Moscyn
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Apologies if there was a previous thread on this - made a search but could not find one.
My annual check-up results was good on everything except my cholesterol level which currently stands at 7.8 (last year was 7.5). My good and bad cholesterol levels are also high. Again, the doctor did not recommend that I take any medication but I should seriously follow a low cholesterol diet. I have been really bad as I eat a lot of red meat and chicken skin and all kinds of seafood. So, I started on a low cholesterol diet this week. It's oatmeal for breakfast, lots of fish and white meat and plenty of vegetables and fruits. It gets kind of boring and wonder whether anyone can recommend other varieties that have satisfied them so that I can stick to the diet for at least for 6 months.
Another question is whether you know of any other food/spices I can take to lower cholesterol. One of my friends told me to try fenugreek and I'm going to look for it and try that. I also make barley drinks as I heard it helps like oatmeal.
On lifestyle, I exercise regularly and have increased my exercise level recently. This increase exercise activity and low cholesterol diet for the week made me lose 2 lbs. I don't want to lose too much weight - 3 to 5 lbs is ok but not too much.
Any advice for food variety and things i can try to lower cholesterol would be much appreciated. Thanks
My annual check-up results was good on everything except my cholesterol level which currently stands at 7.8 (last year was 7.5). My good and bad cholesterol levels are also high. Again, the doctor did not recommend that I take any medication but I should seriously follow a low cholesterol diet. I have been really bad as I eat a lot of red meat and chicken skin and all kinds of seafood. So, I started on a low cholesterol diet this week. It's oatmeal for breakfast, lots of fish and white meat and plenty of vegetables and fruits. It gets kind of boring and wonder whether anyone can recommend other varieties that have satisfied them so that I can stick to the diet for at least for 6 months.
Another question is whether you know of any other food/spices I can take to lower cholesterol. One of my friends told me to try fenugreek and I'm going to look for it and try that. I also make barley drinks as I heard it helps like oatmeal.
On lifestyle, I exercise regularly and have increased my exercise level recently. This increase exercise activity and low cholesterol diet for the week made me lose 2 lbs. I don't want to lose too much weight - 3 to 5 lbs is ok but not too much.
Any advice for food variety and things i can try to lower cholesterol would be much appreciated. Thanks