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Cholesterol Management Guide

This document discusses cholesterol, including what it is, its effects on the body, types of cholesterol, and ways to improve cholesterol levels. It notes that cholesterol is a type of fat found in blood and made by the liver, and excess can clog arteries over time and increase risks of heart attack and stroke. It identifies LDL as "bad" cholesterol and HDL as "good" cholesterol. The document provides many food and lifestyle recommendations to avoid high cholesterol and instead improve levels, such as eating oats, salmon, spinach and garlic but limiting fatty foods, smoking, and stress. It also lists signs to watch out for that require seeing a doctor.

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Cholesterol Management Guide

This document discusses cholesterol, including what it is, its effects on the body, types of cholesterol, and ways to improve cholesterol levels. It notes that cholesterol is a type of fat found in blood and made by the liver, and excess can clog arteries over time and increase risks of heart attack and stroke. It identifies LDL as "bad" cholesterol and HDL as "good" cholesterol. The document provides many food and lifestyle recommendations to avoid high cholesterol and instead improve levels, such as eating oats, salmon, spinach and garlic but limiting fatty foods, smoking, and stress. It also lists signs to watch out for that require seeing a doctor.

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CHOLESTERO

CHOLESTEROL
Type offatfound in your blood
Your liver makes cholesterol for your
body
You also can get cholesterol from the
food you eat
You need some cholesterol to help
yourbrain,skin, and other organs grow and
do their jobs in the body

It floats around in your blood and can get


into the walls of the blood vessels and stay
there
If the clogging gets worse over many
years, it can cause damage to important
body parts, like the heart (heart attack)
and brain (stroke)

2 TYPES OF CHOLESTEROL
LDL Low Density Lipoprotein
Bad cholesterol
Normal value:
HDL High Density Lipoprotein
Good cholesterol
Normal value:
*TOTAL CHOLESTEROL NORMAL VALUE:

AVOID / LIMIT
Fatty food
fats

Animal

Egg

Salty food

Fries

Stress

Burgers

Smoking

Ice cream
Seafood

Liver

IMPROVE CHOLESTEROL
LEVEL
PEANUTS
42.5 grams per day
may reduce risk of heart disease (but
not salted or coated with sugar)
AVOCADOS
can lower LDL level (bad cholesterol)

IMPROVE CHOLESTEROL
LEVEL
FISH AND OMEGA 3
SOY FOOD
25 grams per day
tofu, soy flour, enriched soy milk
BEANS
5 or more times a week
25 30 grams per day

IMPROVE CHOLESTEROL
LEVEL
OATMEALS
5-10 grams per day
contain soluble fibers which can lower
and prevent absorption of cholesterol
SALMON
2 servings per week

IMPROVE CHOLESTEROL
LEVEL
SPINACH
SPINACH = ESPINADAS
NATIVE SPINACH = KULITIS
WATER / RIVER SPINACH = KANGKONG
MALABAR SPINACH = ALUGBATI

IMPROVE CHOLESTEROL
LEVEL
GARLIC
2 4 fresh cloves
TEA
either hot or cold
one cup a day
both black and green tea

IMPROVE CHOLESTEROL
LEVEL
ORANGE JUICE
rich in plant sterols
MORE BEANS, FEWER POTATOES
CASHEW
RED RICE
COENZYME Q10

ALTERNATIVES
LOSE WEIGHT
exercise
jogging
BRISK WALK
20 mins. to increase HDL (good
cholesterol)

ALTERNATIVES
DONT SMOKE
2 weeks after quitting, increase HDL
(good cholesterol)
GET MORE CALCIUM
increase 7% HDL (good cholesterol)

WHEN TO CALL A
DOCTOR
chest pain or pressure on the chest
strange feeling in the chest
shortness of breath
nausea and vomiting
sudden weakness
lightheadedness

WHEN TO CALL A
DOCTOR
pain, strange feeling, pressure in the
back, neck, jaw, upper belly, both
shoulders, arms
fast or irregular heartbeat

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