Guest guest Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Red Yeast Rice > My Doctor suggested I might like to try " Red Yeast Rice " (as I was > opposed to taking a drug) to lower my cholesterol. Heidi on www.dadamo.com has suggested it many times. Here is one of her articles. It covers just that. hope this helps. On the Diet Topic For 30 June 2002 O's: High Cholesterol, Triclycerides, Blood Pressure Hello! I am Type O and am just starting on this diet. I have high blood pressure and high cholesterol and am very concerned that the red meat will only heighten these, especially the high blood pressure. What do you think? -- Rhonda WHY IS MY CHOLESTEROL ON THE RISE???????? I'm blood type O neg. On the diet for eight months. 30# loss, but cholesterol has gone from 204 to 268!!! HDL-45;LDL-198;TRIG-128. -- Elaine --------------------------------------------------------------------------- High blood pressure, or hypertension, usually resolves itself with the blood type diet, with an emphasis on getting adequate dietary fiber, calcium, magnesium, and potassium -- and staying away from refined grain and sugar. In type Os, high cholesterol and triglycerides arise in conjunction with WHEAT rather than MEAT. Why? Because the wheat lectin loves to attach to insulin receptors on fat cells, and hates to let go. Kind of like the wrong key jammed into a lock. Blood levels of insulin, and subsequently cholesterol and triglycerides, elevate in response. The lectins in corn, potatoes, and many beans and legumes are to be avoided for the same reason. 85-90% of our blood cholesterol is manufactured in the liver. Cholesterol is essential for normal neurochemical function, and yes: too-low cholesterol carries its own set of health risks. So, a healthy liver is the first cause of well-balanced cholesterol. If liver function has been weakened by any one or more of the many prescription drugs which carry this side-effect, or by alcohol abuse, poor diet -- even a habitually angry outlook on life, believe it or not! -- cholesterol synthesis can rise or fall out of the normal range. Usually, a minimal weight loss -- only 10 to 15 pounds -- will produce a sharp drop in triglycerides. Cholesterol levels, too, respond to weight loss; a 10% reduction is common when obesity is resolved. Type Os have a slightly higher normal lipid range than other types, and while Elaine's readings aren't quite in the " worry zone, " I think that separating grains from proteins in meals, or alternatively following a no-grain plan, may turn this trend around within a month. A supplement that has proven highly and speedily effective in lowering cholesterol is red yeast rice. 1200 mg per day (1/2 teaspoon) is the dosage. It is often a difficult mental adjustment for type Os who may have been told for years to eliminate meat and eat more grain to get healthy, now to learn that the opposite is true. If that's what your diet has been like, Rhonda, your results fit the profile. :-( Don't worry! The good news is that hypertension often responds well to dietary intervention, and these particular changes are toward simpler food and an active lifestyle. Meat, and the appropriate essential fatty acids (EFAs) from oils, nuts and wild fish should replace that old way of eating. If you can drop ALL the grain for the time being and fill up on beneficial vegetables, you will speed your progress. Starting an exercise regime under the supervision of your doctor will provide vast benefits to you. By the way, using an herbal extract of Stone Root (onia canadensis) can help increase the strength and flexibility of your veins and arteries -- a concern for people with hypertension. Spend a week on the diet, and compare your blood pressure with today's reading. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. My best wishes to you, ladies, and thank you for writing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Don't sell it, but if you do get it get the brand Heidi recommends in her column. But first I'd go starch free. (less expansive). M2c Love Red Yeast Rice My Doctor suggested I might like to try " Red Yeast Rice " (as I was opposed to taking a drug) to lower my cholesterol. Is anyone familiar with the effectiveness and safety of this herb? I have done a preliminary search but would appreciate hearing from anyone with first hand knowledge. , do you carry it and is it something an O should take? TIA --Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2003 Report Share Posted March 21, 2003 Kathy, I am not familiar with Guggul. I did a search for information. Interesting! Have you taken it, and if so, what results have you had? TIA --Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2003 Report Share Posted March 23, 2003 Thanks for info, Kathy ...Wanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 From: cweeks@... Carol, How many miligrams of the red yeast rice do you take. I found different strengths. Thanks, ===================================== , mine is 200 mg. I started taking 2 per day, and after maybe 8 months to a year I went to 1 a day. Make sure it says “bone active” or “certified by the International Bone Laboratory” on the bottle – because most red yeast rice is for cholesterol, not bones. Be sure to get the right kind. Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Hi We discussed this a while back -- check the message archives.. type in the search box red yeast rice. I believe it was Carol who is familiar with it.. I've not tried it myself. The following herbs will also help... You could mix a few if you wish Hawthorne Berry (Crataegus oxyacantha), Apple Pectin, Plantain (Plantago ovata), Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum-graecum), Black Cohosh Root (Cimicifuga racemosa), Cayenne (Capsicum annum), Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Suzi Tataindi <tataindi@...> wrote: Hello, Please, is there anyone who can tell me about Red Yeast Rice? I read that it lowers cholesterol, but I also read that there are 2 types of Red Yeast Rice. Ones lowers cholesterol and the other is used for something else. Thank you How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Ok, go to health/messages In the message box put the number in 31803 31785 31770 31147 30977 do each individually. or put red yeast rice in the search box. Suzi Tataindi <tataindi@...> wrote: Hello, I don't know how to access these files. ----- Original Message ----- From: Suzanne health Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 7:56 PM Subject: Re: Red Yeast Rice Hi We discussed this a while back -- check the message archives.. type in the search box red yeast rice. I believe it was Carol who is familiar with it.. I've not tried it myself. The following herbs will also help... You could mix a few if you wish Hawthorne Berry (Crataegus oxyacantha), Apple Pectin, Plantain (Plantago ovata), Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum-graecum), Black Cohosh Root (Cimicifuga racemosa), Cayenne (Capsicum annum), Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Suzi Tataindi <tataindi@...> wrote: Hello, Please, is there anyone who can tell me about Red Yeast Rice? I read that it lowers cholesterol, but I also read that there are 2 types of Red Yeast Rice. Ones lowers cholesterol and the other is used for something else. Thank you How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Suzi What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. health/ http://suziesgoats.wholefoodfarmacy.com/ http://360./suziesgoats Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Hi, Yes, it was me – there are two strains (that I know of, maybe more). One does help with lowering cholesterol, and the other has been proven by the International Bone Laboratory to lay down new bone. This is the one I’ve been taking now for a while, a couple capsules a day - http://tinyurl.com/gwlh . There may be other brands of it available somewhere, I don’t know. I can’t wait to get my next bone density test done. Carol ========= Posted by: " Suzanne " suziesgoats@... suziesgoats Hi We discussed this a while back -- check the message archives.. type in the search box red yeast rice. I believe it was Carol who is familiar with it.. I've not tried it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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