Trying to be healthy
3 years ago
On Jan. 28, I found out that my cholesterol is high. Since then, I have been very careful about what I eat, and increased my amount of exercise. The doctor also has me on medication, but I realize that I can’t control my cholesterol with drugs alone. Even with medication, diet and exercise, my Mother was only able to decrease her cholesterol by 4 points. Unfortunately, heridity determines a lot of our cholesterol, and we can’t do anything about that. My doctor says that decreasing cholesterol is a lot harder as a person gets older. He also said that if I’m lucky, I can get my cholesterol down 18 points, which is much better than my Mom did.
All I can do is stick to my diet, medication and exercising, and hope for the best.
