Lower cholesterol with dietary changes
About 30 minutes of moderate exercise, at least four days a week, is recommended. You can also improve your health by changing your diet.
Lifestyle changes can reduce cholesterol levels and minimise the effects cardiovascular disease.
You can increase your High-Density Lipoproteins (HDL) by exercising regularly.
HDL is the good and healthy cholesterol. Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is the bad cholesterol.
About 30 minutes of moderate exercise, at least four days a week, is recommended. You can also improve your health by changing your diet.
To reduce cholesterol, cut out saturated fat in your diet. Your diet should be no more than 10 percent saturated fat. This is about 20 grammes on an average diet.
To cut out saturated fat, choose lean protein, trim visible fat off the meat, choose low fat dairy products, limit fried food, choose olive oil or margarine without partially hydrogenated oils and butter.
Eat more foods that are naturally high in fibre.
Aim for 25 to 35 grammes of fibre a day. There are easy ways to add fibre to your diet. These include adding beans to your salad or sandwich and fruit to your oatmeal, smoothie or yoghurt. Whole grains are good and you should snack on nuts, vegetables and fruit.
Cinnamon is a powerful cholesterol fighter. You can add one teaspoon of cinnamon to your oatmeal, smoothie or cottage cheese. Adults should have their cholesterol checked at least every five years.
Information from Curves.
