Question 1

my s.cholesterol is 240 and s.triglyceride is 205 mg/dl. how can i lower them naturally, apart from medicines?

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A few good choices: Congratulations on your goal of improving your lipid profile! there are a few diets that have been demonstrated to reduce cholesterol levels. I'll give you one: the dash diet: high in fruits and vegetables, and poultry as a meat choice. It lowers blood pressure too. And there are lots of good books on it. Also, exercise (30 min/day, 4x week or more) and modest wt loss will help triglycerides.

Question 2

i am 30 years old, my triglycerides readings are at 236 mg/dl and rest of the other readings are normal. is high triglycerides cause of worry ? how do i reduce it?

Accepted Answer

: How are your sugar levels? Hemoglobin A1c? Sugar metabolism often is connected to triglycerides

Question 3

triglycerides are high, others are ok. had serious bad reaction to tricor (fenofibrate). anything natural that can bring trig. #'s down?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Lose weight
cut out bread, rice, potatoes, pasta and sweets including alcohol.
Exercise
omega 3's from either fish oil or flax seed
be checked for diabetes
have your thyroid checked
if still >500 you may have a familial process that may still require drug therapy.

Question 4

how healthy is raw honey?

Accepted Answer

Generally safe: Raw honey takes advantage of the fact that honey is naturally antibacterial.  Most honey degrades by crystallization rather than decompostion or mold formation.  Raw honey is a source of carbohydrate calories so it is equivalent in many ways to sugar although natural food afficionados prefer it as a sweetener rather than processed sugar.

Question 5

have you had a bad experience using honey?

Accepted Answer

No: In  fact honey can be very helpful in. Many 
conditions , have u  had a bad experience?

Question 6

is manuka honey beneficial/helpful to the body?

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Yes, many benefits: Manuka honey contains unique manuka factor, a blend of antioxidant phenols with antimicrobial and other healing properties. While more research is needed, there is evidence that it can treat infections topically and when taken internally may help ulcers, gastritis and reflux amongst other conditions. See 
http://www.Naturalnews.Com/035959_manuka_honey_healing_medicine.Html
for more info.

Question 7

know about triglyceride's?

Accepted Answer

Triglycerides: Sugar: Triglycerides are the fat storage molecules that the body produces from excess sugars or carbs in the diet.  They can be reduced naturally without medications in many cases. This is done by lowering the excess calories and especially sugars in the diet and then adding routine exercise to your lifestyle.  The exercise can also burn off excess carbs and thus lower your triglyceride count naturally.

Question 8

triglyceride level of 74 good?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the: American heart association states a triglyceride level less than 100mg/dl is optimal.

Question 9

how to low triglycerides level?

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Hypertriglyceridemia: Regular 30 mins of aerobic exercises are important to lower triglycerides. Also important is to limit or avoid foods high in white carbohydrates like white bread, pasta, rice etc, fried foods, pizza etc. You may also take fish oil capsules over the counter daily as well. If numbers are too high then you would need prescription medication. Please follow up with your doctor to monitor.

Question 10

is 201 in triglyceride very bad?

Accepted Answer

Need more info: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, if the sample was drawn after a 9 hour fast, it is higher than desired and you should seek advice from your doctor who knows more about your health.    
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