Re: high cholesterol and use of flax seeds or other foods

Dawid Michalczyk wrote: 
myrnapap@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I've been trying to lower my cholesterol for over a year now and
haven't had enough success. I try to eat a low fat diet with veggies
and fruits but I'm 92 pounds and I don't eat a lot of any one thing. I
exercise too. My good cholesterol is very good so the ratio is good and
it's kept me off meds. I'd like to see if any of the supposed cures do
me any good. One is flax seeds. I'm wondering if this really works and
how I introduce it into my diet when I don't eat muffins! Can anyone
help?

Myrna


First, if your body produces more cholesterol then it is doing this for a reason. Cholesterol is an antioxidant that acts against free radicals in the blood, and help heal arterial damage. Further, cholesterol binds toxins including mycotoxins produced by fungus.

To normalize your cholesterol counts you may try the following:

1) Consume adequate amounts of fiber on a daily basis. It is commonly recommend to get 35g of fiber/day. Most people get 10-15g at most. Some common foods and fiber content:

food      fiber content per 100g of food
-----------------------
bulgur    18g
rye       14g
oatmeal   10g
dates     7g
avocado   6g
barley    4g
raisins   4g
rice      1g

Vegetables and fruits are high in fiber. Nuts and seeds are high also but their intake should be kept minimal due to high fat content.

2) Eliminate all sources of oxidized cholesterol from your diet. Cholesterol, like all fats, oxidize (gets damaged) when exposed to heat and oxygen. Oxidized cholesterol seems to promote both injury to the arterial cells as well as buildup of plaque in the arteries. Damaged cholesterol is found in powdered milk (added to low-fat milks and low-fat milk products) powdered eggs, and in meats and fats that have been heated at high temperatures like frying or grilling.

sources of oxidized fat and cholesterol:

- polyunsaturated oils oxidize easily
- any meat or fat that has been exposed to high heat, like frying or grilling
- powdered eggs (often found in baked goods)
- powdered dairy
- homogenized dairy products
- aged meats and cheeses
- baked goods that contain dairy

How to cook to avoid oxidized cholesterol:

- only boil meat, do not expose it to air while cooking
- eggs are great boiled, not fried
- do not cook at high temperatures while exposed to air (frying and grilling is especially harmful)

3) Minimize or eliminate consumption of foods frequently contaminated with mycotoxins: alcoholic beverages, wheat, rye, barley, corn and peanuts. Mycotoxins are poisonous substances produced by certain molds and fungi which cause a wide range of health problems including cancer, asthma, multiple sclerosis and diabetes.


I forgot to add to have your thyroid levels checked. You may be suffering from poor thyroid function (hypothyroidism) which often results in high cholesterol levels.

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