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Taking Lipitor For High Cholesterol. Getting Backache. Can I Control Cholesterol Level Naturally?
Posted on
Thu, 14 Feb 2013
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Question : I have been taking lipitor for high cholesterol and it gives me horrible back aches and I finally couldn't stand the pain and stopped it. Is there anything natural that can lower Ch. without taking medication. I eat well and it is inherited.
Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Life style modification is the base - Diet and exercise are the backbone of it
Avoid animal fat, fried food, junk food. Fish is alright. Butter, cheese, full cream milk and milk products, yellow of the egg - have high cholesterol. High fibre diet helps. A good dietician is necessary to guide. You may need several sessions to master the vocabulary and practice - calories, saturation, biological values and so on.
Aerobic exercises are useful - half an hour a day / at least 5 days ia week.
Avoid other risk factors like smoking and alcohol.
There are drugs other than statins - Fibrates / Ezetimibe - which do not have the problem. Discuss with your personal doctor and get guidance and prescription.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Life style modification is the base - Diet and exercise are the backbone of it
Avoid animal fat, fried food, junk food. Fish is alright. Butter, cheese, full cream milk and milk products, yellow of the egg - have high cholesterol. High fibre diet helps. A good dietician is necessary to guide. You may need several sessions to master the vocabulary and practice - calories, saturation, biological values and so on.
Aerobic exercises are useful - half an hour a day / at least 5 days ia week.
Avoid other risk factors like smoking and alcohol.
There are drugs other than statins - Fibrates / Ezetimibe - which do not have the problem. Discuss with your personal doctor and get guidance and prescription.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I eat a lot of yogurt. Is that considered OK for someone with a High Cholesterol problem?
Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Milk and its products have a wide range of fat content - 3% is called full fat / 1.5% is half-fat / 0.5 % % or less is called No fat. There are some highly concentrated forms - like evaporated or condensed 8% approximately / Cheese has 40% +
So read the label, before buying / some have standard colour codes in packing.
No fat yoghurt is ideal - no problems.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Milk and its products have a wide range of fat content - 3% is called full fat / 1.5% is half-fat / 0.5 % % or less is called No fat. There are some highly concentrated forms - like evaporated or condensed 8% approximately / Cheese has 40% +
So read the label, before buying / some have standard colour codes in packing.
No fat yoghurt is ideal - no problems.
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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