Dietetic and Exercise Services

Healthy improvements in diet and exercise will help you reach your goals of lowering triglycerides and LDL levels. When making food choices, choose wisely. Moderation is key, especially for foods high in sugar and alcohol, since too much can increase triglyceride levels. Read food labels carefully and select foods that are good sources of either fiber or protein.

Examples are:

• Whole-grain foods, including corn bran, barley, oatmeal, oat bran, and unprocessed and unsweetened cereals
• Fruits, including apples, pears, bananas, berries, oranges, grapefruit, nectarines, peaches, plums, and prunes
• Legumes, including dried beans, chickpeas and black-eyed peas
• Vegetables, including green beans, cauliflower, potatoes, broccoli, brussels sprouts and carrots

In cases when diet and exercise are still not enough, natural products such as soluble fibers and niacin are very important additions to an overall plan. Adding other pharmaceutical agents would be last option, if daily use of Guar Gum and Stevia does not lower blood sugar sufficiently.

Discuss these natural wellness options with your doctor to decide what plan is best for your specific needs. Some medical practitioners are not comfortable recommending natural therapy. A practitioner who has become comfortable with diet, exercise and natural wellness is usually very comfortable prescribing natural products. Often, these practitioners are not comfortable prescribing pharmaceutical products. Careful observation becomes necessary to ensure that the natural products are effectively contributing to overall patient health.

The Heart Health and Wellness Center offers nutrition and metabolic control programs, including planned assisted exercise for metabolic enhancement and mobility control. Call today to book your appointment, or learn more about our certified trainers on staff by clicking here.