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Advice Requested on Cholesterol Control

Posted By Satish (Huntersville, Nc, Usa) on 03/10/2010

Dear Ted, I am a young man of 50 and seem to be having an imbalance in my cholestrol levels. Details are as under:-

Ideal
Measurement Value 7 Dec 09 4 Mar 10 Change % Change
Cholestrol mg/dL <200 263 231 -32 -12%
HDL mg/dL >60 51 39 -12 -24%
LDL mg/dL <100 168 160 -8 -5%
Tryglycerides mg/dL <150 218 161 -57 -26%
LDL/HDL <2.5 3.3 4.1 0.81
Cholestrol/HDL <4.2 5.2 5.9 0.77

Lifestyle changes that brought my cholestrol down were - 30 minute Elliptical 5 times a week, daily Far Infra Red Sauna (1hour), lots of fruit & vegatables and a little bit of water & Celtic Sea Salt cure. The three concerns I have are:-
1. HDL went down from 51 to 39
2. LDL has gone down only marginally from 168 to 160
3. My doctor is advising me to go on Crestor and I would prefer balancing my cholestrol levels through natural means only.

Please advise as to what you consider is best for me. Thanks, Satish

Replied by Ladyliza (Granada Hills, Ca) on 02/26/2012

I read a paragraph Ted wrote a few months ago. He suggested powdered Lecithin. Try 2 teaspoons a day split and if you need more then increase it. I take 1 T but I don't have my appt for another 2 months. I found that coconut oil raised both my good and bad cholesterol; at least I couldn't think of anything else that could. And I take turmeric or curcumin every day, which brought down my inflammation numbers.. still working on it though.

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