High cholesterol and high blood pressure

vegetable.. and nothing more. All of you however will be restricted to vegetables if that will be the case. don't buy food that will increase his cholesterol and blood pressure. I heard garlic is good for high blood pressure, so leeks can be a good food for him.

I am not a doctor, but I can offer some valuable information. Your husband should start his day with old fashioned oatmeal. It has been proven that oatmeal will help to reduce the ldl (bad chlesterol). Oatmeal is a healthy carb or complex carb which we all need. You want to avoid the one minute oatmeal, because those tend to be processed. He will want to eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. He can eat egg whites (the cleanest form of protein and most easily absorbed by the body). You can save the yolks or do whatever you want with them. I eat my egg whites with my oatmeal in the form of a pancake. You should switch his salt from table salt to sea salt. Sea salt is naturally iodized (we need iodized salt to keep our thyroid functioning). Sea salt has a lot of minerals that you will not find in regular table salt. He should switch from dairy milk to unsweetened almond milk. Avoid all butter and cottage cheese (all dairy products really). Almond milk has more calcium and Vitamin D than cows milk. Coconut milk is also a great option. You will want to make sure to use whole grains whenever possible. Avoid anything that says bleached (white bread, pasta, etc..) Hope this helps.

Give him plenty of fruit and veg.Everything low fat. Chicken or turkey are very good and low in fat.Stop using salt as that will send his blood pressure right up.No junk food at all.No cakes and biscuits.Get him to walk and exercise every day.His cholesterol will soon come down once he cuts out salt junk food.and fills up on fruit.Steam his veg.Don't fry anything.Grill food instead of frying.Boiled food like veg and potato'.If you do these things he should start feeling better fast.Porridge is also very good for breakfast it will fill him up and low in salt.You have to feel sorry for him.I had the same problem with my husband,ate what he wanted and ended up with gall bladder problems he has to have low fat foods ,but he still has to much salt.I buy low salt and hope that won't kill him.Men are such a pain.You have my sympathy.It is us who have to pick up the pieces I swear they never grow up properly.If I gave my husband healthy food he used to have a fit.He used to act like a five year old.A few gall stones and he grew up quickly.He always eat fresh fruit and veg and he still does not drink enough water,What can you do in the end.

High cholesterol and high blood pressure can be helped with meds and some diets, but some people just have high blood pressure and make high cholesterol as part of their constitution. The web can help you a lot if you scan there about special diets for those ailments. After a while you will be able to cook something that is appealing to him and yet good for his needs.

I think you need to limit fatty foods. You can start grilling or boiling the food you give him. Avoid fried foods because it's the fat that will be bad for him. Avoid cooking fatty foods.

How often does he exercise? Changing habits is probably going to be difficult for your husband. I hope he exercise. One key here is awareness. When I was living as a broke college student years ago, I don't have the luxury of eating steak or buying a bunch of red meat. Sometime, I went through a period of starving. What used to be a fatter or rounder person, I started to lose weight. Somehow, I started eating less and less pork. Growing up, I started to avoid fatty stuff in pork. Overtime, I read about how pork and red meat can cause health problems for aging people. In recent years, I started to eat less and less beef. I have considered going vegetarian, but it's difficult when I live around family that cooks and have the ability to feed any members of the family (if you know what I mean). Going vegetarian and adjusting to a certain diet have become a personal idea for me. I like food in general, but I prefer to eat something that makes me healthy. At the same time, I try not to be uptight about how many calories going inside, whether this or that could ruin my health. As long as I balance it with exercises and some consumption, I'd like to think that I'm going to be alright.

First say no to fatty foods. I think you can cook using olive oil. Avoid all kinds of junk foods. regular exercise including weight exercises are required to counter the menace. At least for one year, strict diet regime and exercise are required to bring the body back in control.

Hello dee77, you have to avoid cooking food that are way too many cholesterol and fat that would give troubleto his high blood pressure. he should have listened, but when a person is stubborn, he should know what's getting to him. i hope he can survive this blood pressure and probably get some exercise to keep him loosing sweat and unwanted waste in the body

If you've learned that your husband is suffering from high blood pressure and high cholesterol then the best kind of diet that you can go on in your household is a heart healthy diet. In doing this, you are going to need to prepare more fresh fruits and vegetables. You need to limit the amount of cholesterol that is in the foods that you prepare. Also, though he isn't suffering from heart problems right now, you should also start to limit the amount of sodium that is in your diet.

Eating a healthy diet and regular exercise can help to lower the level of cholesterol in your blood. Adopting healthy habits, such as eating a healthy balanced diet and exercising, will also help to prevent your cholesterol levels from becoming high in the first place.Changing what you eat can lower your cholesterol and improve the millions of fats floating through your bloodstream. For a low-cholesterol diet, toss the butter, trans fat margarines, and polyunsaturated oil. Replace them with canola oil, olive oil, or plant sterol spreads. Start your day with oatmeal. Experts agree this is one of the top cholesterol-lowering superfoods.

First you should talk to him on what are the foods that he likes to eat, that is low in fat. Then, convince him by cooking veggies and eating lots of fruits. And don't forget to encourage him to exercise more or maybe you can go brisk walking with him at any time convenient to both of you. It should always be a concerted effort of the both of you, to make it more enjoyable.

I am that way too. I have n abnormal blood pressure and the fear of its circumstances made me it more fruits and vegetables. Lately I reduced my meats intake and researched for herbal remedies to lower high blood pressure.

Some people are so hard headed, the outcome will be frustrating. The high cholesterol can lead to risk factor for having embolism and will affect arteries that can lead to brain attack or heart attack, it will trigger for being hypertensive. So we need to be cautious in our health especially if we are not getting younger.

i suggest that your husband should do more exercise,like running,swimming,and eat less fatty food,eat vegetable instead of fatty food,then your husband will be more healthy.

I have had a heart attack through not looking after my diet and it has all but ruined my health now. I get tired easily and find it hard to do tasks around the house and garden that I used to enjoy. I eat properly now, with plenty of oily fish and very low fat every day. I also get as much exercise as possible as my energy allows. It is all very important and perhaps if you tell your husband what has happened with me because I didn't look after myself, then maybe he will take notice. I eat a very low fat diet, no sugar products whatsoever - they are the worst things to eat. It wasn't easy, but I got used to it now. I know I won't get my health back fully, but I can feel better than I would otherwise.. _Derek

Well now that he is very much aware and scared of what he is going through now, I think it will be easier for you to tell him what he needs to do. As a wife, you must really really look after the things he eat. If possible you always be the one preparing the food for him. But other than food, a good exercise will really do the trick. Do something fun and at the same time help you burn all those calories. A healthy diet and a good exercise can really go a long way. Do it together, so he won't feel alone and obliged.

so i guess you should prepare food that have low cholesterol.. like less red meat, more fruits and veggies for him and for him to start exercising.

Just try to avoid fat as much as possible. He should have a little heart healthy fat each day. He can get that from olive oil, flaxseed oil or even peanut butter. I used to have high cholesterol, but it's been normal for over a year now when I changed my eating habits. I rarely eat beef at all, and only an ounce or two of chicken a day. Meat is more of a condiment for me instead if a main course. You can look online how to prepare heart healthy meals.

easy, no fried foods. Keep many potatoes, rice and pastas from him to start there. Those will help right away. Good luck to him there...

I would first consult with his doctor. They deal with this sort of thing every day and you will get much more straight forward detailed information this way. Also he might need a prescribed medication; my dad takes meds for his cholesterol and it helps a lot. But yea, eating healthy and exercise (even if it's just walking around the block) are usually the first things doctors will mention that are the most important. But if you need medication it's worth it, life is too short as it is!