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13th September 2009
Burn The Fat and Lower Your Risk of
Stroke and Heart Attack!
Cliff Baker
Don't think those couple of points on your latest lipid profile mean much to your overall health? Don't think that last five pounds you lost is enough. Think again. Even the smallest of changes in your body -- both good and bad -- make a huge difference in your risk of developing a heart attack or stroke!
What if I told you there was a type of fat in your body right now that represented a far more accurate predictor of your future risk of dying from a heart attack or a stroke than just your cholesterol reading?
What if I told you that the lipid -- another term for fat -- only had to rise slightly above 100 to more than double your odds of developing a stroke? Not only that, but this fat also skyrockets your risk for a heart attack by a whopping 72 percent.
Do you already belong to a family with a history of heart disease? This risk factor - combined with this elevated fat level -- raises your risk 38 times that of the average person.
If all these figures are accurate and they are, then why do 87 percent of the population ignore the clearly vital and stunningly accurate predictor of their future heart health?
Are you ready to learn which potentially dangerous lipid marker you may be ignoring? Triglycerides. Not as widely recognized as cholesterol, far too often it's seen as a secondary player in establishing good health.
But all that needs to change -- and change quickly. Triglyceride levels appear to be a more accurate prophecy than cholesterol in foretelling your future health.
Here, though, is the real kicker! No prescription medication exists to bring this marker under control.
It's true! First, you need to realize that triglyceride levels past 100 are now considered high. Do you even know your number? There's no time like the present to learn it. Make an appointment right now to get your lipid tested.
In the meantime, here are a few amazingly simple steps you can take (and indeed should be taking) to lower your triglyceride level.
Step into action. Actually it's more like 5,000 steps into action. (What are a few thousand steps among friends?) Adding 5,000 steps to your currently daily walking routine can lower your triglyceride level by nearly 20 percent. What does this mean in terms of concrete numbers? If your triglycerides already measure 150, then those additional steps may very well bring your lipid level down to 120! Way to go! See how easy it was.
Pass the walnuts this way. And the salmon, trout and flaxseed. Why? Each of these foods contains the protective fatty acid of Omega 3. Include these foods -- or a fish oil supplement - to your diet for as few as three weeks (you certainly can give that a try can't you?) and watch your triglyceride levels plummet! By how much? Nearly 50 percent.
Are you one of the 87 percent of the public sticking their heads in the sand ignoring your triglyceride level? It's time to stand up and look around you. No prescription medication is going to do it for you. So, you might as well just incorporate it in your fat-burning goals. You'd be amazed at how easy it is to knock those numbers down with just the smallest of effort.
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