Tips for high cholesterol

In speaking with friends and family, I have decided to write about high cholesterol and how to deal with it. Although I have not had a serious problem I was on my way there. What follows is some advice to help regulate your weight and cholesterol based on some personal experience. I am not a medical doctor, and none of this is meant to be a replacement for professional advice.

A big help here is to actually like cooking. Although it depends a bit on where you live, finding restaurants that serve low-fat, low-cholesterol alternatives alongside traditional meals can be tough. When you cook at home you have the advantage of controlling exactly what it is you put in your body. All the time my wife and I modify recipes we find into low-fat, low-cholesterol alternatives, and I find that the more practice I get with doing this, the better I am at making stuff that tastes just as good as something I’d buy at a restaurant anyways.

Like most of us, I have a busy schedule and my work environment is primarily sedentary. Probably the best shape I’ve ever been in has been when I’ve had more physically demanding jobs. Unfortunately, these jobs have never paid very well. I focus on regularly fitting in a modest amount of exercise. At my worst I was 203. I was having chest pains all the time, had almost no energy, and just felt horrible in general. It took me about 6 months to reach my goals but I am now happy to say that my weight and cholesterol are both within reasonable levels and I feel great. Now I have a new goal to be even healthier.