Persons with low HDL-cholesterol levels can have three times greater risk of heart disease. The key to increase HDL levels with routine changes is to respect the following strategies of living:
Drink Beer. Perhaps it is not the best for your abs, but it certainly has its benefits. Dutch researchers found that men who drank two pints a day increased their HDL levels by 7% after 10 days, and by 12% after three weeks. And this effect has been noticed over and over again.
Use Calcium Supplements. The stronger your bones are, the stronger is your heart. People who took a daily 1,000-mg calcium supplement had a 7% rise in HDL levels, according to several studies. Calcium interferes with assimilation of fat from the diet and decreases fat mass in the body, both of which may help increase HDL.
Do Squats Exercises. A research studied the impact of weight training on older men and its was proved that men who did lower-body work – squats, leg extensions, leg presses – twice a week for 16 weeks, raised their HDL levels by 19%. It is advisable to do three sets of six to eight reps of the half squat, leg extension and leg press, with a resting break of no more than two minutes between sets.
Eat Nuts. In this case make sure you’re consuming out on macadamias, which Australian scientists found could increase HDL levels by 8% (eating 12 to16 nuts a day). Since macadamia nuts contain the highest percentage of monounsaturated fat of all nuts, this degree of HDL-raising effect may be unique
Go for White Fish. Salmon and other oily fish are always good for your health, but white fish such as cod and haddock is also good. Researchers compared a diet of white fish with regular consumption of beef and chicken and the fish-eating persons experienced a 26% increase in HDL2, a protective form of HDL.
