With the advancement in age both fats and excessive carb are harmful. Taking medicin Crestor 10 is useful for avoiding formation of plaque.Howfar true
It is said fat in any form,even yellow... - Cholesterol Support
It is said fat in any form,even yellow of egg is resposible for increase in chlos thus creating plaque in arteries resulting in blockade.
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Hello,
The way people think on food is changing now! There has been many TV programme in UK showing good fat (butter), egg is good for you. Have moved from eating porridge for breakfast to full English!, only time will tell.
Statin as secondary medication is OK. Inflammation is the one to watch, Rock fort cheese is good as well.
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Bala, Interesting what you say about Roquefort cheese, what is it 'good' for? It is made from ewe's milk rather than cow's - could that be the reason and if so I wonder if other cheeses made from ewe's milk would be equally good - and what about goats cheese I wonder?
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Hi,
According waht I have read, the area where this cheese come from has benefits. It is expensive, try and had 200g a week, Some shops have their own brand as well.
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I've recently been to that area of France on holiday and believe me there are plenty of benefits of the area - wine, sunshine, lovely scenery and of course umpteen varieties of cheese of which perhaps Roquefort is the King!
It is said that things claimed to be facts without citing any supporting evidence are the biggest problem for heart patients.
I thought the problem with egg yolks was thought to be that it contains cholesterol, but lately the advice to avoid was rescinded because most people react to the extra dietary cholesterol by their body reducing its own production.
The balance between "good" and "bad" cholesterol has been affected over the years by bad advice with regular toing and froing of "recent" thinking that began to confuse all of us including the professionals! As to the calcium/potassium balance the only way to keep this in tune is to eat a balanced diet. A daily "dose" of potassium can be had from a banana! We need cholesterol in our bodies to help us heal when our body is under stress. If it was so bad why does the liver go out of its way to produce it! What we have to do is get to grips with the sugars in our diets, not the fats. Sugar is the enemy and to that end we must keep it to a minimum in our diet. This includes fruit sugars. Drinking large glasses of fruit juices and "smoothies" are NOT healthy. A small glass of orange juice for breakfast will do no harm, but follow it with a smoothie or have huge glasses of apple or pineapple juice during the day is NOT the way to go. I have tried all diets over the years to try to keep my weight steady, and I could write several books about HOW NOT to diet. I have found that after years of illness a dairy free diet is the way to go for me, with an eye on the amount of juices I have, (only that small glass of OJ in the morning), eat fruit rather than drink the juice (and they fill you up too and keep you topped up until your next meal) and eat as natural a diet as possible with lots of vegetables, meat, fish and carbs. Yes carbs, but limited, I WATCH ALL THAT BREAD, RICE AND PASTA!!!!!! All this is only MY way of living. Any advice on diet and exercise must be run by your Drs.
"Atherosclerotic plaques form in the arterial wall. Previously, plaque formation was considered as a cholesterol storage disease. It is now regarded as a complex process involving interaction between the arterial wall and blood components, with inflammation playing a major role."
patient.co.uk/doctor/Athero...
Research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2010) has shown that small dense LDL is small enough to get under blood vessel cells and appears to play a part in the start of plaques. Refined carbohydrates raise the level of small LDL. Saturated fat raises the level of large LDL particles, which can be atherogenic for people with FH.
We all have our own complex biochemistry, but the bottom line does seem to be: whatever else you do, make sure to avoid the sugar.
Hello,
What do I tell my GP?, three years ago I was informed that I must take medication before any more damage is done by high cholesterol and blood sugar. So far both are under control.
Sugar comes into our body from may things we eat and drink. How much sugar in from rice? how much sugar is from porridge? again from fruits?
Hi Bala. I guess your questions may have been rhetorical...?
There are several different kinds of sugar. Most of the natural sugar that is in food is ok for us, because the food also has fibre in. Fibre slows down the rate at which the sugar is used in the body. The sugar that is added to food is one to avoid as much as possible, look out for labels that say 'fructose' or 'glucose'.
Regular exercise also helps the body to stay healthy, and you obviously need good protein.
The food you eat can help you to stay healthy, but it is not always enough and you may need to take medication.
Very little of the cholesterol in eggs and other foods actually enters the bloodstream. Apparently the liver produces it's own cholesterol which is the bigger culprit. There is no evidence that statins protect you in the long term form heart disease or stroke. Statins increase your blood sugar levels so when you get diagnosed with diabetes the doctor will automatically prescribe statins for you because as a diabetic you are at a greater risk from heart attack. So, the statin will increase your blood sugar and make your diabetes worse and harder to control with just diet and exercise so you will end up on drugs to control your diabetes. The you'll get high blood pressure and a load of other stuff too... the drug companies that make diabetes medications and statins employed the 'scientists' that TOLD your doctor how to treat you when you turned up diabetic regardless of your personal situation.. but if they had treated you like an individual, they might have been able to recommend a better diet, exercise program that would reduce your diabetic condition, reduce your risk of increased heart disease and therefore eliminate the need for you to take statins and you would live a healthier and more active lifestyle - but they can't do that because if they did they couldn't afford their new yacht and private plane and their kid's harvard education. ME? Personally I would prefer to be treated by my doctor and not by some anonymous 'scientist' who lives 6000 miles away from me... and yet all we hear is how we are facing a diabetes 'epidemic' - and all those clever people haven't worked out why - or maybe they're just on the payroll...??
I have learnt that cholesterol is not really bad but a component of that which is TRIGLYCERIDES is the main culprit and again statin is not good, so what to do?
Hello,
Cholesterol,many components of it, Do we all understand it? Who set the cholesterol numbers?
Food intake? medication? life style change? Google has a lot of information.
Exercise? Why are temples on a hill? walking to temple and coming down the hill excellent exercise!
