Guest guest Posted December 2, 2003 Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 At 09:21 PM 12/2/2003, you wrote: >My husband eats a low fat diet, eats oatmeal with ground flax seed on >it every morning and exercies (aerobically) about an hour a day. His >cholesterol is still above 200. His good cholesterol has gone up >quite a bit but the doctor now has him on 2 cholesterol lowering >drugs. Is there anything else he can do to get it lower besides the >drugs? Try researching the following on the web or searching within the archives of this discussion form for the following approaches to changing HDL, LDL and heart health in general: * coenzyme Q10 (a must-have supplement if taking statin drugs), see redflagsdaily.com for more info on CO-Q10 * niacin (raises HDL) * calcium (raises HDL, lowers LDL) * vitamin E * EPA & DHA essential fatty acids * vitamin C * beta-carotene * avoid all trans-fatty acids in diet * cut back on high insulin-index or glycemic index carbohydrates Some good sites to read up on this are: http://mercola.com http://doctoryourself.com http://redflagsdaily.com Look also for the book " The Real Vitamin and Mineral Book " by Shari Lieberman, a PhD in nutrition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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