Thread: Reducing already deposited choleste - Cholesterol Management: Michael F. Richman, MD, FACS at WebMD

Replying to: Reducing already deposited choleste You are correct, it's an overall life style. I would agree that there are many things that can be done, all result in lower cholesterol levels in one form or another. Studies have shown that an LDL of less than 70 has shown the ability of the body to slow, stop or even start regression of soft artery plaques and promote the growth of collaterals to aid circulation to the heart muscle itself.

I understand that I can reduce the amount of cholesterol circulating in my body and therefore stop new deposits from forming in my blood vessels, but is there any regime which will reduce the amount of cholesterol already deposited in my blood vessels?  

Replying to: Reducing already deposited choleste Reducing the amount of circulating cholesterol is not a guarantee of stopping further deposits from forming. The recent ENHANCE study showed that extra lowering of LDL cholesterol did nothing to stop new deposits from forming, and the plaque actually grew in some people with the lower cholesterol. It should be noted that the plaque growth was very small, but nonetheless was an increase in...

Replying to: Reducing already deposited choleste Margaret_Feaster, yes it's called chelation (key-lay-shun) read about it here: http://www.spacedoc.net/chelation_heart_disease.htm fidn a doctor for this therapy here: http://www.acamnet.org/site/apps/kb/cs/contactsearch.asp?c=ltJWJ4MPIwE&b=2611447&raw= enter your city or state and under specialties select "contains" and enter chelation. before you worry about...

Replying to: Reducing already deposited choleste New deposits are not simply a matter of lowering cholesterol. Reducing deposits has been shown in some cases of very rigorous diet, exercise and stress reduction. Those are protocols from Dean Ornish, along with Fuhrman, Esselstyn, McDougall, and Pritikin. The Ornish board has discussions on that. There have been a few studies that show that an almost daily use of pomegranate fruit, juice or...