cholesterol

[Guest guest]

Got the results back from my cholesterol panel taken yesterday. Bleah! Total

206, with 146 of it from LDL, and my HDL lowest it has ever been, 33!! I

know this is not good at all. Currently taking 10 mg of Zocor so my EP has

doubled that dose. What are the best suggestions for raising HDL? I know

exercise

is supposed to really help. It's back to the treadmill for me. 90 days to

the next test.

Thanks

Lil

[Guest guest]

I've been told that it is difficult to raise HDL. I'm on 20 mg Lipitor and my

HDL is low also. I've been exercising for years and I'm sorry to say my HDL is

still low. My total cholesterol is 170 and my LDL is 60 so I guess I'll have to

settle for that. I've heard that some statins or statin combinations will raise

HDL but I don't remember which ones.

Brenta

cholesterol

Got the results back from my cholesterol panel taken yesterday. Bleah! Total

206, with 146 of it from LDL, and my HDL lowest it has ever been, 33!! I

know this is not good at all. Currently taking 10 mg of Zocor so my EP has

doubled that dose. What are the best suggestions for raising HDL? I know

exercise

is supposed to really help. It's back to the treadmill for me. 90 days to

the next test.

Thanks

Lil

[Guest guest]

Lil - my dad dropped his cholesterol 40 points just by eating oatmeal for

breakfast every day! Just a thought!

Stef

cnetwork@... wrote:

Got the results back from my cholesterol panel taken yesterday. Bleah! Total

206, with 146 of it from LDL, and my HDL lowest it has ever been, 33!! I

know this is not good at all. Currently taking 10 mg of Zocor so my EP has

doubled that dose. What are the best suggestions for raising HDL? I know

exercise

is supposed to really help. It's back to the treadmill for me. 90 days to

the next test.

Thanks

Lil

[Guest guest]

cnetwork@... wrote:

Got the results back from my cholesterol panel taken yesterday. Bleah!

Total

206, with 146 of it from LDL, and my HDL lowest it has ever been, 33!! I

know this is not good at all. Currently taking 10 mg of Zocor so my EP has

doubled that dose. What are the best suggestions for raising HDL? I know

exercise

is supposed to really help. It's back to the treadmill for me. 90 days to

the next test.

Thanks

Lil

Lil,

The most powerful LDL fixer I have seen, and it's natural, is a supplement

called Red Yeast Rice. I know a couple people who have taken it and in just

two weeks, their LDL panel went from bad, like yours, to very respectable.

It is so powerful that mainstream doctors in our community (one of them a

Harvard Med School grad) are prescribing it for patients, over statin and

other very harmful drugs.

If you take it, be sure to add CoQ10 as a supplement also. It seems that

Red Yeast Rice increases the utilization of CoQ10, depleting it from tissues

(includieng the heart) and therefore must be added when RYR is taken.

Another comment from the lunatic fringe, )

Jim

[Guest guest]

Increasing HDL:

eliminating obesity

eliminating cigarette smoking

eliminating sedentary lifestyle

increase fish consumption

reduce carbohydrate consumption

increase fruits, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, and legumes

2-6 oz. of wine each evening

" Lifestyle Modification and HDL-C

Lifestyle modification is always frontline therapy for men and women with low

HDL-C. Obesity, cigarette smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle all reduce blood

levels of HDL-C.5,6 In contrast, weight loss, smoking cessation, and exercise

all promote raising HDL-C. If you are obese and then lose weight, the greater

your weight loss and reduction in the circumference of your waist, the greater

will be the elevation in your HDL-C level. The more you exercise, the more your

HDL-C will increase. If you quit smoking, then your HDL-C can increase up to 15%

to 20%, an elevation on par with some of the best drugs available for raising

HDL-C. Increased fish7 and reduced carbohydrate consumption both are associated

with higher HDL-C. The so-called Mediterranean diet (a diet enriched with

fruits, vegetables, whole grains, olive oil, and legumes) is associated with

increased HDL-C.8 Alcohol consumption can raise HDL-C significantly,6 but this

benefit must be counterbalanced with knowledge of the risks of alcohol

consumption. In general, the average patient could responsibly consume 2 to 6

ounces of wine with each evening's meal.9 "

http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/111/5/e89

Re: cholesterol

I've been told that it is difficult to raise HDL. I'm on 20 mg Lipitor and my

HDL is low also. I've been exercising for years and I'm sorry to say my HDL is

still low. My total cholesterol is 170 and my LDL is 60 so I guess I'll have to

settle for that. I've heard that some statins or statin combinations will raise

HDL but I don't remember which ones.

Brenta

[Guest guest]

You are not likely to attain a goal for you LDL to be <100 on 20mg of zocor. It

will probably take at least 40mg. Be sure you take it at bedtime, not during the

day.

To raise your HDL, yes, exercise is very important. So is weight loss (if you

are not at goal). Fish oil 3000mg/day, flax seed oil, tofu are also modalities

we recommend. If they don't get your HDL >40, ask for slow release Niacin to be

added to your medications. If you smoke, stop smoking as it (among all the other

bad things it does) , lowers HDL.

This is brief, but hopefully helpful...

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cnetwork@... wrote:

Got the results back from my cholesterol panel taken yesterday. Bleah! Total

206, with 146 of it from LDL, and my HDL lowest it has ever been, 33!! I

know this is not good at all. Currently taking 10 mg of Zocor so my EP has

doubled that dose. What are the best suggestions for raising HDL? I know

exercise

is supposed to really help. It's back to the treadmill for me. 90 days to

the next test.

Thanks

Lil