re: I need to lower my cholesterol

Read and follow "prevent and reverse heart disease' by caldwell esseslstyn or watch his talk on youtube

I did and dropped cholesterol from 224 to 97 in 30 days

With that shitty hdl you need to workout. My total cholesterol now is higher than when they tried to put me on meds. But my hdl went up significantly due to exercise so it "cancels out" so I'm told by my doc. Tchdl ratio

Trig are not VERY high, just high. The LDL is very high, and that is what the problem is. try as hard as you can...simply look on food label and don't eat it if it has much cholesterol (at all). If that doesnt work the doc will put you on meds.

heart attacks are not fun

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Your triglycerides are very high. I believe that is a result of lack of activity.

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This is from a high carb diet. Carbs kill.

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quote: keto diet Or Paleo? Are they similar?

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They are similar but in keto you restrict your carbs to less than 20 grams per day for most people. This will result after a period of weeks in you using your body's fat stores as your primary fuel rather than glucose. No such restriction is required in Paleo. In both you cut out grains. Basically your diet in both is quality meats, fats and lower carb vegetables. You could really change your life for the better by following one of these. I reversed prediabetic insulin resistance by eating keto.

From what I understand there is a lot of new science about cholesterol. Your body actually makes more cholesterol than you could possibly eat, I think like 80% of the cholesterol in your blood is produced by your liver.

The new thought is that some people are just more susectsble to high cholesterol diets, so say maybe your body just doesn't do a great job at regulating your internal cholesterol levels.

For your own health I'd drop at least 20lbs, not sure how muscular you are, and begin a cardio regime. Start eating more HDL foods cut back on the sugar and carbs. Eat lots of fiber.

Go back to the doctor and get your blood retested. 6 months of high cholesterol at your age won't kill you. If it's still high, go on the statins.

I was 31, 5'9" 175lbs and had high cholesterol. I cleaned up my diet and started working in a cardio routine again and I was fine the next visit.

Also fried foods have the stigma to them because everything used to be fried in lard. A lot of stuff is fried in peanut oil now, which is high in good fats. Peanut butter just gets a bad rap because most stuff on the shelf also has salt and sugar. I saw a Dutch study in which the people ate unsaturated fats instead of carbs and lowered there cholesterol. It's quite possible a fried chicken breast(with little or no breading) is better for you than a grilled chicken sandwhich on a bun.

I am A country boy and was raised on bacon and eggs, so going a week without eating red meat was very difficult. I felt like crap but dropped my cholesterol 30 points which saved me 60$ a month on life insurance for the next 30 years.

For you money board folks that's 19,800 just in premiums, not counting 30 years of growth.

When my numbers were high I saw a doctor who is a lipid specialist and he said triglycerides are directly tied to sugars. Cut down on sugars and all carbs for a while and your triglycerides should go down.

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You seriously need to quit spouting this statin bullshite

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He means well. He just misuses his options in the toolkit (due to lack of time to search from his toolkit or just a small toolkit...)

Statins do have a place (albeit a small one in certain populations)

It's is hard to be the only one not worshipping at the altar of industry sponsored "scientific consensus". The current political climate on display (fake news, fact checking) gives a window into the power of group think / cognitive dissonance with the folks who annoint themselves as authorities.

Below is probably the scariest thing (if he truly believes it).

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The reality is that if every American went on moderate intensity statin therapy the day they turned 40, the average lifespan would skyrocket.

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frick life span, talk to me about health span

Eggs are good cholesterol no?

Don't eat fried foods with lard, peanut oil has good fats.