psa -help

[kimba1]

I just got my blood tesat and my cholesterol is 253
for some reason my doctor is bugging me for a meeting now.
anyway I`m trying to find a list of food that has good cholesterol.
I google it and i keep get articles how bad cholesterol is bad
I get it
I just want to know what foods to eat

[BT]

cheerios

[_JS]

Isn't oatmeal supposed to be good as well?

I think a lot of it is avoiding the really bad foods too.

Maybe one of our medical folks can answer. I think that 253 is pretty high, but what were your levels of good and bad cholesterol?

[kimba1]

cmon
not one item
I need a list so i can at least be creative with the flavours.]
I tried to find out if chicken broth is safe but not getting anywhere.
I love soups but you can do much without broth unless you want it loaded with salt
I don`t know my levels
I misplaced the results
with me I`m pretty sure it`s not good
my bp is good though
I`m 163/122

[Amianthus]

Anything with oats is good. And the less "prepared" the better.

For oatmeal, the "old fashioned" or "steel cut" varieties are best, followed by "quick" oats, and the "instant" oats are nearly worthless. The difference in cooking time between "old fashioned" and "quick" is like 2 minutes. "Steel cut" oats can be prepared overnight in a slow cooker (they take at least an hour to cook). I do a mix of steel cut oats, dried fruits (cranberries, strawberries, cherries, plums, etc), and milk with a bit of half&half in the slow cooker before I go to bed, and have a wonderful oatmeal breakfast waiting for me when I wake up.

[Amianthus]

I`m 163/122

I'm surprised you're not dead.

I'm overweight and my BP isn't that bad.

[Xavier_Onassis]

Oatmeal will lower your cholesterol for sure. So will walnuts. Check out WebMD. You want to lower your bad cholesterol and raise your good cholesterol.

Anything fried will raise it. Avoid fried everything. Chinese food is typically very loaded with cholesterol. Stick to the Yakamein soup, perhaps.

Substitute soy milk and cheese for dairy milk and cheese, eat chicken, turkey and fish instead of beef and pork.Olive oil is better than  other oils.

Take 500 mgs. of Niacin every day. There are two kinds, the flush-free will avoid the hot flashes and weird buzz you get from the non-flush-free.

Statin drugs will help lower your bad cholesterol, as will Tricor, which is not a statin.

If you are not taking statins, grapefruit juice (check the label and make sure it's 100% grapefruit juice) will help. If you don't like the fact that it is sour, sweeten it with saccharine, Equal, or Splenda.
Don't drink grapefruit juice if you are taking statins.

[_JS]

That sounds pretty good Ami.

163 over 122 is terrible Kimba. I think you must have gotten your numbers mixed up. I'm reasonably sure that a 122 diastolic means that you need to get to your GP quickly!

I think that eggs are supposed to be good for the good cholesterol as long as you don't overdo them. Also, avoid anything with high sodium and avoid real butter. There is a salt and butter substitute for people with high BP and high cholesterol.

Fish oil is supposed to help as well.

[Xavier_Onassis]

Instead of eggs, eat egg beaters or other de-cholesteroled egg products.
Instead of salt, use garlic or Mrs Dash or Spike.

Avoid MSG and salt, as they raise blood pressure.

[yellow_crane]

I just got my blood tesat and my cholesterol is 253
for some reason my doctor is bugging me for a meeting now.
anyway I`m trying to find a list of food that has good cholesterol.
I google it and i keep get articles how bad cholesterol is bad
I get it
I just want to know what foods to eat

I had mine checked recently as well.

I cannot remember the numbers offhand, but the lady told me that my bad cholesterol was fairly close to the bad line, but was nothing to worry about, compared to what she had been seeing.

But the good news was that she was near verklempt at my good cholesterol reading, which was better than she had seen in months, if not years, running about the station and showing others my good score.

No mystery.

Olive oil.

Period.

Throw all your other oils out, and certainly any purchased at the super market.

You can keep canola oil, but I would seek out a health food store brand, as it is the cheapest and one of the best in terms of safe using.

Also, since you may, like myself, adore stir-fry, of course you will have to have a good peanut oil, which can get much hotter--most other oils will catch fire trying to match peanut oil.   I would get the peanut oil from the Chinese market--knife brand is excellent.

Keep your containers sealed, and recap immediately after using, as it can get rancid, and when it is rancid, throw it out.  

Also, simple lecithin capsules will help get rid of your junk food accumulation of gunk.

Another note:  people in flea markets have used tools they sell, having a kind of metallic gray cast to them; these are tools retrieved from rust.

The secret?   Peanut oil.

[Amianthus]

That sounds pretty good Ami.

Here's the original recipe:

1 cup steel cut oats
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup dried figs
4 cups water
1/2 cup half-and-half

In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients and set to low heat. Cover and let cook for 8 to 9 hours.

I reduce both the half&half and water and add milk, but I don't know the exact proportions (Up to *here* on my slow cooker...  ) - just experiment a bit. Going by the above recipe makes two large or 4 small servings, but it's pretty thick. I always end up adding more liquids to make it more creamy. Also, any dried fruits will work, I've used all kinds. Dried cherries are my favorite, but they're a bit pricey. The dried fruit you use will also affect how much liquid needs to be added, so again, experiment a bit. If it ends up too thin, you can nuke it in the microwave for a few minutes to thicken it, if it's too thick, stir in some milk.

[kimba1]

no
163 / 122 is pretty good for me
remember my bp started at 215/134
so I`m doing very well

[kimba1]

oh yeah rancid oil is a big problem for me
you see I don`t have much of a sense of smell
so I can`t tell if oil is bad or not
sometime I actually have to ask guest if the oil is bad
strangely every single time they say throw that $h!t out now.
they actually follow me to make sure I toss it.
I sometime got family checking my food to make sure it`s safe
crazy huh?
all my friends get serious when it`s about about cooking oil and me.

[_JS]

Thanks Ami! I'm going to try that. I've always liked oatmeal anyway. Can you find steel cut oats anywhere?

Kimba - Wow. 215/134 is really bad. I'm glad it has come down, but it does seem like something you need to work on. I'm surprised that your doctor is not far more concerned with the BP than the cholesterol at this point. You should already be on a diet to lower your BP, which should help with cholesterol too.

[Amianthus]

Thanks Ami! I'm going to try that. I've always liked oatmeal anyway. Can you find steel cut oats anywhere?

In many grocery stores. They're usually in the "organic foods" section rather than the "cereals" section.

Steel-cut oats are also known as coarse-cut oats, pinhead oats, Scotch oats, or Irish oats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel-cut_oats