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Turmeric and Cholesterol

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kate50809
kate50809

I said I would post an update when I had my blood test results to see if turmeric was keeping the cholesterol down.

Serum Cholesterol is 5.8. Down from the 7 the hospital result showed 2 years ago. ( I am not at all convinced that the hospital test was accurate.  When the doctor first ordered the test he forgot to ask for the cholesterol to be measured, he remembered when I went back 2 days later, but said I didn't need another blood test they would use what they had.  A result of 7 was quite a shock to me!!

5.8 is not quite the 3.5 reading doctors seem to be aiming at - who puts the up to this??!!

But in the range of normal and I will keep taking the turmeric.  I cannot take statins anyway.

I think the jury is still out on the Turmeric for cholesterol as this reading is similar to those I have had in the past.

The HDL cholesterol is 2.3 but I don't know what this means!

Hope this is helpful to some of you.

All the best

Kate

 

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  • EileenH
    EileenH kate50809

    Posted

    " who puts the up to this??!" - the drug companies so they sell more statins!

    Cholesterol comes in 2 basic forms (more really but that makes it complicated): LDL and HDL, low and high density lipoproteins. LDL are claimed to be "bad", HDL to be "good" but again, it isn't quite as simple as that.

    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-cholesterol/

    LDL should be below 3mmol/L and HDL above 1mmol/L - and obviously if your HDL is high it makes your total high too. Your figures sound OK to me - 2.8HDL and about 3 LDL...

  • mary19068
    mary19068 kate50809

    Posted

    Hi kate50809

    Your cholesterol consists of LDL and HDL....Low Density Lipids and High Density Lipids....if your HDL is 2.3 then your LDL is 3.5 = Serum Cholesterol 5.8.....the HDL is the good lipids..i remember it by using the 'H' in HDL for 'Happy' lipids and the 'L' in LDL as 'Lousy' lipids. ... ...i use Apple Cider vinegar half teaspoon a day with glass of filtered water and my cholesterol has reduced from 6.9 to 5.8 that was three months ago having another Hba1c for Type 2 diabetes blood test this week when my cholesterol will be checked along with blood glucose levels....be interesting to see what my cholesterol levels are now..

  • jan_37704
    jan_37704 kate50809

    Posted

    Have a look at a probiotic called acidophilus reuteri thought to be good for bowel colonization but also helps to lower cholesterol- there was a short article on our main news the other night in NZ and I did a bit of research and ordered a bottle of 90 to try - cheers Jan 
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