Lowering High Cholesterol
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Russell Greenfield, M.D.
Greenfield Integrative Healthcare, PLLC and Greenfield Consulting, LLC
704-364-2658
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Russell H. Greenfield, M.D. is the Director of Greenfield Integrative Healthcare (GIH), PLLC and President of Greenfield Consulting (GC), LLC.
He completed his residency training in emergency medicine at Harbor / UCLA Medical Center and subsequently entered into an administrative / teaching fellowship at the same institution. He moved to Charlotte, NC and became involved in the emergency medicine residency program at Carolinas Medical Center, where he was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. He then became one of the first four physicians worldwide to graduate from the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona College of Medicine under the direct instruction of Dr. Andrew Weil.
Dr. Greenfield returned to NC to become the founding medical director of Carolinas Integrative Health, a freestanding center in Charlotte owned and operated by the Carolinas HealthCare System. He was a consultant to the Federation of State Medical Boards in the development of national model guidelines for the use of complementary and alternative therapies, and is co-author of Healthy Child, Whole Child (2nd ed. HarperCollins, 2009).
Dr. Greenfield maintains a private consultative medical practice in Charlotte, consults with media and industry on integrative health initiatives, and lectures widely. He is the editor of Alternative Medicine Alert, a monthly newsletter designed for healthcare professionals. He also directs the creation of wellness information for shoppers for Harris Teeter, Inc.
Professional affiliations include Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and Visiting Assistant Professor at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.
In his spare time he likes nothing more than spending time with his wife and children. His personal interests are baseball and anything related to The Lord of the Rings.
Lowering High Cholesterol
Dr. Russell Greenfield discusses the dangers of high cholesterol and provides tips on how to lower it.
Transcripts
Dr. Russell Greenfield: Hi, I am Dr. Russell Greenfield. Today, I am discussing some tips for lowering high cholesterol. Cholesterol is a waxy substance produced in the liver that's also present in some foods.
Now it's important to our health, but having too much cholesterol especially the unhealthy forms can be harmful. High-Density Lipoprotein or HDL is often called Good Cholesterol, because it transports cholesterol back to the liver to be eliminated from the body.
A Good HDL level is 60 milligrams per deciliter or above. Low levels are associated with a higher risk of heart decease. Low-Density Lipoprotein or LDL is called Bad Cholesterol, because it helps form plaque in the walls of blood vessels making them hard and narrow.
Your LDL level should be no higher than 129 milligrams per deciliter, but lower is better especially for people with or at risk for a heart decease. Now dietary and lifestyle changes can help you manage cholesterol. For example, enjoy a Mediterranean style diet that emphasizes whole grains and vegetables.
Eat small amounts of lean animal protein and explore plant based protein sources such as, fermented soy products and beans and increase your daily activity to raise levels of heart healthy HDL cholesterol and to improve overall cardiovascular health.
If your cholesterol is still too high your doctor may recommend medication. Statin Drugs for example are very effective at lowering cholesterol. Usually only need to be taken once a day and side effects associate with their use maybe prevented simply by maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D.
So those are just a few ways in which you can be proactive to lower your cholesterol levels.
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