Description:
Making simple lifestyle changes can significantly lower cholesterol and protect your heart. Focus on healthy eating, regular activity, maintaining a healthy weight, and avoiding habits that raise cholesterol.
Eat a heart-healthy diet:
-Choose Mediterranean, DASH, or plant-based styles.
-Fill your plate with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts, and healthy oils (like olive oil).
-Cut back on saturated fats (red meat, butter), trans fats, added sugars, and white bread/pasta.
-Add fiber-rich foods (like oats, beans, apples) and plant sterols/stanols (found in fortified foods).
Maintain a healthy weight:
-If you are overweight, losing just 5–10% of your body weight can improve cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
-Be active:
-Aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week (like brisk walking, cycling, or swimming).
-Add resistance training (weights or bodyweight exercises) for extra benefit.
Limit alcohol and avoid tobacco:
-Too much alcohol raises triglycerides; smoking lowers “good” HDL cholesterol.
-Take care of sleep and stress:
-Restful sleep and stress control also help cholesterol and heart health.
If triglycerides are high:
- Avoid sugary foods, refined carbs, and alcohol.
- Increase omega-3s (fish like salmon, or fish oil supplements) and plant proteins.
Treatment For:
AI generated Summary: Based on the provided information, there are no reviews available for the treatment "Lifestyle Changes" against the disease "Hypercholesterolemia". Without any user reviews or author rating, it is difficult to determine the effectiveness of this treatment for the given disease. More data and user experiences are needed to assess the efficacy of lifestyle changes in managing hypercholesterolemia.
