Excerpt from: Fountain of Youth Project
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| January 29, 2006 | | How long did it take Dr. Eric's prescription to kick High Triglyceride's butt? | How did we do it?
It took three (3) weeks to drop my triglycerides from 500 to 150...and that's a fact.
For 1.5 years I was prescribed 10 mg. of Lipitor in an attempt to reduce my total-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides.
Once I began the diet and exercise guidelines of the program 3.5 months ago, the drug, assisted by my program, helped my total cholesterol to drop from above 220 to 126, LDL from over 200 to 100, but raised my triglycerides from 250 to 500.
Dr. Eric knew something was not right. He remembered that some of the Pritikin clients had the same problem. In their studies, Pritikin researchers eliminated foods till they found a culprit. Often when placed on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet, it was the fructose (sugar) in fruit which elevated blood triglyceride levels. Apparently, in some individuals who have high blood cholesterol and high blood triglyceride levels, fructose goes preferentially to the liver where it is converted into triglycerides rather than carbohydrates. Go figure.
When I told my internist that DrEric wanted me to remove all fruit and fructose from my diet for 3 weeks and retest, he laughed. Sure enough, 3 weeks later my triglycerides dropped to 150.
What did the medical doctors think? They said, "Wow, looks like the Lipitor is finally doing the job." They thought that the removal of fructose from my diet had nothing to do with it. That was the beginning of the end for that doctor.
Since that time, continued dietary changes along with exercise have lowered my cholesterol to 126, lowered LDL's to 100, and lowered triglycerides to 150...the MD's, reluctantly, gave me permission to remove the Lipitor. They appear to know very little about nutrition's role in disease progression and physiology, and even care less about it. Sometimes they are fools. Even when presented with the changes in my blood work they still didn't believe it...they believe in increasing the toxic drugs that continue to make your liver very unhappy.
Now I have a 140 total cholesterol, a 150 triglyceride, and a 89 LDL...without any medication. And the numbers continue to drop. I expect cholesterol to head toward 125, LDL to lower to 60, and triglycerides to lower to below 100. My liver and I are very happy now. Stay tuned.
All this accomplished by reducing fruit and fructose and increasing mono-unsaturated and omega-3 fats in my diet combined with increased levels of mild activity. Next I'll tell you what Dr. Eric prescribed to lower my total cholesterol...increasing fiber and lowering saturated fats rule.
Amazing! You can learn more about this program at Jeff's Health Club. | | |
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