Brief Answer:
Life Style Changes / at times Drugs
Detailed Answer:
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There are subdivisions of
cholesterol – LDL,
HDL, non-HDL and so on.
LDL (& non-HDL) is bad cholesterol – lower, the better.
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of
ischemia, 70 should be the aim.
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
Quit
smoking, if you are a smoker
Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week.
Isometric exercise (like bull worker) is bad.
Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / Indian sweets are made in ghee.../ Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 weeks.
Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; Because it is also manufactured in the
liver – and that is determined by heredity.
Statin is the first choice. Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis)
Well, what are the actual numbers?
Good luck
Take care
Wishing all well
God bless
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