Posted By Tanja (Melbourne, Australia, Victoria) on 06/17/2011

First of all, I've been using this site for years. I love it and thanks so much for everybody's input.

My Mother keeps getting diagnosed with a terribly high cholersterol, reading is 7.9. They say her cholesterol is the bad kind which is inherited. Nothing anybody can do. She was taking medication for years which didn't help but caused many side effects. Around a year ago she stopped taking the medication and started eating only fruits and vegetables, nothing fattening, nothing bad whatsoever. Her diet is as pure as one can get... Problem is the cholesterol is still 7.9. I was the one who encouraged her to go the natural route to begin with. Now I'm afraid that I'm telling her the wrong thing. Is there any way to get the numbers down without succumbing to medication and endangering my mother's life. I'm desperate for answers. Thanks so much in advance.

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