What is a high cholesterol?

High cholesterol: High cholesterol usually refers to the amount of cholesterol found in a persons blood, and can be measured by laboratory tests. When cholesterol measurement is above the normal range for that individual then it is generally called high cholesterol. Interpretation of the meaning of high levels in the blood requires a physician consultation and other testing to determine any health risk.

Elevated Lipoprotein: Blood lipids (cholesterol and triglyceride) are carried in the blood inside lipoprotein particles. High cholesterol occurs when cholesterol carried in various lipoprotein particles are abnormally increased. This most commonly occurs due to elevated low denisty lipoprotein (ldl) cholesterol, and to a lesser degree, elevated high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.

Consult with doctor: Consult with your physician. Do you need meds? Exercise. Try nutritional approaches. Consider eating oatmeal, bran, apples, oranges, pears, bananas, grapefruit, hazelnuts, avocado, brewer's yeast, royal jelly, saffron, tumeric, honey (buckwheat), alfalfa sprouts, celery, beets, eggplant, garlic, onion, chili peppers, legumes, dandelion root & jerusalem artichoke. Avoid deep fried foods.

Diet & exercise: Follow a vegetarian, vegan, or mediterranean diet. See the "life style" section of: http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/high-blood-cholesterol/ds00178/tab=indepth.

Control risk factors: Everyone should aim to tackle lifestyle risk factors. This means to: Stop smoking if you smoke. Eat a healthy diet. Keep your salt intake to under 6 g a day. Keep your weight and waist in check. Take regular physical activity. Cut back if you drink a lot of alcohol. https://patient.info/health/cholesterol

Genetics, I bet: Despite all the talk about controlling coronary risk factors through lifestyle, most (but by no means all) of your basic cholesterol picture is determined by your genes. Deal with what you've got. Eat sensibly and exercise. If this isn't enough, accept medication.

High cholesterol: First start with dietary measures, and seeing a dietician at your local hospital for one visit for dietary advice and a critique of your eating habits would be helpful. If your diet is already low in cholesterol and saturated fats, your physician may prescribe a statin(like lipitor,zocor,crestor,pravachol). If you want to start an exercise program(which helps) have a treadmill stress test first