Posted by Jay2112 on January 19, 2019, at 14:40:51
In reply to Re: natural Stroke protection? (cholesterol=250), posted by Christ_empowered on April 13, 2018, at 10:03:30
> the Orthomolecular people recommend niacin and at least as much vitamin c as niacin (5 grams B3, then at least 5 grams vitamin C, for example).
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> some people claim sufficient doses of "no-flush" niacin w/ the vitamin C gives good results, too. I really don't know...what little I've read about "no-flush niacin" leads me to think one would be better off w/ old school niacin (for cholesterol reduction).
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> Many antioxidants can help w/ cardiovascular risk factors. Amla fruit extract, green tea extract, black tea extract, soy isoflavones might help, beta sitosterols (I hope I spelled that correctly), etc.
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> Don't forget a quality, high potency b-complex.
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> Hope this helps. If you end up on a statin, you might want to consider a high quality Coenzyme Q10 supplement, to compensate for the coenzyme Q10 depletion from statins.
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>Just be careful...Niacin can REALLY raise blood sugar!!
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