High Cholesterol and high liver enzymes

Question
I have just discovered that my husband has high cholesterol, redaing of 7.5 and has had blood tests which identified that his liver enzyme reading is 91, I understand that the highest acceptable level is 55.

Please advise as to how I can improve his diet and other factors to assist him in recovery before it becomes to late and he has to take medication.

Answer
Bernadette,

Cholesterol levels are mostly genetic (about 85-95%).  This means that the best we can usually do with diet changes is to lower the total cholesterol about 1-15%.  It is possible that with good dietary changes, your husband could lower his total cholesterol to about 7.4-6.4 mm/l.

The main components of a cholesterol-lowering diet are:
- eat less staurated fat (animal fats)
- eat less trans-fats (fried foods and margarine)
- eat plenty of fruits and vetables
- eat WHOLE grains (fiber) instead of processed grains
- eat fish (2 times a week is recommended)

For more information on diet, go here:
http://home.comcast.net/~lipid-clinic/diet.html

Realistically, he will need a cholesterol lowering medicine to get his cholesterol level down to a reasonably acceptable level (less than 5.2 mm/l).

Be sure to work closely with his doctor while you work to lower his cholesterol level.

Best of luck.

Todd
www.lipid-clinic.com

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