Douglas Woods
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Douglas Woods
People who eat low-fat, near-vegan, plant-based diets, on the other hand, regularly lower their cholesterol levels by 10 to 35 percent.31
Dean Ornish M.D. • The Food Revolution
LDL: less than 100 mg/dL is optimal (130 to 159 is borderline high; 160 or more is high; more than 190 is very high). Patients with diabetes should have an LDL less than 70. HDL: more than 60 mg/dL is best (for men, 40 to 49 is average; for women, 50 to 59 is average; less than 40 mg/dL for men and 50 mg/dL for women is low and considered a major
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What Really Matters for Heart Health Instead of worrying about cholesterol from food, focus on reducing sugar (which makes your liver produce bad cholesterol) and avoiding trans fats found in margarine and processed foods.
Diet Affects Cholesterol Quality, Not Quantity What you eat (especially sugar) influences the type and quality of cholesterol particles your liver produces, rather than the total amount of cholesterol in your body.
How long does it take to lower cholesterol?
bhf.org.uk
All these studies show that while more activity brings more benefit, the greatest comes from doing a small amount of walking as often as you can rather than doing nothing.
In other words, it's not about marathons, expensive gyms or Lycra. Small strolls – the faster the better – to the shops, up and down the stairs, even a loop around the kitchen... See more
In other words, it's not about marathons, expensive gyms or Lycra. Small strolls – the faster the better – to the shops, up and down the stairs, even a loop around the kitchen... See more
Rob Galloway • archive.is
In a 2024 study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine , researchers analysed life expectancy data of people with differing levels of daily activity. They concluded that if the least active 25% of individuals walked as much as the most active 25%, they could potentially add 11 years to their life expectancy.
Their conclusion was that increasing... See more
Their conclusion was that increasing... See more
Three-Tip Friday!
I would add: you don't need to walk a full extra hour to get health benefits. Another recent study found that adding 10 minutes a day of brisk walking can increase life expectancy by over a year for people aged 60+.
Three-Tip Friday!
“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
-Terry Pratchett