Fitness Edge » health http://fitnessedgecleveland.com/blog Personal Trainer Cleveland Ohio Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 © 2003-2006 marty@fitnessedgecleveland.com () marty@fitnessedgecleveland.com My new BLOG i360 New Media Marketing site is ready to work for me! marty@fitnessedgecleveland.com No no http://fitnessedgecleveland.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Fitness Edge http://fitnessedgecleveland.com/blog 144 144 What’s the deal with cholesterol anyway? http://fitnessedgecleveland.com/blog/archives/25 http://fitnessedgecleveland.com/blog/archives/25#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:23:46 +0000 admin http://fitnessedgecleveland.com/blog/?p=25
You’ve probably heard somewhere along the road that cholesterol is bad, and that you need to keep your
levels down…but do you really know “what’s what” when it come to your
cholesterol levels, diet, and health?
Here’s the skinny:You have 2 types of cholesterol in your body: HDL and LDL cholesterol. Think of HDL as the good kind of cholesterol, and LDL as the kind that’s not so good.

Contributing factors to a rise in your LDL levels typically include:
eating foods that are high in saturated fat
leading a sedentary, or exercise free lifestyle
you can also inherit high cholesterol levels if it runs in your family

3 easy ways to improve your HDL levels include:
resistance training and adding a little muscle mass to your body. Notice I didnt say you had to turn into a bodybuilder, just add a little bit of muscle!

eat fish! Compared to lean meat and chicken, those who eat fish have shown a 26% increase in HDL2, a protective form of HDL.

Eat Macadamia nuts! Who knew, right? Australian scientists have found that replacing 15% of your daily caloric intake with 12-16 macadamia nuts a day can increase HDL levels by up to 8%!

Have you ever had to lower your LDL levels? How did you do it? We want to hear about it! Just post your “cholesterol lowering success stories” down below for your chance to win a random drawing for a complimentary 30 minute personal training session at Fitness Edge in Lakewood!

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