My Cholesterol

[vaio]

I did a blood test a couple weeks ago and went for the results this morning. The Dr said that my cholesterol was 248

Now i am stressed out. I thought i ate healthy and i would normally exercise, i find the results to be very strange. So i've been given a nutrition sheet and 6 weeks to lower my cholesterol or else i go on medication

Good news is everything else is fine


Countdown to lower my cholesterol begins

[Solachica]

any medication you were on?
i was on medication tht sent my levels high

[Solachica]

bw, wey yuh dey

[vaio]

any medication you were on?
i was on medication tht sent my levels high

nope nothing at all

[Scorpio]

Vaio, 248 is not extremely bad, you could bring that back to an acceptable level easy.

Mine was something like 180 last time I checked.

[vaio]

i know i can bring it back down, its just that i eat healthy and exercise so why should it be that high

[Falcon]

vaio, many things could have affected that test: I'd test 3 times before I was sure of a result which required me to change lifestyle.

[vaio]

i suppose i should get another test done and take it from there. However, it won't hurt to take a closer look at my lifestyle esp since i doh really have problems eating healthy and exercising.

[Chicabonita]

i suppose i should get another test done and take it from there. However, it won't hurt to take a closer look at my lifestyle esp since i doh really have problems eating healthy and exercising.

What is healthy according to you? (I ask because it seems like it's different for everyone)

[vaio]

lots of vegetables - mostly green and mostly steamed, little meat and if i do have meat its chicken - grilled, baked and very rarely some fried, fish and sometimes shrimp, fruits and a little almonds.

I must admit though that i do indulge in one quarter of sada roti 4 dys/week.

I rarely drink soft drinks but i enjoy crangrape and water.

i normally exercise at least 3 times a week for about an hour a day.

See my aim was to become a blood donor this year so i made a conscious effort to be healthy.

[vaio]

oh and my tea/coffee is with very little or no added sugar

[indie]

i suppose i should get another test done and take it from there. However, it won't hurt to take a closer look at my lifestyle esp since i doh really have problems eating healthy and exercising.

U shud definitely get another test done....sometimes these laboratories tend to mix up patients results. Try Occupational Health Solutions Gaston Street Chaguanas....They are very efficient!!!

[vaio]

i'll do that, thanx

[Scorpio]

Vaio, try drinking white tea instaed of ordinary tea or coffee. I had a thread about white tea sometime last year, not sure if it is available in Trinidad, but that is what I start my day off with everyday - white tea, sometimes with a little honey.

[Scorpio]

here is the thread ....

http://www.ttonline.org/threads/9269-Tea

[Wayne]

I take 1 tablet of Slo Niacin (500mg) and 1 tablet of Rosuvastatin(Crestor)....40mg every night before I go to sleep......to control my
Cholesterol levels...............this is what my doctor prescribed for me.

[mivs]

Vaio get another test!

[mivs]

ah few ppl ah noe taking crestor

[Chicabonita]

lots of vegetables - mostly green and mostly steamed, little meat and if i do have meat its chicken - grilled, baked and very rarely some fried, fish and sometimes shrimp, fruits and a little almonds.

I must admit though that i do indulge in one quarter of sada roti 4 dys/week.

I rarely drink soft drinks but i enjoy crangrape and water.

i normally exercise at least 3 times a week for about an hour a day.

See my aim was to become a blood donor this year so i made a conscious effort to be healthy.

Chicken (and eggs), butter, ice cream, meats in general are high in cholesterol. Maybe you need to cut a lil on your consumption of meat and sada roti! And of course, take another test.

[Poser]

i tested mine together with my PSA earlier this year it was about 165 ....

regular sex ... and regular walking for me

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[Scorpio]

Vaio, yuh confused yet ?

[vaio]

Vaio, try drinking white tea instaed of ordinary tea or coffee. I had a thread about white tea sometime last year, not sure if it is available in Trinidad, but that is what I start my day off with everyday - white tea, sometimes with a little honey.

not really seen that here though

[vaio]

I take 1 tablet of Slo Niacin (500mg) and 1 tablet of Rosuvastatin(Crestor)....40mg every night before I go to sleep......to control my
Cholesterol levels...............this is what my doctor prescribed for me.

i want to avoid taking pills and leave that as a very last resort hence my change in diet and lifestyle

[vaio]

Vaio get another test!

i will do that.

[vaio]

Chicken (and eggs), butter, ice cream, meats in general are high in cholesterol. Maybe you need to cut a lil on your consumption of meat and sada roti! And of course, take another test.

yup, already cut back on the roti and meat is like once a week but that is no problem as i prefer vegs