Digest Number 2087

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

 

On the cholesterol discussion. I am 5 feet tall and weigh 200 pounds. I have

been doing a food

combining diet for 6 weeks and am working out 4 to 5 times a week. I've known

for a couple of

years that I needed to totally cut meat out of my diet, but have had a hard time

making a

transition. But, when you are ready to change, it comes easily. The exercise

and food combining

have come easily, so as of yesterday, I have totally cut out meat.

 

Due to my weight and previous fairly sedentary lifestyle, I have had two full

physicals in the

past year to ensure safety in these changes in my life. Both times, my

cholesterol has been text

book perfect. My sister, who has a diet high in starces and fats also has

perfect cholesterol.

 

My best friend, on the other hand, who is my size and has the same diet that I

used to have has

off the charts cholesterol and is on serious meds for it. Her father's family

suffers from high

cholesterol and blood pressure (she has both).

 

Point being....cholesterol can be diet related. However, peoples bodies process

differently which

explains why all of the women on my mother's side have very low

cholesterol...which is amazing as

we live in the South.

 

I will continue to have my cholesterol checked yearly, but don't feel it is a

concern at this

point.

 

Dana

 

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[Guest guest]

Yes Dana, cholesterol can have a lot to do with heredity. In fact, there is a

commerical for Lipitor that demonstrates this - in one commerical there is a

basketball coach, another a professional surfer who is a vegetarian - and both

suffer from high cholesterol. Unfortunately you cannot do anything about

heredity. And my condolences to those folks. Often medication is the only thing

that will help. No amount of diet modification will even touch cholesterol

levels that become extremely high due to heredity.

 

A vegetarian diet certainly and regular exercise helps but often it is not

enough. It is serious and if lifestyle changes don't help please ask your doctor

about cholesterol lowering medications. Your heart will thank you for it, and

your family will be happy to know you'll be around a few more years.

 

Katherine

 

 

 

 

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