Niacin

[rocheen]

Taking 300mg of niacin has taken my cholesterol down from 8.9 to 5.2

[sandybrown]

What are your lipid levels?, are you one any other medication?

Your cholesterol has come down from 8.9 to 5.2, may be a reduction by 40 %. Body produces 80 % cholesterol on demand and 20% from what goes into our mouth.

Do you feel any better by 40 % of reduction in cholesterol?

[rocheen in reply to sandybrown]

I don't know and I don't feel any different

[rocheen in reply to sandybrown]

I was on two bp meds but have stopped one losartan and now just take 5mg of felodipine. Hasn’t changed my readings by stopping losartan

[sos007 Ambassador]

I also take Niacin - 900 mg. split into 2 dosages - 500 mg in the morning and 400 mg at night.

Lowering cholesterol from high levels results in less damage to the endothelium, however it is important to take large doses of vitamin C so the body can use collagen as its primary repair mechanism in your arteries.

Niacin also increases HDL which drives the process of RCT - Reverse Cholesterol Transport. This process naturally reduces the LDL component.

Niacin has several other benefits - it helps with aching joints, anxiety, depression, and with sleep.

All in all, niacin is a very beneficial vitamin supplement.

Your body needs cholesterol, but excessive amounts may be damaging.

Best to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle including exercise to allow the body to function as it was meant to and not in a diseased state as is the case when a person is on a poor diet and sedentary.

[rocheen in reply to sos007]

How much vitamin c do you take and what kind

[rocheen]

How much vc do you take. I was taking a powered version but it upset my tummy

[sos007 Ambassador]

I live in Canada. I take 3 x 1,000 mg of vitamin C in pill format from Jamieson Vitamins, but the more important dosage is 2 x 1,000 mg of vitamin C in liposomal format from Livon Labs in the US - click here for a link the company's website:

livonlabs.com/

Make sure you scroll down and click on the video. I believe they have a distributor in the UK.

The liposomal vitamin C bypasses the stomach and is absorbed directly into the intestines so there's no upset stomach. If you take the pill format with food you'll reduce the likelihood of an upset stomach.

Good luck.

[rocheen]

Thanks