bring it down through diet and exercise, you should talk to your doctor about statins or other cholesterol-lowering drugs. And to be on the safe side, check with your doctor before beginning a new exercise regimen.
Consider statin therapy.
The AHA recommends statin therapy for people 40 to 75 with a 7.5% risk of a stroke within 10 years; for people who’ve had a heart attack, stroke or serious arterial condition; for people over 21 with unusually high “bad” LDL cholesterol (190 mg/dL) or more; and people 40 to 75 who have type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
If you have diabetes, you can lower your risk of CHD by keeping your blood pressure and cholesterol under control.
Seek out a stress-management program.
If you’re feeling depressed, anxious, or stressed-out, seek out help from a psychologist or other therapist. The results can be dramatic: A study from Duke University Medical Center found that a stress-management program cut the chances that a heart patient would suffer a heart attack or need surgery by 74 percent.
Lastly, you should also be sure to give up