Lowering Cholesterol Naturally - No Side Effects

You should know that lowering cholesterol the wrong way can cause you more problems than you already have. Your doctor knows that. That is why you are advised to chack for damage to your liver every three months or so if you are on cholesterol lowering medication.

If you are unlucky to have any of the potential side effects - including death - you lose. If you continue your growing dependence on statins and other drugs to have normal readings, you still lose... maybe an bit later. Tim Russert lost. My good friend, Nellie lost it. Both these examples (and 50% of those who suffer a fatal heart attack) had no signs it was coming. Doctors had given each a "clean bill of health." There is no such thing as a clean bill of health while you are on cholesterol lowering drugs.

Lowering cholesterol is everybody's health problem nowadays - almost. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in industrialized nations and everyone is preoccupied with in the wrong way. You should read How to Win the High Cholesterol War to find out if high cholesterol is the real enemy. Is it the "bad" guy that is about to snatch our lives, or will the other "guys"?

There are too many examples - too many lives that have been lost - which show that taking these drugs do not prevent cardiovascular disease. The drugs do lower cholesterol, but obviously, the low cholesterol is not the solution to the problem of damaged arteries - new choices, radical changes are needed.

Why lowering cholesterol is important

Being diabetic with high cholesterol is a very common medical profile AND this carries more than double the risk of diabetic complications, cardiovascular problems, or even death. High cholesterol is associated with atherosclerosis and the prevalence of heart attacks. It is most urgent to lower your cholesterol level ESPECIALLY if you have diabetes, and it would be best to do it naturally OR continue your drug administration along with natural intervention UNTIL it is low enough.

Four steps to natural cholesterol lowering

Note that you do not need to stop taking your prescription medication in order to try these. Just be prepared to hear you doctor say you don't need those any more or that you will need an adjustment in your dosage. Invariably, it happens.

• Remove sources of cholesterol from your diet - Never mind the talk of "cut back" on portion sizes. Often this means nothing. People will eat less of one high cholesterol food, only to eat more of another with lower content or eat several others. The best way is to leave animal foods from the diet. Try it and be amazed! I explain how you can do this in the book, How to Win the High Cholesterol War.
• Eat less fat - This means the saturated fats especially. Be careful to use the good fats such as olive oil and other nut and grain foods that are sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids and omega-3, omega-6, and omega-9.
• Have a fiber-rich diet - This does not mean you should take fiber pills. That would be unnecessary. In fact, such measure is less beneficial that eating high fiber complex carbohydrates such as oat bran cereal, lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and whole grains. Nature has packaged the fiber with the food, there's no need to separate them. The action of fiber on cholesterol is just like the drugs Colestid and Questran, EXCEPT without the side effects.
• Lose weight if needed - If you are overweight, start walking. It is amazing what 30 to 60 minutes of walking can do for your system and overall health within a couple of months. I've proven this. You could lose your medication! But what if you are not able to walk? No problem. You do not need leave your seat to exercise. There are exercise routines for the physically challenged, and you don't even have to leave home.

These steps to lowering cholesterol are so simple, many people may find them unbelievable. Note that the results in terms of LDL and HDL measures won't be as quick as with your medication, but they will be safer and more effective in the long run. In fact, this is what researchers say about the effect of diet alone:

"A diet very low in fat and cholesterol and high in fiber has been shown to lower cholesterol levels as much as 20 to 30 percent in 30 days." - Health Power, p. 121. Don't settle for a life-long dependence on statins to maintain your health, your aim should be that of lowering cholesterol safely - read How to Win the High Cholesterol War. This way you increase your chances of getting out of this high cholesterol war safely.