Natural supplement for lowering cholesterol?

[Kodemaster]

Hello group:

Can anyone recommend me a natural supplement for regulating cholesterol? The doctor has run my levels and my good cholesterol has been low, and my bad has been high...she's suggested me taking a pharmaceutical for it, but I really don't want to take one...

Thanks,

Jen

[thesickmoon]

Garlic!

http://www.psu.edu/ur/NEWS/news/garlic4.html

[malganis]

fish oil

[Aquarmis]

Have your ever tried ionic miner supplements they are great for lowering cholesterol. All natural, very high tech, safe, no toxicities as it is water soluble the body will take and use what it needs and gets rid of the rest through urine and sweat etc. I have never experienced any bad side effects to date. What i like the most is that it is not a pill.

Try This:

Calcium 2 TBL
hromium 1 TBL am and pm
Gold 1 tsp. pm
Magnesium 4 TBL
Manganese 2 tsp.
Selenium 1 tsp. am
Sulfur 2 TBL
Water of Life 1 TBL am

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[greatoutdoors]

Garlic is good -- fresh if possible. Also exercise. The better physical shape you are in, the better your cholesterol level will be. That would be a "do as I say, not as I do" recommendation!  

Fish oil is problematic. The best way to get it is through canned, wild-caught salmon. I would avoid all the pills and such because of the contaminants in them. Otherwise it is an excellent suggestion.  

Niacin (a B-vitamin) will control cholesterol, as well as keeping your arteries clean and clear. However, the dosage needs to be about 1500 mg per day. At this level you should get your doctor's okay before starting, and make sure he checks your liver enzymes periodically. There should be no problem unless you are taking other drugs that are also hard on the liver.

Also, you will get what they call "Niacin flush" from it. Over time that should diminish, but it will be interesting for awhile! (he, he, he) (Where's the emoticon for mischievious imp?!)

I know nothing about the ionic minerals, but it sounds convoluted.

Garlic is much the easiest. Add exercise and you should see good results. The Niacin is almost a wonder drug, safe, but a bit of a pain in some ways.

Good luck!

[Kodemaster]

Thanks for the replies. I will be talking to my MD soon.