Friday, October 08, 2004

Dramatic drop in Dr.'s Cholesterol !

In 1995 my husband, Dan, who is a physician, added 3 tsp./day of the Shaklee unflavored Fiber Plan to his daily Shaklee supplement regimen after his doctor told him she wanted to put him on Lipitor. He said, “Let me try Shaklee first.” She was agreeable.

He made no other changes in his diet or Shaklee supplements. He was eating a sensible diet with no fried foods and no rich sweets. He did not avoid any food groups. He did not add exercise. This lowered his cholesterol 30 points in 3 months – exactly as the clinical studies showed. His HDL went up, his LDL went down, and his triglycerides dropped 33 points. His total cholesterol continued to drop over the next several months. His lipids have remained stable since then. He continues to use the Unflavored Fiber Plan daily.

Here are the numbers:

Total Cholesterol 261 to 171
HDL 37 to 61
LDL 224 to 96
Triglycerides 214 to 89
Heart attack ratio 7.1 to 3.1

Nancy Pugh, RN, MSW

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