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Getting Cholesterol Down.
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If you're worried about taking Statins, cholesterol lowering yogurt drinks can work just as well according to Richard Madely on The Wright Stuff this morning. He said his was always around 5.6 and he's got it down to a steady 4.8. Right, I'm going to buy some today and give it a try.
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danny....I am answering the OP, who quotes the result of a Cholesterol level that comes down from 5.6-4.8. To put it simply, it started as normal and after doubtful treatment.......it is still normal. So.......what has been achieved? Nothing.
How important is cholesterol level? To what? The prevention of strokes and-or heart attacks?.........I don't know. There are influential physicians who say that a high cholesterol predisposes to heart attacks and/or strokes and there are equally influential physicians who says it doesn't.
The chemistry between diet and cholesterol in my opinion is ill understood and the relationship between cholesterol and arterial disease (heart attacks and strokes) is equally ill understood.
How important is cholesterol level? To what? The prevention of strokes and-or heart attacks?.........I don't know. There are influential physicians who say that a high cholesterol predisposes to heart attacks and/or strokes and there are equally influential physicians who says it doesn't.
The chemistry between diet and cholesterol in my opinion is ill understood and the relationship between cholesterol and arterial disease (heart attacks and strokes) is equally ill understood.
This was from The Sun, so shouldn't taken too seriously.
THIS week: Television presenter and writer Richard Madeley, 56.
Are you healthy and well?
To my general surprise, yes. I jog two miles across the cliffs where we live in Cornwall in a faster time than when I was 42. It’s very odd.
What’s your biggest health hang-up?
I used to worry about my heart – Dad died of a totally unexpected coronary when he was just 49 years old and his brother and their father had two heart attacks.
But I stopped smoking years ago (they were all chain smokers until they keeled over) and watch my weight, and heart check-ups seem to show all’s well.
Do you have a secret healthy habit?
I have two antioxidants – pomegranate juice and turmeric capsules – and 75mg of aspirin. They have a proven reputation in inhibiting diseases such as cancers and heart problems.
I drink one cholesterol-lowering yogurt, too. The whole routine takes 90 seconds, tops. Easy-peasy.
What’s your biggest vice?
White wine. I rarely drink spirits these days but I do like a nice chilled sauvignon blanc or three in the evening. I’m trying to cut down.
Not too hard, though.
McDonald’s or Pret?
Oh, Maccy-D’s every time but only once every few months or so. Sometimes only McDonald’s cheeseburger and fries can really hit the spot.
Ever dieted?
Only once. About 20 years ago Lord Snowdon took some photos of Judy and me and I realised I’d got distinctly chubby. I devised my own calorie-controlled diet – 1,500 cals a day – got a bike and after about three months I’d lost the lard.
What’s for breakfast?
Streaky bacon in a folded slice of toast. Sometimes peanut butter (crunchy) on toast or, if I’ve got a hangover, grilled cheese on toast. With a slice of bacon. And a bit of peanut butter.
OK, I have a problem…
What did your parents teach you about being healthy?
F*** all. I grew up in the Sixties. Nobody lived healthily then. No wonder middle-age smokers and unhealthy eaters like my poor dad were dropping like flies.
Ever been admitted to hospital?
I had my tonsils whipped out at seven and appendicitis at 17. There were complications – I had terrible spasms as my intestines re-arranged themselves after being piled on the operating table while the surgeons searched for my appendix, which thought it would be amusing if it hid from them.
What’s the poorliest you’ve ever been?
I got a lung infection filming All At Sea for ITV. We slept below decks on an old, wooden three-master and it was incredibly damp. I felt like death warmed up. It wasn’t a good month.
Any self-help tips?
Don’t smoke. It’s suicidal. I wish I never had.
Are you worried about your future health?
Not really. We’re all going to die. I just do what I can to put the moment off as long as possible.
Do you want to live to 100?
Absolutely. The Grim Reaper will have to drag me off with my fingernails scraping the floorboards.
THIS week: Television presenter and writer Richard Madeley, 56.
Are you healthy and well?
To my general surprise, yes. I jog two miles across the cliffs where we live in Cornwall in a faster time than when I was 42. It’s very odd.
What’s your biggest health hang-up?
I used to worry about my heart – Dad died of a totally unexpected coronary when he was just 49 years old and his brother and their father had two heart attacks.
But I stopped smoking years ago (they were all chain smokers until they keeled over) and watch my weight, and heart check-ups seem to show all’s well.
Do you have a secret healthy habit?
I have two antioxidants – pomegranate juice and turmeric capsules – and 75mg of aspirin. They have a proven reputation in inhibiting diseases such as cancers and heart problems.
I drink one cholesterol-lowering yogurt, too. The whole routine takes 90 seconds, tops. Easy-peasy.
What’s your biggest vice?
White wine. I rarely drink spirits these days but I do like a nice chilled sauvignon blanc or three in the evening. I’m trying to cut down.
Not too hard, though.
McDonald’s or Pret?
Oh, Maccy-D’s every time but only once every few months or so. Sometimes only McDonald’s cheeseburger and fries can really hit the spot.
Ever dieted?
Only once. About 20 years ago Lord Snowdon took some photos of Judy and me and I realised I’d got distinctly chubby. I devised my own calorie-controlled diet – 1,500 cals a day – got a bike and after about three months I’d lost the lard.
What’s for breakfast?
Streaky bacon in a folded slice of toast. Sometimes peanut butter (crunchy) on toast or, if I’ve got a hangover, grilled cheese on toast. With a slice of bacon. And a bit of peanut butter.
OK, I have a problem…
What did your parents teach you about being healthy?
F*** all. I grew up in the Sixties. Nobody lived healthily then. No wonder middle-age smokers and unhealthy eaters like my poor dad were dropping like flies.
Ever been admitted to hospital?
I had my tonsils whipped out at seven and appendicitis at 17. There were complications – I had terrible spasms as my intestines re-arranged themselves after being piled on the operating table while the surgeons searched for my appendix, which thought it would be amusing if it hid from them.
What’s the poorliest you’ve ever been?
I got a lung infection filming All At Sea for ITV. We slept below decks on an old, wooden three-master and it was incredibly damp. I felt like death warmed up. It wasn’t a good month.
Any self-help tips?
Don’t smoke. It’s suicidal. I wish I never had.
Are you worried about your future health?
Not really. We’re all going to die. I just do what I can to put the moment off as long as possible.
Do you want to live to 100?
Absolutely. The Grim Reaper will have to drag me off with my fingernails scraping the floorboards.
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"If your doctor has told you you have high cholesterol and you can lower it by changing your diet, there's no need to buy special products to lower your cholesterol. These products are not recommended by doctors and they're no substitute for a healthy, balanced diet.
There are foods specially designed to lower your cholesterol, such as certain dairy spreads and yoghurts containing added ingredients called plant sterols and stanols. There is some evidence these ingredients may help reduce the cholesterol in your blood, but there is no evidence they also reduce your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
These products are designed for people who already have high cholesterol, but it's not essential to eat plant sterols or stanols to help manage your cholesterol. There may be other, simpler and less expensive changes you can make, such as eating a healthy, balanced diet and being more physically active.
There are some groups of people these products are not suitable for, including children and pregnant or breastfeeding women. If you do eat foods designed to lower your cholesterol, read the label carefully. These foods need to be eaten every day and in the right amount, as having too much could be harmful"
Source (which also contains a great deal more information about lowering cholesterol):
http://
"If your doctor has told you you have high cholesterol and you can lower it by changing your diet, there's no need to buy special products to lower your cholesterol. These products are not recommended by doctors and they're no substitute for a healthy, balanced diet.
There are foods specially designed to lower your cholesterol, such as certain dairy spreads and yoghurts containing added ingredients called plant sterols and stanols. There is some evidence these ingredients may help reduce the cholesterol in your blood, but there is no evidence they also reduce your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
These products are designed for people who already have high cholesterol, but it's not essential to eat plant sterols or stanols to help manage your cholesterol. There may be other, simpler and less expensive changes you can make, such as eating a healthy, balanced diet and being more physically active.
There are some groups of people these products are not suitable for, including children and pregnant or breastfeeding women. If you do eat foods designed to lower your cholesterol, read the label carefully. These foods need to be eaten every day and in the right amount, as having too much could be harmful"
Source (which also contains a great deal more information about lowering cholesterol):
http://
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