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5 Tips: What You Should Know About High Blood Cholesterol (Work with you…
5 Tips: What You Should Know About High Blood Cholesterol
Work with you health care provider
talk with your provider about any complementary health practice
considering, including dietary supplements
Ask your health care provider
proven steps you can take to lower your blood cholesterol levels
ensure safe and coordinated care.
Change your diet
Saturated fat raises your LDL cholesterol level more than anything else in your diet
often called “bad cholesterol,” the main source of cholesterol buildup and blockage in the arteries)
Diets with too much saturated fat and trans fat are the main cause for high blood cholesterol
Manage your weight
Losing extra pounds may help lower your LDL and triglycerides while raising your HDL
triglycerides is a type of fat found in the blood and in food
HDL often called “good cholesterol,” helps keep cholesterol from building up in the arteries
Get moving
Regular physical activity (such as brisk walking 30 minutes each day)
can help lose weight
can raise HDL and lower triglycerides
help lower your LDL
Aim for a total of at least 150 minutes over the course of a week.
Find out what the science says about dietary supplements marketed for improving cholesterol
dietary supplements that have been studied for lowering cholesterol levels
red yeast rice
flaxseed
garlic