Cholestorel

[tycho102]

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Atkins. Eat cholesterol to reduce cholesterol.

That's pretty close. People who stay on the Atkins fairly long term see a dramatic drop in their LDL cholesterol.

Aerobic exercise is a big one. Don't go for strength, go for duration. An hour a day on the elliptical tends to clean things out.

Tanning also has a significant impact. There are so many things that cholesterol and UVA are metabolic precursors to -- estrogen and testosterone are two big ones, and vitamin-D another.

A little booze. Clears (vodka, gin) are "best", with white wines and everything else following up. Fewer metabolites produced from the clears.

Vitamin B3, niacin. I'm not entirely sure of it's mechanism for cholesterol reduction because there's been a lot of conflicting studies -- some use niacinamide and the resulting acidity of your blood is thought to have a direct impact on the bleedin' buildup.

[joea]

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Avoid milk & white sugar. IF u must drink milk in your coffee/tea, then go low fat milk * brown sugar.

Cultured dairy products are better for you in fact.