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freeview
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by freeview on Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:18 pm

statins

are they any alternatives to taking statins

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Justine Greenwood
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by Justine Greenwood on Tue May 05, 2015 2:11 pm

Re: statins

Hello,

Thank you for your question.

The statins are a commonly prescribed group of medicines used to help control the amount of bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) within the blood. This bad cholesterol is responsible for conditions such as angina, heart attacks and strokes.

Although statins are extremely effective at reducing high cholesterol, they are not necessarily the only option. Alternative measures to reduce your cholesterol level include:

Eating a healthy balanced diet low in saturated fats
Foods that are high in bad cholesterols include processed meat products such as sausages, cakes & biscuits, dairy products and chocolate. As a general rule the average man should have no more than 30g saturated fat a day, the average woman should have no more than 20g daily.

Switch your cooking oils to olive oil, rapeseed oil or spreads based on these oils for food preparation.

Increasing the amount of omega-3 fatty acids in your diet
There is limited evidence that the fats found in avocados and oily fish such as mackerel, salmon and tuna are good for your cholesterol level. Generally two oily-fish based meals a week is thought to be beneficial.

Increasing physical activity
Each week, try to do at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity aerobic activity.

If you decide you do not want to take your prescribed statin, please inform your doctor. In any case, this lifestyle advice can also help supplement statin treatment. If you would like more information regarding healthy lifestyle advice, please visit your local community pharmacist who will be happy to advise you further.

I hope this helps,

Justine
Justine Greenwood
Learning and Development Pharmacist, Rowlands Pharmacy
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