Re: The Non-Medicated Life

[Guest guest]

> " The Non-Medicated Life "

> by Dr. E. Lemanski:

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> http://www.adksportsfitness.com/march2003/columns/health.html

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I enjoyed reading this article. I had had high cholesterol for years,

starting in my 20s, and in my late 30s, my doctor said I needed

Lipitor. I didn't want the med and talked with her about other

strategies. She said low fat diet and exercise were my only options.

I've always been a thin, active person who eats a near-vegetarian

diet. After some reading and searching on my own, I came across some

different ideas and decided to try them. Adding more foods containing

more omega-3s is what did it for me. I had been religiously avoiding

oils and fats, and denying myself the health benefits of the right

ones. The cholesterol has been down to an acceptable level for a few

years, now.

Sometimes the " big guns " of meds are needed, and I currently take two

prescription drugs for RA--tried a regimen of supplements first, and

found they just didn't do it.

Sierra

[Guest guest]

> I have cholesterol that is very low - consistently in the 140s. Most

> physicians I've seen don't think much about it. But one declared it

> " pathologically low. "

Have you tried hot fudge therapy?

Sierra