Re: Quick Cholesterol question

September 2, 2004

Celia

Do your relatives have high cholesterol? The body makes some of the

cholesterol and it is genetic, so you might be following your families

genetics as well as diet and exercise which is hard for us.

laurie

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> -Thanks brenda, Maybe I should make an effort to eat more blueberries.

> I do try to eat oats often, it's just that my tum doesn't always like

> to do that. I am not a meat eat either, so who knows why the

> cholesterol is such a problem. Celia

> -- In , BDS31@w... wrote:

>> Dear Celia,

>> I just read an article that there is a compound in blueberies that will

>> lower cholesterol, and it is known that oats will. This summer I have

>> eaten blueberries frequently and have had Cheerios each morning. I see

>> my endo in 2 weeks and will be interested to see if my cholesterol is

>> down.

>> When I saw a cardiologist last year he had me have an ultrafast cardiac

>> CT-scan ($500., and ins. does not cover this exam), and I have zero

>> blockages. Very unusual for someone with diabetes for 20 years and

>> elevated cholesterol. The angina I get is from muscle spasms

>> (Prinzmetal's). Sounds like a mito thing to me. Also, I have not eaten

>> any mammals in 20+ years, because of my love for animals.

>> Good luck as you keep seeking answers.

>>

>> PA

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