How do i lower my cholesterol?

Hatd work but possib: I would try diet exercise & weight loss first...If that's ineffective than medication could be considered.

Diet : Exercise and weight loss. Medications if unsuccessful depending on your risk factors.

Diet & Exercise 1st: The 3 major ways to lower cholesterol: diet, exercise, & pills. The major dietary cause of high cholesterol is excess calories. If overweight, losing weight can dramatically lower cholesterol levels. Regular exercise can improve the balance between good & bad cholesterol. Pills frequently used include statins (e.g. Atorvastatin) and the dietary supplement red yeast rice. All have side-effects.

Eat well. Move daily: Good news. What's good for low cholesterol is good for your whole body! eat well: whole grains, oatmeal, lots of fruits&veggies, nuts&beans, lean protein (fish, chicken, turkey), olive oil. Get moving 30-60 minutes every day. Omega-3's. Balance work/play. Maybe medicine too.

Cholesterol: Good diet and exercise and wright loss. Diet high in vegetables, fruits, olive oil, low in processed goods, meats, milk, and baked goods. Look at mediterranean diet and avoid fast foods.

Cholesterol: Avoid saturated fats like dairy products, red meats, cold cuts, Also avoid transfats found in bakery products like cakes, pies, donuts. Lose weight if overweight, exercise regularly. Eat healthy foods like fish, poultry, very lean meats, nuts, vegetables,fruits. You could get good weight, calorie and diet advice with 1 visit with a dietician at your local hospital

Healthy Lifestyle: Lowering cholesterol starts with a healthy life style, getting plenty of fruits, vegetables & lean meats (chicken, fish) and exercising. If you are concerned about your cholesterol, you should see a doctor to get the levels checked. Depending on the level, you may need to go on a medication called a statin (ex lipitor).

Find and Fix Causes: Your physician will need to check for several inherited and acquired medical conditions that can affect your cholesterol levels. Another alternative is to see a lipidologist (physician specializing in lipid and lipoprotein disorders). You can find a lipidologist at www.Lipidboard.Org (click "verify status", then search your state).

Foods, drugs and: Exercise. You need to see your doctor for an evaluation and a baseline of your health status and cholesterol. Lowering cholesterol, if needed, requires a combination of dietary changes, exercise and medications. See these sites for more info. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc1986656/http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/cl00002.

Many ways.: There are many wonderful treatments for high cholesterol ranging from lifestyle intervention to nutritional supplements to medications. Combining therapies can have a synergistic effect. Your primary care doctor or lipidologist should be able to help you get started in the right direction.

LDL Drives HDL Stops: Atherosclerosis, typically starts ~age 7, is primarily driven by lipoproteins (the proteins which transport fat in the water outside cells), not cholesterol (made by every cell), thus optimize NMR particle test (hdl & LDL concentration, not cholesterol), keep hba1c low, optimal ≤ 5.0%, sbp ≤120 mmhg, don’t smoke, exercise, avoid dietary sugars, etc; study: nusi.Org, taubes, attia, lustig fatchance.

Lower cholesterol: Exercise most days of the week (aerobic work), eat fruits and vegetables liberally, limit saturated fats, increase fish and fish oil intake, have fiber with each meal, keep your weight in check, don't smoke at all or drink excessively (one or two drinks weekly). The lower the better on LDL and the higher the better on HDL. Perform cardio exercise on most days of the week.

Wrong question 2 ask: Rather than focus on lowering cholesterol, focus on lowering vascular risk eg heart attack & stroke. Yes, cholesterol has an impact but many common & popular medicines lower cholesterol w/o lowering risk for heart attack & stroke, which begs the question why take them? If you smoke, quit. If you don't exercise, start. If you do, keep doing so. Eat right eg Mediterranean diet. See ur doc regularly

Please clarify: There are several different kinds of cholesterol problems. Please re-ask this with the cholesterol test results.

Eat only : 2 or less servings of red meats a week, 1% milk or less, no fried foods or fast foods,, eat good fats like avacados, olive oil, sunflower oils, vodka is really bad fori tryglycerides. Raise good cholesterol by exercise!

Follow the following: Exercise most days of the week (aerobic work), eat fruits and vegetables liberally, limit saturated fats, increase fish and fish oil intake, have fiber with each meal, keep your weight in check, don't smoke at all or drink excessively (one or two drinks weekly). The lower the better on LDL and the higher the better on HDL. Do cardio exercise on most days of the week.

Do these: Avoid red meat , yellow part of the egg, butter and other foods rich in cholesterol. Avoid excess calories and exercise to decrease the bed cholesterol and the increase the good cholesterol. If you can not manage it with what i said then taking pills would be the way to go if you do not worry if you may have to deal with the side effect of taking pills such as Atorvastatin. Contact for more info.

Diet: Without resorting to prescription drugs, exercise and dietary changes include reduction of red meat and high-sugar foods and drinks (e.g., sugar-sweetened beverages, foods/drinks with high-fructose corn syrup). Supplements that *may* slightly help include fish oil, red yeast rice, certain soluble fibers (psyllium, pectin, wheat dextrin, and oat products), & plant sterols and stanols.

How high is your: Cholesterol? What are your risk factors for heart disease? In general, avoid saturated fats, if you are overweight, lose weight, exercise at least 30 minutes/day 5 days/week. Do not use tobacco. if you are diabetic, control blood sugar. If that does not bring it down to the desired level, your doctor may prescribe medications to lower cholesterol.