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