I’m reading Protein Power right now, a book that promotes the same kind of origin diet (only eating meats, veggies, fruits, nuts, and seeds) as Paleo Diet, Neanderthin, Dangerous Grains, and others of that ilk. The fourth chapter is on cholesterol, and the book discusses how eliminating grains, dairy, sugar, and salt can vastly improve overall health and lower cholesterol.
I’m a big proponent of this kind of diet (I follow it myself), but even the MDs who wrote Protein Power admit that sometimes you need a drug to help with cholesterol issues. And of course not everybody is willing to embrace a strict Paleolithic diet. That’s when you usually have to look to prescription drugs. However, if you’re not ready to succumb to the expenses of a prescription, you could try a supplement such as Vasacor*.
The supplement is available without a prescription and, according to the company, is a safer alternative to statin drugs. It also comes with a 90-day guarantee, so you could try it for long enough to see if affects your cholesterol.
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