CHOLESTEROL ALCOHOL

Each and everyone of us needs to focus on raising our HDLs and lowering our LDLs. Cholesterol alcohol helps. It’s really not that difficult, and it really is important if you don’t want to suddenly have a mid-life crisis. Actually, it won’t be your crisis – it’s your family that will suffer when you pop off unexpectedly at 45!

Why should this be important to a chiropractor? Many years ago a patient, to whom I should have been more forthright, died suddenly and, as I afterward realised, quite expectedly. His wife later became my secretary, and I was constantly reminded of how I - and a few other doctors - had screwed up. In chiropractic we are concerned about your whole health. What you eat, whether you exercise, cholesterol alcohol, take holidays ... it's all important, perhaps just as important as clearing subluxations. Perhaps more important ...

FROM THE COAL FACE

The first time it happened to me, I vowed I would never again avoid the issue of cholesterol with patients just because it is uncomfortable for us both. Just like you may be feeling right now!

Alcohol in moderation, particularly red wine, is part of the solution. Whilst I would never advise anyone to start drinking alcohol to lower their cholesterol, if you enjoy a tipple, a glass of red wine should be part of your cholesterol alcohol regimen if you are at risk. One - there is no increased benefit from two glasses, in fact possibly less benefit.

Please remember, excessive drinking, also known as alcoholism is extremely unhealthy and dangerous; so much so that specific alcohol rehabilitation programs exist to help problem drinkers achieve sobriety.

WHAT’S TO BE DONE?

Interesting research found that after 15 years, the same percentage of persons with high cholesterol were still alive, whether treated with Statins or not treated at all. But they died of different diseases. True, those taking medication for cholesterol had a lower rate of heart related deaths but a higher rate of sudden violent death. This is not well understood, but it's assumed that severe lowering of cholesterol changes the essential neurotransmitters in the brain, affecting personality and thought patterns.

Better still, lower your cholesterol naturally, then you won't lose your marbles, (Alzheimers patients all have high cholesterol) have a heart attack or stroke, or die violently.

What are HDLs?

HDLs are healthy fats produced by the liver to carry cholesterol and other lipids (fats) from tissues and organs back to the liver for recycling or degradation. Having high levels of HDL is desirable - HDLs lower the incidence of atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) and heart disease.

HDL fats are found in fish, nuts, avocado, garlic, olive oil and canola oil. So you can raise your HDLs simply by eating these delicious foods on a regular basis.

Read more …OLIVE GARDEN SALAD RECIPE.

B vitamins

Vitamin B3, part of the B complex vitamins, (called Nicotinic Acid) has been shown to lower the amount of cholesterol synthesised by your liver. What is particularly good about B3 is that it has a very powerful effect on raising HDLs and lowering blood Triglyceride fat, something drugs do less well. Nicotinic acid also lowers the bad LDLs.

A B complex has been shown to have many, many beneficial effects. Take a capsule EVERY day, whether you have high cholesterol or not. I do. And perhaps discuss with your pharmacist on how to safely increase your B3 intake if you have high cholesterol.

Having said all this, Medication is necessary in a small group of people who have a hereditary disease called Hypercholesterolemia. For the rest, unless you suddenly discover you are diabetic, have very high blood pressure and high cholesterol, try the natural methods first.

The pharmaceutical industry, of course, would have you take medication for your raised cholesterol, but these medicines have side effects, some serious. Exposing 100 people to the side effects of statins to prevent one heart attack makes no sense, when it can be achieved far more safely by simple life style changes.

If you simply can't stop smoking, and refuse to change your diet, then it's pills for you! With all the costs and side-effects.

Smoking

No more needs to be said really. You already know that smoking knocks on average about 10 years off the life of every smoker. It has been proved that smoking, amongst other things, lowers the friendly HDLs. Even more so in women for some reason – it lowers HDLs by the huge amount of 10 mg/dL. Women smokers hearts stop beating on average a massive 15 years before non-smokers. Only 8 years with men for some reason. Weird.

Passive smoking also lowers HDLs. Your cat and your children are also at risk. Alas, no matter how much cholesterol alcohol you consume, if you're a smoker ...

Smoking cholesterol

Double, double, toil and trouble

Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

Those who won't hear, must feel.

- Dutch proverb.

Eating Healthily

Reducing the unfriendly fats in your diet really is important. A high saturated fat diet, mainly from red meat and dairy products, is strongly associated with many other diseases from bowel cancer, to Alzheimers and breast cancer.

Think slow food, and dream up other ways of making SLOW FOOD that can be prepared FAST! LENTIL PROTEIN. Ironically, a low fat diet is also not good. Don't avoid fat, just keep your animal fats in moderation. I know it's all very confusing, but a high carb/low fat diet is strongly associated with the very nasty neurological diseases.

CHOLESTEROL ALCOHOL. Interested? Read further. TINGLING IN ARMS AND HANDS.

Apple salad is one delicious way to lower your cholesterol. APPLE SALAD RECIPE.

HYDROGENATED FOODS

Alcohol.

The Diabetic needs to consume alcohol with caution. Diabetes and Related health issues - alcohol.

Aubergine / Eggplant

There was a small but significant difference in total plasma cholesterol levels in individuals in the Aubergine group between the beginning and the end of the 5-week experimental period. No difference was detected in the placebo group. It is interesting to note that this reduction in cholesterol was in those subjects whose plasma levels were very higher (more than 240 mg%). What's more is that the beneficial effect only started to occur after a period of three weeks. So, one needs to eat Aubergines / Eggplant regularly for it to have an effect.

A significant reduction in LDL levels was observed between the 3rd and 5th weeks. This reduction in LDL averaged 13.51% in the Egglant group, as opposed to 1.5% in the placebo group. There were no variations in blood levels of HDL.

Conclusion: To get LDL cholesterol lowering benefit from Eggplant it seems that one has to eat it regularly, and certainly for longer than 3 weeks. So, make it cholesterol alcohol aubergine and you're another step healthier.

A glass of red wine and an aubergine dish and you'll have the perfect cholesterol alcohol lowering dinner.

"I enjoy wine with my cooking. Sometimes I cook with it!"

When it comes to cholesterol alcohol, it's all about Right Choices.

Interesting and simple delicious ways to prepare Eggplant, read more about EGGPLANT RECIPES …

Exercise