How to Lower Your Triglycerides

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Here is a quick summary of Triglycerides (I promise to keep it short)

Right so you’ve probably been to the doctor and got your blood work done and the results are back… “Your Triglyceride levels are too high” the doc explains and you have absolutely no freaking idea what they are talking about.

…and since you don’t want to come across like a complete idiot you just nod and act as if nothing is wrong. That’s exactly what my mom did and when she came by my house quite hysterically, totally shocked and believed her life was over.

However, I reassured and told her that high Triglyceride levels is one of the easiest thing to fix with a proper diet* and if you want to add some extra boosting power about 15min of exercise every second day will do no harm…

What exactly are Triglycerides?

Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. Here’s a picture, well just to give this culprit a name, right?

• Triglycerides are stored in your fat cells.
• … over a period of time high Triglyceride levels will lead to extra body fat.
• Hormones release triglycerides for energy between meals.
• So essentially you want to lower your Triglycerides and lose some weight.

Are High Triglyceride Levels Dangerous?

Triglycerides are a very powerful cardiovascular risk marker. High Triglycerides may lead to:

• Indication of metabolic syndrome
• Heart disease
• Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure
• Cholesterol

Thus it goes without saying that if you do have high Triglyceride levels you should waste no time and correct them as soon as possible.

Triglyceride levels:

• Normal — Less than 150 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), or less than 1.7 millimoles per liter (mmol/L)
• Borderline high — 150 to 199 mg/dL (1.8 to 2.2 mmol/L)
• High — 200 to 499 mg/dL (2.3 to 5.6 mmol/L)
• Very high — 500 mg/dL or above (5.7 mmol/L or above)

What causes high Triglycerides?

High Triglyceride levels are as a result of what you eat, especially too many carbohydrates in the diet, foods like sugar, cookies, pasta, processed foods etc.

Please note that if you eat good fat such as olive oil, butter, coconut oil etc you will not increase your triglyceride levels.

Here is a quick video which explains exactly how your triglyceride levels are high and what to do about it:

Now that you have all this information, I would like to send you a list of foods you should eat, foods you should have occasionally and lastly foods to avoid like the plaque if you want to lower your triglycerides.

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