I have a concern. I know I can trust you to give me a straight answer. I had blood work done yesterday. My ALT Serum was 16 in June 2010. Yesterday it was up to 36. I understand it should be below 33. The only difference was the Dr. put me on SloNiacin 500mg 2x/day. [...]
Cholesterol and Liver Questions
August 27th, 2010 · 7:11 AM
Tags: cholesterol, liver, niacin
Gugulipids
May 11th, 2010 · 10:20 AM
Can you please explain about gugulipids: interdrug reaction between gugulipids and metroprolol XL j25 mg? One JAMA study indicates decreases bioavailability of propanolol hydrochloride.
Gugulipids is a gum from an Indian mukul tree that has quite a number of positive properties, although I do not use it on a regular basis. It [...]
Tags: blood pressure, cholesterol, gugulipids, niacin, quercetin
Niacin and Flushing
March 29th, 2010 · 9:16 AM
I was told to take Niacin for part of my heart condition. I get bad flushing when I take it. I was told the non-flushing kind of Niacin is not as good for you. My doctor told me the flushing doesn’t have anything to do with the way it works and to go ahead [...]
Tags: cholesterol, flushing, migraines, niacin, niacinamide, Raynaud's phenomenon, vitamin B3
Niacin for Cholesterol: What We’ve Been Saying for Years
November 25th, 2009 · 7:51 AM
The Wall Street Journal reported a recent study, comparing the vitamin Niacin made into a drug, Niaspan, and Zetia, a cholesterol absorption blocking agent used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Although there were only 208 patients, the vitamin showed a
Tags: cholesterol, HDL, LDL, niacin, triglycerides, zetia
High Cholesterol and Statin Drugs
November 4th, 2009 · 6:50 AM
I have high cholesterol and the medicines prescribed are beginning to cause side effects. Basically, muscle ache. Are there natural foods to take to help lower the bad and raise the good cholesterol?
I assume the cholesterol-lowering drugs you are on are statins, which I take
Tags: carbohydrates, diabetes, garlic, high cholesterol, insulin, niacin, protein, red yeast, rice, statins
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: