Does Anyone know a Good Way to Raise thier HDL???

[Austlyn]

Question was in the title My cholesterol is decent expect my HDL. I read on the internet that you can still have poroblems with normal cholesterol if your HDL is too low which mine was,31.

[hrgillespie]

If you follow the Atkins plan your HDL will raise up all on it's own ......... just remember to eat your fats ........


Heidi

[sallyseachange]

Yes... if you follow Atkins to a "T" your cholesterol levels will improve. Exercise lowers LDL, so that should bring your ratios into better line.

[ValidRouge]

And, EXERCISE. I've raised my HDL significantly by exercising regularly. Also, if you smoke, the smoking LOWERS your HDL, so quitting smoking helped raise mine too.

[TIME2SHINE4-08]

Dr toold my hubby exercise and peanuts. I don't know why the nuts but that was the advise.

[Austlyn]

I don't think Atlins alone is going to do it cause while I feel off for a while and gained alot of weight I am an old Atkineer... And this is an ongoing problem I never took supplements before so I hope the vitamins will help, but only time will tell. I was thinking supplement wise pretty much.....

[kate58]

I know this is not what you asked - but don't be too hung about it. Honestly. The evidence for all the stuff about cholesterol and heart disease is far from the clear cut relationship that we are led to believe. And this is especially so for women.

Almost all the current data related to cholesterol was gathered in studies on men. Even it is a lot less convincing than you would think once you start to delve into the subject, but the relationship between cholesterol and heart disease in women is even more tenuous if it exists at all.

I really, really urge you to get hold of and read Gary Taubes book, Good Calories, Bad Calories, which deals with the whole cholesterol controversy at great length. And believe me it IS a controversy - not truth written in stone. It's a real eye opener and a must read book for anyone with an interest in their health and the way that government health policies have been formulated and recommendations for the public have been created.

In essence the situation with heart disease and cholesterol it is not dissimilar to the whole low-fat issue. What the public are given to believe is incontroverible fact, backed up by hard evidence, is actually not what it seems to be at all.

[BLAZING IN FL]

I've done Atkins since May and lost all my weight...i exercize and follow the plan to the "T". I got my cholesterol checked 4 weeks agao and my HDL was very low...my dr. said to drink about 1-2 ounces of red wine a day since i already exercized, i don't smoke, I'm not overweight, so she had no other advice for me...she was actually quite shocked that i had low HDL.....so don't fret it...i have been doing an ounce of wine 3x a week, just enough to not really be having alcohol at this point, like a medicine, but, i have not been back to get my HDL rechecked yet, since this was only about a month ago...she said to wait about 3 months and then return.

[ttdriver]

Cardiovascular exercise and flush-free Niacin.


Betty

[Austlyn]

Thankyou guys