what is the best holistic way to reduce cholesterol?
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Stay away from white potatoes, white pasta, red meat, and alcohol. Eat foods that are high in niacin or take niacin supplements.
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First of all, you need to watch your diet to lower your cholesterol and get on some medication to help lower it.  Do you exercise?  Have you been to the Dr. for this?  I'm not a Dr., but I'd say get to one right away and have them do some tests-Echo cardiogram, stress tests, etc.
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Exercise to reduce your LDL level and increase your HDL level \nDrinking a small amount of alcohol may raise your HDL level and lower your LDL level, but more than two drinks could have the opposite effect \nMaintain an appropriate weight \nStop smoking \nless stress\nsome says garlic but not sure
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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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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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Not really.  There are medications you can take for reducing your cholesterol.  Also watching the type of food you eat and getting more exercise can reduce high cholesterol levels.  There are plenty of web sites that will give you advice.\n\nHere is just one of them....\n\nhttp://heart.healthcentersonline.com/cholesterol/?WT.srch=1\n\nIf you do a Google search you will find plenty more.
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Use the American Heart Association diet. It's great. I've lowered my cholesterol and have lost 24 lbs in 6 weeks and feel great! It's geared toward people with heart problems, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, etc. so it would be perfect for her!\n\nHope this helps and take care.
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lowering fat and sugar intake. increasing fibre intake (particularly psyllium husk). taking fish oil capsules. these will lower your cholesterol, not get rid of it.
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exercise,eat garlic and look up foods to lower your cholesterol...
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list of low cholesterol foods should contain healthy foods such as:\n- fruits and vegetables,\n- fish, lean meats (also game),\n- dry beans,\n- whole grains,\n- low-fat or skim milk and cheese.\nFoods that have less salt and fat are recommended. It also helps to eat all fatty foods in moderation. \n\nLimit foods high in cholesterol, such as:\n\nliver and other organ meats \negg yolks \nfull-fat dairy products (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 2001a; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2002m). \n\nWhen preparing foods, the following cooking methods tend to produce lower saturated fat levels:\n\nbake \nbroil \nmicrowave \npoach \ngrill \nroast (when roasting, place meats on a rack so fat can drip away) \nlightly stir-fry or sauté in cooking spray, small amounts of vegetable oil, or reduced sodium chicken broth
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Eat whole grains and avoid fat and when you do have fat make it a good oil like canola oil or olive oil.  Eat more fish but not fried.  Eat skinless chicken.  Use fat free salad dressing.  Eat more dryed beans with whole grain for protein.  Avoid cheese and use low fat alternative if possible.  Avoid chips unless they are baked.  \nMy friend did weight watchers for 3 months and brought her cholesterol down over a hundred points and her ratio was better so if you have a few pounds to loose that would be a great place to learn about healthy eating.  They have books to help you shop and eat out too.\nExercise helps cholesterol especially your ratio.\nOrganic skim milk tastes soooo much better than regular skim.  You should also avoid ground beef and if you do eat it by the kind that is 95% fat free.
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In order to lower his cholesterol, he needs to be on more vegetables and fruits in his diet. Small portions of lean meat, and low fat diary products. the last known to me cholesterol should be less than 200, in 180 of below is a good range.
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You might try cooking with olive or grapeseed oil. Those oils are known to raise the good cholesterol and reduce the bad. Another trick is to take Niacin (the type that makes you flush. Some even claim garlic can help.
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Eating a high fibre diet reduces the level of bad cholesterol. eat lentils, walnuts(super healthy for the heart), an apple every night, figs,...  omega 3's like fish, nuts, avacado help increase the HDL level. Excercise definitely helps.
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High fiber foods. Fiber helps pull cholesterol out of the body. Oatmeal is an excellent breakfast food.\nEat more fruits/veggies, & cut back on your meat consumption, especially red meat.\nDrink more water, & less pop & juice.\nIncrease your whole grain consumption while decreasing refined, white flour products such as white breads & confections & pastries.\nYou would do well to add two supplements to your diet.\nSpirulina is an excellent addition, and so is chromium picolinate. You can find both of these at your local health food store.\nGood luck.
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slow and steady is the best way . . .\n\na well-rounded, nutritious diet with moderate exercise
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To reduce Serum Cholestrol without medication, adopt a lifestyle that is conducive to normal blood lipids. What’s normal? Total cholesterol (T-Chol) less than 200 mg/dl, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-Chol)--the “lethal cholesterol”--less than 100 mg/dl, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-Chol)--the “healthy cholesterol”--more than 40 mg/dl. \n\nHere are the top 10 ways to improve your cholesterol levels. \n1. Decrease saturated fat intake. Saturated fats are found in all meats, skin from poultry, and tropical oils such as palm and coconut oil. Hydrogenated fats also count as saturated fat. You can’t eliminate them completely, but work at reducing the amount you eat.\n\n2. Decrease refined carbohydrates. When you eat too many refined carbohydrates (such as those in cake, candy, cookies, soda, and pasta), they can be converted to saturated fat by the body, and that can raise cholesterol levels.\n\n3. Increase fruit and vegetable intake. Research shows that as the servings of fruits and vegetables increase, T-Chol and especially LDL decreases (1). Your mother was right: eat your veggies!\n\n4. Eat 2-3 servings of cold-water fish such as tuna, salmon, or sardines every week. The omega-3 fatty acids help reduce cholesterol levels. Just don’t deep-fat fry the fish or add a lot of mayonnaise to your tuna salad.\n\n5. Exercise regularly. This is the only sure way to increase HDL-Chol levels. The more intense the exercise, the more HDL-Chol levels go up.\n\n6. Quit smoking. Cigarette smoking raises T-Chol and destroys HDL-Chol. Find a way to quit--whatever it takes--but do it.\n\n7. Take a fish oil supplement every day. Omega-3 fatty acids, specifically the EPA found in fish oil, can help lower cholesterol levels; a good target is 2-3 grams per day. Taking more should be done only after consulting with your healthcare professional.\n\n8. Drink green tea every day--hot or cold--or take a dietary supplement with the phytonutrient theaflavin in it. Both have been shown to lower cholesterol--especially LDL-Chol (2).\n\n9. Add almonds and plant sterols to your diet every day (3). Almonds contain omega-3 fatty acids and are high in fiber. Plant sterols are found in margarines such as Smart Balance.\n\n10. Use psyllium fiber three times per day. Recent research has shown that the fiber in Metamucil and similar products can lower both T-Chol and LDL-Chol--and constipation will be the least of your problems!\n\nHere’s a bonus: if you have weight to lose, lose it. Carrying extra body fat sets the body on a cycle of producing more saturated fat and subsequently more cholesterol than we need. You can lower your cholesterol without losing weight, but it’s easier if you do.\n\nTwo things: work with your doctor as you make these lifestyle changes. Getting serum lipids tested regularly is very important so that you’ll know what is and isn’t effective. Your physician should know what you’re doing to deal with the issue. \n\nSecond, and most importantly, if you’ve done all you can and your cholesterol is still too high, discuss taking a medication such as a statin to lower it. It’s more important to get your cholesterol in the normal range than it is to be stubborn about taking medications. \n\nReferences:\n1.Djousse, L., et al. Fruit and vegetable consumption and LDL cholesterol: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004; 79(2):213-7. \n2.David J. Maron, et al. Cholesterol-lowering effect of a theaflavin-enriched green tea extract: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med; 2003.163(12):1448-53. \n3.Jenkins DJ, et al. Effects of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods vs. lovastatin on serum lipids and C-reactive protein. JAMA. 2003;290(4):502-10.