10-12-2015, 10:51 AM
Ruth, I don't know if you're interested, but raw garlic is a good remedy for elevated cholesterol. You may not be able to tolerate eating 3 cloves of garlic a day!? I don't know. But I have found that if the garlic cloves are chopped into small pieces and drunk down with some water quickly, they won't 'burn' your mouth and your breath shouldn't smell.
(Don't eat raw garlic if you are also on anti-coagulants or aspirin, or have a bleeding disorder.)
Statins are good but one side effect can be muscle pain and weakness over time.
For other herbs which might help, a qualified medical herbalist would be able to advise.
I stopped eating meat regularly about 1979. I felt immediately fitter. I did still eat fish sometimes though, and in those days would eat meat at family gatherings such as Christmas. But some meats I completely lost the taste for (which I used to like!) I tried liver and onions once about 1983 and I'd always liked that -but suddenly it tasted like dog food! (and I know because I ate dog and cat food, age 10, for a bet! LOL!)
(Don't eat raw garlic if you are also on anti-coagulants or aspirin, or have a bleeding disorder.)
Statins are good but one side effect can be muscle pain and weakness over time.
For other herbs which might help, a qualified medical herbalist would be able to advise.
I stopped eating meat regularly about 1979. I felt immediately fitter. I did still eat fish sometimes though, and in those days would eat meat at family gatherings such as Christmas. But some meats I completely lost the taste for (which I used to like!) I tried liver and onions once about 1983 and I'd always liked that -but suddenly it tasted like dog food! (and I know because I ate dog and cat food, age 10, for a bet! LOL!)
