Re: Lower cholesterol without drugs

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Hello ,

I have a list of foods that are helpful in lowering cholesterol.

1.. Apples: Apple pectin is a soluble fiber that helps draw cholesterol out of

the system. The flavonoids (Quercetin) in apples act as a powerful antioxidant

that seems to short-circuit the process that leads “bad†LDL cholesterol to

accumulate in the bloodstream.

2.. Beans: Beans and vegetables are an excellent source of soluble fiber and

high in vegetable protein. By properly combing beans with brown rice, seeds,

corn, wheat you can create a complete protein. Properly combined beans become an

excellent substitute for red meat protein that is high in saturated fat.

3.. Brown Rice: The oil in whole brown rice, not its fiber, lowers

cholesterol. Brown rice can be combined with beans to form an inexpensive

complete protein low in saturated fat. In addition, this whole grain also

supplies good doses of heart-healthy fiber, magnesium and B vitamins.

4.. Cinnamon: A study published in the journal Diabetes Care found that half a

teaspoon of cinnamon a day significantly reduces blood sugar levels in people

with type-2 diabetes. It also reduces triglyceride, LDL, the bad cholesterol and

the total cholesterol level.

5.. Garlic: Garlic contains the chemical allicin, which has been shown to kill

bacteria and fungi, and alleviate certain digestive disorders. It also lowers

the blood-clotting properties of blood. But the most notable attention garlic

has received over recent years is its possible usefulness in lowering

cholesterol levels.

6.. Grapes: Flavonoids in grapes protect LDL cholesterol from free radical

damage and reduce platelet clumping. The LDL lowering effect of grapes comes

from a compound that grapes produce normally to resist mold. The darker the

grape, the better.

7.. Oats: Oatmeal contains soluble fiber, which reduces your low-density

lipoprotein (LDL), the “bad†cholesterol. Five to 10 grams of soluble fiber

a day decreases LDL cholesterol by about 5 percent. Eating 1.5 cups of cooked

oatmeal provides 4.5 grams of fiber — enough to lower your cholesterol.

8.. Salmon: The major health components in salmon include: Omega-3 fatty-acids

and protein. These components have a favorable cardiovascular effect. The

American Heart Association recommends that people include at least two servings

of fish/week, particularly fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardines,

anchovies and herring), in their diets.

9.. Soy: The top health promoting components in soybeans are isoflavones and

soluble fiber. Isoflavones act like human hormone that can lower LDL cholesterol

and raise HDL cholesterol. All soy products (soybeans, soy nuts, tofu, tempeh,

soy milk, etc.) are complete proteins.

10.. Walnuts: Walnuts can significantly reduce blood cholesterol because they

are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Walnuts also help keep blood vessels

healthy and elastic. Almonds appear to have a similar effect, resulting in a

marked improvement within just four weeks. A cholesterol-lowering diet with a

little less than 1/3 of a cup of walnuts a day may reduce LDL cholesterol by

12%.

This information was taken from

http://blisstree.com/feel/top-10-cholesterol-lowering-foods/

Hope this helps.

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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 5:53 PM

To: Stillsdisease

Subject: Re: general group site help

Anyone know anything OTC that can help Triglcerides & Cholesterol? I don't

respond well to statin drugs but am tolerating gemfibrozil twice daily. It's not

helping. In 2005 i needed help with my husband, he had 6 major surgeries in 16

months (Cabg x 4 vessel, 2 hip replacements 6 months apart, Left kidney

nephrectomy, and 2 colon surgeries. Colon & kidney for cancer) Our son came to

La. & moved us up here to Indiana. I qualified for free health care from the VA

because his cancer was from Agent Orange in Viet Nam. The VA here is a teaching

hospital, so i see a lot of Dr.'s, but they did diagnosed my Still's and don't

give me any problem's over meds ,even my kineret. I was on meds for depression

had so many admissions at first here it was easier to just stay off. Hate to

admit it but i weighed 285 lbs and am almost 5ft. Yeah a lot of depression. Any

way more to the point, i am down to 180 lbs without trying. I have severe bouts

of vomiting to the

point i have to have IV fluids. I've been scoped and no reason to be doing this.

My labs are out of wack all the time. If anyone knows of OTC stuff to help let

me know. I do need to loose another35 - 40 lbs, but i worry about after that.