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What Causes Elevated Cholesterol Levels?

Total cholesterol 283, hdl 86, ldl 160, triglycerides 198. I am female, healthy weight 135 pounds, age 68. Could I avoid starting medication by exercising daily...I haven t been too active. Have brought cholesterol down in past years by 20 points. I am watching diet, little dairy and meats. Cholesterol has hovered around 250 for years but had this lab done right after thanksgiving holidays. Cholesterol shot up and ldl up 30 but triglycerides down a little. My risk seems to be 3.3 calc
Thu, 19 Jan 2017
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HI,

Here are some of the suggestions. Firstly you cannot stop medicine all together all of a sudden but you can reduce the dose with regular exercises and dietary changes. As your TG is not reducing, you need to switch to high fiber low lipid diet. You need to garlic roasted 4-8 cloves daily in divided doses, switch your oil to edible olive oil or stop oil all together. You can also purchase Tablet Abana by Himalayan pharmaceuticals which can be purchased online. It is an Ayurvedic medicine which is totally herbal and safe to take with no side effects.

Hope that helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. M Zahoor Bhat
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What Causes Elevated Cholesterol Levels?

HI, Here are some of the suggestions. Firstly you cannot stop medicine all together all of a sudden but you can reduce the dose with regular exercises and dietary changes. As your TG is not reducing, you need to switch to high fiber low lipid diet. You need to garlic roasted 4-8 cloves daily in divided doses, switch your oil to edible olive oil or stop oil all together. You can also purchase Tablet Abana by Himalayan pharmaceuticals which can be purchased online. It is an Ayurvedic medicine which is totally herbal and safe to take with no side effects. Hope that helps. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. M Zahoor Bhat