lowering cholesterol

[Tuckervill]

My dad literally did lower his cholesterol and get off medication by going on the Atkins diet. He has blood work every six months and it's still down, even though he doesn't stick to Atkins religiously anymore. He does use real butter and EVOO, etc.

I don't think Atkins is sustainable in the long term (I've read the book), and I get sick during the induction phase. But if it lowers your cholesterol it could be a possibility.

He has a drink every day, too, so maybe it was the alcohol!

Karen

[Thorn]

Maybe, RR, that now is the time to challenge your pastry chef side? I have had some pastries in areas of Spain where they don't have lard or butter, only olive oil. The pastries are actually made with olive oil. Oh, and they're good. Very good.

Oh, and I've read (on the Canadian flax seed web site), but not tried that a 1/4 cup of ground flax seed in water can substitute for an egg. That would reduce the cholestorol of the dish and up the Omega's.

I once met a woman who was a home baker that was diagnosed with Celiac. She embraced it as a challenge to her baking skills....perhaps you could do the same with EVO based pastries? [[insert evil, prodding smily face here]]

[Surlygirl]

My first recommendation would be to see a Cardiologist. My doctors kept telling me my cholesterol was fine. Not so when I saw the Cardiologist. He belongs to the Framingham Heart study. Link below. You also want to have your Tryglicerides checked which many doctors overlook.
I have high Tryglicerides. So had to eliminate the white foods, no potatoes, white rice, white bread, you get the idea. Bread has to say 100 Percent whole wheat as first or second ingredient. I also take 3 Omega fish oil pills a day, has to be the real EPA and DHA not the artificial so check labels. Exercise, which raises good, lowers the bad. Oh and no alcohol, which they have also linked to increase in breast cancer.
http://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/...dcoronary.html