Open Question: What foods should you EAT and AVOID if you have high cholesterol?
IF U CAN, plz give me a list. Avoid and Eat. And a lot of information would be great.
Typing “google it” won’t help.
IF U CAN, plz give me a list. Avoid and Eat. And a lot of information would be great.
Typing “google it” won’t help.
Last week my docotor said I had high cholesterol. I’m only a 20-year old male. However, I’m overweight at 220 pounds and 5′7. Over the past year or two, I haven’t been eating healthy. So I personally attribute my high cholesterol levels to my inactvity + poor diet. My docotor came back with my blood results and prescribed Zocor ( a simvastatin) to help lower my bad cholesterol levels.
I’m supposed to take 40 MG pill daily of this. I took my first pill tonight of 40MG. Doing some further research online, I’ve found some discomforting information regarding the ’statin’ family of drugs. I’m paticullary worried about the depletion of CoQ10 levels, which have been shown to have beneficial effects themselves. After all my research, I’ve decided I’m not going to go on the meds and just try the more “natural” route and just eat healthier and exercise.
My biggest concern is this: Will the Pill I took of 40MG affect my levels at all? If so, will the levels return to ‘normal’ considering I’m 100% discontinuing this drug? I’ll wait until more information comes out on this drug. Until then, I don’t feel safe doing so.
I have seen the studies for Omegagen krill oil (www.omegagen.com.au) for cholesterol, arthritis and pms (neptune site). Has anyone experienced this yet?
My mom is 68 years old and she has been on cholesterol medication for a few years now. I am afraid of the medications long term side effects my sister also had high cholesterol and was able to control it with a medicine called Cholestoff. My mom has a dr visit for blood work tomorrow and I was thinking that would be a good time to see if we could try it. I wanted to get her on the Cholestoff and maybe a vitamin B supplement to replace the Niaspan and some Garlic tablets. I am not sure if the Dr has her best interest in mind of if he is making a commission off the drugs he is prescribing because from my understanding the Niaspan is basically Niacin which is sold OTC but she is paying over 100.00 monthly after insurance and medicare. And also I thought the Lipitor was only to get her cholesterol under control but he said she would be on it for life. I don’t want her to take meds that end up messing something else up (like her liver) later on down the line if we can take care of it naturally with diet and natural things I just don’t know what the dr will say and I am wondering if any one else had similar experiences?
First off I am not trying to experiment I am simply seeking other options/alternatives of treatment that will fully be discussed with her doctor I am not planning on doing anything without his approval. I am not experienced in dealing with the health problems of the elderly and am simply trying to broaden my horizons to improve her quality and length of life because I love her. She is the one always complaining about all the meds she has to take and I don’t want her on something that is going to make her take something else in the long run.
especially for asthma? There are many drugs on the market which “boost” the immune system, however, asthma itself you take drugs which lower the immune system a tad bit,….so I’m not sure if that would cancel the effects of the prescription drugs.
And I don’t mean serious conditions but if you want to lower your cholesterol, treat asthma to a degree, be in better overall health, like take Immune System improvement drugs, whole foods, whole food vitamins and the such,?
Yes my son who is 40 yr s is taking Crestor to elevate his good cholesterol ; but the last blood test showed that it was attacking his muscles so he would like to know if there’s a natural product who would bring the same benefit for helping his H D L to get higher ; is there food who could help his condition Thanks [ HE doesnt have a cholesterolstorol problem ; but because his H D L is little bit to low the doctor told him ; that he had to elevate his good cholesterolstorol to control the bad one