PESTICIDES
The pesticides widely used in agriculture to control pests decrease the nutritional value of the crops. A review of 41 published studies, which was done by nutritionist Virginia Worthington, found that organic crops (which don’t use pesticides) had 27% more vitamin C, 29.3% more magnesium, 13.6% more phosphorus, and 21.1% more iron than their conventionally […]

GARLIC & CHOLESTEROL
Believe it or not, garlic has a substantial effect on cholesterol levels, but you would need between 1 to 4 cloves of fresh garlic a day to achieve a significant therapeutic result. Fortunately, the compounds in garlic responsible for its therapeutic benefit can be isolated in pill form.
However, in order to be effective, […]

GUGULIPID & CHOLESTEROL
Gugulipid is extracted from the mukul myrrh tree, which is native to India. It appears to get it’s cholesterol lowering effects from increasing the liver’s metabolism of LDL (the bad cholesterol).
In a double blind study of 125 patients comparing the effect of gugulipid with the cholesterol lowering drug clofibrate over a period of […]

VITAMIN C & CHOLESTEROL
If you have read my post Anti-Aging Supplementation Options post, you may very well already be taking 2000 mg of vitamin C a day. That should be plenty for cholesterol control purposes.
It has been shown that the higher the level of vitamin C in the blood, the lower the total cholesterol count […]

OTHER OPTIONS
Given inositol hexaniacinate’s effectiveness, that’s probably a good choice to try first. However, if you cannot tolerate inositol hexaniacinate, there are more options you can try.
PANTETHINE
Pantethine, a stable form of vitamin B5, inhibits the production of cholesterol by the liver. In a one-year clinical trial conducted with 24 patients, pantethine was shown to decrease […]

INOSITOL HEXANIACINATE
Inositol hexaniacinate’s side effects are minimal and it works even better than regular niacin, according to a study comparing the effect of niacin and inositol hexaniacinate on hyperlipidemic Buscat rabbits (The role of nicotinic acid and inositol hexaniacinate as anticholesterolemic and antilipemic agents. Nutr Reports Int 1983;28:899-911). The inositol hexaniacinate caused a 79.5 % […]

NIACIN & CHOLESTEROL
Niacin has been known to lower cholesterol since the 1950s. Of particular interest is a comparative study between Lovastatin (a popular statin drug) and Niacin. 136 patients with high cholesterol were randomly assigned either Lovastatin or Niacin over a 26 week period. Although the Lovastatin initial lowered LDL cholesterol more quickly than the […]

FOOD IRRADIATION
These days, food products are commonly irradiated to improve their shelf life. According to a report of a Joint FAP/IAEA/WHO Study Group, this results in loss of nutrients, particularly vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B12. Furthermore, this effect is exacerbated […]

ACETYL L-CARNATINE
Mitochondria are membrane-enclosed cellular compartments that are the major source of a cell’s energy. Mitochondria convert nutrients, the products of carbohydrate and lipid (fat) metabolism into energy as well as doing many other specialized tasks.
As we age, the mitochondria function less efficiently, producing less energy. These less efficient mitochondria also create more oxidants, causing […]

PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK ANTI-AGING SUPPLEMENT PLAN
This is the one I’m on.

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Rainbow Light Complete Nutritional System (contains Vitamin A - 10,000 IU, Vitamin C - 1000 mg, Vitamin D - 400IU, Folic Acid - 400 mcg, Calcium - 250 mg, Magnesium 125 mg, Zinc - 15 mg, Selenium - 100 mcg, Chromium - 100 mcg, plus […]