Lowering Your Triglycerides Levels

In food and in the body Triglycerides are the chemical form of fat.

These triglycerides are also present in blood plasma and, in association with cholesterol, in the form of plasma lipids.

Triglycerides in plasma come from food fat or from other energy sources like carbohydrates.

If energy from ingested food calories isn’t used immediately by the body, the food is converted into triglycerides and stored in the body’s fat cells.

Hormones regulate the release of triglycerides from fat tissue so they meet the body's needs for energy between meals.

But if you never use the stored triglycerides because you are always eating enough or more than enough for your needs, then your triglycerides levels go up.

Excess triglycerides can cause coronary artery disease and may also cause diabetes mellitus.

Natural Remedies for Lowering Triglycerides:

Changes in diet and exercise levels along with the addition of a few supplements can really help lower your triglyceride levels.

Eliminate Sugar and Carbohydrate Intake:

One of the best things you can do for lowering triglycerides is to reduce your sugar and carbohydrate intake. This means to cross off simple sugar, artificial sweeteners, fruit, juices, wheat, barley, bread, pasta, rice, crackers, cookies, candy and chips from your diet.

Eat a Healthier Diet:

  • Eat lots of leafy green vegetables, and make sure to cut back on red meats and eat plenty of fish, as well as baked, broiled, or grilled chicken or turkey.
  • Garlic helps control your blood sugar levels and is an effective addition to your diet when you want to lower your triglyceride level.
  • Add plenty of fiber to your diet. This is an excellent way to reduce triglycerides. Fiber can be added by eating more beans, lentils, and oats to reduce your body’s natural absorption of low density lipoproteins from foods.
  • You can also use one of the fiber supplements to add more fiber to your diet.
  • If you reduce your caloric intake and lose weight you will also lower the triglycerides in your blood and ward off heart disease.
  • Lower your saturated fat level but keep some saturated fat in your diet or the liver will be forced to produce higher levels of bad cholesterol to compensate for the loss. Our bodies require some saturated fats in order to form cell membranes and for our hormones to function properly.

Exercise:

One way to help in lower your triglycerides is to exercise at least two to three times a week. You should exercise for an hour each time.

Supplements:

There are several things you can take as a supplement or add to your diet that will help with lowering your triglycerides levels. These supplements include:

  • Niacin or Vitamin B3
  • Red Yeast Rice Extract
  • Omega 3 fatty acids in pill supplement form. You can also add Omega 3 fatty acids by introducing cod liver or krill oil to your diet. Flaxseed oil or meal added to the diet will also help you get more plant-based Omega 3 fatty acids.
  • Reishi mushrooms will help your body maintain a proper level of lipids in your blood. You can get Reishi mushroom supplements in tea or capsule form. You can also get a kit to help you grow Reishi mushrooms.

Eliminate Smoking and Alcohol:

To help lower your triglyceride levels it is important to quit smoking and reduce your alcohol intake. Alcohol is high in sugars and your liver will synthesize and process all the blood lipids, including triglycerides if you quit smoking and drink less.