Foods that Elevate Good HDL Cholesterol

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Foods that Elevate Good " HDL " Cholesterol

While Eliminating the Bad (LDL)

 

 

" Food Your Miracle Medicine "

 

Some components of cholesterol are dangerous to arteries, while

others are beneficial.Furthermore, what you eat may actually

detoxify detrimental cholesterol so it cannot harm arteries.

 

Regardless of cholesterol's complexities, one thing is undeniable:

What you eat can put a striking dent in dangerous cholesterol

and more spectacularly, according to new findings,change its

character so its not so deadly!

 

This radical way of controlling cholesterol by *detoxifying* it,

according to new research, promises to dramatically slow the

progression of atherosclerosis by 50 to 70 percent

and even help reverse existing artery clogging by shrinking the

clumps of plaque on artery walls, says

leading researcher Daniel Steinberg, M.D., at the University of

California School of Medicine in San Diego.

 

" We can now attack the disease at the artery wall as well by simply

lowering LDL cholesterol. It's very exciting, " he says.

 

HOW YOU CAN USE FOOD TO CONTROL CHOLESTEROL

 

Essentially, you should eat in a way to lower one type of

cholesterol, called LDL (low-density lipoprotein), and boost another

type,

known as HDL (high density lipoprotein).

 

That's because the LDLs are " bad-guys " that serve as

raw material to clog arteries.

In contrast, the good-guy HDLs gobble up the LDL

" villains " and cart them to the liver, where they are annihilated!

 

Obviously, the more HDL and the less LDL you have in your blood, the

safer your arteries.

 

Certain foods help bring this about by destroying detrimental LDLs

and creating beneficial HDLs, Now enters an exciting new theory that

promises to make it possible

to control cholesterol with food in ways unimagined even a few years

ago.

 

According to that new theory put forth by Dr. Steinberg and many

others, here's how arteries get clogged:Special forms of oxygen

known as *free radicals* in the blood collide

with fatty *LDL* cholesterol molecules, *oxidizing* them.

The LDL then turns rancid, much as unrefrigerated butter does.

n this altered form it is quickly gobbled up by cells called

macrophages.

Stuffed with 'fat' globules, the macrophages enlarge into

dreaded " foam cells " which insinuate themselves into artery walls,

triggering artery destruction!

 

If you can prevent this toxic transformation, your LDL cholesterol

may remain relatively harmless.

 

So the issue is not just how much LDL cholesterol your blood

contains, but how much of it is " Toxic Oxidized LDL, "

capable of clogging your arteries.

 

Dr. Steinberg and many others now believe that LDL cholesterol is

not so

dangerous to arteries unless it is converted into a toxic form by

oxygenated " free radicals " in your blood.

 

That's where diet can be a powerful weapon. Mounting evidence shows

you can block LDLs *toxic* transformation,

and thus its awesome

hazards, by eating foods packed with 'protective' antioxidants.

 

This means you may intervene at the very " genesis of

atherosclerosis "

at every stage, blocking the cascade of arterial events that create

clogged arteries, heart attacks and strokes. It is a thrilling

prospect.

 

Bottom Line:

 

To combat hazardous blood cholesterol, reduce bad LDL cholesterol,

eat foods that boost HDL (good) cholesterol, and keep as much as

possible of your LDL from becoming toxic to your arteries.

 

Here are your best bets for doing it with diet.

 

Foods that Raise

Good (HDL) Cholesterol levels:

 

Onions, raw, Leeks,Scallions

Garlic (fresh is best for its high allicin content)

Alaskan Salmon, sardines (in water), & other cold-water fish

( it is best to avoid farmed fish,

for it is genetically altered)

Oysters

Grape Seed Oil

Almonds

Macademia Nuts & Oils

Avocadoes

Extra Virgin Olive Oils

Olives

 

Vitamin C rich foods ( red (hot) peppers, bell peppers,

broccoli, oranges)

Beta-carotene-rich foods (carrots, spinach, broccoli)

Red Wine in moderation

 

Caution: Diets containing processed refined oils (omega 6s) and

foods which contain hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils and

fats ( margarines, including Benecol and Take Control)

are known to *depress* HDL (good cholesterol) levels.

 

" Food your Miracle Medicine " (How Food can Prevent and Cure

Over 100 Symptoms and Problems)

by Jean Carper

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