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SHRED

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5. Niacin (B3) is water soluble
Sun Sep 17, 2017, 01:38 PM
Sep 2017

My understanding is that it's not a problem.

What my friend (who now lives on a Tongan Island) texted me about niacin and high cholesterol in general:

First understand the consequences of High cholesterol . It can cause heart attack or stroke- basically it is a small piece of cholesterol (fat) that gets stuck in your heart or brain. Always carry aspirin with you and know the symptoms of both. Heart pain and left shoulder pain (if your heart is pointed in normal direction) for heart attack. And headache, dizziness, and talking nonsense as symptom of stroke. Immediately put 3 aspirin pills under your tongue. It takes 5 minutes to dissolve the blood clot. If you swallow 3 aspirin pills it can take 30 minutes to get to your blood clot. Not the buffered aspirin. Then go to hospital. If you wait to go to hospital without taking aspirin you should call your best friends and say goodbye on the way as it could “die de die” time. I’m sure you understand that the medical and drug businesses make a lot of money by keeping you sick. You can take half an aspirin per day one children’s aspirin) with food if you don’t have ulcers. And or a bit of red wine every day, they both clean up your blood. Europeans with a high fat diet who drink RED wine have a very low rate of heart attacks or cancer. It is the resveratrol in the skin of red grapes that is the medicin.
If the doctor gives you medicine to lower cholesterol read everything you can on the negative side effect. Avoid all food that raises bad cholesterol and eat food that lower bad cholesterol. Eat fish oil. Cod liver oil and Omega Fatty Acid pills ((a friend once gave me canned cod livers- it sure tasted good). Don’t eat drippings (Tongans eat it by the spoonful), food with a lot of fat, cream, cheese.
Have your cholesterol checked regularly.
“Niacin—known as B3—that in very large doses can improve cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart attacks. In fact, when niacin’s beneficial effect was discovered in 1955, it became the first treatment for high cholesterol.” You can get the “no-flush” niacin. High dose of regular niacin will feel uncomfortable.
Google any aspect of the subject and find great info.

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I have high cholesterol :( [View all] SHRED Sep 2017 OP
I too believe I have non-diet related high cholesterol MLAA Sep 2017 #1
I have been reading about RYR SHRED Sep 2017 #4
It should be regarded as any other statin drug Warpy Sep 2017 #17
Why don't you consult your physician. I would be careful with the Niacin, and definitely want to still_one Sep 2017 #2
I am SHRED Sep 2017 #3
+++++++++++++++ still_one Sep 2017 #9
Niacin (B3) is water soluble SHRED Sep 2017 #5
RE stroke: be aware that there are two types of stroke: the blockage kind and the hemorrhagic No Vested Interest Sep 2017 #12
Thank you SHRED Sep 2017 #15
Relax demigoddess Sep 2017 #6
Well I am retired SHRED Sep 2017 #7
Repatha sharply reduces cholesterol Cicada Sep 2017 #8
Results on whether repatha actually saves lives expected next year Cicada Nov 2017 #29
blueberries.... dhill926 Sep 2017 #10
Black tea. It's easy and it is really good for reducing cholesterol. OregonBlue Sep 2017 #11
The main thing you'll need to avoid is trans fats Warpy Sep 2017 #13
Thanks SHRED Sep 2017 #16
When I was vegan and ate a lot of steel-cut oats oppressedproletarian Sep 2017 #14
Mr. dixie had high cholesterol dixiegrrrrl Sep 2017 #18
Here's a big hug for y'all SHRED Sep 2017 #19
I have settled on this regime as a starting point SHRED Sep 2017 #20
Bag of oat bran canetoad Oct 2017 #21
time released Niacin brought my cholesterol down big time womanofthehills Nov 2017 #22
Thanks SHRED Nov 2017 #23
How about using the ubiquinol form of coq10? triron Nov 2017 #24
Thanks SHRED Nov 2017 #25
Dr Esselstyn can help California_Republic Nov 2017 #26
He is the expert. I recommend his book Reversing and Preventing Heart disease to MLAA Nov 2017 #28
The book is an excellent California_Republic Nov 2017 #30
Absolutely second the motion on this book. Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #31
Consider including Apple Cider Vinegar in your diet, Shred. sandensea Nov 2017 #27
My brother lowered his TC and LDL-C MarvinGardens Nov 2017 #32
I know how difficult MFM008 Nov 2017 #33
Your triglycerides are scarier than your cholesterol sweetroxie Nov 2017 #34
Are you on a statin? Gore1FL Apr 2019 #35
the forward thinking about cholesterol is a whole different thing Grasswire2 Apr 2019 #36
Sugars and sweets including fruit juices raise triglycerides wishstar Jul 2019 #37
Watch Out For EMBEDDED Fats turning to Cholesterol ProgressiveKnight Oct 2020 #38
Time release niacin dropped my cholesterol big time womanofthehills Nov 2020 #39
According to a Korean study in nature.com womanofthehills May 21 #41
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