What are the alternatives to taking Statins!?!
Question: 1. Omega 3 and other EFA's... essential fatty acids found in Salmon, Tuna, Flax seed, and elsewhere... search the web. Also you can take a Fish Oil Supplement found in any drug store.
2. Soluable Fiber: make sure you eat enough fruits, vegetables, and grains... fiber removes the cholesterol from your blood stream.
3. Exercise: this will increase your HDL which is the good cholesterol that protects against Coronary Artery Disease. and also lowers the LDL, which is the bad cholesterol.
4. Diet: you probably already know by now what to eat and what not to eat... keep an eye on your Triglyceride levels and cut back on saturated fat... for instance switch to skim milk instead of whole milk.
5. Aspirin: some doctors may recommend that you take a baby 81 mg aspirin every day to reduce your risk of having a stroke or heart attack ( from high cholesterol ).
6. Surgery: If you eventually develop a blockage due to atherosclerosis (this is the plaque that builds up in arteries from high cholesterol), you will end up having to get surgery such as CABG ( coronary atery bypass graft ).
7. Quit smoking and Drinking alcohol: Both constrict arteries which make it difficult to pump the blood through... especially blood that is full of fatty deposits.
Good Luck to you,
Nurse Angie
Answers: 1. Omega 3 and other EFA's... essential fatty acids found in Salmon, Tuna, Flax seed, and elsewhere... search the web. Also you can take a Fish Oil Supplement found in any drug store.
2. Soluable Fiber: make sure you eat enough fruits, vegetables, and grains... fiber removes the cholesterol from your blood stream.
3. Exercise: this will increase your HDL which is the good cholesterol that protects against Coronary Artery Disease. and also lowers the LDL, which is the bad cholesterol.
4. Diet: you probably already know by now what to eat and what not to eat... keep an eye on your Triglyceride levels and cut back on saturated fat... for instance switch to skim milk instead of whole milk.
5. Aspirin: some doctors may recommend that you take a baby 81 mg aspirin every day to reduce your risk of having a stroke or heart attack ( from high cholesterol ).
6. Surgery: If you eventually develop a blockage due to atherosclerosis (this is the plaque that builds up in arteries from high cholesterol), you will end up having to get surgery such as CABG ( coronary atery bypass graft ).
7. Quit smoking and Drinking alcohol: Both constrict arteries which make it difficult to pump the blood through... especially blood that is full of fatty deposits.
Good Luck to you,
Nurse Angie
cholestrol problems if you don't.
Easy. Red rice yeast. It actually works like a statin drug but is an ancient chinese food.
I'd be asking my Doctor if I were you, otherwise you never know where you could end-up!
1. exercise that raises ur heart rate like brisk walking 45 minutes/day.
2. avoid fatty foods like cakes n crap also take aways and full fat dairy & butter in particularand other products.. use good fat oils instead in cooking like olive oil, but watch portion
3 watch alcohol intake, keep to minimum or cut it out.
4/ lose weight if overweight
5 lots of fruit and veg 5 + portions a day.
6. wats of water and high fibre bread rice pasta etc only, no white refined crap.
good luck.
niacin. or diet/exercise.
fish oil pills