Eggplant and grains like quinoa can help lower cholesterol levels.
- Drugs come with risks. Even cholesterol-lowering drugs. The FDAjust issued a safety recommendation regarding high-doses of simvastatin (Zocor) a statin drug used to help reduce the amount of “bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol or LDL-C) in the blood.
The American Heart Association offers comprehensive advice about how to check-- and keep--your cholesterol levels healthy. In the March issue of Whole Living, Meryl Davids recently wrote about how nuts, grains and other delish plant-based foods can work as cholesterol-lowering foods. Check it out, and ask your doctor about how your diet can help heal you. Power foods can even enhance the effects of some medications.
Have you seen good results using your diet to improve your health? What did you eat?
