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Can we reduce cholesterol levels without medicines, onlly with exercise, because when i take stations are fibrates iam having severe body pain.

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Somtimes: Diet and fitness are the first line of help for elevated cholesterol. Either they work, or they don't; if they don't, finding the right medication (if any) is between you and your physician.

Answered 10/4/2014

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Dr. William Coutts ii answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Nuts: Read the Harvard Nut Study online. It has been definitively shown that eating 1-2 handfuls of nuts daily will lower your total & LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. This will also raise your HDL cholesterol. Almonds and English walnuts are thought to work best. Even peanuts which are legumes, not tree nuts will work. I encourage patients to get a big container of mixed nuts and eat 1-2 handfuls/d.

Answered 9/20/2015

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