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and helping people draw the connection between what they eat and how they feel.

I'm Leah Cryingtrote, a registered and licensed dietitian, and today I'm here with Teresa Wagner to talk about some of the best foods to manage your cholesterol.

Well, it's great to be here again with you, Leah.

Yes.

The topic of high cholesterol and how to prevent it or how to lower it is alive and well in our society today.

If you had to take a guest, Leah, how often do you think you talk with a client about their cholesterol numbers?

Yeah, that's a great question.

I mean, so on our health questionnaire and in our charting notes, there is a section where

either we or our clients can fill out recent or past cholesterol numbers.

So I'd say we usually have these numbers on our radar for the majority of our

clients. But as for how often are we making cholesterol levels like the priority talking point

and creating a specific eating plan to address cholesterol at an appointment, it's usually at least

weekly. What do you say? Yeah, I would say about weekly. You know, it seems like it really ebbs and flows. Sometimes I feel like everybody is cholesterol. And then sometimes it takes a little break for a while. But I would say on average, it's definitely a weekly topic. Of course, you know, we talk about weight management quite a bit, but cholesterol management is one of those front runners as to why clients seek us out.

Most of the time, the conversation starts something like this. I got my blood work done a

month ago and my cholesterol levels were high, and I was told I needed to take a statin. I'd rather

avoid medication if I can, so I want to see if changing my diet will help.

And generally what I hear from my clients, too, is that their doctor will say,

sure, let's go ahead and then we'll retest in a couple of months.

So I think the medical profession is on board with diet having an impact.

I do think it's interesting that aside from

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