can anybody help me with food to lower my cholesterol thank ;s?

Answer 1

The Truth About Good and Bad Cholesterol

There are several different types of cholesterol. The ones we hear most about are often referred to as the "good" cholesterol and the "bad" cholesterol. The bad cholesterol, otherwise known as LDL cholesterol, gets its notoriety from the fact that it transports cholesterol throughout the body. It therefore, provides the cholesterol that might become trapped in artery walls and form plaque. HDL cholesterol is considered the good guy because it brings cholesterol back to the liver for reprocessing and possible elimination from the body.

Although HDL and LDL cholesterol are commonly referred to as the good and bad cholesterols, this really isn't the case. There are two other forms of cholesterol that actually deserve the labels "good" and "bad."

All forms of natural cholesterol, the type normally found in the body, are good and necessary. Whether it is transported as LDL or HDL, cholesterol provides the body with building blocks to manufacture hormones, cell membranes, vitamin D, etc. Cholesterol is absolutely vital to good health. It is not an evil villain. It's illogical to believe that nature would create a substance that is vital for good health but is also toxic.

Something that is good, however, can become bad under certain circumstances. When cholesterol becomes oxidized, its bad side comes out. When researchers analyze arterial plaque what they find is oxidized cholesterol. Oxidized cholesterol is the only form of cholesterol that collects in arterial plaque. Normal, healthy, cholesterol does not build up in artery walls. When fats and oils are oxidized they become rancid and, consequently, toxic. Cholesterol is the same way. Natural cholesterol is harmless, but when it is damaged by oxidation it turns bad.

Years ago researchers discovered that if they put oxidized cholesterol into test diets lab animals developed atherosclerosis in a matter of weeks. If they fed normal cholesterol to animals it was nearly impossible for them to develop atherosclerosis even when they were fed massive amounts of it. Blood cholesterol levels could rise to over 600 mg/dl and still atherosclerosis would not develop unless oxidized cholesterol was used. Today oxidized cholesterol is routinely used in cholesterol research to induce atherosclerosis in test animals.

The vast majority of the cholesterol circulating in our blood is manufactured in the liver. Only a small amount comes from the diet. Cholesterol manufactured by the liver is obviously not rancid and, therefore, not oxidized. The cholesterol in fresh, natural foods, likewise, is not oxidized. But foods that have been overly processed may contain oxidized (i.e., rancid) cholesterol. The foods that are most likely to contain oxidized cholesterol are animal products that have been dehydrated, dried, or powdered.

The foods with the highest oxidized cholesterol content are: dried cheese, powdered whole milk, powdered eggs, powdered butter, hard meats, etc. These types of foods are often used in packaged prepared foods. For instance, a boxed cake mix will list eggs or milk in the ingredients. Obviously for the mix to be dry these ingredients must be dehydrated or powdered. Finished baked goods may not be any safer. Was the cake you bought last week at your local grocery store made with fresh eggs or powdered? It's possible that the bakery used a mix containing powdered eggs.

How about the packaged spaghetti or macaroni and cheese you made last night? Did it come with a packet of powdered cheese?

Did the last pizza you eat contain pepperoni? Did it have powdered Parmesan cheese?

The "good" cholesterol is the cholesterol that is formed in your body and the cholesterol found in fresh, natural foods. The "bad" cholesterol, the one that causes problems, is oxidized cholesterol that is found in many highly processed foods.

To avoid bad cholesterol you need to look at ingredient labels. Avoid foods with all suspect ingredients. Better yet, avoid all processed, packaged foods and only eat fresh, whole foods. Make your meals from scratch so you know exactly what you are eating. This is what our great grandparents did. In their day heart disease was essentially unheard of. Today with all of the innovations of modern food processing heart disease has become our number one killer.

Instead of worrying about cholesterol levels we should be worried more about the types of foods we eat the type of cholesterol in those foods. There are no doubt many factors that contribute to heart disease. However, eating better seems to make a big difference and it is something you can start doing right now.

Dr. Bruce Fife N.D.

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Answer 2

Natural Cholesterol Guide?

Answer 3

There are lots of food which help to lower cholestrol. A few are listed below:-

Eat a fibre-rich breakfast such as oatmeal, wholegrain muffins and/or fruit. Read cereal box nutrition labels to choose one with five grams or more of fibre per serving. Oat bran and rice bran are the most effective.
Switch to whole grains. Choose wholegrain breads, crackers, bagels, muffins, waffles and pancakes.
Eat legumes (beans) at least three times a week. Try bean soup, cold bean salad, hoummos sandwiches and black bean dip as snacks. Soy protein is especially effective, so be sure to include plenty. Even soya milk, tofu and textured soy protein are good.
Eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. One at breakfast, one veggie (e.g. carrot sticks, tomato slices) and one fruit (e.g. orange sections, apple) at lunch, and one salad and one cooked vegetable at dinner...that makes an easy five.
Choose whole fruit, skin included, instead of juice. Juice is the fruit with all the fibre removed.
Eat garlic. Cooked or raw garlic both contain compounds that help lower your liver's production of cholesterol.
Other good foods include raw onion, salmon, olive oil, almonds, walnuts and avocados (the latter five are all high in fat, but most of it is monounsaturated fat which helps to improve cholesterol).
Eat plenty of foods that contain the natural antioxidants: vitamins C and E: Rich in Vitamin C Rich in Vitamin ERed and green peppers Cantaloupe Sunflower seeds WalnutsStrawberries Papaya Almonds PeanutsOranges Grapefruit juice Wheatgerm SoybeansBroccoli Brussel sprouts Wheatgerm oil Soybean oil
Studies show that a little bit of wine or beer helps cholesterol levels. Binge drinking is not effective, but light to moderate drinking through the week is.


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Answer 4

Go to your vitamin store and get some garlic, niacin, Omega 3's (fish oil) and Red Yeast Rice. You may at some time want to add CoQ-10 into the mix also. These are all great for helping to lower cholesteral and protecting the heart. Watch your diet.

Answer 5

I have high cholesterol also. what helps me is olive oil, flaxseed oil, and Omega tablets. These are some of the good oils, you need these to counteract the bad ones. Also try and keep the fat in each meal to 5grams or under.

Answer 6

Rice

Answer 7

my dentist has a wife allergic to all meds etc sensitive so her and my coworker took red rice bran tablets 2 a day acts just like lipitor and it worked!

Answer 8

eat low fat, take fish oil capsules, 1000 mg a day. red rice is good short term, but long term can cause liver problems

Answer 9

honey nut chreeios

Answer 10

Fruits will help.