30 Dec 09 Healthy Ways To Lower Cholesterol

Lowering your cholesterol is usually a good idea, and in many cases a necessity. But taking drugs can be scary, especially with the healthcare industry’s growing overuse of new and unproven medications. Who knows what a new drug today could do to your system later. Many consequences are never fully discovered because of the relatively short testing cycles for new drugs. But you can avoid all these side effects by eating healthier, and using a few foods to lower cholesterol naturally.

The best food to do that? Oatmeal. Studies show that the soluble fiber found in oatmeal blocks the body’s absorption of LDL cholesterol within the intestines. The same fiber is also found in apples and kidney beans, but is most prevalent in oatmeal and oat bran. A regular breakfast composed of oatmeal can help to lower cholesterol slowly, but surely, over time.

Olive oil is another one of those wonder foods that actually helps to control and lower your harmful cholesterol. Using olive oil instead of other harmful oils can help to lower your LDL cholesterol, and actually raise your good cholesterol (HDL).

Almonds and walnuts are another good way to increase heart health. Both help to decrease the likelihood that you’ll develop heart disease by lowering the amount of cholesterol found in your blood stream. The antioxidants contained in both, particularly in the brown skin of almonds, actually work to decrease the amount of cholesterol in your veins.

Finally, fish. Fish contain omega 3 fatty acids, and those are remarkable at eliminating cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, and lowers the risk of developing blood clots. You can either eat the fish, mainly salmon, trout, or tuna, but you can also take fish oil supplements which provide all the omega 3 positives. But remember, these are great ways to naturally lower your cholesterol, but shouldn’t be taken as a way to treat high blood pressure or cholesterol. Always consult your doctor first. But adopting healthy lifestyle changes is a great way to stay healthier in the first place.

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08 Dec 09 Inspire Your Office To Go Green

Going green is a great idea for all of us. The earth provides us with a great home, and it’s our duty to respond by keeping earth as clean and healthy as possible. One way to do that, is to influence your office to be more environmentally friendly. Changing your lifestyle is a great start, but businesses produce much more waste than a person. Influencing those businesses to change is the best way to really start making the world a better place to live.

One way to do that is to start a recycling program in your office. If you don’t already recycle, try putting in a few recycle bins for old papers that you no longer need. Or even better, convert to digital and you won’t need the paper in the first place. By using email to send documents and information, you can eliminate most paper entirely. That’s even better than recycling because you eliminate the need for paper in the first place.

Try to eliminate lights that you don’t need. Lights consume energy that doesn’t need to be wasted. Try using natural light whenever possible in the day time. This way you’ll reduce how long the lights are on, and it’s better for everyone at the office to use natural light. Your eyes will thank you!

When purchasing new equipment, try and influence your managers to buy eco-friendly products. Look to products that advertise themselves to be energy saving alternatives. Also try using power strips around the office. These eliminate idle power currents from lights, or computers not in use. So the company saves money, and you conserve energy. Who wouldn’t want to do both?

Finally, remember when you’re purchasing that new equipment, that your old electronics can be recycled. Electronics waste makes a huge contribution to the heavy metal pollution that’s so prevalent in the environment. By recycling and disposing of these electronics through the proper channels, we can eliminate the harm that they’ve done to the environment, and people.

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05 Dec 09 Go Green This Holiday

Going green is a good idea for any time of year, but especially during the holidays. When we are buying and wrapping presents, most of us have little thought for the environment. Or many of us believe that there really isn’t a way around the traditions, that would also be healthier for mother nature. But in reality, it’s easy to go green for the season, it just requires a little more thought on your part.

For example, all the holiday cards that you send out this year, to family and friends, can amount to a lot of trash. But by purchasing recycled cards, you cut down on the amount of new material being produced. And with a little luck, everyone will be inspired to recycle again when they receive the cards. Therefore really cutting down on that holiday carbon footprint.

When gift shopping try to shop locally as often as possible. This means staying clear of the big chains, and finding items at your local stores. This will cut down on the fuel expended on shipping items across the country, like bigger chain stores practice. That’s less fuel lost, and less harmful emissions sprayed into the air. Plus buying locally is better for your community’s economy, and that’s a huge positive for everyone.

If you’re planning on decorating with lights, try to stick with LED lights. LED lights still look great, and conserve energy when in use. Also you can try and limit the amount of time that your lights are on, which will also conserve energy. Plus the energy you save will also save you money, and nobody would argue with that.

Finally, if you’re really looking for a way to be eco-friendly and want to do the most you can, try using a live tree this year. Instead of cutting down a tree, or buying from a lot where the tree is cut down, instead transplant a live tree. You’ll have to buy a few items for set up, but it’s definitely worth your time. You’ll want to take the tree out of the ground about a week before Christmas, and then put the tree back outside promptly afterward. Then you’ll have a live reusable tree for many years, saving you money, and saving a tree.

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