is 217 a high cholesterol?

Answer 1

Anything about 210 is high.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

In addition to what Sawyer says, there is a supplement called policosanol that is reported to help. A quarter teaspoon of cinnamon a day will help lower both cholesterol and triglycerides. BTW, 217 isn't too much to really worry about. Cholesterol isn't the big enemy that big pharmaceuticals (like the maker of Lipitor) and doctors make it out to be. Look up 'homocysteine' on Bottom Line Secrets' website sometime for a real surprise. A primarily vegetarian diet with some fish or chicken breast (instead of beef), some mild exercise, along with your Cheerios/oatmeal, flaxseed oil, olive oil, cinnamon, and lycopene (from tomatoes), will do wonders. I recommend cycling or walking at least 20 minutes a day with a friend or relative to keep you company.

Answer 4

The whole number is not particularly meaningful. The constituents (part of what makes the whole) - LDL's and HDL's are more helpful (commonly referred as the 'bad' and 'good' cholesterol in popular media). Additionally different levels of LDL are recommended based on your relative risk.

If you are the average person with no particular risk factors for heart disease (e.g. diabetes, smoking, high blood pressure, family history of heart attacks, high cholesterol) then your LDL should be at 130 or below.

If you have risk factors but no documented heart disease then LDL should be 100 or less.

If you have had a cardiac event or required angioplasty or a bypass, then your LDL should be at 70 or below.

It is true that people who are malnourished have reduced levels of cholesterol and protiens in their blood and this state is NOT healthy from a number of perspectives - but not because the low level cholesterol CAUSES heart disease. So I would not advocate starving yourself to reach the right level of cholesterol...that's just nuts. There are excellent medications that assist reaching goals if need be.

As a practioner who evaluates and treats heart disease every day, I can assure you it is the very rare patient that has co-existent naturally low cholesterol and heart disease.

And of course plenty of excellently-designed studies from around the world, over the last ten years have corelated cholesterol levels with coronary plaques and heart disease - as well as other vascular disease (like strokes) and valvular disease (valves that don't open or shut correctly).

So Razwell and Mike and Ashley and several other ID's are all the same person and patrol this forum attacking anyone who whispers something about the topic. His points are at best, twisted and often dead wrong. This requires him to type in capital letters and insult others to get attention.

I hope this helps. Good luck

Answer 5

If you have to ask, then yes, it is.

Drink a diluted mixture of water and pure (with the 'mother' ONLY, raw, unfiltered, etc) Apple Cider Vinegar.

That cholesterol will melt away in a week or two and lower to an optimal level.

Serving: Any serving that doesn't cause discomfort, 2-3 times a day between meals. Do not attempt to balance the pH with things like sodium bicarbonate.

Note: Pure lime and lemonaid w/o sugar (water and unsulfited lime and lemon juice (UNSULFITED)) may have the same type of beneficial effect, but you'll be wasting your time. Apple Cider Vinegar will deal with cholesterol and it's perfectly safe.

ANOTHER THING TO TRY: Eat healthier fats. Cholesterol is a very good thing... it keeps you from DYING. It's a good thing in the right amounts and if it's the right type of cholesterol, but most people don't get the right type. Eat healthy fats only and get rid of your crap packaged foods and fast food and it'll lower almost as fast as if you were using ACV. Citrus fruit is VERY effective as well, and eating an orange and the orange peel (yes, eat the peel) every morning to break your fast and with your last meal (10 minutes before the meal) of the day is a very good way to lower bad cholesterol levels.


EDIT: Razwell (above in the list of users) is partially right. The cholesterol fright is basically for sheep, but if you want to lower it without worrying about the rest of your health, follow the advice I mentioned. If you'd like to raise health levels and become more lively, simply eat a diet of mainly vegetables and fruit and drink plenty of water. Also, get your exercise. (PRACTICAL exercise like walking and martial arts.) Don't worry about cholesterol so much; it's a symptom of you mistreating your body. Stop mistreating and the symptoms go away. YOU ARE CONSTANTLY DAMAGING YOUR ARTERIES, and so your body needs more cholesterol caked on. It's a healthy symptom that many perceive as bad... the PROBLEM, however, which causes the symptoms, is still very bad.



EDIT: To Mike, my reference to BAD cholesterol is a reference to bad levels... not a different type of cholesterol. Please take your extremist views and shove them. : ) <3 heart <3

Answer 6

A cholesterol level well under 200 is much healthier.

Answer 7

Here is a website I found that shows charts. 200-239 is borderline. Below 200 is normal. 240 is too high. 280 is very high.

Answer 8

i THINK ANY cholesterol over 200 is high and you have to watch what you eat

Answer 9

It depends on your height, weight, age, and activity level. It may be a little high, but well within the normal limits.

Answer 10

To Peaceful


DO THE RESEARCH AND TAKE YOUR UNfounded views and shove them up your stinky buttocks



THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT LDL IS BAD OR THAT LDL REDUCTION LOWERS CHD MORTALITY


http://www.lowcarbmuscle.com/forums/shwothread.php?t=162


READ THOROUGHLY FOOL.


NO SUCH THING AS "BAD LEVELS" BAD LEVELS OF WHAT

LDL LIPOPROTEIN?


NEITHER HDL NOR LDL IS GOOD OR BAD

HDL AND LDL ARE BOTH VERY VERY IMPORTANT.


TAKE RAVNSKOV'S REFERNCES, GO TO A MEDICAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY




READ THEM FULL TEXT, NOT ABSTRACTS AND YOU WILL SEE HE IS 100 % CORRECT FOOL