Things You'll Need:
- Dedication to a healthy lifestyle
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Step 1
Eat good food like fruits, vegetables and nuts with no saturated or trans saturated fats (fried foods, hydrogenated oil) that convert to cholesterol in your body. Choose a low fat or low carbohydrate diet (less sugar) with whole grains. Nuts such as walnuts reduce cholesterol. You do need some good fats to make a healthy diet.
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Step 2
Stay away from a high sugar diet. Sodas and white sugar change into fats and sugars in your body, causing an increase in cholesterol levels. Not drinking alcohol is a plus because it is metabolized as sugar which can raise cholesterol.
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Step 3
If you have inherited the gene for high cholesterol, eat garlic, and you’ll typically have a 40% to 60% decrease of cholesterol.
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Step 4
It is crucial not to have a sedentary lifestyle, keep moving and commit to an exercise regimen that you know you will probably stick with. Controlling stress by eating properly and exercising can reduce bad cholesterol levels and lower health risks. If you are trying to lose weight, lose weight to normal levels for your body’s makeup, which should consistently lower cholesterol.
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Step 5
Supplements can lower cholesterol, such as Soy Isoflavones in a pill form, which will improve cholesterol ratios. Take clover, vitamins A, C, E, minerals and calcium. Magnesium keeps arteries open. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish and lower cholesterol and lead to protection from heart disease. You can buy Omega-3 in pill form. Take a good multi-vitamin for antioxidants. Flaxseed and walnut oil are useful in managing cholesterol. CoQ10 and L-carnitine supplies energy to your cells, fiber lowers cholesterol. Noni juice calms inflammation.
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Step 6
Chromium Picolinate gets blood glucose under control, hence controls cholesterol. Red yeast rice makes lovastatine which lowers cholesterol. You should check with your doctor about taking red yeast rice because it is considered a medication although you can get it at a health food store, and because it has been shown to have different effects on different people. Lastly, make sure you get some sunshine for Vitamin D.
