cutup

Heart disease begins in our teens but I doubt you've done irreversible damage. Watch your intake of transfats. They are in a lot of baked goods(cookies, snack cakes) as a preservative. Learn to read your food labels. Exercise is sometimes helpful in raising your HDL but doesn't work for everyone. Some people add niacin to help raise it, but I would try exercise first. There are people who have had success lowering their trigs with fish oil tablets. Also watch your carbs and alcohol consumption. You don't have to be a health fanatic to lower those numbers just try to make healthier choices and it should show in the numbers. Follow your doctors advice. My cardiologist stated at at a conference that strictly following a heart healthy lifestyle can reverse heart disease to some extent.

[This message has been edited by cutup (edited 10-10-2003).]