LDL Cholesterol Lowering

LDL cholesterol lowering can be done three ways. The first is with a change in your lifestyle. The old saying is true here too, “You are what you eat.” Eat a bowl of ice cream every hour and your will be admitted to the hospital, eat a bowl of carrots and you will live longer than Bugs Bunny. The second solution is taking the correct nutritional supplements and the third way is with the use of statin drugs.  

In order to lower your LDL cholesterol, you will have to:

• Vitamin B
• Nigella sativa
• COQ10
• garlic supplements
• fish oil
• red yeast rice
• Flaxseed

1. Almonds and the Portfolio Diet. There were some studies done on the health benefits of almonds. It was discovered that taking almonds the right way helped to lower LDL levels and also assisted in the reduction of weight. In order to take the full benefits of such a plan, you need to eat the almonds the correct way and follow a low fat diet with no meat. The almonds need to be soaked for 12 hours and then drained. Place the drained almonds in a dehydrator and bake at temperatures lower than 105 degrees F. Eat approximately 23 almonds a day, plus a diet low in fat. Eat no dairy, no eggs, no meat and lots of plant protein. Almonds were also found to reduce the chance of gallstones by 25%, prevent dementia, advanced macular degeneration and stroke. Edgar Cayce also recommended eating three green almonds to prevent cancers.
2. Diet. Another type of diet recommended was one followed by Mike Adams, the editor of Natural News. He ate a diet with no dairy, meat, packaged goods, candy bars, breads, crackers, cookies and pastas. Everything he ate was natural in its form and nothing processed. He exercised a lot and was highly against any pharmaceutical medicine. He drank only soy milk and unsweetened tea. Of course now it is shown that soy inhibits the immune system and all forms of soy should be avoided. He also took a lot of nutritional supplements like chlorella and spirulina. He ate lots of fresh veggies and used olive oil, flax seed oil and coconut oil. He also ate lots of nuts to include: macadamia, pecans, peanuts and cashews.
3. Statin Drugs. In some cases pharmaceutical drugs may be necessary. If your LDL cholesterol is at a highly unsafe area, then your doctor may prescribe them for safety. If you check the bottle that you receive, you will see statin drugs come with many side effects and the user must weigh the good and the negative points when making that choice.
4. Flaxseed Supplementation. Flax seed will also help in the reduction of LDL cholesterol. A group of women were studied on the use of flaxseeds and after six weeks the LDL cholesterol was reduced by 14% and the total cholesterol was reduced by almost 7%. It is important to realize that flaxseeds should be freshly ground and consumed within ten minutes of grinding. Flaxseeds should never be baked with and if you use high quality flaxseed oil, it must be in a dark bottle and refrigerated. Dr. Johanna Budwig used the flaxseed oil diet to cure cancer patients. Pollen ground with flaxseeds also has a huge amount of health benefits. Kind of like a delicious topping to put on your smoothies with no guilt involved.
5. Supplements to Lower LDL Cholesterol. Some supplements to consider are: vitamin B, Nigella sativa, COQ10, garlic supplements, fish oil and red yeast rice. If you are going to use Brewer’s Yeast, grind up the capsules in your coffee grinder and put the equivalent of one or two capsules in some freshly squeezed juice. Mix this juice well and place in the refrigerator to drink after 24 hours. The taste is not very delicious, kind of like sand, but it is the best way to get your B vitamins. If you decide to use traditional B vitamins, then please avoid all forms of pig gelatin. Use vegetarian capsules only.