The body was created with the proper nutrients to repair itself – our only job is to replenish these nutrients on a daily basis. But when people don’t drink enough water, the body becomes dehydrated, the cells don’t receive the proper nutrients and problems develop.

Dehydration produces concentrated, acidic blood that becomes even more dehydrated during its passage through the lungs before reaching the heart, because of evaporation of water in the lungs during breathing. The membranes of the blood vessels of the heart and main arteries going up to the brain become vulnerable to the shearing pressure produced by the thicker, acidic blood. This shearing force of toxic blood causes abrasions and minute tears in the lining of the arteries that can peel off and cause embolisms of the brain, kidneys and other organs.

To prevent the damaged blood vessel walls from peeling, low-density (so-called ‘bad’) cholesterol coats and covers up the abrasions and protects the underlying tissue like a waterproof bandage until the tissue heals.

Drinking more water will reduce the acidic state in the blood and allow the arteries to repair themselves. But correcting the problem needs to be done correctly – not drinking enough won’t do much good. Too much before the body is geared to handle it will wash out important nutrients, leading to additional problems. Click on the link below to learn how to do it correctly.

There are some other foods that can raise HDL cholesterol: curcumin (curry); onions; dark chocolate; nuts (walnuts, macadamia nuts); fish (omega-3 fatty acids); olive oil; berries; etc

For the scientific data, have a look at:

1. Whole grains and oats: An Insulin Resistance Athersclerosis Study showed that people whose diets contain the most whole grains “had the thinnest carotid artery walls and showed the slowest progression in artery wall thickness.”

2. Blueberries: Blueberries help to lower cholesterol with minimal side effects.

3. Pistachios, Walnuts and Almonds: Penn State study indicates that pistachios significantly lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Journal of the American College of Cardiology showed eating walnuts after a high-fat meal might protect your heart. Omega-3 fats and antioxidants in nuts work to reverse the arterial damage

4. Flaxseed oil – flaxseed oil can lower blood pressure in men with high cholesterol.

5. Fish and Fish oil – a study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found that fish oil lowers the size and concentration of several lipoprotein subclasses (cholesterol).

6. Pomegranate juice – a National Academy of Sciences study showed that pomegranate juice reduces cholesterol plaque.

Do some research and stop worrying about cholesrtrol.

You can’t have too much cholesterol of any kind. It’s a myth.

Please see the links below…. it explains about your results and has a lot more information about high cholesterol. Hope this helps.

http://www.drugs.com/cholesterol-testing.html

http://www.drugs.com/cholesterol.html

http://www.drugs.com/cholesterol-reduction.html

http://www.drugs.com/cholesterol-risk-factors.html

Here are 4 steps you can take to lower LDL cholesterol levels:

1. To lower LDL levels evaluate your diet for saturated and trans fats. You want to replace saturated and trans fats with heart healthy unsaturated fats, such as omega 3 fatty acids.

2. Increase dietary fiber, especially soluble fiber. Eat 25-35 grams of fiber daily and of this at least 15 grams should be soluble fiber.

3. Eat plant sterols everyday.

4. Increase physical activity.

All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD
How to Lower Cholesterol in 8 Simple Steps – http://www.lisanelsonrd.com/howtolowercholesterol.html

1) Change diet. This is the best method.Avoid high cholesterol foods.Eat more oatmeal,it can reduce cholesterol.If you don’t care for that try Cheerios.

2) Add Garlic to your diet. Garlic has so many good benefits that they would be difficult to list here. Among its miraculous properties…It reduces cholesterol.

3) Try ONE small glass of red wine each day. I hesitate to tell this because it is in our nature to overdo things… It is true that Alcohol can also reduce cholesterol. Red wine also has Antioxidants.

One might want to try some of these methods before resorting to medication.