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Medical Forum / General / Cardiology / November 2004Raising HDL
Is it possible to raise HDL alot? Mine has always been right at 40. One time it was 47. I exercise 5 days a week. I am 6 feet tall and 180. (I have lost almost 30 pounds since last year. I started drinking a small glass of red wine before going to bed because I have read it would help raise HDL. I also eat about a tablespoon of peanuts every day because I red the same for this. In a Men's Health Magaizine I read that Macadamium nuts could also raise HDL. Is this true? It also said that taking a calcium supplment was shown in one study to raise HDL. Is this also true? Is there anything else that can raise it? > Is it possible to raise HDL alot? Mine has always been right at 40. One > time it was 47. I exercise 5 days a week. I am 6 feet tall and 180. (I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > supplment was shown in one study to raise HDL. Is this also true? > Is there anything else that can raise it? I've had pretty good results raising my HDL using niacin. I take 3000 mg of niacin per day - 1000 mg in the morning, 2000 mg in the evening before bed. This is a pretty large dose, and I take it under doctor's supervision (including liver panel screening). Not everyone can tolerate niacin, due to the "flushing" effect. But, if you build up to it slowly, and take it every day, your body builds up a tolerance to the flushing and it's hardly noticeable after a couple of months. I'm 52 years old, and my HDL was 40 back in 1996 (pre-niacin). My last two HDL measurements were 82 and 75. FWIW, niacin (the generic, non-prescription form) is very inexpensive when compared to other cholesterol meds. I purchase mine in bulk at CostCo and it works out to around 7 cents per day. There's a pretty good book on niacin that's listed on Amazon (just Google amazon.com for "niacin" and you should find it).  SignatureGG http://www.WeightWare.com Your Weight and Health Diary Sport and reduced fatty meals are a good choice. There are many drugs, which have influence on HDL/LDL ratio. There is also a betablocker (Bopindolol, long acting different version of Pindolol), which elevate HDL and diminish following lipid peroxidation. > Is it possible to raise HDL alot? Mine has always been right at 40. One > time it was 47. I exercise 5 days a week. I am 6 feet tall and 180. (I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > supplment was shown in one study to raise HDL. Is this also true? > Is there anything else that can raise it? >Sport and reduced fatty meals are a good choice. There are many drugs, >which have influence on HDL/LDL ratio. There is also a betablocker [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> supplment was shown in one study to raise HDL. Is this also true? >> Is there anything else that can raise it? niacin and grapefruit do too. Does your exercise include aerobic workout? Aerobics are said to be one of the best ways to raise HDL. George Email replies to: > Sport and reduced fatty meals are a good choice. There are many drugs, > which have influence on HDL/LDL ratio. There is also a betablocker [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > supplment was shown in one study to raise HDL. Is this also true? > > Is there anything else that can raise it? Hi, Almonds, walnuts and oat bran help boost HDL. Oat-bran cookies make a great snack too. Regards, Barry > Sport and reduced fatty meals are a good choice. There are many drugs, > which have influence on HDL/LDL ratio. There is also a betablocker [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > supplment was shown in one study to raise HDL. Is this also true? > > Is there anything else that can raise it? > Hi, Almonds, walnuts and oat bran help boost HDL. Oat-bran cookies make a great > snack too. > Regards, Barry As long as you are keep you weight at "ideal." Servant to the humblest person in the universe, Andrew -- Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Board-Certified Cardiologist http://www.heartmdphd.com/ ** Who is the humblest person in the universe? http://makeashorterlink.com/?L26062048 What is all this about? http://makeashorterlink.com/?R20632B48 Is this spam? http://makeashorterlink.com/?N69721867 > > Hi, Almonds, walnuts and oat bran help boost HDL. Oat-bran cookies make a great > > snack too. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Board-Certified Cardiologist > http://www.heartmdphd.com/ Correct. The 2nd most humble person in the Universe, Barry > ** > Who is the humblest person in the universe? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Is this spam? > http://makeashorterlink.com/?N69721867 |
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