Natural supplements to Lower LDL - High Cholesterol Message Board

zigwyth · 03-15-2006, 09:31 AM

Just wondering if any of you have had success on natural supplements, foods, etc. in order to avoid Statins to lower the Bad cholesterol?. If so, what you did take or do, how long, dosage,etc. Any info would be greatly appreciated as I am trying to avoid getting put on the Statins if possible.
Thank You

Tobias · 03-15-2006, 10:17 AM

Diet and lifestyle changes over one year were not enough to lower my numbers to an acceptable reading. I now take 10mg Lipitor and 2 Cholest-Off tablets per day (and have for 3 years). My numbers finally came down. I have no trouble taking that statin in that dose. I continue the diet and lifestyle measures. I credit most of the drop to the drug, but of course don't really know how much of a drop is due to each for sure as I've taken them all together, not separately.

I am 63 female former smoker slightly overweight otherwise healthy. I began with TC of 270+ and LDL of 170+. A year of diet and lifestyle changes and Cholest-Off lowered these about 10%. I may have done the diet part wrong (too many carbs may have been substituted for the fat I didn't eat). I gave up and went to the statin. Worked like a charm.

My goal now is to avoid any suggestion that my Lipitor dose be increased which means I have to be a good girl, lose some weight, watch my diet, exercise daily, and just for insurance, take Cholest-Off (plant sterols and stanols). I refuse to spend any more money on supplements, etc.

vipergg22 · 03-15-2006, 07:16 PM

Take 1000 mgs of cinnamon a day . you can buy cinnamon capsules cheap at your local pharmacy . 1000 is 4 capsules a day preferrable 2 in the morning with breakfast and 2 at night with dinner . For some people it decreases in serum glucose ranged from 18 to 29%; triglycerides, 23 to 30%, and total cholesterol 12 to 26 % after 40 days of consuming cinnamon. You can go to the USFDA website for more info on the tests that are being done .

gardeninggal · 03-15-2006, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by zigwyth

Just wondering if any of you have had success on natural supplements, foods, etc. in order to avoid Statins to lower the Bad cholesterol?. If so, what you did take or do, how long, dosage,etc. Any info would be greatly appreciated as I am trying to avoid getting put on the Statins if possible.
Thank You

Zigwyth, I took Lipitor and later changed to Lovastatin and had way too many side effects so quit taking any statins. I took 1000mg of No-Flush Niacin from "Now" brand and I took 1 pill of "One a Day Plus" that has 10mg of Policosanol in it, I also took 3 1000mg fish oil caps. I use olive oil and coconut oil, to cook with. I don't exercise like I should. When I last had my total cholesterol checked the total had come down 40 points and my HDL is 60. I have decided to up my No-Flush Niacin to 1500mgs (which is 3 caps) and I am taking 2 "One a Day Plus" pills so that now I will be taking 20mg of Policosanol. The best part is I feel great compared to when I took the statins. I am sure if I was more strict I would do better but I hate formal exercise. Oh yes I should mention that I plan on taking the caps of green tea because I can't seem to drink enough tea to get what I need and I also use cinnamon in my food and in my morning coffee with a bit of honey. Sounds like a lot but not really and it is so cheaper then statins. We take vitamins for good health and we take CoQ10 to correct the damage the statins did.

Siouxlander · 03-16-2006, 01:53 PM

If you are serious about lowering numbers naturally, it is a lifestyle change that takes commitment which can be difficult with fast food joints around every corner. A good read on the subject is "The New 8-week Cholesterol Cure" by Robert Kowalski. Although I do not abide by the book 100%, it has good insight into healthy diet and supplements that can help. If nothing else, you learn about what the numbers mean. Good Luck