Guest guest Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hi, my cholesterol total was 133 last year this year it is 187 I have been on Esselstyn's no oil diet for over 3 months I probably exercise about the same why would this happen? maureen robin marcinkiewicz <mpindoc Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 9:59:07 PMRe: cholesterol still high has anyone tried red yeast rice to lower their cholesterol? my MD had be on it in lieu of statin meds. i had a good result. the downside is the lower GI symptoms of gas and loose bowel movements. these seem to also be common effects of statins as well and usually improve over time. Robin L. Ac.--- On Sat, 11/21/09, Alice Leonard <alice (AT) angelfood (DOT) co.nz> wrote: Alice Leonard <alice (AT) angelfood (DOT) co.nz>Re: cholesterol still highSaturday, November 21, 2009, 11:45 AM No, Pauline, he isn't on any medication, and he loathes the pharmaceutical industry so would never (I think) take medication for something that he could control himself thru diet and exercise. I love hearing stories on this forum from people who've switched to a vegan diet and are seeing great results!! On 22/11/2009, at 8:28 AM, Pauline Lambert wrote: Does your husband takes some cholesterol medicine? Mine too is very high (240+). I was on various statin pills with horrible side effects. The last one (I should be on) is Niaspan. Going on 1000 mg a day side effects started also here. And I gave up, taking now the over the counter Niacin. Together with the vegan diet (oatmeal every morning) I just feel great, although I don't know yet if my "natural cure" works. I am just very scared of all the statin and other chemical cholesterol lowering pills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 I've had this problem during times when I am losing weight. My theory is that when eating a no added fat vegan diet, and keeping calories sufficiently low to provide for weight loss, fat is being withdrawn from my fat storage cells and circulating in my blood stream. I know fat is not cholesterol, but it does seem to cause elevated readings. This would only be the case if you are gradually dropping weight. , maureen smith <maureensgardengrotto wrote: > > Hi, > > my cholesterol total was 133 last year > > this year it is 187 > > I have been on Esselstyn's no oil diet for over 3 months > > I probably exercise about the same > > why would this happen? > > maureen > > > > > ________________________________ > robin marcinkiewicz <mpindoc > > Sat, November 21, 2009 9:59:07 PM > Re: cholesterol still high > >  > has anyone tried red yeast rice to lower their cholesterol? my MD had be on it in lieu of statin meds. i had a good result. the downside is the lower GI symptoms of gas and loose bowel movements. these seem to also be common effects of statins as well and usually improve over time. > Robin L. Ac. > > --- On Sat, 11/21/09, Alice Leonard <alice (AT) angelfood (DOT) co.nz> wrote: > > > >Alice Leonard <alice (AT) angelfood (DOT) co.nz> > >Re: cholesterol still high > > > >Saturday, November 21, 2009, 11:45 AM > > > > > > > >No, Pauline, he isn't on any medication, and he loathes the pharmaceutical industry so would never (I think) take medication for something that he could control himself thru diet and exercise. > >I love hearing stories on this forum from people who've switched to a vegan diet and are seeing great results!! > > > > > > > > > >On 22/11/2009, at 8:28 AM, Pauline Lambert wrote: > > > >Does your husband takes some cholesterol medicine? Mine too is very high (240+). I was on various statin pills with horrible side effects. The last one (I should be on) is Niaspan. Going on 1000 mg a day side effects started also here. And I gave up, taking now the over the counter Niacin. Together with the vegan diet (oatmeal every morning) I just feel great, although I don't know yet if my " natural cure " works. I am just very scared of all the statin and other chemical cholesterol lowering pills. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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