Hypercholesterolemia Questions

Dear lybrate-user
with your symptoms, you must do an ecg, prefereably stress ecg and if required, an echo. Increased cholesterol levels do not lead to shortness of breath and chest discomfort. Please get these tests done at the earliest. Then you can consult for cholesterol .you can ry lifestyle modification first, without any medicine.

Once you are diagnosed with dyslipidemia there is no going back. You have to take the doses regularly to maintain your blood cholesterol levels.

Dear sir
in order to calculate your risk, previous provide other details like height, weight, other medical conditions, any history of smoking/alcohol, any medication history .also, the report you have provided cannot be correct. Please recheck.

U can do the following-- stop smoking (if you smoke). Smoking lowers your hdl, (“good”) cholesterol level. Change the way you eat. Low-fat, low-cholesterol eating benefits all your lipid levels.
Lose weight if necessary.
Maintain healthy lifestyle start exercising.
Nuts, such as almonds, pistachios, and walnuts, contain high amounts of unsaturated fat or “good” fats, which increase high-density lipoprotein (hdl) and lower low-density lipoprotein (ldl).
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U can do the following-- stop smoking (if you smoke). Smoking lowers your hdl, (“good”) cholesterol level. Change the way you eat. Low-fat, low-cholesterol eating benefits all your lipid levels.
Lose weight if necessary.
Maintain healthy lifestyle start exercising.
Nuts, such as almonds, pistachios, and walnuts, contain high amounts of unsaturated fat or “good” fats, which increase high-density lipoprotein (hdl) and lower low-density lipoprotein (ldl).
Also follow thismore

You can do the following-- stop smoking (if you smoke). Smoking lowers your hdl, cholesterol level. Change the way you eat. Low-fat, low-cholesterol eating benefits all your lipid levels.
Lose weight if necessary.
Maintain healthy lifestyle start exercising.
Nuts, such as almonds, pistachios, and walnuts, contain high amounts of unsaturated fat or “good” fats, which increase high-density lipoprotein (hdl) and lower low-density lipoprotein (ldl).
Also follow this
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AS YOUR LDL IS HIGH AND YOUR GGT IS HIGH AND YOU ARE ONMEDICATION --I RECOMMEND YOU - TO HAVE FOLLOWING LIFE STYLE CHANGES---1)TAKE 250 G OF FRESH VEGETABLE SALADS AND 100 G OF FRESH FRUITS BEFORE LUNCH AND DINNER DAILY. 2) AVOID JUNK FOOD;FAST FOOD;COLOURED AND PRESERVED FOOD; FOOD WITH CHEMICALS ;SWEETNERS;FRIED ITEMS; COLAS;ALCOHOL;SMOKINGAND OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS.3)CONSUME MORE OF ETHNIC FOOD;STEAMED FOOD ;SOFT AND LIQUID TYPE FOOD 4)DRINK PLENTY OF WATER 5) DO MODERATE TYPE OF EXERCISE...more

Dear lybrate-user
your levels are quite high (normal 65-70). These levels can put you at risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and of course serious liver disease. Also you smoke. I am sorry to see you are not at all concerned about your health. You must reduce alcohol and smoking and gradually give it up before the damage is irreversible. No medicine will be able to help you at that time.
Also, before suggesting any medication, it will b good if you can do a cbc, kft and an abdominal ...more

Which lab you have checked
are you on medication
avoid excess protein intake
consult properly please.

Eggs as a whole contain nutrients such as vitamin D, biotin, and protein. Egg yolk does contain cholesterol but if your lipid levels are normal and you exercise regularly then consuming one whole egg throughout the day does not raise your LDL levels. But, the way you consume the egg matters, if you cook it with butter or add cheese or lot of oil for frying then that poses a risk for increase in LDL levels.