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Cholesterol Update
Some of you may remember me posting last month about my cholesterol having risen rapidly in the last 5 months from 5.5 to 6.8 since I have been on the oral drug trial.
Good news which I wish to share is that it is possible to get this down with healthy eating, exercise and a little help. I am delighted that all my efforts have paid off and I have taken the "clinically proven" Flora and Benecol products (yoghurt/soya drinks and spreads/milk) have helped my cholesterol to fall dramatically. My HDL level is 1.7 and my LDL is 2.9 and my total cholesterol is 5.2 which is lower than it was when I started the trial. Yahooo!!!!
Feeling happy and very relieved about my cholesterol. Off tomorrow on an arctic adventure to Norway/Finland to seek the Northern Lights and find some reindeer! Back next week so cheerio for now.
Love Sarah x
Good news which I wish to share is that it is possible to get this down with healthy eating, exercise and a little help. I am delighted that all my efforts have paid off and I have taken the "clinically proven" Flora and Benecol products (yoghurt/soya drinks and spreads/milk) have helped my cholesterol to fall dramatically. My HDL level is 1.7 and my LDL is 2.9 and my total cholesterol is 5.2 which is lower than it was when I started the trial. Yahooo!!!!
Feeling happy and very relieved about my cholesterol. Off tomorrow on an arctic adventure to Norway/Finland to seek the Northern Lights and find some reindeer! Back next week so cheerio for now.
Love Sarah x
That's wonderful, congrats!
I suffered from high cholesterol for years, and I know how hard the battle to lower it can be, especially if you really like food, or if you don't research as well as you should (if you can't go to a dietician). At first it was awfully tough, and you make mistakes, but if you're strong enough you can do it.
I've never tried Benecol, but now I'm interested in trying it next time my cholesterol goes up a bit. (Hopefully not anytime soon.)
Have fun on your trip! Sounds amazing!
Arulan
I suffered from high cholesterol for years, and I know how hard the battle to lower it can be, especially if you really like food, or if you don't research as well as you should (if you can't go to a dietician). At first it was awfully tough, and you make mistakes, but if you're strong enough you can do it.
I've never tried Benecol, but now I'm interested in trying it next time my cholesterol goes up a bit. (Hopefully not anytime soon.)
Have fun on your trip! Sounds amazing!
Arulan
Sarah, that is amazing and awesome news. It is so nice to have something that we can learn to control. Do they know if the drug is the culprit?
I hope you are having a marvelous time seeing the Northern Lights. If you get pictures, even better.
Julie
I hope you are having a marvelous time seeing the Northern Lights. If you get pictures, even better.
Julie
Sarah, that is wonderful news!! You should be proud of yourself! Have all to much fun on your little excursion. We will all be right here waiting for an update when you return!
Be safe and have fun!
Addi
Be safe and have fun!
Addi
Hi Sarah,
That's really good news.
Have a wonderful adventure, we visited Lapland for a week about 7 years ago, we went husky and reindeer slieghing, drove snowmobiles. we lucky enough to see the northern lights. We also went to an amythist mine. It was truly wonderful.
Have a lovely time.
Twist
That's really good news.
Have a wonderful adventure, we visited Lapland for a week about 7 years ago, we went husky and reindeer slieghing, drove snowmobiles. we lucky enough to see the northern lights. We also went to an amythist mine. It was truly wonderful.
Have a lovely time.
Twist
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