*Never* Do This ⚠️ The 9 Cholesterol Lowering Mistakes You Don't Want To Make
Channel: Maria Lucey-Dietitian & Nutrition Educator
Date: 2024-03-31

I have helped hundreds of people successfully lower their cholesterol. As a result, I have seen a pattern of recurring common mistakes that many people make. In this video, I will reveal those mistakes so you can avoid them, reach your cholesterol-lowering goals sooner, and improve your health.

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⏰TIMESTAMPS:
00:24 Understand your cholesterol results, good and bad cholesterol
00:50 Medical results organisation
01:15 Advocate for your own health
01:25 Cholesterol is important from a young age
02:00 CHolesterol damage is cumulative
02:29 Relying on diet alone
02:40 exercise for heart health
03:09 stress
03:15 Sleep and heart health
0:45 cholesterol-lowering medication
04:30 Statins and weight gain
05:06 Triglycerides are important,
05:20 What impacts blood triglyceride levels
05:40 Cholesterol in eggs
06:40 Can you eat shrimp with high cholesterol
06:50 Not making your own food
07:42 Hidden saturated fat like coconut oil
08:17 smoking and heart health
09:00 is vaping bad for you

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Mistake Number 1 – Not Knowing and Understanding Your Cholesterol Levels
The first mistake is not knowing and understanding the breakdown of your cholesterol results. Many of us are told we have high cholesterol, and we leave it at that. But you should know your numbers. You should know what your good cholesterol (HDL) is and what your bad cholesterol (LDL) is because there are different dietary strategies that you can use to target each.

Mistake Number 2 – Not thinking About Cholesterol Sooner
The next mistake is not worrying about cholesterol sooner or assuming it doesn’t apply to you. Often, we tend to overlook the importance of cholesterol and heart health until we reach our 40s. However, this assumption is far from accurate. Shockingly, statistics reveal that 1 in 5 heart attacks occurs in individuals aged 40 years or younger. In essence, heart disease is a prevalent threat that demands our attention, as it claims nearly twice as many lives worldwide as cancer.

It’s imperative to start considering cholesterol levels at a younger age due to its compounding effects. Even if cholesterol levels are only marginally high in your 20s, they can persistently contribute to damage over the years. Think of it as akin to investing in the stock market: you may start with a modest investment of $10 per month, seemingly insignificant at first glance. However, over a decade, this can compound into $10,000. Similarly, cholesterol has a cumulative impact on your health over time, however, in a negative manner!

Mistake Number 3 -Relying on Diet Alone To Lower Cholesterol
The next mistake is expecting your diet alone to cure high cholesterol. A healthy diet is essential, but it may not be enough, especially if you’re genetically predisposed to high cholesterol. You also need to make lifestyle changes.

You need to make an effort to exercise. The AHA recommends getting at least 150 minutes of exercise that makes your heart beat much faster each week AND 2-3 sessions of exercises that make you stronger. For example, a fast walk for 30 minutes on five days of the week and two Pilates sessions. The combination of cardio and strength exercise has been shown to be better at preventing heart disease than cardio exercise alone.
You need to manage stress levels.
Finally, you need to make sure you are getting enough sleep. Generally, 7-9 hours is best. 9-10 hours is good. But getting more than ten is considered worse than getting 6 to 7 hours, as per the grading system used to check your heart disease risk. So, if you need more than 10, you’ll need to look at the quality of your sleep!
The good thing is that all of these lifestyle factors work together; if you exercise more, it will likely help you sleep better, which in turn will help you make more positive dietary choices.