When eating oatmeal put it in a bowl with a fried egg or two on top. Or just butter and salt without the eggs. Leave out the sugar, milk, and other things people typically put on or in oatmeal. My (ex) wife had high cholesterol, ate oatmeal religiously every day for about 3 months, then went back and got the labs redone. Cholesterol was back to normal. I had to see it with my own eyes to believe it. No drugs were used.
I think that the bigger question is-Are elevated LDL levels really an issue or should we simply evaluate the triglyceride levels? Zoe Harcombe is a great resource along with Low carb Denver and Low carb down under
I would not trust advice from someone so bought into a diet ideology that there group is named after it. Sigma Nutrition just did a podcast on why ldl is a causative factor in ldl and that just lowering triglycerides is not of benefit. It would be interesting to hear what Kevin says on this though
LDL matters but insulin resistance matters more. The ZH and low-carb crowd believe that insulin resistance is best treated by LC diets. LC diets tend to raise LDL, which the medical establishment claims is unacceptable and unhealthy, not realizing that actually higher LDL and lower insulin resistance still might be more healthy than baseline. The LC crowd then polarizes and denies the role of LDL altogether, making insulin resistance into everything that is important. This LDL denialism is an articulated, exaggerated manifestation of the hostile feelings that many LC promoters possibly rightly feel toward the dismissiveness that mainstream medical doctors have toward the complex but likely on net beneficial effects of LC diets. It is a means-ends approach that denies the real impact of LDL on cardiovascular health. Pseudoscience to achieve better health, which it may in fact do at least for serious LC diet adherents. However, it has negative externalities, promoting statin skepticism among lay people who are consuming an ordinary diet for whom the original considerations driving LDL denialism do not apply. They are not fixing their insulin sensitivity, they are just not taking their LDL medication which barring major side effects (some people have them) us net beneficial.
I hope you’ll look at the articles printed at The Epoch Times about Statins. In 1954 (after President Eisenhower’s heart attack), the great debate began. American doctors said it (heart disease) was caused by cholesterol, European researchers said it was caused by sugar. It went on for a while and eventually the American doctors concluded it was cholesterol, and eventually put patients on statins. I don’t want to misrepresent what researchers have found, but even a die-hard “statin” friend (MD/PhD) of mine was recently encouraged by his new cardiologist to dump the statins. He seemed very irked with me just 18 months ago when I refused statins after getting two stents. He’s now off his statins and has become a believer.
In an article titled “Statin Drugs Laid the Groundwork for Covid-19”, published on May 13, 2024, Colleen Huber says in part, “Statin drugs lower a person’s cholesterol, and cholesterol is not a luxury but rather a necessity for forming the vitamin D molecule—the conductor of the symphony, so to speak, of the human immune system.”
Just go to Epoch Times and search for Statins. Today, that search word found 260 articles and I guarantee most if not all will tell you to stay away from them. If even half of those taking statin drugs stopped, Big Parma would lose over $5 billion annually.
Instead, stop eating sugar as much as possible. I’ve lost 35 pounds just this year alone. And that has to be less stress on my heart.
Please read further below, in the article you referred to! There are many MORE studies to support this! You're always much better off to EAT Consciously to First do No Harm, instead of using Rx drugs! People Eat their way into ill health and can CHANGE their diet to REGAIN HEALTH naturally! Just adding a large salad, every day can lower cholesterol, significantly, enough to see a difference & reason to continue! I'm a Nutritional Therapist and help people achieve optimal blood chemistry results, so they can get off Rx's and live healthier lives without the dangers of Rx side effects and Polypharmacy!⚡
Just organic oats, such as quick oats that you cook and eat. Although my ex preferred to cook oatmeal, my preference is to use "quick oats," because I can put 1/4 cup in a bowl, then pour boiling water over the oats, just enough to cover. Wait 5 minutes, and then it can be eaten. No need to cook it. I use an electric water heating tea pot. It's pretty convenient. I never use sugar, honey, or any sweetener. I prefer the savory version: salt and butter, or fried eggs on top.
Eat organic oatmeal every day. I know it sounds crazy, but it works. Stay away from the drugs.
Oatmeal boots my glucose. Oatmeal fiber may be better for some though flax, chia and psyllium may be better
When eating oatmeal put it in a bowl with a fried egg or two on top. Or just butter and salt without the eggs. Leave out the sugar, milk, and other things people typically put on or in oatmeal. My (ex) wife had high cholesterol, ate oatmeal religiously every day for about 3 months, then went back and got the labs redone. Cholesterol was back to normal. I had to see it with my own eyes to believe it. No drugs were used.
I think that the bigger question is-Are elevated LDL levels really an issue or should we simply evaluate the triglyceride levels? Zoe Harcombe is a great resource along with Low carb Denver and Low carb down under
I would not trust advice from someone so bought into a diet ideology that there group is named after it. Sigma Nutrition just did a podcast on why ldl is a causative factor in ldl and that just lowering triglycerides is not of benefit. It would be interesting to hear what Kevin says on this though
LDL matters but insulin resistance matters more. The ZH and low-carb crowd believe that insulin resistance is best treated by LC diets. LC diets tend to raise LDL, which the medical establishment claims is unacceptable and unhealthy, not realizing that actually higher LDL and lower insulin resistance still might be more healthy than baseline. The LC crowd then polarizes and denies the role of LDL altogether, making insulin resistance into everything that is important. This LDL denialism is an articulated, exaggerated manifestation of the hostile feelings that many LC promoters possibly rightly feel toward the dismissiveness that mainstream medical doctors have toward the complex but likely on net beneficial effects of LC diets. It is a means-ends approach that denies the real impact of LDL on cardiovascular health. Pseudoscience to achieve better health, which it may in fact do at least for serious LC diet adherents. However, it has negative externalities, promoting statin skepticism among lay people who are consuming an ordinary diet for whom the original considerations driving LDL denialism do not apply. They are not fixing their insulin sensitivity, they are just not taking their LDL medication which barring major side effects (some people have them) us net beneficial.
I hope you’ll look at the articles printed at The Epoch Times about Statins. In 1954 (after President Eisenhower’s heart attack), the great debate began. American doctors said it (heart disease) was caused by cholesterol, European researchers said it was caused by sugar. It went on for a while and eventually the American doctors concluded it was cholesterol, and eventually put patients on statins. I don’t want to misrepresent what researchers have found, but even a die-hard “statin” friend (MD/PhD) of mine was recently encouraged by his new cardiologist to dump the statins. He seemed very irked with me just 18 months ago when I refused statins after getting two stents. He’s now off his statins and has become a believer.
In an article titled “Statin Drugs Laid the Groundwork for Covid-19”, published on May 13, 2024, Colleen Huber says in part, “Statin drugs lower a person’s cholesterol, and cholesterol is not a luxury but rather a necessity for forming the vitamin D molecule—the conductor of the symphony, so to speak, of the human immune system.”
Just go to Epoch Times and search for Statins. Today, that search word found 260 articles and I guarantee most if not all will tell you to stay away from them. If even half of those taking statin drugs stopped, Big Parma would lose over $5 billion annually.
Instead, stop eating sugar as much as possible. I’ve lost 35 pounds just this year alone. And that has to be less stress on my heart.
Is there any reason to think psyllium husk is superior to other kinds? Say if you have an allergy to it?
I would like Kevin's opinion here, but flax sounds better in this one small study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30661699/
Please read further below, in the article you referred to! There are many MORE studies to support this! You're always much better off to EAT Consciously to First do No Harm, instead of using Rx drugs! People Eat their way into ill health and can CHANGE their diet to REGAIN HEALTH naturally! Just adding a large salad, every day can lower cholesterol, significantly, enough to see a difference & reason to continue! I'm a Nutritional Therapist and help people achieve optimal blood chemistry results, so they can get off Rx's and live healthier lives without the dangers of Rx side effects and Polypharmacy!⚡
Great suggestion. I ordered on Amazon immediately in the organic type. I wonder if you are using capsules or powder?
Just organic oats, such as quick oats that you cook and eat. Although my ex preferred to cook oatmeal, my preference is to use "quick oats," because I can put 1/4 cup in a bowl, then pour boiling water over the oats, just enough to cover. Wait 5 minutes, and then it can be eaten. No need to cook it. I use an electric water heating tea pot. It's pretty convenient. I never use sugar, honey, or any sweetener. I prefer the savory version: salt and butter, or fried eggs on top.