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How to Lower Cholesterol Level
Many people are spurred on to reduce their cholesterol level without using medication. And it isn't that difficult to do. People go from a high to a normal cholesterol level just by taking regular exercise and switching to a healthier diet. Losing weight, giving up smoking and decreasing alcohol intake can drastically alter your LDL and triglycerides levels.
(H) Foods to Avoid
The worst culprits are Liver and Eggs - baby chickens need lots of cholesterol, which means a boiled egg is a ball of LDL. There is no harm eating 2-3 per week.
Reduce your saturated fat intake as much as possible.
Avoid fatty meats and full fat dairy products. (when possible remove the skin and fat from the meat)
Vegetable fats and some margarines which contain saturated fats.
Fried foods contain lots of oil and therefore saturated fats, so avoid!
Pastries and pies contain dairy products, thus lots of saturated fats.
Cakes, biscuits and chocolate should be avoided.
(oh oh Doc, not these yummy ones...thats our little treat each week...heehee!!! :) :P
Excess amounts of alcohol can greatly increase the amount of LDL in your blood.
P: Top tips to Lower your cholesterol P:
Cholesterol is only found in animal cells, so all fruit and veg is cholesterol free.
~ Eating foods that are high in fibre will increase levels of HDL.
~Wholegrain breads, cereals, brown rice and wholegrain pasta.
~ Fresh fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants
and vitamin C and E which protect the artery walls.
~Fish, especially omega-3 rich oily fish, helps to
lower LDL. ( amongst those fishes there are: Fresh Salmon, Tuna, Macquerel, Sardines, Herring...)
- Avoid roasting and frying foods too often.
Try grilling, barbecuing, baking, boiling or steaming instead.
- Low fat spreads, cheeses and skimmed and semi skimmed milk.
- Now and then if you can use soya milk (errk for some). You can even get soy dessert and ice-cream.
- Pulses (things like beans, lentils and peas) all contain zero cholesterol and lots of fibre.
- Use products with more monounsaturated fats (look for the special labels for cholesterol-lowering butters).
- Oils with lots of polyunsaturated oils. Sunflower and nut oils will raise levels of HDL cholesterol.
- Avocados contain plenty of oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that has been shown to increase HDL and lower HDL levels.
- Garlic is thought to lower the liver's production of cholesterol.
(H) Foods to Avoid
The worst culprits are Liver and Eggs - baby chickens need lots of cholesterol, which means a boiled egg is a ball of LDL. There is no harm eating 2-3 per week.
Reduce your saturated fat intake as much as possible.
Avoid fatty meats and full fat dairy products. (when possible remove the skin and fat from the meat)
Vegetable fats and some margarines which contain saturated fats.
Fried foods contain lots of oil and therefore saturated fats, so avoid!
Pastries and pies contain dairy products, thus lots of saturated fats.
Cakes, biscuits and chocolate should be avoided.
(oh oh Doc, not these yummy ones...thats our little treat each week...heehee!!! :) :P
Excess amounts of alcohol can greatly increase the amount of LDL in your blood.
P: Top tips to Lower your cholesterol P:
Cholesterol is only found in animal cells, so all fruit and veg is cholesterol free.
~ Eating foods that are high in fibre will increase levels of HDL.
~Wholegrain breads, cereals, brown rice and wholegrain pasta.
~ Fresh fruits and vegetables contain antioxidants
and vitamin C and E which protect the artery walls.
~Fish, especially omega-3 rich oily fish, helps to
lower LDL. ( amongst those fishes there are: Fresh Salmon, Tuna, Macquerel, Sardines, Herring...)
- Avoid roasting and frying foods too often.
Try grilling, barbecuing, baking, boiling or steaming instead.
- Low fat spreads, cheeses and skimmed and semi skimmed milk.
- Now and then if you can use soya milk (errk for some). You can even get soy dessert and ice-cream.
- Pulses (things like beans, lentils and peas) all contain zero cholesterol and lots of fibre.
- Use products with more monounsaturated fats (look for the special labels for cholesterol-lowering butters).
- Oils with lots of polyunsaturated oils. Sunflower and nut oils will raise levels of HDL cholesterol.
- Avocados contain plenty of oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that has been shown to increase HDL and lower HDL levels.
- Garlic is thought to lower the liver's production of cholesterol.