Yeah, the HDL could be improved.
Ratios are good, however.
I would not reduce cholesterol. Just bring HDL up. Inositol Hexanicotinate does that.
Are you sure that is not A TC of 180?
I am not sure if a TC less than 180 is healthy!!!
Eggs raise HDL.
Exercise raises HDL.
Elininating trans fats increases HDL.
Cooking oils creates trans fat.
Here is a list of things that reduce cholesterol
(allegedly)
Barley
Vitamin C
Cayenne ***
Chromium
phytosterols (celery)
corn bran
cruciferous vegetables
eggplant
evening primrose oil
fenugreek
fiber
fish oils *
garlic ***
onions ***
apple juice
orange juice
ginger
green tea
guar gum
guggullipid
pantethine
lemongrass oil
lentils
olive oil
n-acetyl cysteine
niacin
oat bran
grapefruit
rice
soybeans
polyunsaturated oils, if pressed.
prunes
psyllium husks
raw carrots
red pepper
rice bran
vitamin e (use gamma tocopherol in excess of delta, delta in ecess of alpha..)
whole grains
yogurt
l-arginine **
b12 and folic acid. ***
* Some of the above I disagree with, but I would add that they do have an overall circulatory beneficial effect.
** does not reduce cholesterol, but reduces blood pressure, and decreases plaque formation.
*** overall benefit to blood viscosity.
Increase your anti-oxidants, and B'/folic. Copper, chromium, and l-arginine. the object is to reduce PLAQUE, not just cholesterol in the blood.
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