Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Due to brown rice's fiber and phytonutri-ent content, this grain also helps in lowering cholesterol and preventing heart disease. Another of brown rice's components that aids in its cholesterol-lowering effect is called oryzanol and is found in its oil. For that reason, a lot of people are hyping rice bran oil as a health food. However, I absolutely do not recommend it. Rice bran oil is highly refined and has a terrible ratio of omega-6s to omega-3s (27:1). Get the oryzanol and the other healthy ingredients from the rice itself. |
Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
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 Dr Hoffer has used niacin for lowering cholesterol and both niacin and niacinamide for treating thousands of schizophrenic patients since 1953. A few cases of jaundice occurred in early patients, which might have been due to impure niacin preparations. Some bottles of niacin had a pyridine smell. But jaundice was rare and has not occurred for decades. One patient recovering from schizophrenia on niacin became jaundiced, but when the niacin was stopped, the jaundice cleared. However, his schizophrenia returned. |
Erich Grotewold
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 Some properties of soy isoflavones, such as preventing osteoporosis (Anderson, 1999) and lowering cholesterol levels (Lichtenstein, 1998), may suggest an estrogen-related mechanism.
Isoflavones are believed to exert their effects through ER signaling pathway because of the structural similarity to estrogen. However, experimental studies have found that isoflavones at different concentrations may exhibit different effects (Martin et al, 1978). Genistein at concentrations lower than 1 (J. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 Soy/serving and are low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol) can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by lowering cholesterol. The mechanism by which Soy lowers cholesterol is unknown. The effects are modest (6% to 7%) and 25 g of Soy protein must be consumed a day in order to derive benefit. Examples of estimated Soy protein content are 3 to 10 g/cup of Soy milk and 5 to 13 g of Soy protein/4 ounces of tofu (FDA, 2003; Stone, 2002). |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 This could dramatically improve the health of Americans, providing them with safer, more natural and far more affordable options for preventing cancer, lowering cholesterol, restoring healthy blood sugar levels, beating heart disease and enhancing their health and productivity through the use of honestly-labeled natural health products.
No other candidate in the running supports health freedom. Even both Democratic candidates (Clinton and Obama) essentially support the status quo in health care today. And the Republicans? |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 Soy protein seems to boost heart health by contributing to lower blood pressure and playing a small role in lowering cholesterol in an overall cholesterol-reducing diet.35 Soy has also been shown to possibly
If you have been diagnosed with breast or prostate cancer, discuss the role of soy contribute to reducing cancer risk, reducing risk of bone fracture or osteoporosis, and better managing diabetes. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 This formula is phenomenally effective for treating people with constipation and sluggish bowels, lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and promoting weight loss. When it is combined with an equal part shilajit, it is used to treat people with diabetes.
Another formula with amla combines the fruit's juice with licorice, staapiogemc nerus in K^omcnnanon zji pippali long pepper, raisins, ginger, honey, and bamboo manna. They are slowly cooked into a thick syrup, or electuary. |
Hyla Cass
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 The enormous use of statin drugs in the United States is tied into the belief that lowering cholesterol by any means necessary will, for virtually every person, dramatically reduce the chances of having a stroke or heart attack. But the cutting edge of research, which I'm sure will become accepted as fact in not too long, shows that the link between cholesterol and heart disease has been greatly exaggerated. |
| CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING DRUGS
Statin drugs are the most prescribed medicines for lowering cholesterol. In fact, Lipitor (generic name atorvastatin) is the top-selling drug on the planet, a $20 billion industry. They've been heralded as "miracle drugs" that reduce cholesterol counts and battle inflammation. Less frequently used drugs for high cholesterol include the bile acid sequestrants and fibrates. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Herbs that Lower Cholesterol_
The most helpful herbs for lowering cholesterol and triglycerides are ginger, cayenne, raw garlic, and onions; also take ginkgo biloba, gotu kola as directed, and red clover as directed.
Mineral that Lowers Cholesterol_
Potassium is the superstar mineral for lowering hypertension and cholesterol. Generally taken at 500 mg a day, it will help significantly.
Phytochemicals that Lower Cholesterol
The healing phytochemicals in fruits and fruit juices are also very important. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 The flavonoid polyphenols in olive oil are natural antioxidants that boast a host of beneficial effects, from healing sunburn to lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and risk of coronary disease. Many other nut and seed oils have no polyphenols whatsoever.
Home Remedies
A few drops of warmed olive oil, also known as sweet oil, placed in the ear canal has been known to help alleviate earaches.
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CANCER PREVENTION: Epidemiological evidence suggests that olive and olive oil consumption as part of a Mediterranean diet has cancer-protective properties. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I have home-grown recipes for halting degenerative disease, ending digestive disorders, lowering cholesterol and much more, all using delicious natural medicine from fruits and vegetables!
Note: Fresh aloe vera has virtually no taste. Other forms of aloe will have a slightly bitter taste, so you may need to add more sweetener if using dried aloe vera. I always recommend using fresh, raw aloe vera right out of your yard if possible. Nothing is superior to the living, raw plant, but the low-temperature dried aloe vera mentioned here is the next best thing. |
Hyla Cass
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| While we hear daily of new drug miracles, more often, it's the latest debacle: Baycol, a drug for lowering cholesterol, withdrawn because of deaths and transplants due to severe liver damage; Vioxx, for arthritis, withdrawn because of heart disease-related complications; and hormones such as Prempro, once seen as a boon to all post-menopausal womankind, now viewed as posing an unacceptable risk of breast cancer and heart attack.
How can this happen? As physicians, we take the Hippocratic oath to "first, do no harm. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 It has been found effective in increasing white blood cells, protecting liver function, lowering cholesterol, relieving hypertension, and helping strengthen the immune system while building muscle tissue and burning body fat. Goji berries are known for enhancing longevity.
The Tibetan goji berries offered by the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center have been grown in protected valleys in wild and cultivated areas of Inner Mongolia in million-year-old soil where pesticides have never been used. They have been dried and are packaged in a vacuum-sealed bag. In a Phase 1. |
| It has been suggested that kelp's positive effects in assisting metabolism may help in lowering cholesterol. This versatile sea-vegetable is also widely used to maintain healthy skin and hair. Kelp's most dramatic application is its ability to neutralize heavy-metal pollution and radiation in the body.
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CHLORELLA AND SPIRULINA
Chlorella and spirulina are two of the most nutrient-dense foods known, and easily qualify as whole, perfect superfoods. |
| This study shows that almonds can be incorporated into a healthful diet without negatively affecting glycemic control while also lowering cholesterol. The Journal of Nutrition also reported that when walnuts and almonds were added to a meal, they gave glycemic control after eating a high-carbohydrate meal. A 160-calorie handful of almonds supplies vitamin E, magnesium, and fiber. All are important in protecting against diabetes. Almonds and walnuts are the two most studied nuts in regard to diabetes and heart disease. |
Mark Sircus
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 Research is also showing that magnesium has effects like statin drugs in lowering cholesterol. My husband's cholesterol used to be very high, and now it has also dropped significantly..... yes, he has improved his diet, but I can't help but wonder if magnesium oil is not also working its wonders for this! He refused the advice on using a prescription drug from his MD, and tried magnesium instead with a lowering of bad cholesterol by almost 250 points, and is now back to very near acceptable levels, a truly gratifying surprise and benefit of increasing magnesium levels. |
| Some reports have suggested that DHEA might reduce the risk of heart disease perhaps by lowering cholesterol levels. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) an autoimmune disease has been linked to abnormalities in sex hormone metabolism. Supplementation with very large amounts of DHEA (200 mg per day) improved clinical status and reduced the number of exacerbations of SLE in a double-blind trial A preliminary trial has confirmed the benefit of 50-200 mg per day of DHEA for people with SLE. |
| Carolyn Dean says, "Magnesium is important in lowering blood pressure, keeping the heart muscle from going into spasm, and lowering cholesterol (by the same mechanism as statin drugs) but it can help heal the damage in the brain caused by a stroke." Magnesium, an important cofactor in metabolism and protein synthesis, joins into a complex with adenosine triphosphate. Magnesium acts as a noncompetitive NMDA receptor blocker; it inhibits the release of excitatory neurotransmitters at the presynaptic level and blocks voltage-gated calcium channels. |
Andreas Moritz
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 In a recent heart disease study,7 lowering cholesterol levels was no longer part of the recommendations—but try to tell that to statin-prescribing doctors or drug makers!
The most important issue with regard to cholesterol is how efficiently a person's body uses cholesterol and other fats. The body's ability to digest, process, and utilize fats depends on how clear and unobstructed the bile ducts of the liver are. When bile flow is unrestricted and balanced, both the LDL level and the HDL level are balanced as well. |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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 Although most of the beneficial evidence from lowering serum LDL cholesterol values in reducing CVD morbidity and mortality comes from pharmacological interventions, the NCEP has emphasized that therapeutic lifestyle change (TLC) should be the primary treatment for lowering cholesterol values, with drug therapies reserved for cases in which lifestyle modification is ineffective. The modifications advocated include dietary changes, increased physical activity, and weight management. |
| SFA was twice as potent in raising blood cholesterol levels as polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) was in lowering cholesterol levels. Monounsaturated fat (MUFA) was shown to have a neutral effect and dietary cholesterol raised the blood cholesterol level but less so than SFA. Other predictive equations have been developed for LDL-C and HDL-C [26-29].
The LDL-C response to fatty acid classes tracks with that reported for TC. |
Hyla Cass
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| Zinc: 25 mg daily
For lowering cholesterol:
?D-ribose: 5 grams, twice daily
?Niacin: Start with 100 mg daily as inositol hexanicotinate or Niaspan and work gradually up to 1.5 to 3 grams; please check with your doctor first!
?Sterols: 1.6-2.4 grams daily, from supplements or sterol-enriched spreads
For lowering high blood pressure:
?Garlic: 1-2 raw cloves of garlic daily or, 1 tablet or capsule containing 300 mg of dried garlic powder (1.3 percent allicin, or 0.6 percent allicin yield) two to three times daily, or 7. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| HEART HEALTH: A few grams of cloves per day boosted insulin function while lowering cholesterol, according to two reports presented at the 2006 Experimental Biology meeting in San Francisco. The clove study found that all participants who ingested cloves, regardless of the amount, showed a drop in glucose, triglycerides, and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels. Blood levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol remained unaffected. Clove oil was found to inhibit lipid peroxidation, which can lead to heart disease. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 That is not to say that lowering cholesterol does not have advantages for some. It does, especially in middle-aged men (50-70) with coronary heart disease. The newer cholesterol-lowering drugs (i.e., statins) not only lower cholesterol but also lower inflammatory mediators in the body.
And since we know that chronic relentless inflammation causes arteries to be on fire, controlling cholesterol by either lowering oxidized LDL or raising HDL will be advantageous. I still recommend statins as part of my plaque reversal plan in patients with documented coronary artery disease. |
| Tragically, despite the studies showing the downside of cholesterol-lowering drugs, the medical community, including cardiologists nationwide, have concentrated on the alleged wonders of lowering cholesterol and continue to ignore the relationship between high blood sugar, insulin surges, and heart disease.
Excess Insulin Hurts Your Heart
Today, cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. But did you know that 60 percent or more of those people with type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance develop some form of heart disease? |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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| Effect of combining psyllium fiber with simvastatin in lowering cholesterol. Arch. Intern. Med. 165, 1161-1166.
270. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Food and Drug Administration. (1997). Food labeling: health claims. Soluble fiber from certain foods and coronary heart disease: Proposed rule. Fed. Register 62, 28234-28245.
271. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Food and Drug Administration. (1998). Food labeling: health claims. Soluble fiber from certain foods and coronary heart disease: Final rule. Fed. Register 63, 8103-8121.
272. Knekt, P., Ritz, J., Pereira, M. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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| Plant phytosterols are helpful in lowering cholesterol, too.
Home Remedies
Folk medicine suggests consuming pumpkin seeds for reducing enlarged prostate glands. Pumpkin is one of the traditional Chinese medicines used to alleviate some of the complications and chronic diseases caused by diabetes. Eating unroasted pumpkin seeds with the onset of nausea helps alleviate motion sickness.
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| As you have discovered from my story, eating a bowl of oats every day can be an effective method for lowering cholesterol. But adding nuts like almonds, walnuts, and pistachios, along with some cranberries and cherries, all submerged in some soy milk, takes that bowl to a whole new level. When it's coupled with a diet that includes lean proteins, low-fat dairy products, and vegetables, with an eye on limiting saturated-fat foods like bacon, sausage, and butter, along with moderate physical activity, the cholesterol-reducing power is awesome! |
Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey
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| Cholesterol lowering and total mortality. In "Lowering Cholesterol in High Risk Individuals and Populations" (B. M. Rifkind, Ed.), pp. 33-48. Marcel Dekker, New York.
39. Grundy, S. M. (1998). Overview: Second International Conference on Fats and Oil Consumption in Health and Disease: how we can optimize dietary composition to combat metabolic complications and decrease obesity. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 67(3), 497S-499S.
40. Krauss, R. M. (1998). Triglycerides and atherogenic lipoproteins: rationale for lipid management. Am. J. Med. 105(1 A), 58S-62S.
41. Depaola, D. P., Faine, M. P. |
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