My mother has high cholestrol and high lp(a)
her MD told her to lower it
-vegan diet
-statin
I have her on:
8grams vitC
k2
niacin
9 grams lysine/proline(pills+eggwhites)
what else should she be doing?
PMID:
30014498
Consumption of a defined, plant-based diet reduces lipoprotein(a), inflammation, and other atherogenic lipoproteins and particles within 4 weeks
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30014498
CONCLUSIONS:
A defined, plant-based diet has a favorable impact on Lp(a), inflammatory indicators, and other atherogenic lipoproteins and particles. Lp(a) concentration was previously thought to be only minimally altered by dietary interventions. In this protocol however, a defined plant-based diet was shown to substantially reduce this biomarker. Further investigation is required to elucidate the specific mechanisms that contribute to the reductions in Lp(a) concentrations, which may include alterations in gene expression.