The Ayurvedic Approach to Balancing Blood Cholesterol

INTRODUCTION

If your doctor has said that you have high cholesterol, first, you need to know the cause. It could simply be that you need to change your diet and lifestyle, and get more exercise to lower your  cholesterol and your chance of getting heart disease. But problems with your liver, thyroid, or other conditions such as diabetes, can also cause high cholesterol levels. Or it may be caused by a combination of those. Once this has been figured out, you can treat the root cause of the problem.  However, even if you get a prescription for a cholesterol drug to help you, you will still need to change your diet and become more active for your heart health. 

Let’s start by understanding what cholesterol is all about.