How I Overcame High Cholesterol

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How I Overcame High Cholesterol

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Years ago, I was a health nut only to the extent that I studied it, and

helped other people with their health challenges. But, hypocritically, I

wasn’t

actually living the health lifestyle myself, except that I took a handful of

supplements each day.

 

I remember going to the State Fair of Oklahoma one year, and Pfizer had a

booth where you could have a battery of health tests run for no charge. Then,

knowing that the majority of the people would have something wrong with them,

Pfizer would send you a bunch of coupons in the mail, which gave you

discounts on the drugs they sold that were supposed to help you with your

ailments.

 

Everything was fine with me, except that my cholesterol was high – inching

up near 300. I was only slightly surprised by that, being that my next stop

was unapologetically at the corn dog stand for my second helping. But I

somewhat believed that all my supplements would have prevented the cholesterol

from

being so elevated in the first place. I was wrong.

 

Nevertheless, I realized that something had to be done. So, after polishing

off the State Fair food that evening, I worked up a plan – a plan that

didn’

t include using Pfizer’s free cholesterol drug samples.

 

Unfortunately, Doug wasn’t on TV yet, and hadn’t written his Fungus Link

series. Had I known about fungus at the time, I think my results would have

been even more profound than they were. But, the basics of good nutrition are

universal, and I forged ahead, albeit without the wide range of antifungal

supplements we enjoy these days.

 

First step, diet. It’s always diet. I took plenty of supplements, but still

had high cholesterol. You may be doing the same. But as much as we’d like to

continue eating funnel cakes and popcorn while barreling toward a

symptom-free life, it just doesn’t work that way, (despite what unscrupulous

marketers

would have you believe).

 

The diet was, essentially, a Phase One Diet. Because I knew nothing of

grass-finished beef at the time, I stayed away from that. Also, from my

weight-lifting days, I was already in the habit of eating scrambled egg whites.

Today, I

’d eat grass-finished beef and whole free-range eggs without reservation,

but back then, I just didn’t realize their health benefits. Other than those

exceptions, my diet was entirely Phase One. Lots of fruits, lots of vegetables,

and good proteins.

 

One thing I ardently avoided was grainy carbohydrates. No bread, no cereal,

no pasta – “whole grain,†or otherwise. Avoiding grains is routinely

prescribed in a variety of diets. Some say to avoid grains because of the

gluten.

Some say that grains cause your insulin to be elevated. Some say it causes

non-specific food sensitivity symptoms. I now believe all those side effects of

grains are actually because of grains’ inherent mycotoxin load. But back

then,

all I knew was that grain was off limits.

 

As for supplements, I stuck with a basic multi, greens, and probiotics as a

foundation. Had fish oil tasted as good back then as it does now, (with

brands such as Nordic Naturals), I would have taken it, too. Now, as then,

these

are my foundational nutrients.

 

Then I took cholesterol-specific supplements. The most important one was

grapefruit pectin, (fiber). It tastes terrible, so I bought an encapsulator,

(yes, I am a nutrition nerd). I slammed tons of these capsules everyday because

the research showed that grapefruit pectin was essential for clearing the

body of excess cholesterol. Nowadays, the research shows that fiber plus

probiotics blocks an enzymatic reaction in the liver, and slows down the rate

of

cholesterol formation.

 

I also took a flush-free niacin supplement, along with artichoke, and

gugulipid.

 

Something I thought of as a supplement, but consumed as a whole food, was

garlic. I ate about 3 garlic cloves each day, usually before going to bed. This

is medicinal nutrition at its best. Garlic is stunningly good at doing so

many things, one of which is helping to lower cholesterol. Back then, I read

about all the biochemistry of what it’s doing in order to lower the

cholesterol. Now, I honestly believe that it’s just killing fungus, and

that’s what

causes the effect. (It’s well established that fungi create sterols.)

 

If I were dealing with high cholesterol today, I’d do the Phase One Diet

plus natural antifungals like caprylic acid, d-limonene, olive leaf extract,

and

oregano oil. In addition to the supplements I listed above, I’d add curcumin

and fish oil. Oh, and I’d take a half a teaspoon of cinnamon and half a

teaspoon of cloves every day. (A great study came out a couple of years ago

talking about how wildly effective that simple, inexpensive combination is.

Because of the antifungal effects of both of these spices, I eat cinnamon and

cloves every day just as a preventative.)

 

Beyond diet and supplements, I began doing some easy exercise. I had an old

fashioned Nordic Track cross-county ski machine, and did it only three times

per week, in 20 to 30 minute sessions. I also did some very basic

calisthenics – jumping jacks, pushups, crunches, etc. I just wanted to keep

the body

moving a little bit every single day.

 

The results of the diet/supplements/exercise plan were nothing short of

amazing. No more than two months after beginning this regimen, I had my

cholesterol checked. I can still see the magic number on the page – 186. They

didn’t

check the ratio of good-to-bad cholesterol back then, but that was a

turn-around you don’t expect, even with the most thoroughly tested

pharmaceuticals.

 

I would be remiss if I told you never to take pharmaceutical drugs, and I

would be in trouble if I told you to go against your doctor’s advice. What I

can tell you is my experience. In my drug-repping days, I grew very suspicious

of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs because of their side effects. But even

before knowing about statin drugs, I simply believed that a good diet, proper

supplements, and moving the body every day was an intuitive approach to

physical maladies. In my case, that philosophy proved to be more than enough to

produce excellent results.

 

It’s Heart Health Month. Study the natural health/antifungal philosophy.

Executed properly, I promise you it will do your heart well!

 

Kyle

 

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