When I had my bi-pass surgery back in ‘85, I was told I had to completely change my lifestyle. I was put on the Pritikin diet, exercised almost daily, trimmed down and felt good. The following Summer we moved from Illinois to Salt Lake for business reasons. During our four years there I skied, hiked, camped, fished, and had a membership at a health club which I attended every other day.
We returned to Illinois the late Summer of ‘90, and I’d just contracted Pneumonia shortly before the return. On visiting my old cardiologist here in Illinois on our return I found all my arteries that had been operated on were either closed up or near closed again. So much for the healthy lifestyle. I was told my body couldn’t deal with bad cholesterol well, and that further invasive methods would be a waste of time. I should take my medications and live as long as I could.
Well, I’m still on numerous meds, but have learned what I can and cannot do, and am at peace with that. And one thing I’ve learned is, as you say, moderation counts.
Glad to hear you’re able to maintain your blood pressure with little medication. That’s a big thing, and as long as you don’t have further issues such as cholesterol or triglyceride problems, count yourself fortunate.
Take Omega 3 fish oil pills. I pop several of them a day and I have very low cholesterol even though I eat a lot of beef. In fact, this week I am planning to stock up with a 3 to 4 month supply of FREE fish oil pills (garlic pills too).
And now to pop a couple more Omega 3 fish oil pills.
Remember, until eskimos changed their diets to government supplied food, they had NO heart problems due to their diet rich in Omega 3 fish oil. That's how scientists found out about Omega 3 fish oil. By studying eskimos.
I’m not one of the “healthy lifestyle” people, don’t exercise only just staying mobile and functional daily (& glad for that). I think Dr. Wm. Campbell Douglass makes a lot of good points about that and other sensible stuff in his “Daily Dose” postings on his website.
My cholesterol & triglycerides and stuff like that are stellar now; were sort of iffy and wonky there for a little while. My last labwork, readings on everything were so good, the nurse couldn’t believe I wasn’t on cholesterol medicine. I take Dr. Sinatra’s “OmegaQ Plus” for the CoQ-10 and Omega 3’s. (Sinatra is a cardiologist and his stuff is right-on.) - I don’t take many supplements, though. I can’t afford all those “magic elixer” offers that come from Whittaker and the others at $40 a pop that adds up every month. Besides, I’m only gonna swallow so many capsules. - I’m 64 and thank God for helping me find things to help after trying everything from “garlic” to “magic cordyceps mushroom” to “peptides” to “you name it”!
Take care.
Twinkie (I know; it’s a silly name, but what can I say?)