Oatmeal Nutrition
Cholesterol Lowering Super Food.

Oatmeal nutrition is a great way to start the morning and it is a very healthy way as well. My cholesterol has been between 185 and 205 for about 15 years. Finally in mid 2008 it started creeping up over 200 with some consistency. I have not been an oatmeal eater for most of my life, not because I didn’t like it but more about preparation time. Because I did not eat it often I did not think about it for a breakfast food.

I get most of my blood tests (twice a year) on my own not from doctors orders. In my community senior citizens who belong to Aspen Club get these tests for a very good price. However, they require that you send a copy to your doctor. I started getting calls from my doctors to make an appointment to review my tests; I knew that the drug recommendations were soon to follow. I declined their invitation.

My diet has steadily improved over the last 15 to 20 years as I have gathered nutritional information. I presently eat mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts and a little protein in selected fish, chicken and beef. I also take supplements including fish oil, coq10, multi-vitamin and antioxidants each day. My research has shown that oatmeal reduces cholesterol so I decided to try that to see just how much I could lower it. Granted I only had a few points to drop back into the normal range but my goal was under 185 which would make it as good as it was 15 years back.

Well it worked. In November 2008 I took the blood test again an wow my cholesterol was a 162. Not only that but my entire Lipid panel looked better. My triglycerides dropped from 173 to 129. My HDL (good guys) rose slightly and my LDL (bad guys) dropped from 125 to 93. The oatmeal nutrition I used, was rolled oats bought in bulk at our local health food grocery. You can also use steel cut oats.

Regular Rolled Oatmeal nutrition is:
serving size - 1/2c dry
calories - 150
fat – 3g
carbs – 26g
fiber - 4g
sugars - 0.5g
protein – 5g

Oatmeal nutrition can give you the following benefits:
• Lowers cholesterol, reduces heart risk (Over 40 studies)
• Soluble Fiber Lowers LDL
• Eating Oatmeal gives the feeling of fuller longer.(Weight control)
• Reduces Type II Diabetes risk. (Recommended by American Diabetes Association)
• Most grocery store oats are all natural.
• May reduce high blood pressure.
• Powerful Antioxidant(polyphenols).
• Contains many vitamins and minerals.
• Excellent source of Vitamin E including tocotrienols and multiple tocopherols.br>• Recent research shows oatmeal may lower cancer risk.
• Oats are low in calories, high in fiber and protein.
• Rich source of magnesium, potassium. zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, thiamine, and pantothenic acid.

I personally use oatmeal as a carrier for other antioxidants and phytonutrients. Putting cinnamon in oatmeal provides abundant antioxidant protection. Cinnamon is the second strongest antioxidant. You can also add ginger as a further heart protestant. I also add goji berry and noni powder extracts. In fact you can add any extracts you choose and never know that they are there. Other extracts are acai berry, blue berry powder, mangosteen , ginkgo biloba and blue green barley to name a few. Oat bran which is taken out of oatmeal in processing can also be added back to get additional dietary fiber.

If eating two to four bowls of oatmeal nutrition a week will keep your cholesterol down then it is probably worth it to most people. Children also seem to love it but not as well as processed food because processed cereal is so full of sugars. If oatmeal is not sweet enough for your kids add Honey, Stevia or our natural non sugar sweetener.

In accordance with the FDA these products are not intended to treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any diseases. Information on this site is given for educational purposes only and is not to replace the advice of your health care professional.

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