On High Cholestrol

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Nutrients for High Cholestrol Coenzyme Q10, taken 60 mg. per day, improves heart function and improves circulation. Garlic capsules, 2 capsules 3 times per day, helps lower cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Vitamin C, 3,000-6,000 mg. in divided doses per day, improves adrenal function, lowers cholesterol levels and reduces blood-clotting tendencies. Lecithin, taken as directed on the label, emulsifies fat, improving liver function and lowering cholesterol levels and blood pressure. Oat bran helps to lower cholesterol and supplies needed fiber. Vitamin E, 200-1,000 IU, increase dosage slowly, improves heart function and circulation. Kelp tablets, 5 tablets per day, is a good source of minerals and natural iodine. Vitamin B complex, 100 mg. twice daily, is important to circulatory function

and for lowering blood pressure. Lipotropic factors, taken as directed on the label, prevents fat deposits. Niacin (B3), 500 mg. per day, lowers cholesterol (niacinamide is not effective). Good Foods Almonds Apple Arnica Artichoke Calamus Carrot Centaury Corn, oil or silk Cucumber Garlic Gentian Ginseng, American or Siberian Goldenseal Hawthorn, berry Honysuckle, Japanese Mugwort Oat fiber Olive oil Oolong tea (Camellia sinensis) Peanuts and oil Plantain, narrow-leaved Primrose, evening Reishi mushrooms Rice, brown Safflower oil Shitake mushrooms Soybean oil Sunflower oil Sweetflag Recommendations Older people should take a walk daily outdoors, breathing the fresh air for the added oxygen as they exercise. Oat bran and brown rice bran are the best foods for lowering cholesterol. Since fiber absorbs the minerals from the food it is in, take extra minerals separate from the fiber. Meat and dairy products are the main offenders since they contain high levels of cholesterol. Coffee, stress, and sustained tension raise the serum cholesterol. Alcohol, steroids, oral contraceptives, Lasix and other diuretics, and L-Dopa (medication for Parkinson's disease) are a few of the many drugs that elevate blood cholesterol. No salt, heated fats, or supermarket oils should be eaten. Avoid red meats, animal products, white bread, coffee, tea, alcohol, or tobacco. Reduce the amount of fats in the diet. Make sure to take in plenty of fiber in the form of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. A good exercise program is very important. Carrot juice

helps flush fat from the bile in the liver and this helps lower cholesterol. Vegetables and fruits are free of cholesterol unless, in preparing for a meal, fats or other cholesterol substances are used. Sometimes people use margarine or vegetable oils because they contain no cholesterol, but once these are heated and ingested, the system is overwhelmed by deadly fats. Pure virgin olive oil helps reduce serum cholesterol. Good fats are polyunsaturated fats. These are all vegetable fats that are liquid at room temperature. Examples of these are: olive oil, nuts, seeds, soybeans, black currant oil, and flaxseed. The fats that should be avoided are saturated fats, which are of animal origin: hydrogenated fats such as palm kernel oils; and hardened fats and oils such as margarine, lard, and butter. Some scientists claim that as the coffee consumed rises, the amount of cholesterol in the blood goes up dramatically. Saturated fatty acids

are solid at room temperature. These raise the blood cholesterol level and contributes to the "hardening of arteries". Monounsaturated fatty acids are found in peanuts, peanut butter and oil, avocados, olives and olive oil, most nuts including cashews, pecans, and Brazil nuts, regular margarine, and vegetable shortening. These reduce the total blood cholesterol (reduce the LDL level leaving the HDL nearly untouched. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are usually liquid at room temperature. These are found in plant oils such as corn, safflower, cotton seed, and sunflower oil, and in salad dressings made from these oils. Exceptions to this rule are coconut and palm oil, which are high in saturated fatty acids. Polyunsaturated fatty acids tend to lower the level of blood cholesterol, thus helping to prevent strokes, coronary artery disease, and atherosclerosis. Suggestions There are home diagnostics kits available with new finger-stick testing for cholesterol. Always check with the doctor when high cholesterol is suspected. A number of drugs lower blood cholesterol, but physicians have been warned by drug companies of their serious side effects. Only as a last resort should these drugs be used. Some cholesterol lowering drugs can provoke or worsen psoriasis. Many fast food restaurants use beef tallow (fat) in their hamburgers, fish, chicken, and French-fries producing highly toxic chemical substances in these foods. There are claims that charcoal lowers cholesterol levels. Do not consume activated charcoal daily because it also absorbs the good nutrients. Do not take charcoal with other medication. Suzi List Owner health/ http://360./suziesgoats What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

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