Showing posts with label cholesterol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cholesterol. Show all posts

Cholesterol and Exercise

Friday, 15 August 2014 0 comments


What are the tricks to reduce cholesterol? When we are talking about cholesterol, we have to know that there are two main types of cholesterol; bad cholesterol and good cholesterol. We are hoping that bad cholesterol will be reduced and good cholesterol will be increased. Instead of healthy eating, exercise can be a vital tool in lowering bad cholesterol. There are many ways of exercise such as walking, jogging, running, swimming, biking and yoga which appear to give impact in lowering bad cholesterol.
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Reducing Cholesterol With Oats

Monday, 24 March 2014 0 comments


Cholesterol is important to our body but it should be at normal levels. If the level is too high, it becomes danger that puts us at very high risk of heart attack. The main functions of cholesterol are as part of making cell walls, producing vitamin D and making certain hormones.
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Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFA)

Sunday, 2 February 2014 0 comments


Monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) is called as a ‘good fat’. MUFA has one double-bonded (unsaturated) carbon atom. Foods made up mostly of MUFA are liquid at room temperature and changed to solid when they are chilled. There are many examples of MUFA including vegetable oils such as olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, sunflower oil, avocado and nuts such as almonds and peanuts.
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Fresh Start to a Great Day With Oats

Friday, 22 November 2013 0 comments

Do you know that Finland is the third largest producer of oats in 2008 (FAO, 2010). Oats is one of the healthiest foods that you can have for breakfast. Start your day with freshly cooked oatmeal to gain energy and vitamins before you pass through your hectic day. It has a lot of health benefits  to human. The benefits are:
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