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CHOLESTEROL – Is yours good or bad?

 

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CHOLESTEROL – is a type of fat lipid that is essential for all animal life, in the right amounts.  It is much like fats but can’t be exercised off, sweated out, or burned for energy.

It helps make the outer coating of cells; makes up the bile acids that work to digest food in the intestine, and allows the body to make Vitamin D and hormones, such as testosterone in men and estrogen in women.  Check out these cholesterol facts. 

Is cholesterol good or bad for you?  Fats and cholesterol is like a fat-slick topping if it was dumped directly into your blood.  However, the body transports fat and cholesterol by coating them with a water-soluble “bubble” of protein. This protein-fat bubble is called a lipoprotein.

High cholesterol is one of the major risk factors leading to heart disease, heart attack and stroke. High cholesterol does not produce symptoms until significant damage has been done; blood testing is the only way to find out these important numbers.

Low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) carry cholesterol to the tissues. This is “bad” cholesterol, since high LDL levels are suspected to increase the risk for heart disease.

High density lipoproteins (HDLs) carry excess cholesterol back to your liver, which in turn, processes and excretes the cholesterol. HDLs are “good” cholesterol. The more HDL you have, the lower your risk for developing heart disease. HDLs and LDLs are found only in your blood.

It always help to watch your diet and exercise regularly to maintain good cholesterol.  Here are a few recipes to get you started.

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10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse – Lose Weight and Feel Healthy

10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 10 Days!

I have heard others talk about Smoothies that cleanse your system and you lose weight while you’re doing it. Actually there’s been a lot of talk about it and because there was so much talk on the various Talk Shows I really didn’t pay attention.

Two days ago I was idling watching The Steve Harvey Show (and no I’m not promoting Steve Harvey, he doesn’t need any help), when he introduced his guest: JJ Smith and her 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse. For some unknown reason I was glued to the TV. Maybe it was the presentation, maybe it was Steve pushing it, but it finally sunk it.

This was actually something my Sister had me doing earlier this year, making the smoothies from fruit and spinach(that was her choice, so I just followed her). And you know, I actually lost a few pounds, started breathing better, moving better, and sleeping better. I didn’t really do it to lose weight, although I needed to lose weight. There was just so much going on with my health, little things, but a lot of them. Couldn’t sleep, breathing heavy, sinus issues, allergies, headaches, just little things, but I knew something had to change and the Smoothies made the difference.

My little 6 year-old Grandson was excited about helping me cut up the strawberries and bananas and I let him push the cup to blend everything. It was great to see him wanting the smoothies also. A great way to get those greens!

Somehow during the Summer with all the activities, I got away from my daily Smoothie. And now I’m feeling sluggish again! Haven’t gotten back to all the ailments but thank GOD for wake-up calls! WOW, what a wake-up reminder to get it back together.

I don’t remember my sister telling me where she learned about the daily Smoothie, but it worked for her and me too! So now that I’ve sit still long enough to listen to JJ talk about her book: 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse, I’m getting back to the healthy part of life. This may work for you, I don’t know.

But sometimes we learn and do something that’s good for us, then we get side-tracked. Eventually something comes along that reminds us that our HEALTH is crucial to our well-being. So here’s all I have to say to YOU! JUST DO IT! One Smoothie a day won’t kill you. And the way Steve presented it made it look so appetizing.

Putting fruit and nuts in your Smoothie makes it taste more inviting and better. The best part of learning about the 10-Day Smoothie is that you don’t have to stop at the 10th day. You’ll want to continue to have that smoothie as a great drink and energizer. You won’t be hungry. It will become a way of life for you.

Now that I think back on an earlier show, I remember hearing Steve talk about flaxseed being that ingredient that keeps you regular. So guess what: I put crushed flax seed in my smoothie also. Of course my Sister told me about flax seed first, but it didn’t register until I heard Steve. Shame that we have to hear it from celebrities to make that move!

But listen, whatever works for you. Its really all about your health, no matter who presents it.

10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 10 Days!


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