Stress can hinder your goal of lowering cholesterol.  To remove this somewhat controllable obstacle from your life, you can implement some stress reduction techniques that can also reduce cholesterol.

First of all, don’t worry about what you can’t control.  Easier said than done, but making a conscious effort to not dwell on or worry about that which is out of your control can immediately reduce the stress others may put on you.

The next step is to recognize that life is stressful. What is more stressful however is going on year after year under tremendous pressure and letting that slowly (or not so slowly) damage your health.  When stress is left to run amuck, it is nearly impossible to control the damage of such conditions as high blood pressure or to lower your cholesterol.

When you are faced with the inevitable stressful situation, don’t let go of your healthy habits.  It is easy to turn to fast food or forget the exercise when you have a deadline to meet at work.  Letting go of your healthy habits will make you back track in your cholesterol lowering efforts.  Exercise will release the endorphins needed to keep you healthy under stress.  Eating properly and supplementing with antioxidants if necessary will also help you better manage your stress and keep lowering your cholesterol.