Step1
Keep a food diary. Write down what you eat every day for a week. This is an easy method of evaluating what types of foods you are eating and if they are high in fat and cholesterol.
Step2
Reduce your intake of foods high is saturated fat, which will raise your blood cholesterol higher than anything else you eat. Saturated fat is found primarily in foods from animals, such as fatty red meat, poultry skin, whole milk, butter and lard. Plant sources of saturated fat include coconut oil and palm oil.
Step3
Cut down on your overall intake of fat. That will reduce your saturated fat intake.
Step4
Set a goal of having fat make up 30 percent or less of the total day's calories. No more than 8-10 percent should be from saturated fat.
Step5
Replace saturated fat, such as butter and lard, with polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats, such as olive oil and canola oil.
Step6
Choose foods that are naturally low in fat, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains. They are also high in fiber, vitamins and minerals.
Step7
Reduce or eliminate your intake of fast foods. Many of them tend to be very high in fat, especially those that are fried and breaded.
Step8
Eat less dietary cholesterol. Only animal foods contain dietary cholesterol, so reduce or eliminate animal products. Avoid consuming more than 300mg of cholesterol per day.
Step9
Experiment with new ways of eating. Check out different ethnic cuisines, such as Thai and other Asian cuisines, in which the traditional diet is low in fat. Order pizza with low fat mozzarella, minus the pepperoni but topped with fresh veggies.
Step10
Buy a vegan/vegetarian cookbook and try having at least two or three meatless dinners a week.
Step11
Exercise. Find a sport you like, join a gym, do whatever it takes to get your body moving. Exercise can help lower your blood cholesterol; it can also help with weight loss and keep your heart healthy.
Comments
luma2007 said
on 9/11/2007 ON TOP OF WHAT THE DOCTOR SAYS, DRINK 2 TO 6 OUNCES OF PURE NONI JUICE A DAY. IT HAS TO BE "100% PURE".
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 I love my egg in the morning. I used to have it with a toasted, buttered English muffin. Bad for me. Now, I eliminate the buttered English muffin, and substitute slow-cooked steel-cut oatmeal (make a big pot once a week and refrigerate--it's easy to re-heat in the microwave). I top my re-heated oatmeal (a food that actually lowers cholesterol) with my poached egg, and there I have it!