Eating GOAL | Get your fill of soluble fiber Continue eating oatmeal at least three times a week. Snack on apples. Have beans at least three times. Some ideas: sprinkle garbanzo, black, or white beans on your salads; have lentil soup...
Eating GOAL | Nine daily servings of fruits and vegetables Add fruit to your morning cereal. Fix salads for lunch three times this week and pile them high with at least three kinds of vegetables or fruit. On days when you...
Eating GOAL | Opt for oat Start your day with oatmeal, a proven cholesterol-reducer, at least three mornings. Use the old-fashioned or quick-cooking variety, not instant. Use oatmeal as a binder for your turkey meatballs instead of bread crumbs. Replace up...
Eating GOAL | Eat fish at least three times this week Have fish for lunch, Nothing fancy is needed—think canned tuna or salmon. Try a salmon-cucumber sandwich with low-fat cream cheese. Have a fish dinner at least once this week. Try...
Eating GOAL| Attack saturated fat Forego ground beef. If you want to make tacos or burgers, use ground turkey instead. Choose only lean cuts of meat and poultry, such as chicken breast, pork loin, extra lean top round, or any of...
Read labels. Look for products that are high in fiber. If a product is high in sugar or fat or contains“partially hydrogenated” oils, put it back. Take your time. In the beginning all of this label-reading an searching for healthy foods...
Prior to Week 1 of the 12-Week Plan, you’ll need to get yourself—and your kitchen— prepared. Below we’ve outlined the steps you should take to ensure you’re ready to begin “living it down,. 1. Set your sights. Make sure you’ve taken...
Eating Protein You’ll get most of your protein from lean meat and poultry, eggs, sov, beans, and fish, with the greatest emphasis on the latter three. The Plan calls for getting about 20 percent of your calories from protein. On a...
As of early 2003 the FDA had approved five statin drugs for the treatment of high cholesterol. Although the drugs are similar, there are some differences in their mechanisms and effectiveness. So talk to your doctor about which statin is best...
If medication combined with the Live, It Down Plan doesn’t enable you to reach your LDL goal within three months, your doctor may consider starting you on a second drug to boost results. Combination therapy can help reverse or slow the...
