My Cholesterol Level is Too High! - Comments Page 6

you can use fenugreek seeds to lower your cholesterol. it is better to eat fenugreek after sprouting it. THERE IS A CAPSULE CALLED MAXEPA WHICH CONTAINS OMEGA FATTY ACIDS IS AVAILABLE IN INDIA.

Red yeast rice tablets work for me. Take them at bedtime because that is when the body produces bad cholesterol.

I use Niacin to raise the good cholesterol level. I buy the non-flush kind.

Good luck! And let us know how it goes.

Hi Bob, you say you don't like walking, but what about Bonsai? You may find his bolting in the yard will improve if he gets a daily walk. I also listen to an audio book while I walk, and I got a skijoring harness (google it) for me and my dog that makes the walk much more interesting and fun. Once you teach him simple commands (whoa, gee[right], haw[left]) it's awesome! There is also a bike attachment, when you do get your bike out called a Springer that works wonderfully with a dog, I use mine all the time...my dog Maya (greyhound/husky mix) loves it too.

I also recommend a website called Sparkpeople.com for help with diet and exercise, it makes that whole process more interesting and fun. Good luck, I'm in the same boat as you!

Please try cayenne tablets (thats right common chilli). It really does work extremely well for cholesterol problems. Have your levels checked before starting and then a couple of months after. The Omega 3 & 6 is also very important.

Hi BOB:

How you filling,i hope some impruvemens started to be seen.
Bob let me give you some advices from my experiances.
I am 46,till now i fell good.I believe not to worry abuot what is happening in your life,because what happens to us wether good or bud,it is a process of life.
Bob what i need to say to is just don't be worried or scared too much about your colesterol forget it as it is not with you don't think or take about it,morally if you neglect a deseas it gose way.I don't mean don't do anything,but do it without worryness.I have this habits and believes most of the time i win.
Hope to hear good news.

Abraham

Bob, go to the blogs of Dr. Michael Eades, Dr. William Davis (HeartScan), Jimmy Moore (Livin' la vida low carb), Dr. Kurt Harris (PaNu), a blog called Free the Animal, and the blogs they link to so you can get the real, actual truth about cholesterol and a proper, natural diet. Also read the book Good Calories, Bad Calories (Gary Taubes) for the truth about nutrition science. Your cholesterol numbers are not going to improve on the plan you suggest. They will improve if you read the blogs and book I suggest (and the one about the cholesterol con someone else posted in a comment) and follow their advice. Best wishes.

Dear Bob,
Your plan to lowering cholesterol is old and traditional. You should see another alternatife. Cholesterol is produced by your body itself using carbohydrate as the source. I have success lowering cholesterol and trigliseride by "low carbohydrate diet".
Now, my LDL is low and HDL is high, I have never reach like it before.

Dear Bob; Went on the high cholesterol diet for a year. Got it down from 320 to 285, but no lower. I am a biker , runner and avid gym jerk but finally went on lipitor. I have recently went off, started bothering my joints. Now on niacin and red yeast. Have not check it lately to see if working. Lipitor got it down below 200.

Good luck with your "natural" attempts at lowering your numbers. Keep in mind, however, that as a healthy, regular-exersizer, vegan my cholesterol is *still* borderline. There's a genetic component to the numbers, both high and low. I've been on statins since I was 30, since research has been showing that the earlier you start the greater the benefit. Please don't rule out (safe, very low-side-effect) methods too. Good luck!

I had a heart attack about 10 years ago, and have to take a statin drug to keep my cholesterol down. In order to keep the dosage low, my cardiologist also prescribed 1000 mg Niacin thrice a day. Such a dose causes flushing, which diminishes but does not fully disappear over time. One may be tempted to use "flush-free" Niacin. However, while this has most of the effects of regular Niacin, it does *not* lower cholesterol.

Hi Bob: The cholesterol lowering regime you are following is very similar to the one Dr. Oz (You on a Diet)told us about in November 2006. (I might add I figure it saved my life at the time). Best meats Wild Pacific Salmon - Chicken;Turkey - if you eat red meat do it in moderation and cut off the fat.
No white flour (Multi-grain; whole wheat breads & pasta only) Have "Tomato Sauce" 3 times a week. Eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruits. Stick to low fat, low sugar, reduce salt, and you can't have too much fiber. Walk 10,000 steps a day - cardio work out 1 hour per week (can be split into 2 or 3 work outs). It worked for me. Of course I'm learning new "healthy" things,all the time. For instance I just learned that Vitamin D is paramount for lowering your cholesterol (especially important during the winter months). By the way, I suffer from a hypothyroid condition (I have been on medication for over 30 years) I congratulate you for trying to stay healthy "naturally". I feel that too often doctors are 'pushing' pills on us.

I am a disabled war vet and use Tony Little's Gazelle machine & The Perfect Pushup device for no-impact cardio. Niacin must NOT be used unless as recommended by your PCP. You may have an unknown condition whereby sudden use/bonus use of Niacin could trigger cardiac arrest. The only proven supplement on my labs is garlic in diet and bonus garlic pills as recommended on the box. Experiment with OTC brands to eliminate burping. It will take a full year of consistent use, but will drop your bad numbers by 80 to 100 points, minimum. Stay on it for life.

To make nuts a more interesting and satisfying part of your menu, roast them with a variety of seasonings. We just made pecans & walnuts by coating them with a 1/4 cup of honey, and roasted for 12 minutes @ 325 degrees. Cool for 5 min, and coat with a mix of 2 tbs whole peppercorns, 2 tbs whole allspice, powder them in a spice grinder (coffee mill) add 2 tbs ground cinnamon and 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg. Store this in an air-tight bag. Mix tbs of this mix with 1/4 cup sugar and coat warm nuts. Store and eat a few at a time. You can add more peppercorns or 1/4 tsp chili. Enjoy.

Only want to say that I have been where you are. Tried the soft approaches and accomplished nothing. Took fish oil, tried to eat smart, tried the Niacin (WOW!) with virtually no improvement. Even agreed to a small dosage of statins with no improvement. Blood pressure was remaining high (145/100 and up!), I was carrying a little extra around the middle, and after nearly 7 years was resigned to a dependency on daily doses of Omeprazole for terrible acid reflux.

Now I know my circumstances are my own but I came to read about the Primal Blueprint and I was (am)astounded at the positive effects it delivered. After three weeks of eating "primal" (and not fanatically) my total cholesterol dropped 40+ pts, LDL down/HDL up, my blood pressure has returned to 117/69, I shed 15 lbs and the most dramatic benefit to me is I no longer need the Omeprazole. No more gut burning sleepless nights. I feel great!

I try to get out and walk a mile or so a couple times a week but I cannot deny the benefits of sensible diet. In my case, I cut out wheat and sugar, minimized carbohydrates on a daily basis and achieved results I could not even have imagined. For me, the Primal diet works. Look into it. And learn to listen to your body.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Interesting that you mention heartburn and wheat. I was having constant trouble with heartburn, and after much dietary fiddling, I decided to make an effort to eat (mostly) gluten free. Seems to have solved the problem for me too!

I just recieved my total cholesterol and it's 168 when in 2010 it was 214. I've used olive oil, eat lots of almonds and raisins and oatmeal. I stay away from sugar and I drink no soda at all or fruit juices. Eat dark chocolate on a regular basis. Do some exercise, walk, burst exercise, but I work mostly as a desk, so I bet an hour a week exercise. Eat A LOT of fish, not farmed fish either. Red wine on occasions and cheese along with it. Not a lot of red meat, but a beef tenderloin once a month or so. BP 114/70. Was 188 back in 2010 now 172.

Cholesterol is a measure of systenic inflammation and it naturally elevates as one gets older. But myocardial infarction is due to another process which is related to carbohydrate intake.

Foods that elevate cholesterol are surprisingly not the greens and animal based foods that are part of our paleolithic past, but come from excess carbohydrate consumption, up to and including complex carbs.

Read Protein Power by the Drs Eades, then try lowering your carb intake to 100 carbs or less per day. You will see results in a short time. Then make up your mind.

I have worked in medical laboratory have seen amazing change in the blood samples of patients who finally understand where the inflammation that they CAN control, is coming from.

I saw the comment you made to the post from David Hyatt.

This link might be of interest to you.
http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/gerdacid-reflux/gerd-treat-low-high-carb-diet/

Janice above nailed the truth in the mire of misinformation. Carbs provide the building blocks for the liver to produce serum cholesterol, the oral intake of cholesterol has a minimum impact on your serum cholesterol. I was always quite high but when I became diabetic, and had to control by reducing carb intake, 80 to 120gm/day so reduced not low which is