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You might want to look into the Dr. Dean Ornish program for reversing heart disease naturally. My friend always gets his cholesterol numbers down quickly following the low fat diet.
I’m already on a low carb diet how am I gonna do the low fat diet too. It’s so frustrating. Trying to figure out what you’re supposed to do. So if I go low fat, and I eat lots of carbs, then I’m just going to get fatter, and then I’m gonna have heart problems. But if I do the low, fat and low carb, then I won’t have anything to eat, and I’ll starve to death. I’m thinking the latter is the way to go? What do you think? Lol just kidding.
Yes, it is a challenge. I think the answer is it is an individual choice and our bodies change as we age. In my experience the less fat I eat, the more I lose weight and my numbers go down. So it works physically, but is ultimately unsustainable long term because I don't find it satisfying. Lately I am trying to do the moderate route of less carbs(especially gluten) and a bit less fat, and zero fats before lunch, usually a fruit smoothie for breakfast.
I’ve been doing the fruit smoothies too. I’m really enjoying it. But I usually use Berry’s. They had the least carbs in them.
Yeah I like to add some greens as well. Cilantro has actually become a zesty favorite lately and it supposedly detoxes the liver.