Almost everyday in the news we hear ,or read in the magazines about cholesterol and its devastating effects on people’s lives if it’s allowed to reach very high levels. Some people are unaware of their cholesterol levels. That is why it’s so important to check with your doctor to know these levels, to get them under control and then become armed with the knowledge to do all that is possible to lower your cholesterol.

Your doctor will inform you about the LDL and your HDL. You’ll want to lower the LDL and raise the HDL. You should know by now, how important a role your diet plays in contributing to your overall well being, so you’ll want to begin there first. Sometimes we hear certain information so often that we ignore it or put it off for another time, or wait until it has gone too far. Cholesterol is one of the contributors to heart disease, which from all accounts is the number one killer in North America. This kind of information should make one sit up and take notice, particularly if there’s history of high cholesterol in your family. We also are more informed about ways to help lower our cholesterol.

So here are five tips that can lower cholesterol.

1. Eat more low cholesterol foods with the fibre intact like oats, barley and other whole grain foods.
2. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, of course your vegetables should outweigh your fruits.
3. Eat more fish like salmon, at least three times per week for their omega 3’s and other good kind of oils like olive oil and nuts, eat sparingly.
4. Eat less trans fat foods, like processed meats that contain pork or sausages.
5. Exercise , yes it is very important to have this as part of your weekly regimen..This should be done at least three times a week for thirty minutes.

Of course everything takes time to work, and if after several months following these tips and your cholesterol is still not lowering, you can always consult your doctor again and he or she can take it from there.