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To: oceanperch

Hubby had high cholesterol and took huge amounts of Lipitor to "fix" it.

Our new doc got rid of the Lipitor and ordered 4 grams of Niacin a day.
[the doc lives by his own rules and takes it for his cholesterol, btw]
Not only is hubby's cholesterol within normal ranges, his blood pressure is very good now *without* all the Rx crap the "heart specialists" gave him.

We were SO blessed to get this doctor.
He detests the pharmaceutical charlatans and is a medical heretic if there ever was one....:)

The new "level" for cholesterol is now a mind-numbing "100".

That's incompatible with life.



11 posted on 12/21/2005 2:20:30 AM PST by Salamander (Cursed With Second Sight)
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To: Salamander

Good for him.

Diet and excercise took mine from 280plus to normal (don't have the test result in front of me).

I do take herbs for pain and some other health care needs.

I was diagnosed Diabetes and that is what got me on the stick. My first A1C test came back non diabetes at 6% and so goes the need to live life accordingly. I do not want to stroke out I have a quad son who is so medically involved he would lose his freedom to be active and healthy if I screw up my health.

I promised God 26yrs ago if he would not take my baby I would clean sewers to not lose him. Careful what you Pray for or even more so promise.


13 posted on 12/21/2005 2:49:23 AM PST by oceanperch (Don't Let Your Meat Loaf!)
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To: Salamander

Because the brain requires cholesterol to function, one must seriously wonder about the first whisperings of a link between Alzheimer's and drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor. If we all ate less and what we ate was wholesome and we all walked a couple of miles a day, the big pharmas would be out of business. Fortunately for them, few individuals have the will to change their unhealthy life styles.


34 posted on 12/21/2005 3:25:14 AM PST by kittymyrib
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To: Salamander
How did you find such a doctor? I want one. I have only been to a doctor once in 10 years because I feel I can take better care of myself without what they may push. I've seen them do too much harm to my relatives.

Hubby doesn't go either. He's 71, a smoker but we're in far better shape than others we know our age who regularly visit doctors. I'm keeping it this way until we can find a doctor we can trust to do thing in our best interest.

49 posted on 12/21/2005 4:31:14 AM PST by Conservativegreatgrandma
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