Doctors & Nutrition, Oil and Water

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I agree completely with this. My father-in-law was far stricter than a

Vegan in his diet, yet could not lower his cholesterol significantly.

 

On Monday, November 4, 2002, at 06:16 AM,

wrote:

 

> Cholesterol.... is a good part diet and a huge part genetic. I'm not a

> medical doctor, but I have studied genetics a good bit. You can have

> parents with great blood tests but their combination of genes can give

> you the worst test results of anyone. Some people with bad luck

> genetically can eat nothing but carrot sticks and still have high

> cholesterol. Other people, like me, can eat a horrid diet and have

> results low enough that the nurse comments that they never see results

> that good.

> What I'm curious about is why you had good levels and then suddenly

> have bad levels. Olive oil increases the good cholesterol, you might

> add more of that to your diet. My best suggestion though is to find a

> good dietician. My OBGYN office has one on staff, you might ask for a

> referal. And, further blood testing could be in order. There could be

> other underlying medical reasons that are causing this beyond your DNA

> and diet. To me, it would be worth some on line research and then a

> good visit with a great doctor. Persistance will pay off. Did your

> doctor ask about your diet at all? Most don't.

 

Hate to say it, but most doctors know squat about nutrition. It isn't

part of their training. And nutritionists vary widely, some even

advocating trend diets.

 

Olive oil is excellent, as is soluble fiber in whole grains, especially

oats. Further, fish oil capsules are prescribed for me. the Omega-3

fatty acids being beneficial and found best in fish. This may raise

ethical questions with you, or questions of whether health and survival

come before being kind to fish, but it's true that fish and fish oil is

the single best source for this important weapon in fighting high

cholesterol.

 

> Just a note about bugging doctors until you get the treatment that you

> need... A friend of mine, a post doc in genetics who most would say is

> not stupid, kept going to the doctor complaining of numbness in the

> side of her face. They all patted her on the head and sent her home.

> She finally found one who did some tests... She just had surgery last

> week for a 2 cm tumor on her dura pressing on her brain stem. She's

> OK, but the recovery will be long. So don't give up! ONly you know if

> something is really wrong with your body.

 

This I agree with whole-heartedly. I'm in the military system, which is

essentially socialized medicine with the HMO model tossed in for good

measure. It's appalling, and only the patient is ultimately responsible

for accepting or rejecting recommended meds and treatments. Look out

for yourself, and arm yourself with as much information as possible from

many legitimate sources.

 

 

> Good luck!

> Genie

>

>

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