Suffering from high cholesterol...

Depends: If not known, would find out exactly which portion of your cholesterol is elevated and to what degree. Some can be treated with dietary modifications and exercise. Others may require medication such as statin, fibrate, niacin, fish oil, or others. If this is the first time your cholesterol was elevated, would consider a repeat lab with full 10-12 hr fast and low fat meal the evening before.

LDL, not Cholesterol: Cholesterol is a fat molecule manufactured by every animal cell, a building block of each cell membrane (enables membrane fluidity/movement without tearing), is fundamental to the survival of every animal cell. Lipoproteins (proteins which transport all fats in the water outside cells) is the correct issue for artery disease (e.g. Ldl ≤700 nmol/l, HDL ≥45 µmol/l). Cholesterol ↓$, but misleading.