How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally - The Science

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[deafosho]

My total cholesterol dropped 20 points and triglycerides dropped 93(!) points after a year on a vegan diet, finally within normal range after being elevated for the last 5 years on a typical SAD diet. I'm quite pleased!

[mattsapero]

I went vegan 9 years ago at age 44 and my scarily high bad cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure all fell like a stone to just above normal in under 9 months and my blood tests prove it. My doctor accused me of taking statin medication. “No, Doc” I said, “I just went vegan!” Also, my gains in the gym while vegan were the fastest and biggest of my life. I stopped lifting 6 years ago after a stupid kitchen accident, but I’m still around my college weight and look pretty ripped.

[SisterFromAnotherPlanet]

At the beginning of the pandemic, I went fully plant-based after being mostly vegetarian for decades (still eating lots of cheese and ice cream). After a year, my cholesterol dropped 100 points, to my doctor's surprise. I'm 63.

[noona]

Love that you mentioned African American stats on cholesterol. I keep trying to encourage my parents to eat better. It's so so important!

[thebrocheckclub]

My LDL went from 500 to 80 in one year by going to a no-oil, no dairy whole plant-based diet. Great Video Mic. Good energy and whit keeping us with you right to the bitter end.

[wouterdesmedt]

Would love to see a video about excessive protein consumption and how it's linked to atherosclerosis, CVD and whatever else it causes, as well as how it interacts with high (dietary) cholesterol.

[donnazasgoat]

How about we discuss the frightening new study that found micro plastics in coronary artery plaques? So glad my total cholesterol is low. I did have a stroke and they thought I needed a stent for presumed blockage. There was no blockages thanks to my diet and my cardiologist advised me to stay on a WFPB for life to avoid another stroke. I got lucky that my cardiologist was a born and raised Hindu vegetarian . I doubt that a Western doctor would say the same thing.

[nomzhlf]

I think that, even if one is prescribed statins, these lifestyle changes are worth applying. Statins only help so much, and if you can actually address the cause - rather than the symptoms - you might not need statins for long.

[Ded-Ede]

6:50 it seems natural fibers from whole natural foods is the key to everything healthy.

[richardfiske]

Love your channel. Great video and love your science based approach…..I am celebrating 50 years as a vegan….. stay with it folks ….its so worth it

[philliponfitness]

i didn't realize this was so well understood and that so many things could attack it from different angles

[boraonat]

THANKS! Im a 5 year vegan, and when I put on some weight, my choletorol went from 150 to 190 which i found surprising. Fat is bad. Especially saturated.

[VeganLinked]

Total cholesterol was 168 in December 2010 before I went vegan in 2011. 5 years later I had it checked again and it was 127 and all I had done at this point was stop eating animals. I've had it checked a few times since and it stays below 140. It did rise a little from 127 to about 138 or so when I started eating healthier, But it stays below 140 and my LDL usually is below 70.

[barbaraibiel]

This video is very useful to me personally. Thank you!

[HIVegan_Tim]

Wow!! That was an amazing amount of information. Thank you! I’m vegan and 50, living with HIV, aka the HIVegan. Numbers were great for 7 years but lately I’ve been put on a statin and trying to lower my cholesterol. LDL is 123, triglycerides are 317. New bloodwork in a few weeks! Happy to have found you! :)

[MrRibbett]

I see the meat industry trolls are as quick to react to your videos as they are when plant chompers uploads. They give themselves away with their emphatic, absolute and baseless claims and, their speed of response. They need to try a different approach; too obvious.

[mjss]

what sucks is I get 85% of calories from whole plant foods and the "processed" stuff that I consume are things like soy milk, whole grain pasta, etc. and my LDL is in the 120s and total bounces between 170 to 180.

Even fasting a couple times per year and going almost entirely whole plant foods coming off the fast....nothing. For me, it is definitely genetic.

Oh, and with my high whole plant diet, my fiber intake per day is 70g to 100g per day. Saturated fat intake is typically around 6g to 8g per day, so pretty low, and it is coming from a few nuts and seeds

[joedusel]

LOL, my wife and I both have high cholesterol. My wife takes statins, but I refuse to. I don't like the drug side-effects. Our diet has lots of fiber, and it is almost all whole food plant based with very little processed foods. In a typical day I have steel-cut oats with wheat germ, flaxseeds, apple, raisins and walnuts for breakfast. I eat a few burritos with black beans, brown rice and homemade salsa for lunch. And, for dinner we have things like mixed veggie stir-fries, Indian dishes like navratan korma or Swiss chard curry, and sometimes pasta dishes with lots of veggies. We do enjoy homemade bread, but it does have plenty of fiber with oats, chia seeds and ground flaxseeds. We do eat some vegan margarine, natural peanut butter, avocados and nuts. And, amla powder makes me gag as well. It could be that maybe we just need more exercise. I am not overly concerned about high cholesterol, but definitely curious about it. It sucks that our doctors are clueless regarding nutrition.

[WiseMindNutrition]

Super interesting, also appreciate you pointing out that vegan food is not automatically 'healthy'. The nuance is important!

[gregbannish]

Thanks for the great video! Timely, since i have a physical in 2 weeks and want to lower my cholesterol as much as possible. I switched to vegan in December, from pescatarian keto, for the main reason of lowering cholesterol. It was 330, dropped to 150 after 2 months on vegan, hoping for even lower. Maybe ill try some of these tricks.

My downfall is peanuts, with their saturated fat, but see they were on your list of lectin nuts that may help lower cholesterol, so maybe not so bad afterall?