I was put on Lipitor for high cholesterol... Then I went for a dye test on my heart. The young fellow who did that dye test was a cardiologist who looked like he was just out of high school... Several other people were undergoing the same test on the day that I had mine... They were being told that they would need bypasses and that they were given stints etc., to ensure that they would continue living... My young doctor told me that my arteries were so clean that I didn’t even need to be on a statin and that I could discontinue the Lipitor prescription... I did discontinue it for about a year or so... But my cholesterol remained very high, so my regular doctor put me back on it.
Thankfully I’ve never had any side effects from taking Lipitor and I’ve never had any cardiac problems... But every now and then I wonder... Isn’t it possible that having high cholesterol isn’t exactly a guarantee that you’ll have a heart attack? Nobody in my family has ever had or died from a heart attack... Maybe your genetics have more to do with it than your cholesterol.
If Jim Fixx were alive, I guess we could ask him... His father died of a heart attach and he thought running and exercise would help him prevent one... It didn’t.
The human brain is basically made out of fat and cholesterol. Your brain uses cholesterol on its own”wiring” like insulation. No wonder fat and cholesterol are considered horrible and something to be regulated and strangled out. Of course the elite want us to be dwarfed
There is a simple NO COST method to prevent coronary occlusion which brings on heart attacks. It is daily brisk walk for 30 minutes. I am 85 y.o. and EKG just 2 weeks indicated normal heart function, never had a heart attack. During my late 50’s I had bad a missing heart beat after every 10 beats or so. Also had chest pain after eating a meal with meat. And blood pressure was on high side with border line diabetic condition. I quit my job and took up golf to kill time. Gradually increased my play to 5 rounds of 18 holes every week. That adds up to 30 miles of walking every week. To my surprise all my health issues disappeared after a year. No doctor ever told me walking 30 miles/week cures heart issues.
Results all seem in normal range
But something going on with my liver.
Follow up with Dr. next week
And a happy Thanksgiving to one and all
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