Over the last decade, high blood pressure and high blood sugar definitions changed to put more people on medications. I guess this is the same song, different verse.
I’m no doctor, but lose the weight and get off sugar and most carbs.
they wanted to put me on statins I said hell no changed my diet in 3 weeks my cholesterol was normal...
Do you know what your HDL & LDL numbers are?
TTIUWP
I’m same size as you.
My doc said: Stop eating bread, pasta and sugar.
No statins........................
Get a carotid scan. I think Lifeline Screenings does them
People with high cholesterol have higher rates of heart disease. Statins lower cholersterol. But there is no study that shows statins make you live longer.
The damage to your body from using statins are real. With no benefit.
Cut out sugar. reduce carbs.
I am Not in the medical field, but I can Think for myself and do research. There are so many natural ways to keep your cholesterol in check. Your mental health also needs cholesterol, your brain needs it to feel good. low cholesterol leads to depression.
If you do start a statin, do a search on CoQ10 and statins.
Statins reduce CoQ10 and the heart muscle needs it.
Ask your doctor about it.
It’s about as useless as that STUPID 0-10 pain scale.
You’re about the same size Marshall Faulk was during his NFL days.
Crazy question I know, but have you asked your doctor?
Look into the keto diet.
The hardest part of keto, for us, was giving up sugar, but there are tons of great tasting sugar free dessert alternatives, today.
After a few weeks, we weren’t even craving sweet desserts, any longer.
If we were...we’d have a bowl of berries and lightly sweetened, homemade whipped cream, for dessert.
Good luck!
Not in the medical field, but I am familiar with the new formula. It is called “sell more drugs”. My wife’s doctor went on vacation. Her “temp” replacement sent in a prescription for statins without telling my wife, or even mentioning it. They just showed up ready for pick up with her other normal meds.
My wife has PKD and statins are a no no “risk” for kidney patients who already have declining kidney function. She called and her numbers were only “borderline”. My wife’s regular doctor and her kidney doctor both were livid about it. Told us we did the right thing by not picking them up and not starting them.
I now truly believe that they will push anything because they probably own stock in the company that makes them. This money before true concern for human life has gone viral and all trust is now gone.
my triglycerides were high one time..changed from bacon to turkey bacon, beef burgers to turkey burgers, voila numbers good.
green beans, spinach i add a touch of bacon either regular or turkey for flavor onions, garlic or garlic powder...
Given the choice, a lot of people would rather take the medicine than change their living habits.
I sat in on my wife’s cardiac rehab clinics, which was a gym that showed educational videos. 95% of all health problems could be alleviated by 30 minutes of exercise a day, 6 times a week. I guess resting on the 7th had some benefits too.
I, too, am not a doctor, but I have dealt with high cholesterol. At 177, I wouldn’t get on a statin. Statins can have a very bad effect on connective tissues. Some of mine were permanent after only a year on the statin. It doesn’t affect everyone that way, however. If you go on a statin, take CoQ10 as others have indicated. Request a very low dose of the statin.
Someone had mentioned that there are no good studies showing longer life expectancy. I believe that to be correct. Also, consider Niacin. High dosages of that are another way to reduce bad cholesterol. I get a “niacin flush” often when I take it, so I take at night. That way, my face doesn’t turn red as my capillaries open up at a time of the day when someone might notice me blushing.
Finally, I have read that dietary changes can have a very small effect on cholesterol as 80% of cholesterol in the body isn’t from your diet.
I hope this helps.
Other than in rare cases where someone has had heart surgery, Statins have been pretty much debunked as a preventive treatment. Plenty of videos out there going through how the research was manipulated and about the REAL side effects of Statins, including diabetes, cataracts, etc.
However, I’m not a doctor, so my comments are only general...so take it that way.