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Old 02-21-2012, 08:34 AM   #20
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Default Re: Dh has high cholesterol

DH was just told that his cholesterol was on the high end of normal (223) when he was tested at bootcamp over a year ago. (And they just now said anything to him about it...that's Navy Medical for you. ) Granted, his diet before enlisting was not so great (a lot more carbs and sugar) and he was hardly exercising at all. He's in better shape now although his weight has crept back up since he's been in class all the time and not exercising as much. I'm curious to see what it would be now. 2 of his 3 biologically related brothers and his father have all been diagnosed with high cholesterol, and his oldest brother was processed out of the Navy for it since he couldn't control it (but he doesn't know anything beyond conventional "wisdom" about treating it). Thankfully since DH is still in the "normal" range if on the higher end of it, they are only going to monitor his levels every year and not requiring action yet. But I want to be proactive esp. since it could impact not just his health (important in itself) but his job, too.

Soooo...subbing for ideas to keep him healthy. I've already been working to reduce grains and sugar in our diet overall. I try to keep the amount of processed food in our diet as low as possible. We eat grass-fed butter and drink raw, grass-fed milk. We could probably stand to up the amount of fiber in all our diets, but we do eat a fair amount of fresh fruits. I struggle to know how to really get lots of veggies in. A really good green smoothie recipe would be good. I have the Superfoods Rx book on order from Amazon and I'll get him on Omega-3's. He's going to ask if he can join his shipmate's workout group to have some accountability now. Keep the suggestions and/or new info coming if anyone has any!

Oh yeah, and DH is only 30 as well!
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