Help need Recipe plans for high cholesterol

[tigerjuz86]

Hi recently diagnosed high cholesterol so wanting to lose some pounds and eat as best I can just needing some recipes or a little menu to follow or even a list of foods to eat to lower it as I’m unsure also does it all have to be fresh or can I get away with things like tinned , frozen fish fruits and so on ,, thank you 🙏 x

[TheTabbyCat Administrator 10 kg]

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[tigerjuz86 in reply to TheTabbyCat]

Hi thank you so much very welcoming love it here already ,,I will check them links out on my mobile atm on web but if can’t figure it I’ll have look on laptop if easier , thanks again x

[TheAwfulToad Visitor]

First off ... just bear in mind that you can't be "diagnosed with high cholesterol", because "high cholesterol" isn't a disease. At best, raised total cholesterol is a diagnostic marker for an underlying disease process known as Metabolic Syndrome (although not a very reliable one). If you have some combination of obesity, blood-sugar dysregulation, atherosclerosis, and high blood pressure, then raised cholesterol can add weight to a diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome. But by itself, it doesn't mean much.

Metabolic Syndrome is caused by a diet containing far too many carbohydrates, particularly processed carbohydrates such as white bread, cakes/biscuits, white rice, breakfast cereals, sugary drinks, and similar. Unfortunately the modern British (and American) diet is loaded up with wheat, corn, soy, and sugar, which makes processed carbohydrates the default choice for many of us. Those things also form the basis of most animal feeds.

Fortunately it's pretty simple to back away from this situation: just make sure you've got a wide assortment of vegetables on your plate (preferably colourful, non-starchy ones), and add meat/eggs/dairy according to your tastes. Don't be afraid of things like cheese, butter, full-fat milk, and the fat on your meat: these things provide energy in the absence of starch, and they also slow down the digestive process, thus mitigating the enormous energy hit (which your body just isn't designed to cope with) that occurs when you eat starch in a low-fat context.

You might find this advice a bit odd, since it conflicts with the things you'll read in diet books. If you have doubts, all I can suggest is that you give it a try for a couple of months and then go back for a cholesterol test. You'll probably surprise yourself and your doctor. You might also want to google "Dr David Unwin", an NHS doctor who is leading the charge against metabolic diseases - you should be able to find details of the kind of meals he "prescribes" to his patients.

[tigerjuz86 in reply to TheAwfulToad]

Ah Oki I have recently being diagnosed with high blood pressure so that does make sense , since this covid I got so scared to even go out to the shop so basically piled pounds on

I have switched to whole grains and soya and almond milk and eating more fish and nuts Which I not a fan of but getting used to them I am bad for rich tea biscuits 4 every morning with cuppa tea , Also started using hello fresh and Gousto and some the meals are amazing and all cooked from scratch which all I’ve ever really done is bolognese and curry’s but jars the worse thing is it’s so much cheaper from scratch in long run how I haven’t done it before I could kick myself

I will surely look him up it’s definitely different to what I’ve read up ,, thank you very interesting 😊 x

[Manchegaenlondres]

Hi tigerjuz86, welcome to this forum.I think you might find this link helpful.

health.harvard.edu/heart-he...

although not everybody will agree with all of it.

I have been taking statis for quite a while now. After I lost weight and started to exercise more the levels came down quite a bit and I stopped the medication, however hat to go back on it after last check up as it had gone backup. I suggest you try to be sensible with the a amount of cheese , butter and seafood you eat. I am not stopping them, but keeping an eye.

Have a look on the Topics post and find recipes, lots of good ones there. Also you might want to join the Daily Diary, to check out other people’s meal plans.

Good luck!🙋🏻‍♀️

[tigerjuz86 in reply to Manchegaenlondres]

Hi thank you 😊,, I will take a look at that link ,, great news that you lost weight and it came down ,, so sad you had to go back on them okay Thats one thing I was gutted when I read I’m like a little mouse cheese on this n that currently switched from cheddar to Philadelphia spread but read thats also bad so unsure 😐 on that one and got benecol cholesterol butter can’t tell difference to normal , seafood not a fan but I thought that was good for the heart 🙄 ,, yeah I’m gonna get on them posts ,, thank you so much 😊 x

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hello and welcome, great to have you with us.

We hope you'll be joining us on all the Events, Challenges and Clubs that we run, especially a weekly weigh in and the Daily Diary, the best places to give and receive advice, support and bucket loads of encouragement.

Here's the link to Pinned Posts where you'll find them all, Good Luck and hope to see you around! x

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[tigerjuz86 in reply to Lytham]

Thank you 😊,, I will sure try my best to check in daily give me a drive I think ,, brilliant thanks again x

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to tigerjuz86]

Great, the more you join in, the more you'll learn x

[tigerjuz86]

Oki that’s great just so got something decent always in if not got fresh in and yeah I prefer fresh ,, that’s good to know same value in too

Like what is a little high on cholesterol ikr the total cholesterol as I’ve been taking them under a week now and make me feel rubbish

Yeah I’ll try look more up some confuse me as say 1 thing n another

Yeah I feel you worry as I have had health anxiety too it’s not good ,, thank you for replying and take care of yourself 🙂 x

Yeah I seen on this forum how it can alternate it’s so crazy but hopefully yours can behave itself it’s rubbish feelin crap