Recipe for reducing cholestrol

Below is the forward mail from friend which share recipe on reducing cholosterol.

I heard from a friend that someone managed to avoid a bypass surgery after he drank this soup every morning for 25 days! For the normal person, justdrink it once in a while.

RECIPE FOR REDUCING CHOLESTEROL
Ingredients: 1) black fungus (80g)2) old ginger (80g) 3) red dates (10)

Method:
1) Soak the black fungus in water until it is soft and then wash it clean.
2) Cut the ginger (without removing the skin) into roughly 8 slices.
3) Remove the seeds from the red dates.
4) Put all the ingredients into a slow cooker.
5) Add in 8 cups of water into the cooker.
6) Cook the mixture for 6 hours using low heat. Note:It is best to prepare this in the evening and start cooking before you go to bed. If you start cooking at say 9 pm, the soup should be ready for drinking by 6 am.