subject: Ways You Can Lower Your Triglyceride Levels [print this page] What if I told you that you could dramatically increase your quality of health with simple changes to your life? You can avoid health problems like bad pancreas and heart health, as well as stroke. The following details exactly how to do that.
Developing a healthy lifestyle can really help. Use the stairs instead of the elevator. Park farther away at the mall, or basically anywhere. Walk or ride a bike home instead of driving. Lots of small changes make a huge difference. Triglycerides are associated with body fat. All it takes is a little more moving around in your daily routine, and that can be just enough to burn extra body fat.
It does no good to get more exercise if an increase in food consumption is associated with it. You have to change your diet too for it to be effective. Cook with canola oil. Stay away from fast food. Eat more meals at home. Eat certain foods like salmon, flax seed and similar omega-3 rich foods. Incorporating more fruits and vegetables, nuts and grains into your diet is also a key step. The issue is that certain foods will actually create higher levels of triglycerides, and other foods will actually cut down on them. Stick to the ones that cut those levels down.
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. You can trick your body to eat less by drinking more water. The water will occupy space in your stomach thus making you feel full faster. Plus water is good for you. These benefits can be compounding. When you consider the fact that if you get full quicker that means you eat less, which means you store less fat, which means you lower your triglycerides, and in the process you're getting more water. 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.
Other good foods to eat: Chicken, milk, mushrooms, eggs, carrots and nuts. One reason for this has to do with the vitamin B3. This vitamin has been shown to have a positive effect on your metabolism, which also positively affects your fat storage, and hence your 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.
You can lower your triglycerides quite effectively by following this simple advice.
