A grapefruit a day.

You know the story about an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Well it may be that also a grapefruit a day a keeps the doctor away. My wife had high cholesterol and was given statins by her GP. The instructions inside said do not take grapefruit at the same time as taking the statins, which asks the question why not add grapefruit to your diet instead of taking statins, would that be a more natural way of lowering high blood cholesterol?.Here is an article I have found.

ScienceDaily (Feb. 13, 2006) — A grapefruit a day — particularly the red variety — can help keep heart disease at bay, according to a new study by Israeli researchers. In a controlled study group of patients with heart disease, the scientists found that feeding some patients the equivalent of one grapefruit daily significantly reduced levels of cholesterol in comparison to patients that did not eat grapefruit. Chronic high blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease.

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Are you getting enough?

Food is the best way to take in the nutrients we need. If you pay attention to your diet, vary the foods you eat, study food labels to glean the nutritional content, then you may not need to worry about suffering any vitamin and mineral deficiencies. However the truth is that most of us have not got the time to be that vigilant.
With hectic modern lifestyles, few of us have the time or knowledge to become our own food scientists. So we are likely to rely on broad advice like eat five portions of fruit and veg a day. Yet the latest national  diet and nutrition survey found that only about a third of the population manages to follow that guidance. In addition, the survey found that intake of oily fish, which is our main source of beneficial omega 3 fatty acids, remains low. That means that most of us could benefit from a little nutritional help, that could protect our long term health from disease and illness like high cholesterol, and cancer.

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Does my way of reducing cholesterol work.

I feel much better today so I think the vitamin C and Manuka honey worked. My wife found she had higher levels of bad cholesterol than normal so her GP gave her a diet sheet with the hope that she could bring down her cholesterol level naturally High cholesterol can lead to heart disease. However during the time up to her next test she has continued her same diet but added the supplement vitamin B3 (Niacin) 100mg per day. Sometimes this can give you facial flushing due to arteries being opened by the vitamin B3, however this has reduced as she has got used to taking the vitamin. So now that she has had the blood test it will be interesting to see the results as she has continued the same diet. If her high blood cholesterol has reduced then it should prove that vitamin B3 has naturally reduced the cholesterol.

Taking the vitamin B3, as I do, would be safer than having to take medication as there are lots of side effects. I will keep you up to date with what happens. Results are expected next wednesday.

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Okra

Continuing my theme on unusual medicinal herbs I chose Okra, or ladies fingers as it is sometimes called. Okra is mostly used in stews perhaps African style, but has also been used as an alternative medication. The pods, shown above contain large amounts of vitamin A and C, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium. The plant is also rich in mucilaginous substances, which lubricate the intestines and are recommended for soothing duodenal ulcers and reducing high cholesterol levels.

Dont miss this program

The food hospital 8pm next Tuesday on channel 4 talks about the super foods that cure. This week looked at blueberry that can cure high blood pressure and high cholesterol you can find out more about this at www. channel4.com/thefoodhospital. If you are interested in your health as you should be, do not miss this.

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