Do you worry about your cholesterol levels?

[Katrina]

Do you worry about your cholesterol levels?

My husband has to lower his levels and we were doing so well by eating chicken and turkey instead of red meats and pork, and mine somehow got raised. I did some searching and I had no idea that drinking iced coffee without a paper filter can raise the bad LDL levels. Yikes!! I've been drinking it daily for a few weeks now because I make it at home. Guess I need to only drink it on occasion or figure out how to filter it through paper.

 

[Allenafaith]

I don’t think I’ve ever had mine checked before. 😛

 

[zappaDPJ]

My cholesterol levels were dangerously high but dropped off a cliff when I became a vegan. I actually had to take steps to increase my good (HDL) Cholesterol🙄

 

[Felly]

I don't, but I also don't think I've ever had mine checked before.

 

[zappaDPJ]

I would advise everyone to have their cholesterol levels checked at least once every five years regardless of age.

 

[Katrina]

I would advise everyone to have their cholesterol levels checked at least once every five years regardless of age.

I agree!

My levels were always fine, but as you get older, hormones change and that's when levels can become bad. booo

 

[iamawriter]

I have them in check specially after drinking red wine - just a bit every day