How To Lower Your Cholesterol

How do I lower my cholesterol?

To lower your cholesterol, the first thing you ought to think about is diet because we know that reducing the saturated fat in your diet, that is replacing the saturated fat with healthier fats, such as unsaturated fats, either monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats, and as well, reducing the amount of actual cholesterol you take in in your diet, can lower your cholesterol by as much as 11 to 15 percent. That's a pretty good lowering just for diet, without medication. Certainly worthwhile. If the cholesterol level is very high to begin with, though, it won't be enough, and you'll need medication in addition to diet. You can't give up on the healthy diet, because that's important too. It's important to keep that up. But you'll need medication to help. In addition, adding soluble fiber to your diet, at a range of 1 to 25 grams a day can be important, and two grams a day of plant stanols or stearols, commonly found in margarine-like products, can also lower your cholesterol. So those dietary manouevres are worth making.