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Put orange juice (8 oz? unspecified) and a diced banana or peach into a 16 oz jar, cap tightly and shake. Then add 1/3 cup raw rolled oats and 1 Tablespoon ground flax meal. Cap once again, shake, let sit for 15 or 20 minutes. The smoothie can be frozen and will stay cool for hours after coming out of the freezer. Julius reports that consuming this smoothie 5 days a week for a year lowered his cholesterol by 40 points.
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Copyright (c) 1999 by Graedon Enterprises, Inc. From The People's Pharmacy Guide To Home And Herbal Remedies by Joe Graedon and Teresa Graedon. Reprinted by permission of St. Martin's Press, LLC.
Reader Comments
The smoothie sounds great and has many healthful qualities. However, it is probably the oatmeal that is lowering the cholesterol. I have been doing the morning 1/3 cup of old fashioned cooked oatmeal for about two years, and the "bad stuff" dropped well over 40 points.
Posted by: Jimbo | September 10, 2007 11:20 AM
I had cholesterol up to 285! I read about and started taking a high quality (60%) Fish Oil (Omega-3), 4 grams (4 capsules) each day.
After 3 months down to 225! 60 points in 90 days. After 3 years now at a healthy 195 (I just need to exercise regularly).
Caution: Most Drug store Fish Oil is far below the 60% Omega-3 (40% EPA - 20% DHA). You'll have to shop on-line for a good pharmaceutical grade.
Otherwise, you're getting a lot of impurities in lower grade Fish Oil capsules (Mercury, PCB's, and other toxins.) Yes they're within FDA tolerances for those toxins; however . . . . .
Posted by: Jdp | October 16, 2007 1:12 PM
I have been baking oat bran muffins from the book
THE CHOLESTEROL CURE, and my cholesterol has gone down from over 300 to 150. Don't remember how long it took, because I have been doing this for a very long time, but my doctor was amazed and asked what I was doing.
Posted by: JG | October 17, 2007 8:48 PM
I am shocked at peoples cholesterol counts--my doctor panics if mine is an average of 8, and I have had a bad muscle reaction from statins and am having treatment. I refuse to take them but am worried about my cholesterol. What do you advise?
Posted by: m w | February 14, 2008 2:27 AM
I have had muscle pain, joint pain, and the latest is severe pain in my hands. I now have lumps in my hands that I think are due to taking Lipitor. I have stopped taking Lipitor, but my cholesterol is now over 300 AGAIN! Help!
Posted by: EF | July 1, 2008 9:42 PM
Where do I find the recipe for the oat bran muffins? Thanks.
PEOPLE'S PHARMACY RESPONSE:
Kit’s Cholesterol Reducing Pumpkin Oat Bran Muffins
Preheat oven to 400.
Put cupcake liners in muffin pan and spray with non-stick spray (Pam); recipe makes approximately 14-15 muffins
In medium sized bowl, combine 2/3 cup brown sugar (packed), 1 1/2 cups oat bran cereal, 1 cup pumpkin, ½ cup applesauce, 2 large eggs, 4 tablespoons canola oil, ½ cup raisins, 1 peeled and diced Granny Smith apple. Stir all ingredients together and let stand for about 5 minutes to allow oat bran to soften.
In small bowl, combine the following ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, ½ cup ground flaxseed meal, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 1-2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, ¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ¾ teaspoon allspice, ½ teaspoon cloves & ginger. (Spice amount can be adjusted according to taste). Stir dry ingredients together until well blended.
Stir dry ingredients into pumpkin-oat bran mixture and blend well. Fill muffin liners with batter.
Bake until tester comes out clean, approximately 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and fold a kitchen towel in half and cover muffins and allow them to steam gently. When cool, remove and store in Zip-Lock bag.
Posted by: BE | September 22, 2008 10:49 AM