how to lower your cholestrol?

Answer 1

You will find a really complete guide to doing this at AHA.org, which is the American Heart Association's website.

I advise my patients to follow a low fat, high fiber diet and to exercise regularly. Stop smoking as this does affect cholesterol levels.

Lean red meat is okay a couple of times per week. When eating chicken, get rid of the skin. Low fat dairy is okay in moderation. Avoid fried foods and bake as much as possible. Avoid trans fats, which are very common in fried and store bought bakery items. Lots of fruits and veggies are great. High fiber breakfast cereals will help, including oatmeal, raisin bran, fiber one, all bran.

Answer 2

Firstly, exercise at least 30 minutes a day 5 days a week. Exercise helps to lower cholesteral. Secondly, eat a high fiber, low fat, diet that includes a variety of bright colored fruits and vegetables. Snack on high fiber cereals and fruits and vegies. Get plenty of rest. If you must eat foods that are fried, do it sparingly and fry or cook your foods in olive oil; it helps protect against heart disease. Eat a lot of fresh garlic. Garlic is a natural herb athat detoxifies and enhances immunity while lowering blood fats and helps heart conditions. Eat a lot of soy products such as vanilla soy milk, soy chips, soy nuts and soy cereal. Have some red wine with dinner too. Red wine also protects the heart. Eat as naturally as you can and limit red meat and include more fish in your diet as well. good luck

Answer 3

Exercise at >80% of your maximum heart rate at three times per week, don't eat fried or greasy foods, eat more fruits and vegetables, stay away from cheeseburgers, ice cream, eggs and other high cholestrol foods. Eating oatmeal helps. Drink a lot of water and avoid soft drinks and alcohol.

Answer 4

I heard that fish has a high cholestrol, so try to cut down on that. Also eat lots of oats and wholegrain.

Answer 5

1) Red yeast rice, a condiment used in Chinese cuisine, contains an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor similar in action to the statin drugs, but without the devastating side effects. Traditionally used not only as a seasoning, but a medicine, it helps to remove "blockages" in the blood, and promotes healthy circulation and digestion. 1200mg a day is the standard dose, and check the PDR on nutritional supplements if you doubt the clinical efficacy of this potent alternative.

2) Soluble fibers like oatbran, psyllium, apple pectin, and citrus pectin bind with bile salts (which includes cholesterol) and helps to correct a slugish liver, lowering cholesterol as a result.

3) Garlic, policosinal, and to deal with the inflammation that is often behind high cholesterol: stop drinking MILK!, stop eating out (90% of prepared food has hydrogenated oil, perhaps the 1# cause of lesions in the arteries), and conventional meats high in arachidonic acid, which causes inflammation. Doctors like to blame the "firefighter" (i.e. cholesterol) for the fire.

Answer 6

Do not eat too much fatty foods, high in fat, satured fat, trans fat and cholesterol.

Eat fruits, veggies and many whole grains like beans, foods high in fiber and high in vitamins and minerals.

Make more exercise daily, at minimum 5 days a week and try to be always in good form, eat oatmeal it's an excellent thing to get low cholesterol.

Good luck!

Answer 7

I love to eat beef and other fatty meats and my cholesterol was
very high. I started to cut back on the amount of days that I eat
meat and on the other days , I eat more fish , ground turkey , chicken and eggplant meals. I also had oatmeal and drank alittle
pommegranate juice Cherry from the produce dept and my
cholesterol started to rapidly come down. If you continue to eat
alot of red meats , than see if you can take crestor, those pills
are very good at bringing down your cholesterol but you have to
monitor your liver with blood tests , its better to do it dietwise than
pillwise if you can.

Answer 8

eat a low cholestrol diet and exercise.if your on meds make sure you take them too.

Answer 9

Well, if you dont take cholesteral pills...

Then eat fresh vegetables. Plenty of bran flakes, and whole weath bread.

Stay away from red meats of any type.

I did this and brought my count down 100 points.

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 10

See my page on natural ways to lower it