The New Regime.

After returning from the doctor’s with the news that her cholesterol was still too high coupled with an elevated blood pressure Sylvia has decided that we should both go on a low cholesterol diet. In fairness I don’t know what my cholesterol reading is as I have never had it tested but the chances are that with my weight situation, it will not be low. The first stop was a visit to Waterstones bookshop in Cardiff to peruse the cookery section to get some inspiration to kick start the new regime. Unfortunately no books were ready to hand and at W H Smith the story was similar with the exception of two books – Healthy Eating for Lower Cholesterol by Daniel Green and 101 More Low-Fat recipes from the BBC Good Food Series.

Although slightly disappointed by the lack of literature covering such an important area, I decided to use these two books as a base for my cookery exploits over the coming months. This blog will be a diary of these attempts to lower our cholesterol levels and avoid statins. Any input would be welcomed including suggestions for recipes, web-sites, other books – in fact any thing that may be interesting to my readers. Two words of caution, one I am not a chef but an interested amateur, please excuse me if I get the basics wrong. Secondly I am certainly not a doctor and have no medical qualifications so please bear that in mind if you follow this blog. Hopefully I will be able to report that cholesterol levels have started to fall as the project progresses.