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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
I'm 52, male, 6'2", 190 pounds. Cardio workout (mainly) with some
strength training 3-4 times a week. I eat well about 85% of the time. I take Ziac to keep my blood pressure under control. And within the past year, I've been taking Crestor to lower my LDL (it worked) and raise my HDL (it worked for awhile, now it doesn't). I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Rick |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
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... I'm 52, male, 6'2", 190 pounds. Cardio workout (mainly) with some strength training 3-4 times a week. I eat well about 85% of the time. I take Ziac to keep my blood pressure under control. And within the past year, I've been taking Crestor to lower my LDL (it worked) and raise my HDL (it worked for awhile, now it doesn't). I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Rick My DH's doctor told him that exercise was the best way to raise HDL. DH had low HDL and high LDL and reversed them by getting into a vigorous exercise plan. I also exercise regularly and have very high HDL and low LDL. No meds required. -- the volleyballchick |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:33:10 GMT, wrote:
I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Here's a website that lists the soluble fiber values for a large number of foods. http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu...ets/fiber.html (Please note that the columns in the table don't line up.) Artichokes are the best. Most beans come next. After that, you've got various fruits and vegetables. Hope this is of some help. Jo Anne |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
"Nunya B." wrote in message ... wrote in message ... I'm 52, male, 6'2", 190 pounds. Cardio workout (mainly) with some strength training 3-4 times a week. I eat well about 85% of the time. I take Ziac to keep my blood pressure under control. And within the past year, I've been taking Crestor to lower my LDL (it worked) and raise my HDL (it worked for awhile, now it doesn't). I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Rick My DH's doctor told him that exercise was the best way to raise HDL. DH had low HDL and high LDL and reversed them by getting into a vigorous exercise plan. I also exercise regularly and have very high HDL and low LDL. No meds required. -- the volleyballchick Both DH and I have received the same advice from our docs. Granted, we both have low cholestorol levels, but we also have low HDL levels too, so in an effort to improve our ratio of LDL to HDL its been advised to exercise. When I look back at my medical history I have seen a pattern that coorelates between exercise levels and my HDL levels. |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
On Apr 12, 2:33 pm, wrote:
I'm 52, male, 6'2", 190 pounds. Cardio workout (mainly) with some strength training 3-4 times a week. I eat well about 85% of the time. I take Ziac to keep my blood pressure under control. And within the past year, I've been taking Crestor to lower my LDL (it worked) and raise my HDL (it worked for awhile, now it doesn't). I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Rick Rick -- I've taken Enduracin Niacin since about '84. Now I'm up to 2.5 grams of it a day (and my physician told me to keep at it). My overall cholesterol is about 200 and my HDLs are about 90 or so. There's a book called "The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" (Mass Market Paperback) by Robert E. Kowalski that is an update of the book I read in the 80's --"The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" and in it, niacin was suggested (nicotinic acid). I was on time release niacin until two years ago, but there was some liver reaction, more common with the time release version. So I am now using the non-time release version and it works very well. Reactions I had long ago included flushing of skin, some facial tingling, etc., but those reactions were totally harmless and I never have them any more. Also, Enduracin is pretty darned inexpensive. (I buy it from a little company here in Beaverton, Oregon.) If you're interested in this approach, you may want to get Kowalski's book from your library. Good luck! I sure can appreciate the helpless feeling that comes with high cholesterol and no apparent way to reduce it. (It's my understanding that it is very difficult to control with diet alone and I tried to be a vegetarian for many months but the numbers didn't budge.) Yours, Caleb |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:53:21 -0500, "Nunya B."
wrote: wrote in message .. . I'm 52, male, 6'2", 190 pounds. Cardio workout (mainly) with some strength training 3-4 times a week. I eat well about 85% of the time. I take Ziac to keep my blood pressure under control. And within the past year, I've been taking Crestor to lower my LDL (it worked) and raise my HDL (it worked for awhile, now it doesn't). I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Rick My DH's doctor told him that exercise was the best way to raise HDL. DH had low HDL and high LDL and reversed them by getting into a vigorous exercise plan. I also exercise regularly and have very high HDL and low LDL. No meds required. See, that's the issue. I DO exercise vigourously. I go 60 minutes on the elliptical three times a week. It's got to be heredity, and my doctor agrees. What works for you and your DH (btw, does DH stand for "designated husband"?) doesn't work for me. But thanks for the reply anyway. Rick |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:26:17 -0400, "LFM"
wrote: "Nunya B." wrote in message ... wrote in message ... I'm 52, male, 6'2", 190 pounds. Cardio workout (mainly) with some strength training 3-4 times a week. I eat well about 85% of the time. I take Ziac to keep my blood pressure under control. And within the past year, I've been taking Crestor to lower my LDL (it worked) and raise my HDL (it worked for awhile, now it doesn't). I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Rick My DH's doctor told him that exercise was the best way to raise HDL. DH had low HDL and high LDL and reversed them by getting into a vigorous exercise plan. I also exercise regularly and have very high HDL and low LDL. No meds required. -- the volleyballchick Both DH and I have received the same advice from our docs. Granted, we both have low cholestorol levels, but we also have low HDL levels too, so in an effort to improve our ratio of LDL to HDL its been advised to exercise. When I look back at my medical history I have seen a pattern that coorelates between exercise levels and my HDL levels. I'm happy that increased exercise works for you. It doesn't work for me. And I've been on a regular exercise program for the last 7 years. Thanks for the reply anyway. Rick |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:24:05 -0400, Jo Anne
wrote: On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:33:10 GMT, wrote: I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Here's a website that lists the soluble fiber values for a large number of foods. http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu...ets/fiber.html (Please note that the columns in the table don't line up.) Artichokes are the best. Most beans come next. After that, you've got various fruits and vegetables. Hope this is of some help. Jo Anne Thanks, Jo Anne! Now maybe we're getting somewhere (even though I'm not fond of artichokes either!) I'll take a gander at this link. Rick |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
On 13 Apr 2007 20:30:12 -0700, "Caleb" wrote:
On Apr 12, 2:33 pm, wrote: I'm 52, male, 6'2", 190 pounds. Cardio workout (mainly) with some strength training 3-4 times a week. I eat well about 85% of the time. I take Ziac to keep my blood pressure under control. And within the past year, I've been taking Crestor to lower my LDL (it worked) and raise my HDL (it worked for awhile, now it doesn't). I'm looking to find people with similar experiences to tell me what they do. I've read, for instance, that water soluble fibers in food like brussel sprouts and peas *may* work. Problem is, I don't like to eat those veggies (although I do eat most others). Any ideas? Thanks. Rick Rick -- I've taken Enduracin Niacin since about '84. Now I'm up to 2.5 grams of it a day (and my physician told me to keep at it). My overall cholesterol is about 200 and my HDLs are about 90 or so. There's a book called "The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" (Mass Market Paperback) by Robert E. Kowalski that is an update of the book I read in the 80's --"The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure" and in it, niacin was suggested (nicotinic acid). I was on time release niacin until two years ago, but there was some liver reaction, more common with the time release version. So I am now using the non-time release version and it works very well. Reactions I had long ago included flushing of skin, some facial tingling, etc., but those reactions were totally harmless and I never have them any more. Also, Enduracin is pretty darned inexpensive. (I buy it from a little company here in Beaverton, Oregon.) If you're interested in this approach, you may want to get Kowalski's book from your library. Good luck! I sure can appreciate the helpless feeling that comes with high cholesterol and no apparent way to reduce it. (It's my understanding that it is very difficult to control with diet alone and I tried to be a vegetarian for many months but the numbers didn't budge.) Yours, Caleb Caleb, Good stuff! I'll search this out. I'm supposed to see my doc in a couple of weeks to find out the results of my CIMT, so I'll ask him about that then. Thanks so much, Rick |
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Anyone raise their HDL with diet and/or medicine?
wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:26:17 -0400, "LFM" wrote: Both DH and I have received the same advice from our docs. Granted, we both have low cholestorol levels, but we also have low HDL levels too, so in an effort to improve our ratio of LDL to HDL its been advised to exercise. When I look back at my medical history I have seen a pattern that coorelates between exercise levels and my HDL levels. I'm happy that increased exercise works for you. It doesn't work for me. And I've been on a regular exercise program for the last 7 years. Thanks for the reply anyway. Rick Ok, in your reply to me you've been on an exercise program for 7 yrs, and in another post you talk about exercising vigorously on the elliptical. When was the last time you totally changed up your routine? Cross training, something different. Totally changing your routine to something entirely new? 60 mins 3x per week may not be enough. Try something completly different. Pick up weight lifting, try biking or swimming or even running. Your body can become acustomed to the same exercise over and over and will adapt to having that as part of the regular routine. I walk my dog 1 mile every day. I do not consider that as part of my normal "exercise" routine because it is just my normal daily activity. My body expects that of me (and so does my dog). After all these years of the same exercise, your body has likely adapted to that routine. |
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