What can i do to lower my cholesterol level?

Heakthy living: What is your current cholesterol > in general, eating healthy, low fat and exercise help with lipid management. Howeer, depending on the numbers, one cannot always control cholesterol totally with diet and medicines are sometimes needed.

Niacin: Niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin b3) is the cheapest, safest, most effective lipid lowering substance there is. Niacin lowers total cholesterol, triglycerides, and ldl, and raises HDL ("good" cholesterol)--thus optimizing the lipid profile. The usual dose to achieve this effect is 1, 500-2, 000 mg per day. A non-flushing version of Niacin is inositol hexanicotinate (ihn).

Lipids: Low fat diet and exercise at least half hour a day.

Lifestyle changes: Lifestyle changes may help lower your cholesterol levels. Get moderate exercise for about 30 minutes daily at least 5 days a week. Avoid smoking & too much alcohol. Keep your weight at normal levels. Lower saturated fats & avoid trans fats in your diet. Eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids such as salmon & mackerel & increase soluble fiber with such foods as apples & oatmeal.