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High Cholesterol
Patient Education
Patient Guide
Common Medications and Treatments for High Cholesterol
Once you are aware of a high cholesterol problem, it is important to take immediate steps. Proper patient education is the key. Acting now will decrease your risk for strokes, heart attacks or having a fatal heart disease.
Controlling both diet and weight while adopting a sensible exercise regimen, can decrease low-density lipoprotein type cholesterol (LDL) to normal. Aerobic exercise for 30-60 minutes a day has been shown to increase HDL.
Drugs are used to decrease cholesterol problems by:
- Decreasing cholesterol manufacture in the body
- Lowering cholesterol absorption in the gastrointestinal tract
- Promoting the rate of cholesterol excretion (with bile acids)
- Inhibiting cholesterol build-up in the arteries
Medication Chart
| Category | Mode of Action |
|---|---|
| Statins | Decreases manufacture of cholesterol by blocking an enzyme the liver needs for cholesterol building. |
| Bile acid Sequestrants |
Lowers LDL levels. Used alone or in conjunction with statins. |
| Fibric acids |
Lowers triglycerides and raises HDL levels. Used with statins to decrease LDL |
| Vitamin |
Increases HDL Decreases LDL Decreases triglycerides |
| Vitamin combination |
Increases HDL Decreases LDL |
Because of the possible side effects from medications used to lower cholesterol, many people are seeking to treat high cholesterol with natural ingredients.
Natural Therapy Chart
| Nutrient | Source | How the Medication Works |
|---|---|---|
| Beta Sitosterol |
Soybeans Wheat germ Corn oil |
|
| Green Tea Extract | Green Tea Leaf |
|
| Guggulipid Extract | Indian Herb |
|
| Policosanol | Sugar cane wax |
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