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When you’re diagnosed with high cholesterol, your healthcare provider may suggest those three dreaded words that no one wants to hear: change your lifestyle. While making lifestyle changes can be a little rough at first, these changes can be effective in lowering your cholesterol, as well as other chronic conditions, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. What challenges did you first encounter when making changes to your lifestyle? Whether it was finding the strength to quit smoking or increasing your exercise, tell us how you overcame these challenges.

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