than 15% when taken at 10-20 mg per day. A fact incredible even for highly qualified cardiologists from Vanderbilt University, authors of the study.

Beer can raise HDL-cholesterol by 12%

Contrary to expectations and well-known facts, it turns out that light beer can "clear" unwanted plaques from blood vessels. A Dutch team of researchers found that men who drank 2 small beers a day improved their good cholesterol levels by 7% after ten days and by 12% after three weeks of daily consumption.


Professor Norman Kaplan from the University of Texas says that the exact chain pathway by which beer acts on cholesterol in the body has not yet been found, but their research has clearly and repeatedly shown the same result - improved HDL. Probably, the effect is due to the ingredients of beer, which reduce homocysteine ​​in the blood, which is also a risk factor for heart disease, the scientist added.

Of course, in order for beer consumption to be useful, there is a limit on the amount. It is healthy to drink up to 2 glasses a day, unless of course you are celebrating something special, such as three times improved HDL-cholesterol.

Macadamia - an additional 8%

In a study of 17 men with high cholesterol, an Australian medical team found that participants who ate 12-16 nuts from the plant as part of their daily ration of food improved their cholesterol by 8%. According to the authors of the study, the result is due to the monounsaturated fatty substances they contain. The benefits of nuts are even greater due to the low sodium content of a dose of dry roasted nuts, which is one third of the amount of salt remaining on the surface of all other types of nuts.
Macadamia nuts have a hazelnut-like shape. It is located in a round brown shell, which is covered with a green fruit shell.
The plant is distributed in Eastern Australia, Indonesia and Hawaii.