Advice on how to lower your LDL Cholesterol by controlling what you eat.
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I received a call from the doctors office this morning and the nurse told me my cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were a little elevated at 213 and 134 respectively but that lower my fat intake and my white carbs should help. My blood sugar levels are slightly high but I just have to have it checked on my next visit which could be as late as next fall when I go for my yearly physical which is something I am going to start doing. The rest of my blood work was good. I was excited to hear that as diabetes runs in the family. I also lost 14lbs this week which honestly just….rocks! I am so stoked to see what happens next week. I’ve now lost 39lbs in 3 weeks!!

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Did you know that what you eat can actually lower your “bad” LDL cholesterol?

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From Toronto – Public health authorities are trying to track down a woman who brought an injured bat to them. The bat has tested positive for rabies. Rabies can be fatal, but post-exposure prophylaxis, when delivered early, can cure the condition. Guidelines also recommend prophylaxis for children if a bat has been found in the room of a sleeping child.

From the Netherlands – The guidelines for how to manage COPD — a chronic lung condition that is most frequently associated with smoking — have been revised. Important changes include recommending antibiotics for exacerbations along with an increased emphasis on quitting smoking, eliminating occupational exposures, and alleviating poor air quality.

From Sweden – A new pill appears to be as good as regularly injecting blood thinners below the skin to lower the chances of developing a blood clot following hip surgery. In a study of over 3500 patients who had hip surgery, the pill was just as good as injections at lowering the risk of blood clot formation, which can happen to 1 in 5 patients. This is an important finding because more patients are leaving the hospital earlier after hip surgery, and taking a pill will ensure compliance.

And finally from London – British physicians are recommending that children aged 15 months be routinely screened for high levels of LDL, the so-called “bad” cholesterol. This is because while only 2 in 1000 have a hereditary condition that causes high cholesterol, testing at this age will detect the condition in most. Once aware, parents may modify diet and lifestyle at an early age, and can lower the chances of developing problems later in life.

For Insidermedicine in 60, I’m Dr. Susan Sharma.

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ZHANG:
If you like food, this should awaken your appetite. Israel’s Food Fair combines nutrition with novelty…for both experts and your average Joe.

STORY:
A huge variety of foods. Food processing equipment. Decorations and storage. These words come to mind when one visits the Food Fair.

The fair is also about innovation. Avocado oil, for example, makes its big debut after being on the market for only about three months.

[Tomer Greenfield, CEO, Greenfield]:
It has very high smoking point. You can cook it up to 250 degrees. It has a very good advantage: Increases the HDL, the good cholesterol and decreases the LDL, the bad cholesterol. It’s high in vitamin E too, which is a natural antioxidant, and its very good for the skin. It has also very good aroma and its good for shallow-frying fish or deep-frying.

Another Israeli invention is an interactive digital terminal for restaurants. It supplies menus for a range of dishes and when you are ready to order, you dont need to call a waiter – just press the button.

[Karin Koren, Conceptic Ltd]:
It has been installed in 35 places in Israel already, a few networks, few lines, all around the world. And because people see the picture of the dishes they tend to order more.

People crowd around the cooking demonstration of Israel Aharoni, a famous Israeli TV chef specializing in Asian cuisine. He’s also the author of several cookbooks.

[Yisrael Aharoni, Chef]:
Well… Asian food is really very popular in Israel…totally Chinese, strictly Chinesemore in the traditional Chinese food. Chinese food has its own adaptations according to the ingredients available in different countries…But more than anything it is more in the modernlike taking basic traditional and turning them into more modern forms and that is what my demonstration is about today…I travel to China a lot. Its my favorite food. Its my favorite country and I like China; I love Chinese food and that’s what I cooked for the last 30 years.

NTD, Israel.

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* First my apologies that Pinnacle Studios screwed up the audio – video sync at the end (7:40). I tried redoing the video three times, but the same out of sync happened each time.*

In this video, I deal with another one of the myths that Atkins Diet increases one’s cholesterol level due to its saturated fats. This misconception has been proven false over and over in many different studies. At very least, here is my anecdotal evidence.

My Cholesterol (Starting to Now)
Total Cholesterol – 198 to 153
LDL Cholesterol – 148 to 95
HDL Cholesterol – 35 to 58
Triglycerides – 135 to 43

What’s Good and Bad?

http://cholesterol.emedtv.com/hdl/hdl-ldl-ratio.html

“It is the ratio between the level of HDL-”good” cholesterol and total cholesterol that we need to be concerned about. Therefore, in adults, the HDL-”good” cholesterol/total cholesterol ratio should be higher than 0.24 (just divide your HDL level by your cholesterol).

Generally speaking, the higher the ratio, the better (the lower your risk of a heart attack).”
Mine – .61

This popular medical belief ignores however that all LDL molecules are not necessarily created equal.

“It appears common for people with high triglycerides to have low HDL’s, and these same people also tend to have high levels of clotting factors in their blood stream, which is unhealthy in protecting against heart disease.

Therefore, in adults, the triglyceride/HDL-”good” cholesterol ratio should be below 2 (just divide your triglycerides level by your HDL). Or more precisely, the triglyceride/HDL ratio:
2 or less is considered ideal
4 – high
6 – much too high”
Mine – .74

It is now believed that the triglycerides/HDL ratio is one of the most potent predictors of heart disease.

A Harvard-lead study author reported:
“High triglycerides alone increased the risk of heart attack nearly three-fold. And people with the highest ratio of triglycerides to HDL — the “good” cholesterol — had 16 times the risk of heart attack as those with the lowest ratio of triglycerides to HDL in the study of 340 heart attack patients and 340 of their healthy, same age counterparts.

The ratio of triglycerides to HDL was the strongest predictor of a heart attack, even more accurate than the LDL/HDL ratio. (Circulation 1997;96:2520-2525).”

Other Studies, which prove to healthy nature of Atkins or Low Carb in respect to heart health:
* Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12106620

“The low-carbohydrate group consumed the smallest amount of carbohydrates and the largest amounts of fat, protein. … The mean weight loss was 2.9 kg for the low-fat group, and 4.7 kg for the low-carbohydrate group. … The relative reduction in the ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was 20% in the low-carbohydrate group and 12% in the low-fat group”

* Effect of 6-month adherence to a very low carbohydrate diet program.
Am J Med. 2002 Jul;113(1):30-6.
“Serum total cholesterol level decreased 11 +/- 26 mg/dL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level decreased 10 +/- 25 mg/dL, triglyceride level decreased 56 +/- 45 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level increased 10 +/- 8 mg/dL, and the cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio decreased 0.9 +/- 0.6 units.”

* Comparison of high-fat and high-protein diets with a high-carbohydrate diet in insulin-resistant obese women.
Diabetologia, 2005 (Vol. 48) (No. 1) 8-16
These observations suggest that the popular diets reduced insulin resistance to a greater extent than the standard dietary advice did. When compared with the HC diet, the HF and HP diets were shown to produce significantly greater reductions in several parameters, including weight loss, waist circumference and triglycerides. LDL cholesterol decreased in individuals on the HC and HP diets.Of those on the HF diet, 25% showed a more than 10% increase in LDL cholesterol, whereas this occurred in only 13% of subjects on the HC diet and 3% of those on the HP diet.

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HERES A TIP FROM ULTIMATE WARRIOR OF DEATH:In addition to their cholesterol-lowering effects, almonds’ ability to reduce heart disease risk may also be partly due to the antioxidant action of the vitamin E found in the almonds, as well as to the LDL-lowering effect of almonds’ monounsaturated fats. (LDL is the form of cholesterol that has been linked to atherosclerosis and heart disease). When almonds are substituted for more traditional fats in human feeding trials, LDL cholesterol can be reduced from 8 to 12%.

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Green Tea takes on Rheumatoid Arthritis, LDL Cholesterol and Cancer while still having time to enjoy a cup of tea with the ladies.

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