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His Do I Calculate The Cholesterol Ratio And How Can I Improve My HDL?

My LDL is 3.4 and HDL .09 (?) this may not be correct, I will check again with my doctor on next visit. If it is correct how can I improve my HDL. My Total cholesterol is 5.7, Tri is 2.98, sugar 6.4 and Thyroid 3.2. How do I calculate my cholesterol ratio? I have just started an exercise program is there anything else I should do? I have started eating flax and more nuts in my diet. Thank you, Mary
Mon, 23 Dec 2013
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Dear sir

Calculation of ratios are very simple. Take the two parameter which you want to know the ratio and the divide each other by putting into numerator and denominator. Then you will get ratio.
Secondly if you want to improve hdl cholesterol then
1. Take lot of unsaturated fats and omega 3 fatty acids present widely in fish
2. Nicotinic acid will increase
3. Eztimibe is a drug which causes lowering of LDL cholesterol and increase in hdl.
4. Statin like rosuvastatin when taken at baseline doses causes increase of hdl.

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His Do I Calculate The Cholesterol Ratio And How Can I Improve My HDL?

Dear sir Calculation of ratios are very simple. Take the two parameter which you want to know the ratio and the divide each other by putting into numerator and denominator. Then you will get ratio. Secondly if you want to improve hdl cholesterol then 1. Take lot of unsaturated fats and omega 3 fatty acids present widely in fish 2. Nicotinic acid will increase 3. Eztimibe is a drug which causes lowering of LDL cholesterol and increase in hdl. 4. Statin like rosuvastatin when taken at baseline doses causes increase of hdl. Thanks