In order to be certain of healthy cholesterol levels, doctors suggest that all individuals who are in the age of 20 have to see their physicians and their cholesterol level checked. Doctors often recommend a complete blood count that includes a lipid test. This type of test will measure the fatty substances found in foods and in the body. Complete blood count can be done in several procedures, it can be in a laboratory, or in hospitals. Normally up to 5 milliliters of blood sample is being obtained from the patient. Complete blood count procedure to some is easy but to some it is very difficult, consider a needle being inserted through your skin targeting a vein! Blood then comes out from the needle and vacuumed out. Your doctor will then take the blood sample in the laboratory for the needed tests.
If recently your blood test result shows your cholesterol level is in between 200 and 239 mg/dl then you are close to in between moderate risk of some type of heart problems. You should then consider a regular exercise routine and a balanced diet. Do away with foods rich in saturated fats, instead go with high fiber diet, regular intake of vegetables and vitamins to help maintain a healthy cholesterol level in your body. A research has also proven that eating avocados will help lower your cholesterol twice as effective than medicines, and take note, this is all natural, meaning it is side effect – free! There are even several menus that each of us can invent in our kitchen, delicious meals and snacks using avocado as the secret ingredient. So if you want the easy way, side – effect free to lower your cholesterol then consider avocado as your ingredient for a yummy meal. Avocado is also great in soup, take note of this recipe and enjoy a healthy meal. You will need the following:
1 cup chicken stock
1 large ripe avocado, peeled and chopped
ΒΌ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Put the chopped avocado in your electric blender and blend well. Add the chicken stock with the avocado with continuous stirring then add hot pepper sauce, salt and black pepper to taste. So simple and easy. Most importantly, discipline yourself so that you will only get healthy cholesterol, avoid being sick and never come a time wherein your physician will have no other choice but to issue you a prescribed medications needed to lower the cholesterol in your body. Again and again, it is very important that you keep a balanced diet and a regular exercise to keep a healthy body.
