Following a Low Cholesterol Diet Plan
Foods belonging in this group have very high fiber content. Dietary fiber soaks cholesterol like sponge and helps get rid of it by disposing it out of the body. Fruits such as apples, oranges and pears are high in fiber content. This also includes oats and carrots that you can add to your diet.
Decrease the risk for heart attack and for stroke and benefit the carotid and cerebral arteries that lead to the brain by retarding the formation of atherosclerosis in these arteries.
To win the battle of lowering cholesterol it is important to do all we can which includes taking the medication as prescribed, and making healthy lifestyle choices. It is also important to keep doctor appointments so that liver function monitoring can also be done to stay healthy while on cholesterol medication. Monitoring cholesterol levels, making smart lifestyle choices, eating healthy and taking care to exercise daily are all important ways we look after our heart health.