Posts Tagged ‘Lower’

Doctor told me my cholesterol was at 280. I’m 32 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weight 168 (Not real heavy but have gained a upper belly the past couple of years). Doc gave me medicine and told me to change my diet. My diet was basically eggs, sausage and cheese every day for breakfast. Burgers, pizza, lots of fast foods, all kinds of meats for dinner, lots of soda and smoke a pack a day.I know, I eat junk. Now I need to eat different but notice now that almost everything has cholesterol and It’s hard for me to eat veggies and other stuff I don’t like (I’m very very picky). I’m thinking that just by cutting off the fast food completely and replacing eggs (king of cholesterol) , sausage and cheese for breakfast with oats and wheats will lower it. Will this do it?

I would like answers that don’t include prescription drugs.

I went to the doctor the other day and he told me my blood pressure was wayyy too high for a 20 year old. He said the reading may have been so high because I got belligerent the night before and because I was sick but I need to lower my blood pressure nonetheless.
My question is what can I eat that is low in cholesterol and sodium?
I’m in college and poor so most of what I eat is processed and crappy (hot dogs, wings, spaghetti-o’s, ketchup, nuggets, ramen, pasta with bad sauce). I figure being poor is no excuse for being unhealthy so I’m going to change my diet but I am having a ton of trouble figuring out foods low in sodium and cholesterol, any ideas?

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I had a yearly phys and it showed my cholesterol was high, which is bizarre. I have an awesome diet and workout regimen, however it runs in my family along with high blood pressure. Will taking these pills make me lose weight? Not that I want them to, just asking what the side effects will be

her choleserol? She know the dangers of it, but she still eats greasy and deep fried foods, telling me “Only this one time” each time. She never eats helpful foods like oatmeal or Cheerios. I even put up a chart about symptoms that indicate getting a heart attack in the future (a few of which she currently has) on the refrigerator. I also bought her a magazine with an article in it called Women’s Hidden Heart Disease That Kills Without Warning, which she never even read. And even though she has gym membership, she never goes, claiming that she doesn’t have any time. I have told her what will happen if she keeps this up, but I feel like I’m talking to a wall. She won’t put together a healthy diet and fitness plan, even though I know that she’s fully aware of what can happen. I’m afraid that she could get a heart attack or something similar, and I don’t want to see that happen, especially since if she doesn’t survive it, my siblings and I would be orphans. Help!!