Anti-inflammatory supplements, reduce cholesterol levels ?

No Flush Niacin, Nordic Natural Fish Oil: at least a tablespoon a day, extra virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup organic almonds a day. I also added Olive Leaf Extract, and Grape Seed Extract, in addition to all the other supplements. I am gluten free, and dairy free, both help.

Of all of the above NO FLUSH NIACIN made the ost difference for me, BUT ( BIG BUT) like the statins, it can raise your blood glucose level

My cholesterol was moderately high (220) and my integrative onco recommended red rice yeast.  Have been taking Thorne Labs Choleast and in the first 3 months, it got my level down to 200.  My doctor never mentioned liver damage...

cp418

http://www.everydayhealth.com/forums/alternative-health/topic/red-yeast-rice-for-cholesterol-lowering-be-careful

there's quite a bit online about it.

I'm highly allergic to mold, and I seem to remember someone saying RYR wasn't good for E+.  But honestly, I can't keep all this stuff straight.

I'm intrigued by Bitter Melon, reading many good things about it.  

Hi cp418, just had MRI for extreme shoulder pain, thought it could have been mets...turns out, it's bursitis with some torn tissue, most likely caused by my overusing my right side as opposed to my left surgery side.  Don't want to get lymphedema !!

I never knew I had the above until I ran out of Boswelia, that's when the extreme pain began (nothing worked, Advil NO, Flexeril No, etc. etc), a few days after replenishing, pain gone !! I mean, the onco was referring me to rheumatology for steroid injections for God's sake....I told him: no thanks, as long as the boswelia is doing the job, am sticking to it.

Turns out boswelia is great for BC as well, what a bonus and a gift this boswelia, definitely reduces inflammation !!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3258268/?tool=pubmed 

Got the tip from some stage IV ladies here, if you search, you'll find the thread  

Had acupuncture before, am very excited about appt with TCM doctor next month.  The only obstacle for me is $$$$$.  So, hopefully, she can work on my digestive system and immunity in only a few sessions.

cp

think the DF is a part of that international trial - know it closes in about a week.  I've opted OUT of it.  But thinking, as I posted elsewhere of going on a Sunflowers Clinical Trail for year 6, 9/3.  Too scared to go cold turkey, option given me was to take Tamoxifen for a few years, but I also take an SSRI, and not willing to change it - took me lo-o-o-ng enough to find one that worked for clinical depression, and really don't want to "rock" that proverbial boat...so, so, so many decisions, risk evaluations, and real unknowns....

I thought I was the only person in this position.  I have always had normal weight, was even very thin before BC. Always ate healthy, exercised, never smoked or drank and never had a cholesterol problem.  Then after being on Aromasin for a few years, my LDL and total cholesterol shot through the roof.  Fortunately, my HDL was high too.  Are AI's known for causing high cholesterol? 

My primary sent me to a cardiologist who did indepth tests to show I have a genetic tendancy towards high LDL and that diet and exercise will not prevent it.  He put me on 2000 mg of Niacin daily, plus 3000 mg omegas (I had been on 2000 mg omegas before that) and he added the statins Zetia and Zocor.  It brought my numbers way down (except the HDL, that went even higher). So far, liver is good, but I'd love to get off Zetia and Zocor.  Maybe when I am off the Aromasin I can quit the statins and see what happens.

I also have the MTHFR mutations so could not go on Tamoxifen, had to have BSO anyway, so first tried Arimidex, which caused a blood clot apparently, and am doing ok on Aromasin.  Med Onco put me on folic acid and B12 for the MTHFR to lower my high homocysteine levels.

For inflamation, acupuncture helped me a lot.  But it is $$$ and no insurance coverage. If I could do that every day, I would feel great!  I also take an OTC supplement called Zyflamend that my integrative oncologist recommended for inflamation.

Has anyone read that AI's cause high cholesterol? I have just been assuming it is in my genes, since that is what my cardiologist said. 

I spend so much on supplements each year, it's amazing!

Oh, Jo - I feel exactly as you do...

and AGREE with cp

sheall we take a bet on when the next "report" comes out???

cp418,

I tried taking Glucosamine for my joints (knees and shoulder pain) and it had a negative effect on me. I don't know specifically that it affected my cholesterol but I would gain weight and have the same fatigue I associate with a high-sugar, high-refined carb diet. I thought I recalled something about cholesterol in what I read about glucosamine but I'm not finding much to substantiate that glucosamine will affect cholesterol levels, just a LOT of articles saying that "There may be a small group of people whose lousy cholesterol rises when they take glucosamine, but the majority do not have this adverse effect" ...hope this helps

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20101012/COLUMNIST/10121009 

just FYI, I checked out "OleOne"'s profile and in 4 out of 5 posts, a link is provided to the same site.  I think that indeed there are some great things coming out of research on mushrooms, boswellia, scutellaria barbata and the like but just a heads up on the advertising nature of that member. 

cheers -