High Cholesterol Natural Remedies

The medical industry, (drug companies and doctors) are primarily intent on lowering our high cholesterol with medications.  These are primarily a class of drug we call statins and include Lipitor, Zocor and Mevacor.  The hard truth is the saving of lives with this method does not live up to the hype.  It does live up to big profits.  Patients who take the time to research this and be well-informed will come to understand that they can bring these elevated triglyceride and cholesterol levels down by addressing the cause – a diet that is rich with animal products and skimpy on plant foods.  If you start with an average cholesterol of 220, you can realize a reduction of 30 points in 2 weeks with nothing more than this change in diet. The higher the cholesterol is in the beginning the more dramatic will be the reduction.  The lowering of triglycerides can also be just as profound.  For best reduction in triglycerides, we should reduce the intake of simple sugars which include fruit and juice.  To learn more about drug free cholesterol natural remedies click here.

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Juice from an onion can be used to lower cholesterol, cleanse the blood and fortify the heart.

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Here is a very good tried and true method to reduce cholesterol naturally.  Mix a teaspoon of powdered fenugreek seeds in a cup of hot water.  Let it steep for a few minutes and drink.  Do this each morning 30 minutes before eating.  Do it for a month.  If you want your cholesterol to go even lower, wait two weeks and then do the tea again for a month.

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Niacin as a Cholesterol Natural Remedy

Niacin or vitamin B3 can be used effectively to reverse high cholesterol.  Niacin was first unveiled in 1954 as a blood fat lowering substance and it was the first substance ever found to prevent heart disease.  Niacin is very efficient at favorably modifying several triglyceride and cholesterol characteristics.  This makes it ideal for addressing some of the risk factors (signs) that point to risk of having a stroke or heart attack.  Niacin works by slowing the manufacture of very low density lipoprotein in the liver.  This blocks the flow of fatty acids from the fat tissues in our body while lowering the amount of LDL or bad cholesterol.  All the while it will bring triglyceride levels down and increase HDL or good cholesterol.  Niacin is the most effective substance available for increasing HDL cholesterol.  Common results from taking Niacin are EatLDL down 10 to 25 percent; triglycerides down 20 to 50 percent; HDL up 15 to 35 percent. Even more important, niacin as been shown to substantially reduce heart attacks and total death rate by about 27 percent.  Some studies point out that taking niacin along with a drug that binds cholesterol such as Colestipol is more effective than taking “statins.”  Click here to read about niacin and cholesterol greater depth.

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Diet Lowers Cholesterol Naturally

Diet is the best way to lower cholesterol naturally.  There is zero – zip – cholesterol in plant foods.  As much as possible cut down on meat, eggs and dairy.  Best is to eliminate these altogether.  Eat a starch based diet.  Eat all of it you want and you will lose weight (if you are overweight), your blood pressure will normalize and your cholesterol will be good.  You may ask how you will get your protein?  Don’t believe that propaganda from the meat and dairy industry.  Use common sense.  Look at a horse – how does it get its protein?  A 1500 pound powerful animal and it only eats plants!  What about elephants, apes, cows, rhinoceroses, and on and on?  None of these big powerful animals eat meat or dairy.  All plants, grains and fruits have protein - all the amino acids - and plenty of it.

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Mix ½ half cup each of grape juice and apple cider vinegar and 2 cups of apple juice.  Drink about a third of a cup every morning. This will set your cholesterol on the right track.

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Eat bran cereals to lower cholesterol.  Eat bran with or after each meal.

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Each week, get in 2 to 3 hours of walking and you will be less prone to have high cholesterol.  People who walk have also been found to have significantly higher levels of blood components that help to avoid heart disease.  Walking also increases the density of bones, improves the overall cardiovascular system and keeps weight under control.

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Read a really good posthumous interview with Tim Russert the TV commentator who died suddenly of a heart attack.  The discussion is about how the heart attack occurred and what could have been done about it.  Click here to read the Tim Russert interview with Dr. John McDougall.

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This summer, my mother-in-law was in Europe visiting with her relatives.  She told them about not being able to eat some foods because she was experiencing high cholesterol.  They told her about this home remedy for high cholesterol.  Squeeze 20 lemons and peel and crush 20 cloves of garlic.  Put this mixture in a quart canning jar with a sealed lid.  Keep it in a dark place for 20 days.  Then begin drinking a teaspoon of this each morning about 30 minutes prior to drinking or eating anything.

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I lowered my cholesterol from 265 to 195 over a time period of 2 years and took no medications.  My triglycerides also went down.  So here is how I did it.  Exercise everyday by walking.  Have oatmeal every morning with flax seeds.  Almond butter or almonds each evening.  I completely eliminated margarine as it is a hydrogenated (trans-fat) oil.  Instead I would use olive oil.  I added in a lot more fruit and veggies to my daily fare and ate more fish.  As much as I could I got fat out of my diet.  I took garlic capsules, pomegranate, plant sterols  and stenols.

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Let me say this a clearly and as bluntly as possible.  Heart disease is not caused by high cholesterol.  High cholesterol is a symptom not a cause.  Heart attacks are caused by small pimples that form in the vascular system.  They erupt and form a blood clot which breaks loose and causes a clog in a downstream critical artery.  Statins lower the incidence of heart attacks because they reduce these inflammations. Statins create other serious problems like limiting the amount of co-enzyme Q10 which is vital.

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Put one teaspoon of cinnamon powder in a cup of warm water and drink it.

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Here is a good short booklet you can read for free on line. The title is Lower Cholesterol Without Drugs.  It recommends diet and supplements.  By taking the supplements suggested in the book you can reduce your triglycerides and cholesterol without making any change in your lifestyle or diet.  You can make BIG dramatic changes by taking the supplements and making better food choices.  If you don’t want to read the booklet on your computer screen you can buy a copy from Amazon.  The author is Roger Mason.  Click here to open the book in pdf format:  Lower Cholesterol Without Drugs

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Beta Glucan as a Cholesteral Natural Remedy

Beta glucan is a great home remedy for treating cholesterol. Scientists have known for over 30 years that beta glucan is one of the most powerful triglyceride and cholesterol lowering substances ever discovered.  It’s cheap and has no side effects.  Because it’s cheap and can’t be patented, you will not see it appear on the radar stream of the medical industrial complex.  The studies done on beta glucan and lowering cholesterol are many.  You can purchase good quality beta glucan at www dot youngagain dot com. 

Click here to read a sampling of studies on cholesterol and beta glucan.

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