Re: Would appreciate help with cardiac health issue + scd

[Guest guest]

I've found that dripping the fat-free yogurt, at least partially, makes it a lot creamier.--

[Guest guest]

You could try making yogurt with 2% milk and dripping it. Makes it really

creamy.

Try including walnuts in your diet. They are great cholesterol fighters.

Take an omega-3 supplement.

HTH,

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> Hi,

>

> I have been on scd a year and a half, and doing fine with it, appreciate it

very much.

> I have genetically hight cholesterol. Let me be clear: I have high

cholesterol totally not caused by scd. However, I have now been tested, and it

turns out that there is damage. Cholesterol has calcified in heart blood

vessels. The score they look for in this heart scan is zero-- mine is 438. Not

so good. Doing other tests, etc, however would appreciate food help from this

group.

>

> I would love some input on how to do scd with this.

> First off, it was strongly suggested I stop consume no more than 10 grams of

sat fat p d.

> It was strongly suggested that I give up the the regular milk yogurt, which I

was eating a lot. Of course! I did stop eating the regular yogurt, but have

not made a skim milk yogurt, hoping you will have suggestions, as I am not used

to yogurt that is rich, creamy and yum. Have you made a low fat yogurt? Was it

ok? Watery? Please advise.

>

> Also, any other suggestions would be appreciated. I already was cooling and

skimming the fat from the soup. Am now not eating chicken skin--tho I do cook

with it on.

> I eat lots of veggies, and lots of apples. Luckily I have been able to eat

these. No beef right now. Have been doing Red Rice Yeast, and already-- it has

been a few months now-- have lowered cholesterol by 50 points. However, given

that I already have calcification, I do have to really really watch it.

>

> Thank you

>

[Guest guest]

The popular opinion is that fat is linked to high cholesterol. The true suspect

is carbs. Reading " Good Calorie, Bad Calorie " and " Life Without Bread " are real

eye openers. However, in the case of genetic high cholesterol, there is more

than diet going on, and I would follow your doctor's advice about any

medication. As far as diet is concerned, I think most people are misinformed.

I think the best way to enhance SCD to lower cholesterol is to go low carb SCD.

You are already halfway there on SCD. I would however limit the higher carb

foods and cut out any honey. It is high carbs/low fat that raises cholesterol.

Now this does not mean you can go out and eat a stick of butter, LOL, but learn

more about the sugar-insulin- cholesterol link, and know that a certain amount

of healthy and even animal fats, and even EGGS are an essential part of your

diet.

It would also help to have your cholesterol fractionated to know how much of it

is good or bad. Even the bad type has large and small particles.

The profile that is concerning is high bad cholesterol, high triglycerides, and

low good cholesterol. If you are overweight, you can influence this triad a lot

by going low carb and losing weight. The insulin resistance from obesity is a

big contributor to high cholesterol. The worst thing in this situation is the

modern proposal of high carb/low fat that is popularly suggested. Better to go

low carb, with enough healthy protein and appropriate amount of healthy fats.

PJ

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> > Hi,

> >

> > I have been on scd a year and a half, and doing fine with it, appreciate it

very much.

> > I have genetically hight cholesterol. Let me be clear: I have high

cholesterol totally not caused by scd. However, I have now been tested, and it

turns out that there is damage. Cholesterol has calcified in heart blood

vessels. The score they look for in this heart scan is zero-- mine is 438. Not

so good. Doing other tests, etc, however would appreciate food help from this

group.

> >

> > I would love some input on how to do scd with this.

> > First off, it was strongly suggested I stop consume no more than 10 grams

of sat fat p d.

> > It was strongly suggested that I give up the the regular milk yogurt, which

I was eating a lot. Of course! I did stop eating the regular yogurt, but

have not made a skim milk yogurt, hoping you will have suggestions, as I am not

used to yogurt that is rich, creamy and yum. Have you made a low fat yogurt?

Was it ok? Watery? Please advise.

> >

> > Also, any other suggestions would be appreciated. I already was cooling

and skimming the fat from the soup. Am now not eating chicken skin--tho I do

cook with it on.

> > I eat lots of veggies, and lots of apples. Luckily I have been able to eat

these. No beef right now. Have been doing Red Rice Yeast, and already-- it has

been a few months now-- have lowered cholesterol by 50 points. However, given

that I already have calcification, I do have to really really watch it.

> >

> > Thank you

> >

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