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"What niacin does that medications can't do is both lower the LDL cholesterol and raise the hdl cholesterol. This one-two punch can't really be done with medications, most of which lower either total cholesterol or LDL cholesterol but don't do anything to raise the "good" stuff. In numerous human studies, niacin has consistently shown increases in HDL by up to 45 percent and decreases in LDL by as much as 54 percent. And no matter where you stand on the cholesterol controversy, raising hdl cholesterol is a good thing." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "A study in the 2002 American Heart Journal showed that a relatively small amount of niacin added to a statin drug regimen led to significant improvements in hdl cholesterol. (Remember, statin drugs are usually good at reducing the "bad" LDL cholesterol but do not have a significant impact on raising the "good" hdl cholesterol." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"A cross-sectional study conducted in France involving 793 subjects found that walnut consumption increased blood hdl cholesterol (healthy type). A case-controlled study involving fifty-two subjects fed twenty grams per day of walnuts for eight weeks found significant increases in their hdl cholesterol and decreases in their triglycerides. CANCER: Gamma-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E that is abundant in walnuts, may help fight breast, prostate, and lung cancer. DIABETES: Walnuts may improve insulin resistance in those with type 2 diabetes." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Your body makes hdl cholesterol for your protection. Studies suggest that high levels of hdl cholesterol reduce your risk of heart attack. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is known as "bad" cholesterol. Too much LDL cholesterol, a condition known as hypercholesterolemia, can clog arteries and increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. Cholesterol collects in a damaged section of the artery wall in something called a plaque, which is a collection of calcium, cholesterol, and inflammatory scar tissue." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"After adjustment for the APOE genotype effect, AA subjects consuming a cholesterol-rich diet had a significantly smaller increase in plasma hdl cholesterol than did CC subjects. On intake of cafestol, AA subjects had a significantly smaller increase in plasma total cholesterol than did CC subjects. No effects of the polymorphism were found in the saturated and trans fat interventions." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Total plasma cholesterol concentration decreased in the group receiving supplements, but there was no impact of supplementation on hdl cholesterol, triglyceride concentration, or body weight [123]. An extensive review of the relationship of chromium status and diabetes has been published by Cefalu and Hu [124]. Several studies have explored chromium supplementation in people with type 1 and 2 diabetes and with gestational and steroid-induced diabetes." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Exercise to Lower Cholesterol_ When you exercise aerobically for up to an hour a day, you are increasing the good hdl cholesterol and reducing the bad LDL cholesterol. It may take three, four, or five months, but you will see a noticeable change. A Protocol to Lower High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Hypertension is one of the top killers. It is estimated that 60 million Americans suffer from it. Stress is a major cause. Being under pressure on the job, or trying to do too much, or any of the hundreds of tension-filled situations in life may cause elevated blood sugar and stress hormones." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Reduced hdl cholesterol (Men <40mg/dl , Women <50mg/dl) ?Elevated blood pressure (>40/80 mm Hg) When I speak of a poor diet associated with urban stress, we need only look at the chart, "Diabetes World-Wide"", which depicts the diabetes ranking for emerged versus emerging third-world countries around the world. It becomes easy for us to plainly see how 'Urban Crawl" is accompanied with a simultaneously growing prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus as well." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "Many with IR also have high blood pressure, low hdl cholesterol levels, and high triglycerides, the typical metabolic trio of IR. According to research, triglyceride levels fall when people take magnesium, and I've seen it happen over and over. It isn't that hard to explain if you understand another important enzyme: lipoprotein lipase, a/k/a LPL. LPL needs magnesium, so it goes like this: I Low Mg+ states = sluggish LPL activity ? high triglycerides Should you find your triglycerides are on the ride—an "up" elevator ride that is?" - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "Not only did the heart failure patient's exercise tolerance improve, the heart protective hdl cholesterol levels increased as well. This study was no surprise to Dr. Becker, as he indicated on national television about his previous treatment for Hodgkin's disease. After receiving Adriamycin, a form of chemotherapy to neutralize the tumor, Dr. Becker developed heart failure and severe shortness of breath. Only after a few doses of coenzyme Qio was he able to breathe better. A few days later, Dr. Becker attributes his enormous improvement and survival to taking coenzyme Qi0. Though Dr." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.) "One gram of L-carnitine administered over a period of fifteen weeks showed a tremendous increase in hdl cholesterol, 63 percent and 94 percent in each of the two patients, respectively. There also was a decrease in total triglycerides of about 25 percent during the period of carnitine treatment. The researchers speculated that carnitine was activating an enzyme called lipoprotein lipase, which lowers serum triglycerides while raising HDL. Since low levels of HDL are a serious risk factor for coronary disease, raising the HDL to respectable levels definitely will reduce your cardiac risk." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"APOA5 gene polymorphism modulates levels of triglyceride, hdl cholesterol and FERHDL but is not a risk factor for coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis 176, 165-172. 139. Szalai, C, Keszei, M., Duba, J., et al. (2004). Polymorphism in the promoter region of the apolipoprotein A5 gene is associated with an increased susceptibility for coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis 173, 109-114. 140. Talmud, P. J., Martin, S., Taskinen, M. R., et al. (2004). APOA5 gene variants, lipoprotein particle distribution, and progression of coronary heart disease: Results from the LOCAT study. J." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"These symptoms may include Type-2 diabetes, obesity with an inability to lose weight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low hdl cholesterol, and coronary heart disease. Some 655,000 people are newly diagnosed each year, and it is estimated that an equal 655,000 cases are not diagnosed. Some estimates cite some 47 million people with the basket of symptoms known as Syndrome X. A classic symptom and hint of the metabolic syndrome is the accumulation of fat in the abdomen and the inability to lose fat and weight. Dr." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Experts don't yet know for sure how hdl cholesterol helps reduce the risk of heart disease, but they are aware of a few possibilities. The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) final report on high blood cholesterol states that in lab studies, high levels of HDL appear to protect against the formation of fatty plaques on artery walls (a process known as atherogene-sis). Other studies suggest that HDL promotes the removal of cholesterol from lesions that have already begun to form on the walls. " - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Women with gestational diabetes (GDM) had higher triglycerides and fatty acids, beta hydroxy butyrate, and LDL, and lower hdl cholesterol than normals. Their offspring have an increased rate of perinatal mortality and morbidity. One study showed a fourfold increase in perinatal mortality in pregnancies complicated by improperly managed GDM.136 Other studies have suggested an increased rate in stillbirths associated with GDM. Maternal hyperglycemia leads to fetal hyperglycemia and fetal hyper-insulinemia with increases in fetal growth. Growth is bigger in the fatty and the liver tissues." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Other researchers have found that a decrease in an endogenous testosterone is associated with an increase in triglycerides and a decrease in hdl cholesterol. So it could be that in men, it is a decreased testosterone that is associated with hyperinsulinemia and syndrome X.112'113 We can reasonably hypothesize that in men with Type-2 diabetes there is often a state of relative hypogonadism, which leads us to hyperinsulinemia. Increasing the testosterone may be an appropriate gender-specific treatment." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"In April 2006, his hdl cholesterol was 47 mg/dL, and his baseline serum triglyceride level was 237 mg/dL. Although the HDL figure was not a great concern (less than 40 mg/dL is cause for concern in men), we always strive to raise this good cholesterol level. Larry's triglyceride level was significantly higher than the 150 mg/dL upper limit for normal, and this was his area of greatest worry. Larry had a decision to make: introduce a statin drug into his daily routine or try a natural supplement." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Salt and pepper, to taste NUTS ABOUT NUTS When researchers compared a dietary plan that contained walnuts against two other dietary plans that didn't, they found that the men and women with type 2 diabetes who ate 30 grams of walnuts (about eight to ten nuts) daily had a significantly greater increase in their hdl cholesterol to total cholesterol ratio and in their HDL levels, and a significant reduction in their LDL cholesterol, all positive indicators for cardiovascular and overall health. Harvard researchers also unshelled the importance of nuts in type 2 diabetes." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "People who have a high ratio of triglycerides to hdl cholesterol are at high risk of insulin resistance. The dietary and other lifestyle guidelines discussed in chapters 5 through 10 of this book can help you achieve healthy triglyceride and/or cholesterol levels. Hemoglobin Alc The hemoglobin A]c (Hb A ) test is an extremely important one; it is one of several blood tests every aging person should have." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.) "Elevated levels of this form of fat typically are seen along with low hdl cholesterol. This combination of abnormal lipid levels is very common in people who have diabetes and who are obese or physically inactive. High triglyceride and low HDL levels are important risk factors for ischemic stroke (stroke that occurs due to a blockage of blood flow to the brain) among people who have heart disease. Many people are not aware that elevated triglyceride levels alone increase your risk of heart attack nearly threefold. ?Obesity." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"It also promotes hdl cholesterol, blood flow, and arterial elasticity, flexibility, and dilation. The history of hormone replacement for women has been a roller-coaster ride of tremendous promise followed by nosedives of disappointment as new risks and side effects emerge, leaving women generally confused and fearful. The field of cardiology now stands opposed to hormone replacement therapy, the common medical practice to relieve menopause discomfort until recently." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "It lowers hdl cholesterol and raises CRP. Although newer versions of the diet claim to be lower in fat, they still do not place sufficient emphasis on vegetables. People still take in about 60 percent of their diet in the form of fat and are not consuming sufficient quantities of fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, and other nutrients. This amount of fat carries the risk of poisoning the body with pesticides and insecticides that ultimately end up in fatty tissue high in the food chain. The same limitation holds true for the South Beach diet." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.) "We can apply this information to homocysteine and low hdl cholesterol and all sorts of risk factors that link to many different types of diseases. We can begin to talk in terms of what your specific body requires. Maybe exercise won't actually make a big difference for you." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"The scientists found that the Extra Virgin had better heart health effects, including higher hdl cholesterol levels and less oxidative stress. The oxidative stress is what increases inflammation in the arteries, disrupting the endothelial cells and predisposing one to plaque rupture and heart attack. Olive oil does not lower LDL cholesterol, a potential indicator for heart disease. However, the studies have produced some confusion, as people substitute olive oil for their intake of saturated fats and trans fats, and see the LDL going downward." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Low hdl cholesterol defined as < 40 mg/dl in men and < 50 mg/dl in women. 4. High blood pressure defined as > 130/85 mg/dl. 5. High fasting glucose defined as > 110 mg/dl. If you use these criteria, the age-adjusted prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome in the United States is 23.7 percent. For those age sixty to sixty-nine, the prevalence is 43.5 percent! Furthermore, the prevalence is comparable in white men, white women, and African American women but lower in African American men. That's very peculiar epidemiology." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"Green tea: This tea contains polyphenol compounds, which are useful in lowering total cholesterol, decreasing the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, and increasing hdl cholesterol. The latter is interesting as there are few other herbs that are useful for increasing hdl cholesterol. Drink 3-4 cups of green tea daily and test your blood cholesterol levels after two to three months. If the caffeine in green tea is intolerable, drink decaffeinated green tea or take capsules of standardized green tea extracts from which the caffeine has been removed." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"HEART HEALTH: Participants who consumed guava experienced a marked reduction of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL ("bad") cholesterol, along with improved hdl cholesterol. Their blood pressure improved as well. ANTIBACTERIAL: Guava leaves have antibacterial properties and have been shown to have a highly lethal effect on salmonella and other harmful bacteria. Tips on Using Guava SELECTION AND STORAGE: • Guavas come fresh, canned, in a paste, jelly, juice, and nectar. These are readily available in Latin supermarkets." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "A case-controlled study involving fifty-two subjects fed twenty grams per day of walnuts for eight weeks found significant increases in their hdl cholesterol and decreases in their triglycerides. CANCER: Gamma-tocopherol, a form of vitamin E that is abundant in walnuts, may help fight breast, prostate, and lung cancer. DIABETES: Walnuts may improve insulin resistance in those with type 2 diabetes. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Walnuts have been found to reduce overeating by affecting hunger and satiety." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Although xanthelasmas themselves are usually harmless, half the time they're markers of high levels of LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) or low levels of hdl cholesterol (the good cholesterol), both of which are risk factors for heart disease. And because xanthelasmas can grow quite large, there's a chance they can interfere with eyesight and may need to be removed surgically. They may, however, grow back. LUMPS AND BUMPS ON THE EYEBALL If you notice a white or yellowish lump or bump on the white of the eye, don't panic." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Niacin far exceeded lovastatin in increasing hdl cholesterol, which is a more significant indicator in reducing the risk for heart disease, and some estimates suggest that it can raise HDL by as much as 35 percent.234 Niacin has also been found to decrease inflammatory markers like C-reactive protein235 and increase adiponectin, a hormone that not only decreases atherosclerosis but improves glucose tolerance, body mass index, and fatty liver disease." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

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