how do you raise good cholesterol?!
Question:
my bad cholesterol is fine but i am supose to raise my good cholesterol. what types of food will do that?
Answers:
Eat foods with lots of good omega 3 fats:
Salmon
Olive Oil
Peanut Butter
Avocados
All nuts
Other Answers:
The first answerer is correct. Olive oil in particular is excellent for increasing your good cholesterol levels.
Drink Red wine
Eat sea fish or sea fish oil because these foods are rich of omega-3 FA, that increases HDL-chol.
Avoid animal food.
Take exercise early in the morning.
Control your Diabetes.
Dont smooke.
thanks
HDL (good cholesterol) management involves bringing HDL to above 40 mg/dl. There are four ways in which to bring the HDL up:
1. Lifestyle modifications
- Excercise is one of the most potent stimulus for increase of HDL.
- Smoking cessation
- Weight loss
2. Diet modification
- Limiting saturated fats in favor of "healthy fats" like omerga 3 fatty acids described above.
3. General medications managament
There are three classes of medications that notoriously lower HDL. They are beta blockers, benzodiazepines, and androgens like testosterone. DO NOT STOP these on your own if you are on them, but rather talk to your doctor about it. Beta-blockers in particular, if you are on them, have other heart benefits that outweigh their detriment to the HDL.
4. Specific meds that raise HDL
- Niacin is the drug of choice for people with no other cholesterol problems. It raises HDL by about 30%.
- Another drug called Lopid is sometimes used as well, especially if you have other cholesterol probs
Obviusly, this is just an overview. Talk to your doctor about specifics and good luck.
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NOT a professional opinion.
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