There are many ways to lower blood cholesterol NATURALLY and several are discussed in the book Painless Cancer Cures & Preventions, which John Tng has mentioned at Five Doves in the past. (The book is available at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, booksamillion.com, buy.com, and most other online bookstores.)  It is a CHRISTIAN-based book. Below are some of the natural ingredients discussed in the book for fighting high cholesterol:

 

eating RYE bread (choose the kind with carraway seed) use gluten-free breads if

  allergic to gluten

Flaxseed (I grind mine up in a coffee-grinder, add water and drink it down) and

   flaxseed oil (it should never be heated. It is great in salads, on baked potatoes

   and in smoothies!)

Pterostilbene (this NATURAL ingredient is found in fresh grapes and grape juice!)

citrus pectin

Shiitake mushrooms (it has been shown that you can actually cook shiitake

   mushrooms in BUTTER & it will still lower your cholesterol due to the shiitake, however,

   I would not advise high butter consumption just because butter is high in fat, etc.)

Garlic

Seaweeds (e.g. kelp, wakame, arame, kombu and nori), but you have to be careful with

  seaweeds due to their very high iodine content

Bilberry - you can get bilberry extract AND bilberry juice at health food stores!

Beta-carotene (one of the best sources is juicing fresh carrot juice - also found in

  canteloupe, mangos, papaya, pomegranates, and other orange and some red veggies like

  red peppers!   

Fresh celery juice (juicing about 3-4 stalks every day)

CoQ10

Grapeseed extract which you can get at health food stores and some pharmacies and

  places like Wal-Mart. Grapeseed extract contains OPC's (pycnogenols) VERY POTENT

  anti-oxidants!

 

Also, there is an ingredient you can get at natural health food stores known as Chinese red yeast rice that lowers cholesterol. As a matter-of-fact, red yeast rice contains one of the ingredients that is used in the drugs mevacor and lovastatin to lower cholesterol, but you won't need a prescription for Chinese Red Yeast Rice!

 

HERBS that help lower cholesterol naturally:

Gingko biloba

Snow fungus

Alpine tea (contains snow rose which helps lower cholesterol)

Green tea (caffeine-free is best)

Hibiscus tea

 

Of course, as the book cautions - people should always check with their physician about beginning any new herbal, dietary or supplement regimen simply because they need to be sure they are not mixing them with other things that might be incompatible. For example, some of these things (e.g. garlic and flax) can also thin the blood so you wouldn't want to take large amounts of them with coumadin, etc.) Also your physician can tell you if a particular herbal or supplement regimen is best for you (or your son!)

 

The book isn't just about cancer, though that is the main subject. It also talks about high cholesterol, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, HRT, menopausal problems, food poisoning, bladder infections, parasites, detoxification, Bell's Palsy, osteoporosis, migraines, infertility, asthma, gout, arthritis, ADD, dehydration, allergies, athlete's foot, Crohn's, colitis, irritable bowel, ulcers, autoimmune disorders, diabetes, lupus, (and lupus nephritis), hepatitis, COPD, CHF, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, gastroenteritis, chronic ear infections, HIV, acne, herpes, eczema, dermatitis, Grave's disease, halitosis, gastritis, and many, many other health disorders, and the importance of prayer in getting well.

 

Rene