Stroke • loss of balance and dizziness • slurring of speech and difficulty in understanding • numbing sensation of face, arm or leg • this can be a sudden event with little or no warning

People who are overweight and do no exercise at all tend to be ones with higher cholesterol levels.

Therefore, it is recommended that you have a cholesterol blood test every three years if you are overweight and every 5 years if you are a normal healthy weight.

How to Lower Cholesterol

If your blood test shows that your cholesterol levels are too high, then you should take immediate measures to help lower your cholesterol. Your doctor will advise you on best course of action, but initially it is norm for you to follow a low cholesterol diet.

A low cholesterol diet is normally a diet which is low in saturated fat and will include eating:-

• skinless poultry • lean meats • fish and shellfish • low fat dairy products • fruit • vegetables • whole grain foods

Cook your food by either

• grilling • baking • steaming • boiling • poaching • microwave

Do not fry your food in lard or oil.

Your doctor also might prescribe you with a cholesterol lowering medication if he/she feels that low cholesterol diet will not be enough.

Claire Bowes is a successful freelance writer and owner of http://www.lower-your-cholesterol.info website where you can find further information and resources on lowering your cholesterol.

The second major reason that this Modality should be a significant consideration in evaluating anyone’s capacity to achieve Optimum health and success in life is that further up pyramid they are situated, lower their levels of chronic stress. An overwhelming number of studies have shown that predictability and control over one’s life, one’s body, one’s destiny, one’s finances, etc., is directly linked to stress levels; less amount of control, higher stress levels. And, levels of stress, especially chronic stress which is type most common to this particular Modality, are directly linked to how healthy a person is in each of other Modalities.

So, our aforementioned heads of state may consider themselves to be Optimally healthy in this Modality because of level of control that being in their position affords them. Yet, whether or not they are Optimally healthy in other Four Modalities, is debatable. Depending on what one’s definition of “success” is, having a position that affords ultimate financial control and access to resources, while having chronic ailments related to suppression of emotions does not make for optimum quality of life.

The third reason is that this Modality affects each of other four. It has a direct relationship with Mind, Body, Spirit, and Emotions. Some of factors that have direct bearing on where we fall in Overarch are social dynamics of a particular region; economic strata; one's relationship to his/her surroundings; and accepted wider cultural perception of a person or group. Whether you are male or female, whether you are Asian, Latino, European, or American; whether you are considered Wealthy, middle class, or working class; whether you never finished high school, or have several post-graduate degrees under your belt. All of these factors contribute to where you are positioned in Overarch. And, that positioning absolutely lends itself to how you are perceived by your environment, how your enironment relates to you, and by extension, has capacity to shape your thoughts and perceptions about yourself, your abilities, and what you are entitled to in this world. This all has a profound effect on each of Five Modalities.

In order for Optimum success and health, one must strive to be healthy in all Five Modalities: Mind, Body, Emotions, Spirit, and Overarch, or Social Ecosystem; creating balance, and thus, actualizing maximum potential, through placing equal weight in each Modality.

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