A message from Dr Sears ….(Primal Force)
In fact, if you want to beat heart disease without drugs, here are five ways to raise your HDL levels naturally:
Niacin. Niacin has been found to raise HDL levels by as much as 24 percent. The best food sources of niacin are liver, chicken, beef, avocados, tomatoes and nuts. As always, stick with grass-fed beef, free-range chicken and organic produce and nuts. Or you can supplement. I recommend taking 500 mg of “sustained release” niacin a day. http://tinyurl.com/grassland-meats
Restore omega-3s to your diet. Wild-caught fish, grass-fed beef, free-range, organic poultry, nuts, olives, eggs and avocados are all rich in “good” fats. And cod liver oil – the best omega-3 supplement – will boost your HDL levels naturally. http://www.experts-at.com/Abundance/LifesAbundanceOmega3.htm
Eat more protein, fewer carbohydrates. Replacing carbs with healthy proteins will lower your triglycerides and raise your HDL. The best protein sources are nuts, eggs, free-range poultry, grass-fed beef and wild-caught salmon. http://tinyurl.com/grassland-meats
Challenge your heart with high-intensity, short-duration, progressively challenging exercises. These types of workouts, such as the ones in my PACE program, boosts reserve capacity in your heart – critical for avoiding heart attacks – and raises HDL. Cardio is dead. Get fit with PACE Express, the 12-minute fitness revolution
Enjoy a good brew. Drinking a beer a day decreases cholesterol levels, increases antioxidants and reduces levels of fibrinogen, a clot-producing protein.
