Need to lower cholesterol naturally?!
Question:
Need to lower cholesterol naturally?
I am 24 years old and about 6'3, 240lbs but a majority of it is solid muscle. I could stand to lose probably about 15 lbs which I am working on. I go to the gym five days a week, run 2 miles per day and swim about three days a week. I ride my bike to and from work, 5 days a week (sometimes 4) and that is a total of 2.4 miles a day. I do all of this, eat right, considering my budget, and still my cholesterol came back as 51 points higher than normal, and my good cholesterol was low while my bad was high. What is it? Any recomendations? I am going to stop using vegatable oil and margarine, and discontinue the occasional late night, weekend, after drinking meal but I dont know what else to do or take? Anyone have any suggestions?
Answers:
to lower your cholesterol you should:
EAT
low-saturated-fat, low-cholesterol
foods such as these:
• A variety of fruits and vegetables (choose
5 or more servings per day)
• A variety of grain products like bread,
cereal, rice and pasta, including whole
grains (choose 6 or more servings per day)
• Fat-free and low-fat milk products (2 to 4
servings per day)
• Lean meats and poultry without skin
(choose up to 6 total ounces per day)
• Fatty fish (enjoy at least 2 servings baked
or grilled each week)
• Beans and peas
• Nuts and seeds in limited amounts
• Unsaturated vegetable oils like canola,
corn, olive, safflower and soybean oils
(but a limited amount of margarines and
spreads made from them)
................................. you should limit taking these foods
Whole milk, cream and ice cream
• Butter, egg yolks and cheese — and foods
made with them
• Organ meats like liver, sweetbreads, kidney
and brain
• High-fat processed meats like sausage,
bologna, salami and hot dogs
• Fatty meats that aren’t trimmed
• Duck and goose meat (raised for market)
• Bakery goods made with egg yolks and
saturated fats
• Saturated oils like coconut oil, palm oil and
palm kernel oil
• Solid fats like shortening, partially
hydrogenated margarine and lard
• Fried foods