Comments for How to lower cholesterol http://posting.howtoreducecholesterol.com How to lower cholesterol naturally Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:44:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Increase Hdl by Ed http://posting.howtoreducecholesterol.com/increase-hdl/comment-page-1#comment-2426 Ed Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:44:25 +0000 http://posting.howtoreducecholesterol.com/?p=608#comment-2426 Oatmeal. Soy milk, vegetables all lower HDL cholesterol. A low-carbohydrate, high saturated fat diet dramatically raises HDL. Soy food products aren't. Oatmeal. Soy milk, vegetables all lower HDL cholesterol.

A low-carbohydrate, high saturated fat diet dramatically raises HDL.

Soy food products aren’t.

]]> Comment on Diet To Reduce High Cholesterol by Stephen Guy-Clarke http://posting.howtoreducecholesterol.com/diet-to-reduce-high-cholesterol/comment-page-1#comment-2005 Stephen Guy-Clarke Thu, 13 May 2010 11:08:16 +0000 http://posting.howtoreducecholesterol.com/?p=188#comment-2005 Some good stuff here about the benefits of vegetarianism. I would like to add a non animal product which is highly dangerous - Sugar. Put simply, refined sugar overstimulates the hormone insulin, which in turn stimulates HMG-CoA reductase (an enzyme responsible for cholesterol synthesis inside each cell). As insulin speeds up the enzyme activity within the cholesterol manufacturing pipeline, it leads to a build up and surplus within each cell. At this point there is no need for the cell to retrieve any from the bloodstream and cholesterol begins to build up in the blood. Reduce insulin and immediately the signal that causes an increase in cholesterol synthesis is silenced and the cells begin to harvest the necessary cholesterol directly from the blood, causing blood levels to drop. Excess insulin also inhibits the release of glucagon. Glucagon’s job is to restore blood sugar levels for optimal brain function. Glucagon inhibits the activity of HMG-CoA reductase. So by increasing the hormone glucagon you decrease the cholesterol producing machinery inside the cells, forcing LDL receptors to rush to the cell surface in an effort to pull cholesterol from the blood and restore the appropriate balance. Some good stuff here about the benefits of vegetarianism. I would like to add a non animal product which is highly dangerous – Sugar.

Put simply, refined sugar overstimulates the hormone insulin, which in turn stimulates HMG-CoA reductase (an enzyme responsible for cholesterol synthesis inside each cell). As insulin speeds up the enzyme activity within the cholesterol manufacturing pipeline, it leads to a build up and surplus within each cell. At this point there is no need for the cell to retrieve any from the bloodstream and cholesterol begins to build up in the blood. Reduce insulin and immediately the signal that causes an increase in cholesterol synthesis is silenced and the cells begin to harvest the necessary cholesterol directly from the blood, causing blood levels to drop. Excess insulin also inhibits the release of glucagon. Glucagon’s job is to restore blood sugar levels for optimal brain function. Glucagon inhibits the activity of HMG-CoA reductase. So by increasing the hormone glucagon you decrease the cholesterol producing machinery inside the cells, forcing LDL receptors to rush to the cell surface in an effort to pull cholesterol from the blood and restore the appropriate balance.

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