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what herbs will lower cholesterol?

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Red Yeast Rice: Red yeast rice has been shown to lower cholesterol.

Question 2

which vegetables will lower cholesterol?

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Vegetables: Most raw vegetables added to a healthy diet will tend to normalize cholesterol.  This does not hold true if you alter the vegetable e.g. Fry the vegetables, which can make the cholesterol readings worse.

Question 3

what are the best tips to lower cholesterol?

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Statin Recommended: The statin drugs like Lipitor (atorvastatin) or Crestor are proven to reduce heart attacks, strokes, bypasses and amputations by up to 50%, and save lives. Serious side effects are extremely rare, though they can cause non-damaging muscle aching. All diabetics over 40 should be on a statin. If you cannot take a statin  then Zetia or welchol may help reduce cholesterol, but they are not proven to save lives.

Question 4

how does the jamaica flower lower cholesterol?

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Mixed results: Studies of standard hibiscus extract  have yielded mixed results.   The polyphenolic compunds and flavinoids  have been shown to lower her lipids and triglycerides in some small studies however a meta-analysis revealing  multiple studies did not show a positive effect, more controlled human studies are needed.

Question 5

how to lower cholesterol naturally vs medications?

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Discuss with your dr: Try nutritional approaches. Consider eating oatmeal, bran, apples, oranges, pears, bananas, grapefruit, hazelnuts, avocado, brewer's yeast,  royal jelly, saffron, tumeric, honey (buckwheat), alfalfa sprouts, celery, beets, eggplant, garlic, onion, chili peppers, legumes, dandelion root & jerusalem artichoke. Avoid deep fried foods & whole eggs.

Question 6

what is considered a good diet to lower cholesterol?

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Fiber diet: Fiber in your diet makes more stool, the stool is made with color from bile which contains cholesterol from the liver. When the bile is excreted to digest your food, fiber, and fat, it moves along with the stool and is excreted in larger content in a big bulky high fiber stool. And thus- lowering your blood cholesterol levels.

Question 7

could you tell me what are good foods to lower cholesterol?

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Fiber and Stanols: 1. Plant stanol margarines (take control or benechol) can lower bad cholesterol by up to 15% if 2-3 tablespoons are eaten each day. There are low fat versions.

2. Soluble fiber products that contain psyllium (metamucil) can lower cholesterol by 5-10% if you take 10 grams or more per day of psyllium.

3. Some soy products like tofu and soy nuts and milk may slightly lower cholesterol.

Question 8

what do experts consider effective ways to lower cholesterol?

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Heart : Eat a mediterranean diet, get plenty of exercise, do not smoke and take care of any risk factors you may have like diabetes, hypertension or gout.

Question 9

can you please guide me on foods that lower cholesterol levels?

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Vegetarian diet: A vegetarian, vegan, or mediterranean diet will lower cholesterol and lower your risk of heart disease. Also see this link:
http://www.Nejm.Org/doi/pdf/10.1056/nejmoa1200303.

Question 10

does fruit lower cholesterol?

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No, ↓ HDL & ↑ LDL: Fruits are high in sugar, including fruit sugar, fructose, which is rapidly converted by the liver, ~85% first pass, into triglyceride fat & exported into visceral fat stores. ↑ed triglycerides & visceral fat stores displaces cholesterol in LDL particles, increases LDL particle concentrations while also ↓ing large HDL particle concentrations. Cholesterol wrong focus, see my other answers on this.

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