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What Does My Cholesterol Levels Indicate?

My cholesterol is 294 MG/DL. HDL is 80 mg/dl and my LDL is 191.0 mg/dl. I am 74 years old and have had high cholesterol every since I was tested. It has gone up as high as 320. Doctors tell me it is inherited. I have been on many satins and they all make me very sick. I have collagenous colitis since I was a very young child. Most medicines so not agree with me. I watch what I eat and take homeopathic supplements to try to lower the cholesterol. Any other suggestions. I did suffer a TMI 2 years ago with no lingering side effects but it does concern me very much.
Mon, 13 Nov 2017
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Hello,my name is dr,Dorina Gurabardhi.I understand your concern.
Some advices that I can give to you are:
-Consume foods low in saturated fat include fat-free or 1percent dairy products, lean meats, fish, skinless poultry, whole grain foods, and fruits and vegetables.
-Look for soft margarines (liquid or tub varieties) that are low in saturated fat and contain little or no trans fat (another type of dietary fat that can raise your cholesterol level).
-Limit foods high in cholesterol such as liver and other organ meats, egg yolks.
-loose weight if needed
-increase physical activity
-quitte smoking
Hope my answer was helpful,if you have any other question I will be glad to answer,thanks!
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What Does My Cholesterol Levels Indicate?

Hello,my name is dr,Dorina Gurabardhi.I understand your concern. Some advices that I can give to you are: -Consume foods low in saturated fat include fat-free or 1percent dairy products, lean meats, fish, skinless poultry, whole grain foods, and fruits and vegetables. -Look for soft margarines (liquid or tub varieties) that are low in saturated fat and contain little or no trans fat (another type of dietary fat that can raise your cholesterol level). -Limit foods high in cholesterol such as liver and other organ meats, egg yolks. -loose weight if needed -increase physical activity -quitte smoking Hope my answer was helpful,if you have any other question I will be glad to answer,thanks!