How To Avoid High Cholesterol Without Medications or StatinsIf you want to have normal cholesterol levels, but you want to avoid using statins (e.g. Lipitor) or similar pharmaceutical medications for the rest of your life, you might ... Eat Oats 'n Beans 'n Barley, and Leafy Greens......say researchers who tested a “veggie” diet.• They successfully reduced the majority of subjects' harmful fats (blood lipids) into the NORMAL range, getting reductions in LDL cholesterol levels -- similar to those achieved through medications! • Researchers Compare Effectiveness of Food v.s. Meds • Heart Attacks NOT Caused by HIGH Cholesterol? • Heart Disease Cure? How Can Your YOUR Heart Disease Symptom be Reversed? “The Garden of Eden Diet” a Cure?Researchers achieved the same effect as medication to lower cholesterol by using:1) Oat, barley and psyllium - viscous fibers 2) soy and almonds for vegetable proteins 3) plant sterol-enriched margarine 4) and leafy greens. This "Garden of Eden" diet, consisting of leafy vegetables, fruit and nuts, lowered the serum LDL-cholesterol of healthy volunteers by over 30% -- the equivalent of the effect of statins, which are the standard cholesterol-lowering medications. • Eat your veggies, concluded researchers at The Risk Factor Modification Center, St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, "to correct the lipid abnormalities associated with contemporary eating patterns and reduce the need for pharmacological interventions." How to Use Natural Cholesterol Fighters?Researchers using the "Garden of Eden Diet" harnessed the power of phytosterols -- powerful nutrients found in plants that can lower "bad" LDL cholesterol.You can add a regular supply of these to your diet every day by using: • Sesame seeds • Sunflower seeds • Wheat germ • Pistachios for snacks, as recent USDA analysis found significant levels of phytosterols in these. Sterol-enriched margarine and juices may also be an option. Whole Grains Slow Plaque BuildupWhole grains slow the buildup of plaque. Researcher Alice Lichtenstein found that eating 6 servings or more per week of whole grains was associated with slower buildup of artery-narrowing plaque.(American Heart Journal, July 2005; Vol 150(1): 94-101.) • Yet another study documents the benefits of whole grain consumption to heart health. Dr. Majken Jensen at the Harvard School of Public Health analyzed diet and health records of over 27,000 men aged 40-75, over a period of 14 years, and found that those with the highest whole grain intake (about 40g per day) cut heart disease risk by almost 20% – but even those eating just 25g cut their CHD risk by 15%. (Am. Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Dec. 2004; vol 80: 1492-1499) Elderly Better Off Eating Whole GrainsOlder adults who regularly eat whole grains like high-fiber cereals and cooked old fashioned oatmeal are less likely to develop a cluster of conditions that raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.• Researchers at the University of Maryland in College Park found that men and women with the highest whole-grain intake -- typically three servings a day -- were less than half as likely to have metabolic syndrome as their peers who consumed less than one serving of whole grains per day. • Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of conditions, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar levels, and abdominal obesity, which raise a person's risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney damage. Maybe An Avocado A Day!An experimental trial had women eating an avocado a day.• Ironically, even though their total fat consumption was up to 37% of calories, their total cholesterol, LDL and lipoprotein apo B lowered significantly. • By contrast, when these same women were put on a diet with only 20% of calories from fat, and no avocado, they showed a smaller, less significant drop in total cholesterol, with only the protective HDL being lower! For nutritional tips and great recipes, see: Healthiest Diet In The World Not Ready for a Vegetarian Diet?If a vegetarian diet is not an option, don't worry! Scientists have identified something that is a key PROTECTOR against HEART DISEASE! Researchers Find Better Indicator Than Cholesterol
To avoid statins and medications, there is a protective substance that your body makes that you will want to know about: LOW glutathione levels are being associated with heart disease, and HIGH levels are found to PROTECT against heart attacks and strokes as well as help lower blood pressure. "How I Received the Surprising Gift Of Normal Cholesterol""I've had very high cholesterol (level 9) for 15 years, even though I was on medication to control it. But as a Registered Nurse, I was worried, because I was losing muscle strength, which is a known side effect of using STATINS, e.g. Lipitor..."• How I Regained Normal Cholesterol When My Medication Did Not Take Your Prescription!Please make sure to take the STATINS your doctor advises you to take, and never go off STATINS cold turkey.A recent study showed that after people had been hospitalized for a heart attack, angioplasty, bypass procedures or unstable angina, and they took their medications as prescribed, they did much better than those who did not! • Those who took their medications regularly had half the number of repeat heart attacks. 1,056 patients aged 30 to 70 were studied in Saskatchewan, Canada, from 1994 to 2001. Supplements for Reducing Cholesterol Naturally?You may ask us for a recommendation for the best supplements for you:Links:• Warfarin and Coumadin Side Effects You Need to Know! • Natural Blood Thinners as Good as Blood thinner Medication? • Heart Disease Cure? Can YOUR Heart Disease Symptom be REVERSED? • Is Lipitor Good for Womens Health? Health Discoveries against Heart Attacks: Lowering Cholesterol, LDL, Without Meds such as Lipitor Side EffectsGo to Health Discoveries HOME PAGE from cholesterol |