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Default No Cholesterol Diet

kilikini wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>In article >,
>> "Kat" > wrote:
>>
>>Funny, I can eat bacon and eggs and draw a blood specimen an hour later
>>(if I've been staying on my low carb diet) and Cholesterol will be
>>normal.
>>
>>If I eat bread, pizza, pasta, potatoes, sugar, it'll stay elevated for
>>about 3 days. Alcohol will do it too.
>>
>>Cheers!
>>--

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>
> Isn't that true? My husband had elevated liver enzymes (?) and the doctor
> was really worried that he'd need a liver transplant. He went on Atkins and
> started taking Milk Thistle. Boom! He's at normal levels. If he eats
> bread, pasta, rice or potatoes, his levels go up instantly (as well as his
> weight). <g> The difficult part about this diet is sticking to it.
>
> kili
>
>

kili, how long did it take for his liver enzymes to return to normal &
what dosage of milk thisle was he taking daily?