You can do a number of things to reduce your blood cholesterol levels and thus lower your risk of heart attack and stroke. The most beneficial actions include:

(1) Following a healthy diet
You need to choose the correct type of dietary fat, and reduce your intake of high-cholesterol foods. In addition, your daily diet should include regular amounts of fresh fruit, vegetables and dietary fiber (especially soluble fiber).

(2) Taking regular exercise
Regular cardio-aerobic exercise (like walking, swimming) is essential to maintain the strength and resilience of your cardiovascular system.

Answered by Khursheed , an ibibo Master, at 6:43 PM on March 20, 2008

you can lowr your cholesterol by eatng fat free diet try some statin medicines and if possble add to diet garlic ,oat bran almonds etc that lower cholesterol

Answered by rajesh goyl , an ibibo Advisor, at 7:26 PM on March 14, 2008

Hypercholesteremia or high blood cholesterol is a condition when blood cholesterol remains constantly elevated above 250 mg%. It is a risk factor for coronary artery disease, the number one killer.It is advisable that even if your blood cholesterol is close to the desirable range, you can lower it and decrease your risk of heart disease.
These are the methods to be adopted for lowering the blood cholesterol.
1. Have your total and HDL cholesterol levels measured.
2. Assess your positive and negative risk factors for heart disease. These include: smoking, high BP, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity, age over 45, family history of heart disease.
3. If your total cholesterol is over 240 mg/dl, or if it is over 200 mg/dl but you have two or more risk factors, have your LDL cholesterol level measured.
4. If LDL levels are high, have tests done to rule out causes like liver and thyroid disease and gout. Specific treatment is needed for these diseases.
5. If no cause is found, start on a AHA Step 2 diet - less than 30% fat, less than 7% saturated fat, less than 200 mg/day of cholesterol - and weight control.
6. Drug treatment might be necessary if the levels do not come under control even with this approach.
7. In rare instances, cholesterol levels will remain elevated. Then a combination of different drugs - niacin, statins, resins - may be required.
8. Along with these measures, follow other risk factor modifying steps. If you are overweight, try and bring your weight under control.
9. Stop cigarette smoking NOW.
10. Improve your level of physical activity.
11. If you have high blood pressure, bring it under control.
12. Treat and bring under control your blood sugar levels, if you are a diabetic.

More Tips:

1. The more risk factors you have, the greater is the need to control blood cholesterol.
2. Controlling other risk factors is just as important as lowering blood cholesterol..

Answered by Dr.Anil , an ibibo Advisor, at 6:27 PM on March 14, 2008

you should take medicine daily describe by the dr. lipicard is the best with ecosprin tablet u should do exercise daily donot take fatty things ,eat balanced diet and check up your pressure and blood after three months.

Answered by bansi , an ibibo Master, at 5:06 PM on March 14, 2008

No medications can do a better job than treating your high cholesterol naturally. And, if you are one of those lucky people who do not have cholesterol concerns, you may want to take steps to keep it that way!

What can you do to improve your cholesterol levels? Here’s the list and we will cover each item thoroughly.

Reduce fat in your diet

One of the best plans is covered previously in our chart on saturated fat. But there is more you can do. Buy the leanest cuts of meat you can find. Regularly substitute poultry (without the skin) and fish for red meat. Both are lower in saturated fat. Switch to low fat cottage cheese and yogurt, reduced fat hard cheeses and skim or 1 percent milk.

Eat no more than four egg yolks a week

Many people don’t have to worry about eating cholesterol. Normal bodies adjust to increased intake by cutting back on regular product. However, since one third of Americans are cholesterol responders their blood cholesterol does go up when they eat cholesterol. You probably don’t know if you fall into this category so play it safe. Eat no more than four egg yolks a week. An average egg yolk contains 213 milligrams of cholesterol!

Eliminate fried foods

Buying low fat is just the beginning. You need to institute low fat cooking methods to keep the cholesterol from sneaking back in to your diet.

* Remove fatty skin from chicken and turkey.
* Don’t fry foods. Roast, bake, broil, grill or poach them instead.
* Use fat free marinades or basting with liquids like wine, tomato or lemon juice.
* Use olive or canola oils for sautéing or baking. Both are very low in saturated fat.
* Use diet, tub or squeeze margarines instead of regular. Watch for the term “hydrogenated,” which means some of the fat is saturated.

Eat vegetables and complex carbohydrates

Lowest fat foods of all are vegetables, fruits, grains (rice, barley and pasta), beans and legumes. Try substituting some of these for meat and high fat dairy products.

* Don’t douse your pasta with butter or your potato with sour cream.
* Use tomato base sauces instead of cream base.
* Use lemon juice, low sodium soy sauce or herbs to season vegetables.
* Make chili with extra beans and seasonings while leaving out the meat.

Lose weight

If you are overweight, the chances are almost 100% that you have a problem with high cholesterol.

You can lower your LDL and elevate your HDL just by dropping some pounds. Eat fewer fatty foods and more fruits, vegetables, grains and beans and it’s a pretty good bet that you will slowly but surely lose weight.

Include your family

Eating habits carry through to adulthood. Get your children on a healthy eating pattern early. Don’t begin until they are at least 2 years of age, however. Babies need extra fat calories to develop properly.

Snack all you want

Yep, that’s what we wrote. Snack several times a day on low fat foods. Yogurt, fruit, vegetables, bagels and whole grain breads and cereals are excellent for snacking. In fact, there is evidence that points to lower cholesterol levels in people who eat several small meals a day. Eating often can keep hormones like insulin from rising and signaling your body to make more cholesterol. Make certain that your total intake of calories doesn’t go up when you eat more often.

Nuts to you!

Do you like nuts? If you do, sprinkle a few on your cereal, bake them into muffins or pancakes or add them to casseroles or stir-fries. Walnuts and almonds are especially good. Eating about three ounces of walnuts a day is shown to decrease blood cholesterol levels by 10% more than an already low fat, low cholesterol diet. Walnuts are high in fat, but it is mostly polyunsaturated fat, which is the kind that lowers cholesterol. Another study shows that about three ounces of almonds which are rich

Answered by Rekha , an ibibo Advisor, at 4:30 PM on March 14, 2008

avoid food which enrich in fat & also oilly food

Answered by Ajay Sharma , an ibibo Citizen, at 4:29 PM on March 14, 2008

By Physical, that is walking and avoid diet like fat , meat, and sugar. Others are alcohol, and other caffeinated drinks. Avoid stress

Answered by sanjay , an ibibo Guru, at 3:56 PM on March 14, 2008

Have one clove of raw garlic on empty stomach every mornign. It will bring down your cholesterol

Answered by Vidya Anand , an ibibo Advisor, at 3:30 PM on March 14, 2008

If you are looking to reduce cholesterol, then you should know that the most important thing is to remove foods from your diet that are posing a risk. For instance, any foods that are high in saturated fat must be removed in order for you to reduce cholesterol from your diet overall, as they are one of the most major causes of high cholesterol levels. Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is the key as they are low in calories and fat, and additionally, they contain a number of vitamins and other antioxidants that help to prevent cellular damage and also aid in a number of cellular processes. There are also many other methods that you can use in order to reduce cholesterol levels, such as increasing the amount of physical activity in your life. Exercise is an incredibly important factor to anyone's life, especially if that person is looking to reduce cholesterol levels. You must do cardiovascular exercises such as walking/ cycling/ jogging/ swimming etc, as these are calorie burning exercises improve heart and lung capacity, increase stamina and help in weight control.

Answered by Meera , an ibibo Master, at 2:51 PM on March 14, 2008

Eat Less High-fat Food
Dietary Fat
There are two major types of dietary fat - saturated and unsaturated. Unsaturated fats are further classified as either polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fats. Together, saturated and unsaturated fats equal total fat. All foods containing fat contain a mixture of these fats.

Reduce Total Fat Intake
One of the goals in your blood cholesterol-lowering diet is to eat less total fat, because this is an effective way to eat less saturated fat. Because fat is the richest source of calories, this will also help reduce the number of calories you eat every day. If you are overweight, weight loss is another important step in lowering blood cholesterol levels (as discussed later in this brochure). If you are not overweight, be sure to replace the fat calories by eating more food high in complex carbohydrates.

Remember: When you decrease the amount of total fat you eat, you are likely to reduce the saturated fat and calories in your diet.

Saturated Fat
Saturated fat raises your blood cholesterol level more than anything else in your diet. The best way to reduce your blood cholesterol level is to reduce the amount of saturated fat you eat.

Animal Fats
Animal products as a group are a major source of saturated fat in the average American diet. Butter, cheese, whole milk, ice cream, and cream all contain high amounts of saturated fat. Saturated fat is also concentrated in the fat that surrounds meat and in the white streaks of fat in the muscle of meat (marbling). Poultry, fish, and shellfish also contain saturated fat, although generally less than meat.

Hydrogenated Fat - Known As Trans Fatty Acids or Trans-Fats
Trans fats are created during the food manufacturing process when cheap vegetable oils undergo a process called "hydrogenation" - they have hydrogen added to them to make them solid and less likely to become rancid. Unfortunately, trans fats are even worse for our heart than saturated fat, as they encourage atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries). For details of foods containing trans fatty acids, see Trans Fats and Heart Disease

Vegetable Fats
A few vegetable fats - coconut oil, cocoa butter (found in chocolate), palm kernel oil, and palm oil - are high in saturated fat. These vegetable fats are found in many commercially baked goods, such as cookies and crackers, and in nondairy substitutes, such as whipped toppings, coffee creamers, cake mixes, and even frozen dinners. They also can be found in some snack foods like chips, candy bars, and buttered popcorn. Because these vegetable fats are not visible in these foods (unlike the fat in meats) it is important for you to read food labels. The label may tell you how much saturated fat a food contains, which will help you choose foods lowest in saturated fats.

Remember: Saturated fats are found primarily in animal products. But a few vegetable fats and many commercially processed foods also contain saturated fat. Read labels carefully. Choose foods wisely.

Substitute Unsaturated Fat for Saturated Fat
Unsaturated fat actually helps to lower cholesterol levels when it is substituted for saturated fat. Therefore, health professionals recommend that, when you do eat fats, unsaturated fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats) be substituted for part of the saturated fat whenever possible.

Polyunsaturated fats are found primarily in safflower, corn, soybean, cottonseed, sesame, and sunflower oils, which are common cooking oils. Polyunsaturated fats are also contained in most salad dressings. But be cautious. Commercially prepared salad dressings also may be high in saturated fats, and therefore careful inspection of labels is important. The word "hydrogenated" on a label means that some of the polyunsaturated fat has been converted to saturated fat.

Another type of polyunsaturated fat is found in th

Answered by deepa iyer , an ibibo Advisor, at 1:53 PM on March 14, 2008