[Arizona Carolyn]

George doesn't eat Statins.. we eat a healty diet, no trans-fats, we even make out own Healthy Butter with 1/2 almond oil and 1/2 butter. Cook with Olive Oil, very little of any breads, but if we do it's whole grain bread. His Cholesterol is only 156 and he does eat eggs every morning because he has a tendency to hypoglycemia bordering on diabetes(has a family history of diabetes)....

I cooked whole grain oats for his breakfast every day for a while and it didn't do anything and his blood sugar fluctuated too much and raised his trigliceride level. With eggs in the a.m. the appetite is holding better and the triglicerides came down.

The only thing that is whacky is the HDL and it may be heriditary (according to the doctor) due to family history of diabetes and heart disease...

[uncbob]

Sounds like he is doing every thing correct in his diet

I eat eggs 3 days a week at lunch with a big 5 egg omelet but I use the egg beater type product

I know jogging increases HDLs some

I guess it is just genetics in your husbands case

My brother --smoker ( since stopped ) fatty diet--no exercise had HDLs around 35 and had a heart attck with a double bypass at 60 --He is now on statins--watches his diet etc and his total is now 160-170 with good HDL readings in the 60s

I am 70 and have been jogging since I was 40 --quit smoking at 34