How to reduce Colestral and LDL level?

Question

I am 41 years old male vegitarian, my total Colestral is 229 and LDL is 150 HDl is 41. I am on strict diet for the past 2 years, taking Omega 3 tab (2) daily. How to increase HDL level naturally by food intake.

Answer 1

My cholesterol was at 232. I put myself on a strict diet of broccoli and carrots (frozen) heated in lite smart balance, took omega 3 and 6 and exercised and my cholesterol went down to 189 within a 2 month period. It surprised my doctor even. My good L went up to 60 too. The broccoli/carrot mix was all that I ate twice a day. I know that one thing doesn't work for everyone but this really worked for me.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Triglycerides come from Carbohydrates, not fat. Cut out all carbohydrates except those from non starchy vegetables. Your Triglycerides will fall, your CHD will improve, and you will not need any drugs for Type II diabetes. Watch the fruit and eliminate the grains. Increase in HDL comes from saturated and mono saturated fat. Increase in LDL comes from trans-fats and vegetable oils. VLDL is a dangerous form of cholesterol that your body makes when you eliminate all dietary cholesterol. Eat your eggs every day. Follow this advise and you will CURE your diabetes, lose weight, eliminate your BP meds, live longer. You can follow the advice others will give, but that is probably what you have been doing. Do you know anyone who eats a low fat diet who has lowered their numbers? Yes, you can lower them temporarily, but once your body figures out what you are doing, it just makes more. Cholesterol is that important to life. Never take drugs to lower your cholesterol as artificially lowered blood levels have NEVER been shown to benefit CHD. Every cholesterol drug ad has a disclaimer stating just that. Look up any ad, you will find it. Worse yet, you might die sooner from cancer, stroke, infection. Or trigger ALS, Alzheimer's, or dementia, ED. Such a deal. Pharmacist who's life was almost ruined by Lipitor

Answer 4

Besides your total numbers, the three numbers you need to focus on the most are :

HDL (the "good cholesterol," responsible for eliminating cholesterol from the body),

LDL (the "bad cholesterol," which leads to cholesterol buildup in the arteries).

And your triglycerides (fats in the bloodstream).

The higher your HDL, the lower your chance of heart disease, while the more LDL and triglycerides you have, the greater your chance of heart disease.

What's normal: Total cholesterol should be less than 200 mg/dL. HDL levels at 60 mg/dL or above are ideal and can even reduce heart-disease risk; levels below 40 mg/dL can increase risk.

LDL levels should be below 160 mg/dL if you have none or one of the following heart-disease risk factors: obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, low HDL, a family history of heart disease, below 130 mg/dL if you have two or more of the above heart-disease risk factors; and below 100 mg/dL if you have heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, or diabetes. Triglycerides should be below 150.

Best food intake to increase HDL, is taking Oats for breakfast. Try it! Stay healthy always!

Answer 5

If you are a vegetarian, you need lots of help. I'm not surprised your cholesterol reading is not very good.

Remember, some people have different metoblism, and you might have a metobolism that needs more fat and meat in your diet. When I mean fat, I mean good fats, like coconut oil, butter, raw cream, EV olive oil, etc. No soy oil, corn oil, etc.

SHOCKER! A doctor told me some peoples lipid profiles actually come better when they follow the Atkins diet. So, you have to experiment with your food intake and find out. It is quite possible a vegetarian diet is not for you.

A start is go to WWW.MERCOLA.COM, or go to Dr. McDougalls website also, if you are scared of meats.

Answer 6

Without a doubt, lowering LDL cholesterol is a huge benefit in bringing total cholesterol down to a safe level. There have been numerous studies conducted where data indicated the chance of having a heart attack is actually decreased by as much as 25% for every 10% drop in cholesterol level.

The top four benefits of lowering LDL include:

1. Decreases the chance of heart attack and/or stroke
2. Reduces the formation of new cholesterol plaques
3. Eliminates existing plaques
4. Prevents the rupture of existing plaques

A particular study conducted in 1994 called Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study, or 4S, confirmed that lowering LDL not only reduced risk for heart attacks, but death. In this study, more than 4,000 people with confirmed heart disease were given either a cholesterol-lowering drug or a placebo. The drug of choice for this study was Statin. The results showed that for the people taking the Statin, the total cholesterol levels were reduced 25%, LDL was lowered 35%, and death occurring from heart disease was reduced by a staggering 42%.

Keep your daily calorie intake of fat to less than 30%. If you consume too many calories from any kind of food, whether it is carbohydrates, proteins, or fats, your body will take that food and turn it into triglycerides that are then circulated into your bloodstream to be stored as fat.

Simply put the more LDL in your blood stream, the higher risk you have of heart disease. If you currently have heart disease, lowering your level of LDL will have a great impact on your health. No matter what your overall health, if you have high LDL levels, speak with your physician to determine the best course of action in bringing your numbers down.

The good news is that there are several options available for you to control the cholesterol level through traditional treatments, natural and herbal treatments and changing to a healthy lifestyle.

The important factor is to understand your risk factors by identifying your cholesterol levels and how it may affect your overall health and possible risk of a heart attack. It is extremely important to work with your doctor in creating a regimen that encompasses traditional of natural treatments. Research has shown that for every 1% reduction in cholesterol levels, there is a 2% reduction in the rate of heart disease. This should be a strong incentive in controlling your cholesterol levels.

From hundreds of studies and research, we know that following are major approaches available to lower LDL cholesterol while increasing HDL to reduce the risk of heart disease.

1. Cholesterol Lowering Drugs: Approved drugs such as statins have been successful in lowering cholesterol level by inhibiting the synthesis of cholesterol by the liver. However, these prescription drugs are expensive and there are many side effects. Details of these traditional treatments are outlined in it section.
2. Natural and Herbal Supplements: Numerous studies have shown that natural and herbal supplements such as Guggul, Policosanol, Pantethine, Curcumin, Fish-Oil, Niacin, Garlic, and Beta Carotene are effective in controlling the high cholesterol and thus reducing the risk of heart disease.
3. Cholesterol Lowering Foods: Latest research suggest that cholesterol lowering foods such as avocados, almonds, olive oil, soy beans, garlic, shiitake mushrooms, chili peppers, oat bran, beans (kidney, pintos, black, navy, etc.), onions, fatty fish, and flax seed play a crucial role in lowering LDL and sometimes raising HDL levels.
4. Low Cholesterol Diet: Evidence suggests that a healthy diet is the best defense against heart disease. National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) has even introduced a dietary program as a "prescription" for reducing heart disease risk.
5. Lifestyle Recommendations: Numerous studies show that lifestyle changes such as exercise, smoking cessation, weight loss and following a healthy diet can reduce cholesterol levels and thus the risk of heart disease.


http://mens-health.health-cares.net/lower-cholesterol.php

this site will help you with specific diet

Answer 7

Ist - Perhaps in addition to eating healthy and exercising, you also take a statin. ZETIA, along with a statin, has been proven to lower bad cholesterol another 36 points. That’s 25%.* These are average results. Individual results may vary. U may discuss with ur doctor and change ur medicine. ZETIA is the best one.
SOURCE - ZETIA.com


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Raising good cholesterol cuts heart disease risk


Increasing the level of HDL (good) cholesterol by itself is enough to reduce cardiovascular risk in certain people.

There is evidence of an independent benefit of raising HDL, but for some reason it was only clearly seen in those without established cardiovascular disease and those who take lipid-lowering therapy.

Researchers from the Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK, investigated whether a rise in HDL cholesterol predicted a fall in cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke or heart failure, independent of total cholesterol. They correlated the change in HDL in 18,815 patients with outcome, independent of changes in LDL. For patients without a history of cardiovascular illness, the rate of cardiovascular events was lowest among patients with the greatest rise in HDL level, and highest among patients whose HDL level did not change or fell.

Among patients with prior cardiovascular events, the changes in HDL level did not correlate with the risk for subsequent cardiovascular events. This may be because the greater use of medication to prevent recurrences in this group may have masked the effect of HDL. In the group with no prior cardiovascular events, patients untreated with lipid-lowering drug had lower event rates than did patients who received lipid-lowering treatment. This is likely to reflect the guidelines for treatment that target treatment towards those at high cardiovascular risk.

It is indicative from the above results that raising HDL independently seemed to improve cardiovascular outcome. Regular exercise for more than 30 minutes is a good way to modestly increase HDL cholesterol.

Answer 8

I believe you have two potions: 1) take garlic pills like 600mg /day
2) take a product called HypoCol made from red yeast rice yeast - it has proven very effective. Within two weeks you can see results. 2caps 2x/day after meals. I know this as I am taking the prudct.

Answer 9

Cod liver oils or fish oil are good sources of HDL (good cholesterol) Vegetable oil, is also a good source, Avoid meat oil, this is bad cholesterol. (LDL).

Answer 10

try 2 tbsp.honey and 3 tbsp.cinnamon 3 x aday