Within four months of when I added significant daily quantities of Oat Bran and Grape seed Oil to my diet in 2007 my cholesterol had dropped from 246 to 214.
This was without prescription cholesterol medication. In 2008 when my doctors followed up on my cholesterol numbers we were surprised to find that the numbers had moved all the way from 246 to 147. That is a 40% Drop! My LDL’s dropped, my HDLs went up and my triglycerides improved as well. My weight did not change significantly during that time.
From July of 2006 I exercised consistently at the moderate level I had been maintaining before I changed my diet. By the spring of 2007, my level of exercise dropped off. I had been on chemo for 1½ years and I felt tired a lot. Decreasing exercise can negatively impact cholesterol levels, yet even in this time my HDL’s went up. So I am pleased to conclude that given the lack of other significant factors, oat bran and grape seed oil, as indicated in prior clinical trial evidence helped me to solve my cholesterol problem. Both of these are major ingredients in Smarter Cookies. To see a table of my results look to the right of the About Smarter Cookies Webpage.
In August of 2007 I completed my final cycle of Chemotherapy. As the numbers show, Between July 2006 and August of 2007, my LDL cholesterol dropped 26 percent and the ratio of LDL to HDL improved from 3.2:1 to 1.93:1. My overall cholesterol dropped 10%. Again, this occurred while I was on chemo and with no pharmaceutical cholesterol medication. On the bottom right of the About Smarter Cookies Webpage is a Table of Results.
It is significant to note that in their respective clinical trials, which required much greater consumption of oat bran and grape seed oil than I undertook, participants experienced greater and more rapid drops in overall cholesterol than I did. I’m presuming that study participants weren’t on chemo, which in my case certainly impeded my efforts to lower cholesterol. Grape seed oil lowered triglycerides and raised HDLs. Oat Bran showed 10% or greater drops in one month in serum cholesterol, with lower LDLs and higher HDLs in the mix.
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