Tea for Cholesterol

Our Tea Blends Designed To Help Support Cholesterol Lowering

Cholesterol is a type of fat and whilst needed for the body,an excess amount of it can cause many health problems, such as heart disease. Lipoproteins are proteins, responsible for transporting cholesterol around in the blood. There are two main types of lipoproteins, they are called the High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL). HDL is known as the healthy cholesterol. HDL helps to keep cholesterol from building up in the arteries by transporting cholesterol from the arteries back to the liver for disposal. LDL known as the unhealthy cholesterol is the main cause for cholesterol blockage and build-up.

How will drinking tea help in lowering cholesterol? Numerous studies suggest that herbal teas may help lower cholesterol with the main link between herbal tea and lowering cholesterol is antioxidants - but others such as Alfalfa are also not to be missed for numerous reasons listed here. Traditional teas have been known to naturally reduce the levels of bad cholesterol found in the blood.