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Question: My total cholesterol reading is 278. My HDL cholesterol reading is 57. My LDL cholesterol is 192. My cholesterol/HDL ratio is 4.9 and my Triglycerides number is 145.
I am a 57 year old male with a blood pressure reading being 135/70.
Should I be doing something about my cholesterol levels through diet or medication?
I am a 57 year old male with a blood pressure reading being 135/70.
Should I be doing something about my cholesterol levels through diet or medication?
Brief Answer:
You need both medication and diet.
Detailed Answer:
HI
Thanks for posting your query.
Your Total cholesterol and LDL is quite high. Also considering your age you need to be started on medication to lower your cholesterol.
I recommend you to get a prescription for Tab Rosucor and start taking it every night.
In addition to the medication you need to follow low cholestrol diet and do aerobic exercise daily.
Diet : Avoid high calorie food like Sweets, Ice creams , Dry fruits, Cheese , Butter , Ghee and Non veg food including Egg Yolk.
Eat more of fruits , vegetables and slightly reduce intake of Rice. Avoid drinking Carbonated Drinks like Pepsi, Coca cola, etc.
Exercise : : Make a habit of exercising everyday. It is OK even if you exercise 5 minutes a day but make sure you exercise every day. It is better if you could exercise 20-30 minutes daily.
Start slowly , start with casual walking and after 4-5 days start walking fast ( Brisk Walking ) and keep increasing the pace or duration every 2 weeks. Apart from walking, you can do jogging, cycling or swimming.
Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask.
Regards.
You need both medication and diet.
Detailed Answer:
HI
Thanks for posting your query.
Your Total cholesterol and LDL is quite high. Also considering your age you need to be started on medication to lower your cholesterol.
I recommend you to get a prescription for Tab Rosucor and start taking it every night.
In addition to the medication you need to follow low cholestrol diet and do aerobic exercise daily.
Diet : Avoid high calorie food like Sweets, Ice creams , Dry fruits, Cheese , Butter , Ghee and Non veg food including Egg Yolk.
Eat more of fruits , vegetables and slightly reduce intake of Rice. Avoid drinking Carbonated Drinks like Pepsi, Coca cola, etc.
Exercise : : Make a habit of exercising everyday. It is OK even if you exercise 5 minutes a day but make sure you exercise every day. It is better if you could exercise 20-30 minutes daily.
Start slowly , start with casual walking and after 4-5 days start walking fast ( Brisk Walking ) and keep increasing the pace or duration every 2 weeks. Apart from walking, you can do jogging, cycling or swimming.
Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask.
Regards.
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