which foods are suitable for cholesterol control?
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oatmeal is good for helping to get rid of the bad cholesterol ( I believe its the LDL), and eating foods like fish will help raise your good cholesterol (I think it's HDL), which will lower your total overall cholesterol.
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I take the safe route and eat Cheerios.  They are tasty and help your cholesterol at the same time.  Jesus never did that for me.
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there are two types: bad cholesterol (found in foods like red meat) that clot your blood vessels and good cholesterol (found in foods like nuts) that lower the risk for heart disease.
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cholesterol can be reduced greatly by exercise and more veggies.
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I read somewhere(sorry I can't remember where), that eating a grapefruit a day can reduce your cholesterol by 14%. Omega 3,6,9/flax oil supplements helps as well. Other foods that are great are grapes, tomatoes, oranges, blueberries, carrots, basically anything containing flavanoids. Flavanoids inhibit the production of LDL- "bad" cholesterol.
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I suggest you eat 1/2 cup of oat meal every day. That can lower your cholesterol by up to 35 points. It also has none of the side effects of the drugs they give you.
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The healthy way is with diet. Stay away from fatty foods (like fried and baked goods). Eat food rich in fiber. A bowl of cheerios is really good. To do it fast, drugs may be the best option. Lipitor and Zocor are reletively safe and can lower your cholesterol big time! My dad's went from 230 to 160 with Lipitor. Ask your doc about it.
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Avocados contain oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat that may help to lower cholesterol. In one study of people with moderately high cholesterol levels, individuals who ate a diet high in avocados showed clear health improvements. After seven days on the diet that included avocados, they had significant decreases in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, along with an 11% increase in health promoting HDL cholesterol.
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25-35% or less of the day's total calories from fat.\nLess than 7% of the day's total calories from saturated fat.\nLess than 200 milligram of dietary cholesterol a day.\nLess than 2400 milligram sodium a day.\nJust enough calories to achieve or maintain a healthy weight and reduce blood cholesterol level. (Ask your doctor or a registered dietitian what is a reason able calorie level for you.)\nSoluble fiber may be increased in the diet if LDL is not lowered enough by reducing saturated fat and cholesterol in diet.\n\nAvoid foods high in saturated fats such as egg yolks, full-fat dairy products, deep fried foods, liver and other organ meats, sausage, hot dogs, bologna, salami and fatty and untrimmed red meats. Eat foods low in saturated fat, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grain foods and fat free dairy products. If you are a meat eater, then eat lean meats, fish and shellfish and skinless poultry.\nDo not eat deep fried foods. Bake, microwave, broil, poach, grill, roast, sauté or lightly stir fry your food. You should know ways how to avoid fat in cooking.\nChoose vegetable a cooking oil that is high in unsaturated fats. Always select the best cooking oil.\nEat foods high in fiber, specially high soluble fiber foods.\nYou should remain physically active. Exercise and fitness go hand-in-hand..\n\nCholesterol Lowering Recipe - 1 : Oat - Carrot Kheer\nRecipe type: Dairy product, fat-free\nPreparation time: 10 minutes\nIngredients: (for 3)\n1 cup Rolled oats\n3 cup skim milk or more, depending on the desired consistency of Kheer\n2 tsp Psyllium husk (Isbalgol, Metamusil-unflavoured) Psyllium Husk   \n1 Carrot, small, finely chopped\n10-15 almonds, skin removed, and grated\n10-15 Raisins (Kishmish)\n1/8 tsp Cardamom powder\n2 tsp Sugar or to taste\nPreparation\n\nSoak rolled oats and raisins in 1.5 cup milk for 5-7 minutes.\nBoil remaining milk in a skillet with carrot for 5 minutes. Add soaked oats and raisins of step 1 with milk and boil for 5 minutes.\nAdd psyllium husk, almonds and cardamom powder and mix.\nServe warm or cold.
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My mother eats oatmeal everyday.  She cooks it with raisins to add natural sweetness.  It does wonders to the cholesterol level.\n\nDo not buy the instant oatmeal.  It has to be the one that you cook on a stovetop for a while.
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Take less oily FOOD AND EGGS.HERBAL PRODUCT FOR CHOLESTEROL REDUCTION WILL HELP.ASH  YOUR LOCAL PHARMACY
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Homeopathic Treatment for Curing High Cholesterol Levels: -\n1.PHYTOLACCA 30\n2.PHOSPHORUS 30\n3.CHOLESTERINUM 30\nThree Drops Each in a sip of water half hour before meals thrice a day always take them on an empty stomach. And avoid Chocolates Coffee Mints and Red Meat while you are taking any Homeopathic remedy.\nTake care and God Bless!
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There are many things you can do for cholesterol.  first off you must know that cholesterol is made in the liver and is natural. But of course if you have too much, it can become a problem.  Appox. 95% of all ingested fats are triglycerides.  Even though our bodies needs cholesterol to make hormones and deal with stress and trauma, the wrong ratio of cholesterol types can pose a problem.  \nHDL, the supposed good cholestorol is actually the transporter(high-density lipoprotein) just as LDL(low density lipoprotein), bad cholesterol, is also a transporter.  LDL brings cholesterol and triglycerides from the liver and out to the body putting the circulatory system at risk.  HDL brings fat back to the liver to be processed and excreted or used.  If one has too much LDL over HDL, then it becomes a dangerous ratio for heart disease.  This is in part due to the Standard American Diet(SAD) that has too much saturated fats and not enough unsaturated fats.  And our brains and nerve system as well as our very cell membranes need EFA's, essential fatty acids, from good oils/fats. Therefore, diet is absolutely important.  But so is lifestyle and stress reduction.    \nOne thing you can do is increase your HDL, good cholesterol by including  UNsaturated fats( increase HDL) with Omegas(3/6/9) in your diet.   Esp. Omega-3 fatty acids.  They include avocado/safflower/coconut/fish/flaxseed  and especially most importantly olive oil.  Flax is  one of the best ways to get Omegas and has the highest concentrates of it.  Olive oil is best to use when cooking or with salads.  If you like the taste of flax oil, it's good in salads and over food.   Otherwise seeds ground or in meal is good in salads or porridge.  Cold water fish oil(omega 3/6/9) are good in capsules.  Fresh cold/deepwater fish is good to eat on occasion but one must watch out for the heavy metals in them so capsules are a good way to avoid that.  Make sure you get a brand  that says 'third party inspected' and molecularly distilled.  \nAs far as diet, remember, saturated fats( which increase LDL), animal fats, are literally saturated and do not move as much through your veins.  That is why they cause blockages to your heart/brain.  At room temperature they are solid.  Therefore in your body they can block up your veins if there is more of that than unsaturated, liquid.  You need a lot of unsaturated fats to keep things flowing as well as EFA's(essential fatty acids/Omegas) are good for your brain, mood, cellular and hormone support.  so try and keep your animal fats to a minimum and eat healthy versions:   pure butter, free-range, antibiotic/hormone FREE meats of any kind; free range eggs etc...and increase your vegetables like broccoli, kale and leafy greens, good nuts (look up which are higher in EFA's, ie. walnuts) and whole grains which are good for lowering cholesterol because they provide ruffage to help keep bowels flowing...which taxes the liver less and the liver needs all the help it can get...so if your digestion is good and smooth, then your liver is less stressed  and can perform better, thereby also helping with cholesterol. \nI could go on but check this out further if you need to.   \n\nhope that helps!!
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There are different ways to lower your cholesterol. You should always talk with your family doctor because he/she will know best which changes in your overall life might help the most.\n\nThe following life style changes often help regulate cholesterol:\n* regular physical activity\n* reduce over all stress\n* get regular and enough sleep\n* avoid transfats, instead use fats with polyunsaturated fatty acids (salmon and other fish) or monounsaturated fatty acids (olive oil as example)\n* increase the amount of dietary fibre
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Normal values for cholesterol is from 150 mg/dL to 250 mg/dL.  so your values are still within the normal range.  Increased cholesterol from the normal range is not good for the heart and body.  How to avoid increased cholesterol values? Avoid fatty foods,( pork and chicken fat), dairy products ( cheese, butter, milk) eggs.  Exercise is also good to burn out the excess fats in your body and avoid their deposition in your adipose tissue.
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1. Do exercise (just walkings and don't get exhausted). Always talk about this to your doctor or get a physical trainer. Exercise can raise the HDL (good cholesterol that cleans up you blood from bad cholesterol).\n2. Eat fish 2-3 times a week (salmon, tuna, macarella, fishes from cold water). They have omega 3, that helps to reduce cholesterol.\n3. Eat plenty of fruits and veggies (because of the fiber), and also grain cereals (like oat,oatmeal, grain flour). Fiber sticks to cholesterol so your intestine wouldn't be able to absorb it.\n4. Try eating pomello (grapefruit), it gots a substance that will keep vytorin (simvastatin) in your blood stream working more time.\n5. Cut off fat from beef or pork. Reduce the meat you eat and try poultry and fish. Reduce shortening and butter, lard, bacon.\n6. Try low fat milk.\n7. Cook with olive oil (high in monounsaturated fat), canola oil, safflawer oil.
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in what we eat and if we do exercise. Remember not all cholesterol is bad. THere are LDLs and HDLs. To have good cholesterol it is good to eat a small hand full of nuts. to stay away from bad cholesterol stay away from fatty food. SOy milk can also bring down your cholesterol.