Yogurt Cultures for Cholesterol Control

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Second Opinion Health Alert

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December 20, 2006

 

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The best food to raise HDL cholesterol

 

Walk down any grocery store aisle and you'll see many labels touting the

cholesterol-lowering abilities of this or that food. Which ones actually work

is

often hard to determine. But there's one food you can eat that will

definitely lower your cholesterol. And, better yet, it will even raise your HDL

- the

good cholesterol.

 

The food is yogurt! But not just any yogurt. The best results come from

probiotic yogurt.

 

A small study on 33 healthy women looked at the benefits of probiotic vs.

conventional yogurt. Researchers found that consuming just 200 gm daily of a

probiotic yogurt caused significant drops in total cholesterol. Additionally,

the probiotic yogurt group also saw improvement in the hard to raise HDL

cholesterol. Even conventional yogurt as well as the probiotic yogurt caused

the

" bad " LDL cholesterol to fall.

 

You may know that I'm a big fan of food as the best medicine. Time and time

again, I see proof that food can accomplish far more than most drugs - and

without any side effects. Supplements, which are typically a form of food, are

my second choice.

 

With that said, I don't push a lot of dairy. I think cow's milk is a perfect

food for baby cows. But not humans. However, I'm a firm believer in

fermented foods and probiotics. With this study, we see benefits of both

fermentation

and probiotics in the form of yogurt. I do eat some yogurt, but I make sure

it's organic. I don't recommend yogurt that has been sweetened or in any way

altered with additives or heat. Plain white yogurt is the way to go. You can

add your own fresh fruit if you like.

 

Probiotic yogurt is a great low-cost way to help normalize your cholesterol

level. But remember, cholesterol is not the bad guy. It's what your body

does with it. This study suggests that a probiotic yogurt will help your body

deal positively with your cholesterol. You can find probiotic yogurt in some

grocery stores and in most health food stores.

 

Yours for better health and medical freedom,

Robert Jay Rowen, MD

 

" Influence of daily consumption of probiotic and conventional yoghurt on the

plasma lipid profile in young healthy women, " Fabian E, Elmadfa I, Ann Nutr

Metab, 2006; 50(4): 387-93.

 

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The M.D. champions yogurt below but a lot of people don't tolerate

yogurt because of the casein that is a major component. These people

can use undenatured whey without indigestion because the casein (and

the lactose) have been removed, leaving the parts that are in common

to all mammals and easily assimilated with almost no digestion, even

by the very young and people with bowel disorders.

 

This is a major part of the candida diet on the candidiasis group,

very good for people with bowel inflammation, leaky gut syndrome and

nutrient malabsorption.

 

So, although people including the doctor below tend to lump dairy

products together as similar, they have very different attributes.

And, googling inulin references turns up data that shows ANY

probiotic even yogurt isn't necessary when there are adequate

prebiotics in the diet. We also discuss and use prebiotics especially

inulin on several lists.

 

Bonnie.

 

, arnoldgore

wrote:

Second Opinion Health Alert

> ****************************************************

> December 20, 2006

>

> *****************************************************

> The best food to raise HDL cholesterol

>

> Walk down any grocery store aisle and you'll see many labels

touting the

> cholesterol-lowering abilities of this or that food. Which ones

actually work is

> often hard to determine. But there's one food you can eat that

will

> definitely lower your cholesterol. And, better yet, it will even

raise your HDL - the

> good cholesterol.

>

> The food is yogurt! But not just any yogurt. The best results come

from

> probiotic yogurt.

>

> A small study on 33 healthy women looked at the benefits of

probiotic vs.

> conventional yogurt. Researchers found that consuming just 200 gm

daily of a

> probiotic yogurt caused significant drops in total cholesterol.

Additionally,

> the probiotic yogurt group also saw improvement in the hard to

raise HDL

> cholesterol. Even conventional yogurt as well as the probiotic

yogurt caused the

> " bad " LDL cholesterol to fall.

>

> You may know that I'm a big fan of food as the best medicine. Time

and time

> again, I see proof that food can accomplish far more than most

drugs - and

> without any side effects. Supplements, which are typically a form

of food, are

[Guest guest]

Stonyfield Farm's Whole Milk, Plain Organic Yogurt, contains 3 grams

of Inulin per serving plus 6 live strains of live, active probiotic

cultures, including bifidus!

 

Bonnie Moss wrote:

>

> The M.D. champions yogurt below but a lot of people don't tolerate

> yogurt because of the casein that is a major component. These people

> can use undenatured whey without indigestion because the casein (and

> the lactose) have been removed, leaving the parts that are in common

> to all mammals and easily assimilated with almost no digestion, even

> by the very young and people with bowel disorders.

>

> This is a major part of the candida diet on the candidiasis group,

> very good for people with bowel inflammation, leaky gut syndrome and

> nutrient malabsorption.

>

> So, although people including the doctor below tend to lump dairy

> products together as similar, they have very different attributes.

> And, googling inulin references turns up data that shows ANY

> probiotic even yogurt isn't necessary when there are adequate

> prebiotics in the diet. We also discuss and use prebiotics especially

> inulin on several lists.

>

> Bonnie.

>

>

> <%40>, arnoldgore

> wrote:

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Second Opinion Health Alert

> > ****************************************************

> > December 20, 2006

> >

> > *****************************************************

> > The best food to raise HDL cholesterol

> >

> > Walk down any grocery store aisle and you'll see many labels

> touting the

> > cholesterol-lowering abilities of this or that food. Which ones

> actually work is

> > often hard to determine. But there's one food you can eat that

> will

> > definitely lower your cholesterol. And, better yet, it will even

> raise your HDL - the

> > good cholesterol.

> >

> > The food is yogurt! But not just any yogurt. The best results come

> from

> > probiotic yogurt.

> >

> > A small study on 33 healthy women looked at the benefits of

> probiotic vs.

> > conventional yogurt. Researchers found that consuming just 200 gm

> daily of a

> > probiotic yogurt caused significant drops in total cholesterol.

> Additionally,

> > the probiotic yogurt group also saw improvement in the hard to

> raise HDL

> > cholesterol. Even conventional yogurt as well as the probiotic

> yogurt caused the

> > " bad " LDL cholesterol to fall.

> >

> > You may know that I'm a big fan of food as the best medicine. Time

> and time

> > again, I see proof that food can accomplish far more than most

> drugs - and

> > without any side effects. Supplements, which are typically a form

> of food, are

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Are you saying, in a nutshell, that " pre " -biotics, namely undenatured whey, and

inulin, etc, are good (or preferable) substitutes for pro-biotics?

thank you

jp

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Bonnie Moss

Wednesday, December 20, 2006 5:10 PM

Re: Yogurt Cultures for Cholesterol

Control

 

 

The M.D. champions yogurt below but a lot of people don't tolerate

yogurt because of the casein that is a major component. These people

can use undenatured whey without indigestion because the casein (and

the lactose) have been removed, leaving the parts that are in common

to all mammals and easily assimilated with almost no digestion, even

by the very young and people with bowel disorders.

[Guest guest]

Probiotics add beneficial organisms, but if there is little food for

them, they do not multiply. If one regulalrly takes inulin or other

probiotics, one encourages the beneficial gut flor a to proliferate,

and that will crowd out the non-beneficial organisms. I take both

prebiotic and probiotic.

 

Alobar

 

On 12/21/06, John Polifronio <counterpnt wrote:

> Are you saying, in a nutshell, that " pre " -biotics, namely undenatured whey,

and inulin, etc, are good (or preferable) substitutes for pro-biotics?

> thank you

> jp