{"id":307,"date":"2007-06-28T15:08:39","date_gmt":"2007-06-28T23:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2007\/06\/28\/benecol-chews-are-here\/"},"modified":"2007-06-28T15:08:39","modified_gmt":"2007-06-28T23:08:39","slug":"benecol-chews-are-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2007\/06\/28\/benecol-chews-are-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Benecol Chews are Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have had high cholesterol since I was 16.   It&#8217;s hereditary and I&#8217;ll live but it hit its high at 252 about 3 years ago.   I refuse to take medication for several reasons and niacin, a supplement that is frequently recommended to lower cholesterol, gave me awful side effects.   The one thing that I have been continually doing since college is eat Benecol spread instead of butter.   It basically helps to lower the bad cholesterol and raise the good.  I have had good success with it and will continue to take it as long as my cholesterol continues to come down.   Benecol is now offering caramel chews as an option for those of us who can&#8217;t always get the recommended amount of the spread.   They are only available online through Amazon but you get free shipping and in the month of July, you save an additional $5.   If you have been waiting for these like I have &#8211; here&#8217;s the link&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?t=wamwithamymac-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=B000NBQUNW&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr&amp;nou=1\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have had high cholesterol since I was 16. It&#8217;s hereditary and I&#8217;ll live but it hit its high at 252 about 3 years ago. 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