My cholesterol level of 218, how can I best lower it without medicine?

Answer 1

Cholesterol and saturated fat is not the cause of heart disease. That is a myth. Oxidized cholesterol will damage your body found in the vegetable oils, or fat heated to very high temperatures.

Answer 2

A change in eating habits, weight loss, and exercise can all contribute to lowering you cholesterol. Eating oatmeal, walnuts, almonds, fish high in omega 3, and reducing your fats are a good way to start. Increase your daily exercise if possible. From a mayo website...

"Five to 10 grams of soluble fiber a day decreases LDL cholesterol by about 5 percent. Eating 1.5 cups of cooked oatmeal provides 4.5 grams of fiber — enough to lower your cholesterol. To mix it up a little, try oat bran or cold cereal made with oatmeal or oat bran."

Good Luck!

Answer 3

I have not read any instructions on the use of this site, so if recommending a book is a no no, them I'm about to break rule number one. There is a book called The Food Pharmacy by Jean Carper. Also Food Your Miracle Medicine by the same author. These will tell you all that you need to resolve your problem.

Answer 4

For 218, unlikely meds wouldbe prescribed.

Lay off the doughnuts and candy, exercise, and back off the red meat.

218 is technically high, but just slightly.
I was once at 320. Now, THAT's high! Yes, and Lipitor high. It dropped like a rock.

Answer 5

Other than medicine... proper diet and exercise... and I think some natural products like "Garlique" can help... but what is your husband's issue with medicine? My doctor put it to me this way: Would you rather have to take medicine OR have a heart attack? I am taking medicine now to reduce my cholesterol... but I am also starting to exercise and improve my eating habits.

Answer 6

By adding 10 minutes of exercise to your daily regimen, like a brisk walk after dinner, you can reduce your cholesterol levels considerably. Add fish oil capsules to your daily supplements, stop using margarine and switch to olive oil, add berries and dark green leafy vegetables to your daily diet, swap out your favorite jelly for all-fruit preserves, eat multi grain bread with flax seed, and avoid food that is white. That should do it, and rather quickly. Good luck.

Answer 7

There are a few things you can do that don't involve medicine. One is to start exercising more depending on what your normal workout schedule is, another is to cut back on greasy/fatty foods (especially the fried foods we Americans love so much).

Answer 8

try avoiding red meat eat fatty fish like salmon and eat oatmeal for breakfast and go easy on eggs. And before you eat chicken take the skin off of it and use extra virgin olive oil to cook with and light margarine and salads w/tomatos and roimane lettuce which is better for you than iceberg lettuce. And use fat free salad dressing.

Answer 9

Eat no or very little red meat. Cut back on full fat dairy products. Limit eggs. Eat oatmeal.

Answer 10

diet and exercise will help to bring it down but the health risks associated with high cholestrol should be taken seriously see your G.P.