subject: Lowering Triglycerides: Your Guide [print this page] What if you found out that you can use simple changes to dramatically increase your quality of health? Health problems like stroke, pancreas health, and heart problems can be caused be high levels of triglycerides. More information on that to follow.
Developing a healthy lifestyle can really help. Use the stairs instead of the elevator. Instead of parking close when you go shopping, be sure to park further away instead. When heading home after work, instead of driving, ride a bike, or if you're closer walk.Small changes like that make a huge difference cumulatively. Triglycerides have been linked to how much fat you have. Adding a bit of extra activity on a regular basis can help because simply moving around more can burn body fat.
It does no good to get more exercise if an increase in food consumption is associated with it. For it to be really effective, you need to change how you eat. Don't eat fast food, cook with canola oil, and cook more at home. Try to eat more fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts while also eating foods rich with omega-3 like flax seed and salmon. Keep in mind that certain foods actually increase your triglyceride levels, while others help get them under control. Obviously you want to stick to the ones that help you keep them under control.
As you can imagine the type of food you eat isn't the only important thing about your diet. Eating too much food is bad too. To help, drink more water -- here's why. When you drink more water, it fills up more space in your stomach that is usually filled with food. In other words, it helps make you feel full faster. This translates into cascading success. The faster you become full, the less you eat. Lowered food consumption means less fat stored. Less fat means lowered triglyceride levels. Try to drink somewhere around 8-10 glasses per day of water depending on your activity level. This is one simple way to help control food consumption.
Another choice that has compounding benefits is eating the following foods:Milk, chicken, eggs, carrots, nuts and mushrooms. These foods contain the vitamin B3, which has been shown to increase metabolism. This helps burn more fat, and burned fat means lower triglycerides.
Some do's and don'ts. Do eat more meals, up to five, maybe more if possible per day. Do only eat when you're hungry. Finally don't eat when you're not hungry. Don't eat fast food and junk food.
Following these suggestions are healthy simple and effective ways of reducing your triglycerides.
