Hypercholesterolemia:

High cholesterol is important to treat as soon as possible because of its damaging effects to the cardiovascular system. Heart disease is one of the leading killers in North America. It is also one of the easiest preventable diseases. Cholesterol and its role in our body is a complex substance to understand. We need cholesterol to produce our sex hormones, but too much of it clogs our arteries. Many people thought that dietary cholesterol was the main contributor to our blood cholesterol levels. However, we now know that we only absorb about 10% of our cholesterol from our food. So where does it all come from? Our liver is the culprit. It produces cholesterol, metabolizes and removes it. It is also important to remember that there are three types of cholesterol in our body: HDL (good cholesterol), LDL and VLDL (both bad cholesterols). It is important to make sure your physician has done a "fractionated lipid panel" when determining your cholesterol levels. HDL or good cholesterol protects you from having a high cardiac risk; whereas the bad cholesterol’s increase your risk of atherosclerosis, heart disease and heart attack. Dr. Metcalfe prefers to see a patient’s cholesterol level between 175-200. Not enough cholesterol is a good thing either, as every cell in your body requires cholesterol in its structural formation. Some cases of high cholesterol can be very stubborn to treat; however, Dr. Metcalfe feels it is very effectively treated by natural supplements and lifestyle changes.

LDL > 130 mg/dl
Total cholesterol > 200mg/dl

Lifestyle Changes:

Exercise 1 hour a day, seven days a week. Include aerobic exercise and weight training. It is important to have a cardiac stress test done if you are sedentary, before you start an exercise regimen.
No smoking.
No drinking.
Reduce stress.

Dietary Changes:

Low fat diet. You’ve probably heard of Dr. Dean Ornish’s and the Pritikin Institute’s successful diet for people with heart disease. It would be beneficial for you to read about these. However, a low fat diet is easy to achieve with the new food labels.
Increase dietary fiber to 30 grams/day. This can be easily accomplished by some of the high fiber cereals available. However, start slowly.
You must eat 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. This is also easy: remember 1 carrot=1 serving.
Choose very lean cuts of meat: skinless chicken, turkey, fish, lean red meat (top sirloin, round steak, etc).
Eat only olive oil or canola oil instead of butter.
Steam, stir-fry, grill or bake foods without oil. Use cooking spray instead.
Eat lots of onions and garlic.
Decrease caffeine.
12 glasses of water daily.
Decrease sugar, which increases triglyceride levels.

Cholesterol Management Protocol:

Lipidin: 3 capsules twice daily between meals. Take this for six months and then retest cholesterol levels.
Lipotropic Formula: 2 capsules twice daily with meals.
Niacinol: 3 capsules daily with lipidin. Take this for six months.
Eskimo 3: 3 capsules daily with a meal. Take this for six months.

Remember to take a Multivitamin every day, as well:

Multiplex I Multivitamin: 3 capsules with breakfast everyday.
Multiplex I Multivitamin w/o Iron: Men should take 3 capsules with breakfast everyday.