My cholesterol is 250 total these statin meds make myquad muscles painful and v!


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My cholesterol is 250 total these statin meds make myquad muscles painful and very weak . Any natural help?


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As a physician with a natural bent, I have several suggestions to lower your total and LDL cholesterol intake without the use of prescription medicines. You can also consider Zetia, which has a totally different mechanism of action than the statins (lipitor, zocor etc) Athough side effects are very rare in the most prescribed class of meds and they are quite safe depite most of the negative buzz, I still greatly appreciate the desire to use non prescription alternatives So look at these alternatives

1.) SOLUBLE FIBER use only whole grain products for bread, pasta, tortillas and all your cooking needs, they greatly increase fiber. Consider a fiber supplement. Look for other ways to increase dietary fiber such as beans, vegetables. high fiber cereals this may lower cholesterol up to 10% depending on how aggressive you are. They work by inhibiting absorption of dietary cholesterol in the intestine.(This is also called the Cheerios approach)

2.) Supplement with OMEGA 3 ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS Such as in fish oil. They are FDA approved to claim that they lower heart attack by up to 20%, are essential in many other ways but will help lower cholesterol. They are cheap and have few if any side effects. E-mail me at below address if you cant find information on appropriate supplements.

3.) Plant Sterols can be purchased at any Sams club or Wal mart, are safe with few side effect and can lower levels up to 20 % they also absorb dietary and non-dietary cholesterols in the small intestine

4.) red wine in moderation, specifically a molecule in red wine, RESVERATROL which makes LDL cholesterol less dangerous in the body. 1 -2 glasses of red wine a day OR one of the resveratrol supplemements on the market. I personally take a supplement because I dont like wine. I Have my favorite that I use daily that has red wine extract with resveratrol, pomegranate, ellagic acid and a host of other herbals e-mail me at below address if curious

3) NUTS!! an ounce or two a day of TREE GROWN nuts (almonds pistachios or macadamia) provide healthy minerals and fats and are great for the heart and have a hand in lowering lipid levels

Age and fitness appropriate exercise are obviously VERY beneficial. Weight loss is very important. Some other supplements like red yeast extract and niacin are not mentioned here because they have side effects JUST AS SERIOUS as the prescription meds and must be monitored by a doc, So ask your doc about those.

I know a company that puts all those cholesterol lowering natural foods in one supplement and a great resveratrol product also but I won"t post that here due to spamming concerns. email me at vita_min_md@yahoo.com if you have questions or would like info on the specific products
DOC




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