haha, I understand your point X, but to be fair, one would have to really compare apples to apples...
1) Winny, var, with NO support... THEN
2) Winny, var, WITH support
While it's possible they might not help to a significant degree, to not take anything I think would be considered unwise/irresponsible
for sure, but we have to separate attempts to maintain/elevate HDL while on var/winny (doomed to fail), with anti-plaque formation supplementation.
plaque (leading to atherosclerosis ie cardiovascular disease ie predisposition to heart attack etc) is a result of 2 things (simplified):
1 -availability of circulating bad cholesterol (ldl)
2 - oxidation / accumulation as plaque of the ldl in arteries leading to blockage
for issue #1, The major function of hdl is to flush cholesterol (ldl bad Cholesterol) from peripheral tissues and return it to liver for disposition so it isnt available as raw material for plaque. as a substitute for HDL, garlic extract (see garlacin, etc) has been studied as a successful substitute, acting as a "super-hdl" flushing ldl. note the distinction though, it WONT raise hdl, just act as a substitute for it.
for issue #2, anti-oxidants/anti-inflammatories such as co-q10, grape seed extract and other proantocyanidins (the french paradox) , vitamin E, alpha lipoic acid - these will reduce/prevent the oxidation of circulating bad cholesterol.
and generally, fish oil supplements for anti-inflammatory/anti-ox CVD support.
to repeat, none of these will maintain your HDL while on var/winny, but they will reduce the damage of running your body without it for awhile.
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