Lowering Cholesterol

Walking works wonders. Give up alcohol

Give up booze and processed food.

get your diet right, doesnt matter how you go, just get in a caloric defeciet and priortize protien(assuming you are overweight)

for workouts...just lift 3-4 times a week in a progressive manner(follow a plan) and try and get 10k steps in every single day

when it comes to diet, cut out alcohol, stop eating processed crap, stop drinking calories.


if you want other items to help krill oiil or a very high quality fish oil, citrus bergmnont, and berberine all will help.

Not a doctor but I agree with what's been said. All things being equal lower your body fat and cut out the stupid shite.

Plus the impact on sleep quality with drinking alcohol can't be understated

The fitness industry is a psyop created by neoprohibitionist globalists. Back in the day you worked at the factory and got drunk at the bowling alley every day with your boys and you were swole and naturally healthy

Alcohol isn’t bad for you on its own but if you add cringe double hops or sugar like in girl drinks that’s bad for you

ETA: alcohol is actually good for you. Did you know that monkeys, which can bench press like 500 lbs, make their own alcohol by stuffing fruit into volcanic pools?

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Lowering Cholesterol

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First, you should determine what we are even talking about and if it's a worthy endeavor. Which cholesterol?

In general, high cholesterol is correlated - if anything - with LOWER all-cause mortality.

If you are eating properly, cholesterol shouldn't be a concern.

What is your tri:HDL ratio?

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First, you should determine what we are even talking about and if it's a worthy endeavor. Which cholesterol? In general, high cholesterol is correlated - if anything - with LOWER all-cause mortality.

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The fact that it took almost a full page of posts before someone raised these points shows just how prevalent the cholesterol = bad mindset is. Everyone just assumes that lowering it is good, and here is how the OP should do it.

I’m also shocked that it seems as if statins were pushed on the OP. Absolutely shocked. It would be helpful to know more details about the OP’s situation.

I was in the same boat a couple years ago - total cholesterol and LDL high, not off the charts, but sufficiently high that the PCP gave the choice of a statin or trying to reduce it on my own through dietary changes and exercise. I preferred not take a statin so these are the dietary changes I made.

Switched from whole milk to 1%, I used to drink an ice cream milkshake nightly, eliminated that completely - don’t keep ice cream in the house anymore, started using low fat versions of all dairy products, increase my consumption of higher fiber foods like beans, avocados - foods I always liked and ate - just increased the frequency at which I ate them. I seldom ate breakfast for years, but started eating high fiber cereal for breakfast on a regular basis. No changes in alcohol consumption - not a heavy drinker to begin with. By and large those are the only significant dietary changes I made, and I’ve stuck with them.

In 1 year I dropped total cholesterol to normal, LDL dropped 40 units - still a tad higher than normal but nothing worrisome; VLDL, HDL and triglyceride normal - even my PCP was impressed with the reductions.

I didn’t add a structured exercise regime as I intended to the first year along with dietary changes as I’m pretty active and not over weight - but I began following this board for the past year and I’ve added cardio and resistance training. Will have another lipid panel done in the next month or 2 to see where I currently stand.

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