Promise Activ Blocks Cholesterol

There is a new Cholesterol fighting product on the market, Promise Activ Super Shots. They say that it will help reduce your Cholesterol dramatically. Their premise is that plant sterols taken as part of your diet will help lower saturated fat and cholesterol levels. Hubby is trying to watch his diet and his Cholesterol. He has a family history of high Cholesterol and has tried many things to lower it. He's on medicines and was on Lipitor but is off that. He found that Quaker Instant Oatmeal works for him. He makes muffins according to the recipe on the box. Now he's trying Promise Activ Super Shots. Once we read the information packet on the Promise Activ Super Shots we decided to give them a try. We both are working on our Cholesterol and we both like healthy foods and yogurt in particular.

The Promise Activ Super Shots come in a small four pack of bottles 3 oz each ($3.99 for four). They come in three flavors; Strawberry, Peach and Raspberry. Each portion contains 2 grams of natural plant sterols. Natural plant sterols help block the absorption of Cholesterol that you would ordinarily absorb in the foods you eat. So, this can significantly lower LDL (bad) Cholesterol. You get Heart Health essentials, 200 mg Omega 3 ALA, Omega 6 and Vitamin E. The company suggests that you drink active Super shots at least once a day or enough times that you get 0.4 grams of the plant sterol. According to studies 2-3 grams of plant sterol could produce a log term reduction in cholesterol of 20%.

Plant sterols are found naturally in foods like vegetable oil, vegetables and nuts which are said to be heart healthy. Unfortunately, although they occur in these food items they only occur in very small amounts that's why this drink is so good. Most of us don't eat a really balanced diet so this is an easy way and a healthy way to get the sterols into your system. Promise Activ Super Shots gives you 0.2 grams of the plant sterol in one serving. Your daily total intake of plant sterols should be 2-3 grams a day. Many foods are now fortified with plant sterols, breads, Promise butter spread, orange juices, low fat milk and low fat yogurts.
You would have to eat 150 apples or 70 slices of whole grain bread to meet the basic standards put out in studies in order to get the amount of plant sterol needed. . Promise suggests that you eat food with plant sterols at least two times a day. Using the Promise Super Shots will be make this much easier to incorporate into your diet when you're on the go. It should only take a few weeks to see results , perhaps 7-11% lowered Cholesterol and over a years time you should see major results.
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This seems to be a super easy way to control your Cholesterol and a much more natural way than taking prescription drugs. It can be taken along with Statin drugs though. Hubby and I will both be enjoying this delicious and healthy drink and waiting to check the results. I imagine with the Quacker Oatmeal benefits and the benefits from the Promise Activ Super Shots we should be in amazingly good health in no time.

Just an interesting little factoid. The gut is where the highest levels of Cholesterol end up and they are highest after a meal. This stimulates your liver to make more Cholesterol, not a good thing. This Cholesterol then proceeds to enter your bloodstream. Natural plant sterols block the absorption of Cholesterol and helps to remove it.

You get 200 mg of Omega 3 ALA in each serving. That's 15% of the Daily required amount. You also get 1300 mg of Omega 6 in each serving. There have been 140 clinical studies showing the significance of plant sterols in lowering Cholesterol according to the information we looked up so we feel pretty comfortable giving this a try. Plant sterols are components of plant membranes. They are reusable animal Cholesterol in structure and work similarly. They block the absorption of Cholesterol if you consume enough. Some studies say they help reduce the risk of colon, stomach and prostate cancers.

This is a mini drink you can drink as a snack. It's portable and convenient. It's also tasty and refreshing. You can find it at Walgreens. Publix and even Target. It's not intended for children, adults only. It's only 70 calories a serving. A clever idea to do with Promise Activ Super Shots is freeze it with a craft stick in it and eat it like a creamsicle. You can also put it in a blender with crushed ice and you come out with a fruity, creamy smooothie that is healthy as can be. You can add more fruit if you desire. By itself it's nice an creamy and not too sweet with a strong natural, fruit flavor which is very pleasant and filling.

Promise Activ gives you Alpha Linoleic Acid (ALA) and Vitamin E. It gives you 5 to 10 times more of the plant sterols that you get in a normal daily diet. You would have to eat 150 apples or 70 slices of whole grain bread to meet the basic standards. Your intake should be 2-3 grams a day so you can get part of this from your Super Shot and the rest from foods. Promise suggests that you eat food with plants with sterols at least two times a day. Using the Promise Super Shots will be make this much easier when you're on the go. It should only take a few weeks to see results and over a years time you should see major results. It's also recomended for Diabetics and post Menopausal women.

If you are health conscious, heart aware, have cholesterol issues or concerned about preventing health or heart issues this is for you. If you're planning on having a physical soon you should get on board with Promise Active Super Shots and see if it influences your results.

This seems to be a super easy way to control your Cholesterol and a much more natural way than taking prescription drugs. Hubby and I will both be enjoying this delicious and healthy drink and looking forward to checking the results.