Better Together

Meet the Better Together experts, Dr Rosemary Leonard (GP), Helen Bond (consultant dietitian) and Matt Robert (personal trainer), here to help you lower your cholesterol with a healthy diet, lifestyle and Benecol® foods.

Why Better Together? Facing new challenges is much easier when you have the support of others and advice from experts. What’s more, if you eat Benecol® foods together with a healthy diet and lifestyle, it’s a more effective way of lowering your cholesterol than healthy eating alone as Benecol® foods contain plant stanols which are proven to lower cholesterol.

•  Watch Rosemary’s video for advice about cholesterol and on what to ask your GP in
   a consultation.

•  Watch Helen’s video for more advice on lowering cholesterol through diet.

•  Watch Matt’s video for four great exercises that will help you on your cholesterol-lowering journey.

Dr Rosemary Leonard

As the resident doctor on BBC Breakfast and regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, Dr Rosemary Leonard is one of the UK’s best known and respected doctors and has fantastic knowledge about heart health.

“High cholesterol affect two thirds of adults over the age of 40 in in the UK.  It can be daunting if you find out that you have high cholesterol – I know because I had it.  I am on the Better Together team, to help you make positive changes, provide the information you need to know and to arm you with the right questions to ask your GP.”

Watch Rosemary’s video for advice about cholesterol and on what to ask your GP in a consultation.

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About cholesterol,
Dr Rosemary Leonard

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Lowering cholesterol and the role of plant stanols and sterols,
Dr Rosemary Leonard

Helen Bond

As a consultant dietitian, Helen can show you how simple changes to your diet can have a positive impact on heart health. Helen is passionate about food, home cooking and the impact it can have on health. Helen firmly believes that there are no good or bad foods, only good or bad diets. 

“Part of the challenge is that we can’t see cholesterol so we need to have confidence that the changes we are making are effective and be committed to our cause. There are lots of small changes you can make to your diet that can make a big difference when it comes to tackling high cholesterol, for example, replacing saturated fat with good monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, increasing your intake of fruit, veg and soluble fibre and including cholesterol-lowering foods in your diet, such as those containing plant stanols or sterols.”

Watch Helen’s video for more advice on lowering cholesterol through diet.

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Dietary advice,
Helen Bond

Matt Roberts

Matt Roberts is one of the UK’s top personal trainers and also trainer to the stars! With a reputation for motivating his clients to achieve great results, Matt has joined the Better Together team to offer his fitness expertise to help you lower your cholesterol. 

“Exercise aids heart health by improving blood cholesterol levels - changing the rate of ‘good’ to ‘bad’. By incorporating exercise into your daily routine we have a great opportunity to lower cholesterol levels across Britain.”

Watch Matt’s video for four great exercises that will help you on your cholesterol-lowering journey.

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Fitness advice,
Matt Roberts