| Are you battling what diets to consider for | | | | ingredient label. Do you know what everything |
| high cholesterol? There are many diets that | | | | is? If not, look them up and find out just |
| can help you lower your cholesterol level | | | | what it is in the food you absolutely love. |
| along with a regular exercise regimen. Before | | | | Do you still love it after you know what is |
| engaging an exercise routine consult with | | | | in it? The best diet for high cholesterol is |
| your physician. Make sure your routine will | | | | a regular exercise regimen along with eating |
| be of benefit to your health and not | | | | plenty of fruits, whole grains and |
| hazardous. There are many fats that | | | | vegetables. If high cholesterol runs in your |
| contribute to your high cholesterol. Avoiding | | | | family you may have to use medication to help |
| these fats at all costs will help lower your | | | | keep it controlled. Taking medication does |
| cholesterol and risk for heart diseases. Here | | | | not mean you do not have to watch what you |
| are some foods you want to try to avoid or at | | | | eat or exercise. The medication will work |
| least limit your servings: * Saturated fat | | | | better with your diet and exercise routine. |
| and oils - coconut oil, safflower oil, palm | | | | Here are a few diets that you could also try |
| oil, lard, butter * Trans fatty acids and | | | | to lower your cholesterol: * Mayo Clinic Diet |
| hydrogenated oils - cookies, chips, crackers, | | | | - This diet is specially designed to lower |
| shortenings * Fatty meats - ribs, steak, | | | | cholesterol - You will eat plenty of fruit |
| ground meat, sausage, hot dogs, bacon, | | | | and veggies along with healthy servings from |
| pastrami * Milk products containing more than | | | | all the many food groups. * Mediterranean |
| one percent milk fat - cream, some cheeses * | | | | Diet - This diet will let you eat plenty of |
| Fast food - anything fried - opt for baked or | | | | fruits, veggies and grains. You can also eat |
| broiled foods instead of fried. Nickolas at | | | | a small amount of red meat along with some |
| These are only 'some' of the foods you want | | | | fish and poultry and even dairy products. A |
| to avoid or limit. Along with these you want | | | | bonus to this diet is you get a glass of wine |
| to watch your servings of breads, cakes, | | | | with every meal. * Low Fat Diet - This is |
| whole eggs, whole milk, whipped cream and | | | | exactly what it says - low fat. Lowering the |
| others. In doing this you will learn new | | | | amount of fat you intake will help you |
| combinations to make substituting one food | | | | decrease your cholesterol levels. You will |
| for another. The best diets for lowering your | | | | eat foods that are low in fat and only |
| high cholesterol are ones that work for you. | | | | sparingly can you eat high fat foods. * |
| There are a few ways to help watch the amount | | | | Vegetarian Diet - With this diet you eat only |
| of fat you eat such as removing all fat from | | | | fruits, veggies and grains. No mean of any |
| your meat before cooking it. You can also use | | | | kind can be eaten. You can enjoy soy |
| egg whites in place of whole eggs and to do | | | | products, seeds and nuts on this diet as |
| this you do not have to rid your fridge of | | | | well. Every person is different and one diet |
| your eggs. You can separate the yolk yourself | | | | may work better for you than it does for |
| or go ahead and buy just egg whites. Eat | | | | someone else. Try what you think will be the |
| plenty of fruits, grains, beans and | | | | easiest and combine with your regular |
| vegetables for a great healthy diet. You | | | | exercise regimen. These diets will help your |
| might find that reading the labels of an item | | | | high cholesterol and make you feel better and |
| will turn you against it. For instance, grab | | | | healthier in the process. |
| one of your favorite foods and read the | | | | |