My Husband is having a cholesterol problem, what can he eat to lower his cholesterol?

First of all, you need to make sure he is having a "cholesterol problem." If you are listening to the crazies and drug companies that are promoting their statin drugs and doctors that are telling you that you need to have LOW LDL cholesterol, make sure you understand the real problem first.

Cholesterol is a type of alcohol, not a fat. It is made in the body and in fact, your liver produces 85% of ALL the cholesterol the body uses. Only 15% come from diet. If you don't get enough cholesterol in your diet, your body compensates and makes more.

Blood in your body is made primarily of water. Oil and water do not mix. The blood is how fats are distributed throughout the body. Since oil and water do not mix, the body uses cholesterol to transport the oil or fatty acids. The fatty acids attach to cholesterol and since cholesterol is a form of alcohol, it dissolves in blood. Fatty acids are what repair damaged tissue in the body. Arteries that become inflamed create damaged tissue. So the body sends LDL (low density lipid protein) cholesterol to the damaged site, carrying the necessary fatty acids to repair the artery. Then the body sends the HDL (high density lipid protein) to the sight to clean up the LDL and take it back to the liver for RECONJUGATION to be used again. Why would the body do this if it were bad? It wouldn't.

Yes, taking cholesterol lowering drugs will reduce arterial clogging, but not the inflammation. So these arteries that are not repaired, are left damaged and the walls of the arteries become thinner. This leaves the body susceptible to STROKE. Along comes the drug companies and you are given blood thinners and blood pressure medication to control that. You still haven't fixed the problem, just put a bandage on it.

The body only produces the cholesterol it needs. Controlling the inflammation is the correct thing to do, but that can be done by controlling your diet.

Since saturated fats are good for you; it's where your heart gets it's energy, your brain is made up of cholesterol, your bile is cholesterol that digests most of your fats, etc. The ego maniac Ancel Keys altered his data to prove saturated fats were bad. This has become dogma now and is ridiculous and anyone that understands the body and how nutrition works knows this.

You want to look for a change in cholesterol readings. This is indicative of an inflammation problem. Ask your doctor to do a coronary calcium test and an ESR test. Those tests are far more indicative of the condition of your arteries and heart than cholesterol test. In fact, ask your doctor to tell you the percentage of pattern 1 or pattern 2 LDL cholesterol was in your test. The bad one is the pattern 2, not the pattern 1, it's the good one.

Lean cuisines is NOT a good choice to control anything. It's loaded with junk. It's processed food. ANY processed food causes heart disease. Buy fresh organically grown foods and stay completely away from ANY processed foods of any kind.

Get the book called, "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, Ph.D. It's a great starter book to help you get on your way to health. It is not only a good factual book with good solid information, but is also a cook book that you can use.

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