Healthy eating plans
If you'd like set guidelines to follow to help you change your diet, have a look at these three simple diet plans. Including our popular Ultimate Cholesterol Lowering Plan.
Easy ways to eat healthily
Cholesterol-lowering foods
Some foods punch well above their weight in helping to lower cholesterol levels – we call them the “Cholesterol busters”. Choosing a healthy diet which is low in saturated fat will help keep your cholesterol levels low, and these cholesterol-busters can lower them even further. There are six types of food that lower cholesterol.
There are other ways to lower cholesterol
As well as eating well, there are other things you can do to look after your health and lower your cholesterol even further.
Rahim’s story
After a health screening revealed troubling results, Rahim contacted HEART UK and took his first step towards a remarkable turnaround.
Keep other health problems under control
Taking control of any other health problems you may have is important too, especially if they involve the heart and blood vessels, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Speak to your GP about any medicines you should be taking or health checks you can have.