While there are numerous options for people to lower cholesterol naturally, thousands and thousands of people are taking prescription medication to lower cholesterol – risking some very dangerous side effects.

These side effects can include: •An increase in cancer risk •Elevated liver enzymes (causing liver damage) •Yellow skin / yellow eyes •Rhabdomyolysis (degenerative muscle tissue condition) •Impaired kidney function •Muscle weakness and pain •Dizziness •Gas •Headache •Heartburn or indigestion •Nausea or vomiting

Crestor, a prescription medication to lower cholesterol, has been linked to death of a patient who developed a suspected case of severe muscle wasting. Company spokesman Steve Brown said “the death may have been due to a condition known as Rhabdomyolysis and incident had been reported to regulators worldwide.” Brown declined to say where death occurred or what dose of Crestor patient had been taking

For people that are looking for supplements to help lower cholesterol levels, there are many natural supplements available that can lower cholesterol and some of these can even be more effective than prescription medications – with added benefit of zero side effects.

If you have high cholesterol, you should educate yourself about natural options that are available to you, to help lower your cholesterol, before diving head first into taking prescription medications…which are generally loaded with side effects, some of which can be dangerous and even fatal.

There are various options available to you, to help lower your cholesterol naturally and reduce or eliminate your risk of heart disease. You just need to arm yourself with right information.

You probably know by now that cholesterol is made in liver and your liver makes ALL cholesterol that your body needs! Yes, you heard right...your liver makes ALL cholesterol that your body needs!

With that being said, major way that you get high cholesterol, is through mouth! Because your liver makes ALL cholesterol that your body needs, excess cholesterol must come through your mouth, from foods you eat.

Lowering your cholesterol is as simple as making some changes to certain habits that you’ve formed. The first place to start is by looking at kinds of foods you eat. Let’s face it, if we were a bit more careful with what we ate, we most likely wouldn’t have high cholesterol levels.

In saying that, following statement would be true…”you’re as healthy as what you eat”.

And isn’t it amazing that something so simple could cure a major world health problem?

You see, food and what you eat should be foundation of any healthy lifestyle. Food was meant to be enjoyed, and there are hundreds of delicious foods that are low in fat and cholesterol. The availability of low-fat and non-fat foods in supermarkets makes your “health journey” more enjoyable.

By changing your diet, you can reduce several of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Most important among these is lowering your LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol levels. By making some changes and improving what you eat, you can reduce your risk of heart attack by around 20% to 30%. That’s right…20% to 30%!

There are many benefits, apart from just lowering your cholesterol, that can be enjoyed by improving your diet…these include:

•Lowering high blood pressure •Reducing body fat •Improving your blood sugar count •Reducing risk of a blood clot •etc