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Originally Posted by tippyclubb
I can tell you when I add more fiber to my diet it really improves my cholesterol numbers. I try to get 30-35 grams of it daily. It needs to be insoluble fiber which you will find in old fashion oatmeal or steel oats. All kinds of dry beans are very high in fiber and many vegetables, fruits contain fiber. I eat oatmeal and beans daily just for the fiber. From what I understand cholesterol binds to the soluble fiber and carries it out of your body.
I had cholesterol testing a few weeks ago and it went up by 15 points but I had been cheating a little on the diet. It showed in the numbers, although everything is well within range, except HDL. I'm back on track now and eating more fiber.
How did you get your HDL to go up by 5 points? I really struggle with the HDL at 44. It was higher in the 50's before I went on this cholesterol lowering diet. I tried the fish oil and that didn't help. The last few weeks I have been eating sardines (yuck) twice a week to see if that will help. Any other suggestions.
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Your diet sounds a lot like mine. I have steel-cut oats with walnuts for breakfast, after eating a small bowl of fresh fruit. Lunch usually consists of a big salad with beans and for dinner I'll have vegetable soup with beans. It's all natural whole-foods high in fiber. A snack would consist of a piece of fruit and a few nuts.
I don't know how I got my HDL to go up 5 points. That was strange. I don't take fish oil but I do use a little extra virgin olive oil (one teaspoon) on salads and soups. (Note: I never cook olive oil with the soup; extra virgin olive oil sould never be cooked.) No other suggestions at this time.
They say you're not supposed to eat anything after 9:00 pm to be fasting for the test on the following morning. I didn't, but I had a big meal at 8:00 pm and I'm wondering if that might have messed up my LDL number. Also my thyroid number (TSH) was a little high. Next time I'll try to have my dinner between 5 and 6 pm and see if that might help a little. Also, I'll be looking to see if the small iodine (kelp) supplement helps to push my thyroid number in the right direction. I'm taking 1/2 a tablet (75 micrograms) each day.