| What if I told you tap water and homogenized milk | | | | functioning properly regardless how much cholesterol |
| may be two of the biggest culprits in skyrocketing | | | | you eliminate in your diet, first eliminate homogenized |
| rates of high cholesterol? Cholesterol is actually being | | | | milk and stop drinking and cooking with tap water |
| produced by our own bodies all of the time as a | | | | whenever possible. If you can't always get |
| natural mechanism to combat oxidation when our | | | | unhomogenized milk, such as from a health store or |
| bodies are diseased. Therefore, if we are not well, our | | | | organic farm, then fat-free regular organic milk is the |
| cholesterol levels are likely to be higher regardless of | | | | next best choice so you're not getting chemicals nor |
| what we eat that contains cholesterol. Having too low | | | | as much cholesterol. If you can afford it, put a good |
| of a cholesterol level is just as bad as having too | | | | filter in your bathtub or shower and/or install a |
| high.Avoiding eggs and other foods that naturally | | | | whole-house distillation system, as even bathing in |
| contain cholesterol may not be the best solution, nor | | | | chemically treated water is harmful because it absorbs |
| taking cholesterol-lowering drugs with their plethora of | | | | through your pores, and chemicals in the steam are |
| harmful side effects. For example, eggs are actually | | | | inhaled.And don't think you can turn to bottled waters -- |
| extremely healthy in moderation, being that they | | | | sometimes bottled waters are no better, as they can |
| contain nutrients present at the beginning of life. Fatty | | | | contain runoff from groundwater containing pesticides |
| meats are often harmful simply because fats store | | | | and fertilizers that are not removed and do not have |
| toxins, and animals not raised naturally have often | | | | to be reported. If the bottle says it has been purified by |
| been injected with antibiotics, hormones, steroids, and | | | | both reverse osmosis and carbon/charcoal treatments, |
| graze on grounds containing pesticides and fertilizer | | | | it may be less contaminated. The healthiest water |
| residue.Two of the most harmful, and most common, | | | | available today for purchase is probably distilled water, |
| everyday products we are ingesting that contribute to | | | | which most closely mimics the sun's natural way of |
| high cholesterol, and thus plaque in the arteries, are | | | | purifying water.The best way to bind and pull |
| homogenized milk and chemically-treated tap | | | | cholesterol out of your body naturally and avoid |
| water.The explanation is far more complicated than I | | | | chemicals is by eating whole grains, fruits, and |
| will cover here, but basically homogenizing milk involves | | | | vegetables (preferably organic and chemical-free) that |
| the breaking down of fat particles to such a small size | | | | haven't been processed or "enriched" by synthetic |
| that the milk looks nice and smooth with no chunks of | | | | means such as bleached white breads, white rice, |
| cream, but these smaller fat particles can permeate | | | | white pasta, etc. Since your body has been |
| the intestines and end up in your blood stream. On the | | | | overoxidizing, antioxidants may help speed recovery, |
| other hand, fresh unhomogenized milk from the farm, | | | | and hence indirectly lower cholesterol. There are |
| assuming the cows have not been exposed to | | | | natural and safe cholesterol-lowering supplements |
| chemicals, with its cream floating to the top, is natural | | | | available at health stores, including plant-based |
| and not a harmful form of fat. The larger fat molecules | | | | polycosinol, but always check to make sure there are |
| pass through the digestive system and nutrients are | | | | no supplement, herb, or drug interactions if you are, or |
| properly absorbed without fat entering the | | | | plan to continue, taking medications concurrently. Never |
| bloodstream. This cream, of course, can also be | | | | stop medications abruptly. And lastly, since much of |
| skimmed off the top of the milk and used for other | | | | our soil has been depleted of minerals from chemicals, |
| purposes.Studies have shown that many of the | | | | and most processed foods lack sufficient vitamins, |
| chemicals present in tap water that were added to kill | | | | most people should always take a potent natural |
| bacteria, such as chlorine, often react with and oxidize | | | | vitamin and mineral supplement to help speed healing |
| cholesterol already in the body, forming a gummy | | | | and to maintain their health.To view a version of this |
| substance (plaque) that actually sticks to, and clogs, | | | | article containing links to free informative resources |
| the arteries. And there are many more dangerous side | | | | that will help you combat high cholesterol, please visit |
| effects of drinking chemically-treated water.What can | | | | the original article on the NatureGem web site at |
| you do about it? If you want to lower your cholesterol, | | | | where you can select the article title. |
| which is not an easy task once your body is not | | | | |