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Heymambo,   I can see why you are confused!  Let's break it down.   You have four numbers you need to keep track of - Total Cholesterol, LDL (bad) cholesterol, HDL (good) cholesterol, and triglycerides.   Total cholesterol needs to be less than 200 mg/dL.   LDL (bad) cholesterol needs to be under 130 mg/dL.   HDL (good) cholesterol is best above 60 mg/dL.   Triglycerides, keep them below 200 mg/dL.   Okay, we've covered where you should be, now pull out your lab results or call you MD and ask for your numbers.    Which numbers are not where they should be?  How you would go about lowering LDL is slightly different than the best way to lower triglycerides; therefore, which of the numbers is high impacts how best to get it back down.   You can learn about a diet to lower cholesterol here.   You can learn more about cholesterol basics here.   All the best, Lisa Nelson, RD, LN Lower Cholesterol