My doctor says I need to lose weight..I can have all the vinegar I want

[SoCalDem]

Duh!!! My mirror tells me that every day :cry:

This diet she thinks I should follow is ridiculous.. I think I'll take my chances with my own version..:)

She said my cholesterol was high and wants me to take meds.. Of course once on the meds, I must go regularly for blood work to make sure my liver isn't destroyed :eyes:..

I have the scrip, but won't fill it.. It took me since 1998 to make THIS appointment..I am NOT a good patient :(

[Canuckistanian]

1. You lucky, lucky bastard

I lie awake at night DREAMING about vinegar....

[Skittles]

4. I put vinegar on everything most people put ketchup on

my English upbringing; YES INDEED.

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Mmmm...Vinegar Fries...

I looove them!

[Skittles]

14. *SLOBBER*

alas, my age has caught up with me and I must eat them very sparingly these days. :)

[asjr]

5. LOL

[supernova]

12. Love vinegar... pickles... turnip greens... salads

Vinegar is fabulous. :9

[Failure]

2. south beach. n/t

[chimpymustgo]

3. Look into some homeopathic weight loss plans.

There is a great deal of skepticism about cholesteral medicine - some posit the "problem" is manufactured by drug companies. Do some research into essential fatty acids, omega 3, etc. There's lots of info in health food stores and Whole Foods, if you live near one.

Good luck.

[prolesunited]

6. My cholesterol was at like 280

just a few years ago. They wanted to put me on meds too, but I swore I could fix it myself.

I became a vegetarian, take flaxseed oil and garlic tabs every day and switched to whole grain breads and pastas, with some almonds, cheerios and oatmeal tossed in for good measure.

I also lost a few pounds I gained after I quit smoking and now exercise at least five times a week.

We did blood tests every three months and I just watched the numbers drop. Last time we checked (this month) it was like 175. :-)

So, it can be done without the drugs but it sure ain't easy. Well worth it, though. I haven't felt this good in years.

Unfortunately, it did NOT work with the blood pressure. I have to take Benicar every day, but it doesn't have any organ-damaging side effects.

Keep up with it, though. We need you in this fight. :hug:

[Canuckistanian]

7. So, what is the vinegar supposed to do?

Is it like this apple vinegar diet thing?

[SoCalDem]

8. Nothing special.. just that EVERYTHING even remotely edible

it not "allowed"..

Browsing the "diet". it appears that chicken, turkey, beans,and leafy veggies ...and of course pepper and vinegar are "allowed"..

Living with THAT diet would not be worth living :)

[chookie]

9. It's good to be an informed health consumer

We rely on health care professionals to advise us on the best way to treat problems, but it doesn't hurt to use one's one judgement in conjunction with their medical advice. Most people just want to take a pill, no matter WHAT the risks it poses, rather than change their lifestyle, even in a simple manner.

Unless your cholesterol is dangerously high, it might not be a bad idea to *try* your alternative treatment, and give it a trial.

Try the 30 day oatmeal regime. That will shave off 5-7 points.

Try Dr Weil's suggestion of injesting 1-2 cloves of raw garlic a day. Chop it up into the size of "pills" and swallow without chewing and there will be no adverse social consequences.

Other stuff: add oat bran into stuff here and there. It will bind to cholesterol, and you will eliminate it rather than store it. Shitake mushrooms are good. Chili peppers and onions and fresh ginger are great. Nice yummy fresh fruit. Drink lots of green tea -- hot or cold (there is an apricot flavored one out there that I LOVE iced). And moderate alcohol -- say, a glass of red wine a day.

(Fresh ginger, onions, and garlic are so powerful an anticoagulant that people with clotting disorders have to avoid them! But in Indian and Chinese "eating for health" cuisines, they are considered the "holy trinity" of foods, which naturally protect the body from those gummy lipids)

Dr Weil also says to give an Indian herb guggulipid a try -- according to him, clinical trials show that it works in a manner similar to pharmaceutical treatments. It's pretty commonly available in health food stores these days.

Is increasing exercise an option? That can help too.

Give it a trial -- say 60 days, and get your blood tested again, and see if it worked for you. If not, well, then maybe you should consider taking the script, again, as a trial for,say, 60 days and see how it worked.

This is my unsolicited, well-meaning advice, for your consideration. Wishing you all the best with your diet!

[achtung_circus]

11. Malt vinegar, MMMMMM, nt

[Deja Q]

13. Yumm!

I love vinegar!

(of course, I also dig onions, garlic, Mediterranean sea salt, and other such things)