What types of food will increase HDL cholesterol from 39mg/dl to a better value?

Question

my Triglyceride is 160mg/dl . This also have to be reduced.I prefer to natural way of controling these other than medication.Will any health experts advise me.

Answer 1

Red Wine
Orange Juice
Beans - kidney and red beans
Fish
Olive Oil
Oat bran
Onions (especially raw)
Soy Products
Soluble Fiber

Good luck!

Answer 2

Definitely foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids : Salmon, tuna, sardines, mackerel, herring and trout. Eat 3-4 times a week is the recommendation. Oatmeal also helps bring total cholesterol down.

Also, I hope your triglyceride level was checked after 12-hour of fasting. Results are highly affected by recent food ingestion.

Exercise is also said to help increase HDL levels.

Answer 3

Natural Cholesterol Guide?

Answer 4

Oat meal every day is a good start. then increase your fruits and vegetables aiming for more fiber rich foods. Plus I read somewhere (and for the life me I can't remember where.. not on their website though ) that drinking a glass of Metamucil before breakfast and another after dinner will also help. My husband and I have both been doing the above since February and he now is on the lowest dose of cholesterol med and I still don't need any (age 61BTW) also if you take supplements a good fish oil will also help (be sure it is mercury and PCP free, contains oil from salmon, and anchovy and find an enteric coated one which will keep from leaving a bad taste in your mouth. lastly, avoid fat rich foods and white carbs.

Answer 5

1. Exercise: 2. Eat soluble fiber: 3. Limit animal fat foods:

4. Inositol: 5. Red Yeast Rice: 6. Policosanol: 7. Bio Lipotrol.

Look at http://theaones.com/answers/health/how-to-lower-cholesterol-without-medicine.htm for a complete explanation how to lower cholesterol naturally

Answer 6

To lower you trigylcerides, high dose niacin can do it. I dont know off hand what is considered high dose, but I do know that a lot of people have sensitivity to high doses of niacin. With the HDL, the best game plan is to increase your physical activity. Do at least 30 min of physical activity *that raises your hearbeat above baseline* most days of the week 5-6x. Also, its been clinically proven that red wine can improve HDL. It doesnt work for other colors of wine or types of alcohol and includes moderate amounts (one glass per day) Good luck and get moving!

Answer 7

Here is a Canadian website that is very informative and specific. The units for cholesterol, etc levels are different from your units. If you look toward the bottom of the page, there is a list of foods to avoid as well as foods that will help you maintain your cholesterol and triglyceride levels in a better ranges.

http://www.cfpc.ca/English/cfpc/programs/patient%20education/cholesterol/default.asp?s=1

The website is from the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

Answer 8

Glyconutrient powder. (It's a food supplement)

Info on my page.

Answer 9

oatmeal