How much for how long, and to what effect?
From Nutrition Express My cholesterol combined is 180 Keeps my MD confused but happy. I'm 68 and had had high cholesterol I use 600 mg daily of
Posted on 01/10/2008 3:27:15 PM PST by blam
Carolyn
Yes, another known occasional effect of statins is something called Transient Global Amnesia, which is just what it sounds like:
Sroll down to about the middle of the page.
Sorry, TGA is a bit different from what is discussed in the link, but you get the idea.
Fine. So eliminate the 2nd sentence - too much of something is generally no good, even if the body makes it, and this certainly applies to cholesterol. Of course, too little is also no good. What is "too much" or "too little" depends on each person's unique physical characteristics.
How much for how long, and to what effect?
High cholesterol foods tend to also be high in protein, so that probably explains the higher muscle gain.
Good grief I hope not. I've been lifting & running 10-15 miles/week for 25 years yet both my LDL & HDL levels remain at the very top end of the normal zone.
Its just as well, my goal is not so much longevity as it is quality of health for the time I do have.
How much for how long, and to what effect?
From Nutrition Express My cholesterol combined is 180 Keeps my MD confused but happy. I'm 68 and had had high cholesterol I use 600 mg daily of
Is that affiliated with Dirk Pearson or vis-a versa?
Read his book of similar name way back in the 80's.
The book was way ahead of his time.
Sorry I didn't keep up with his regimen.
Thank you SO much for that link. I will, of course, have to do a lot of reading, but it appears that - once again - the Conventional Wisdom is full of crap.
Worse, the CV appears to be most heavily promoted by those with an interest in the steps taken to comply with the standards they’ve set up. Nothing like an inherent conflict of interest, is there?
Good grief I hope not.
Me, too. Actually, my statement was simply making fun of the study by driving the conclusion to an absurd point. I surely wouldn't expect someone like you to just drop dead from high cholesterol. I happen to have high cholesterol (fluctuating between 220 and 270, depending on when I've taken the test - and one was over 300 a few years back), but at age 46 and after having exercised moderately for only about 2 months I can do 2 miles on my treadmill with a 6% incline in 17:30. Not bad for an overweight geezer (though I'll hopefully drop about 15 or so pounds over the next several months - that's why I'm exercising).
Is that affiliated with Dirk Pearson or vis-a versa?
They sell some of the "Dirk & Sandy" products (of which I've bought exactly none), but I'm not aware of any formal affiliation.
Most of LEF's products are bottled with their label, and are obtained from whichever source can provide the material of their high standard at the lowest price. The D & S products are all sold under that label.
Please see post 28.
XS> I use Red Yeast Rice in place of man made Statins with COQ-10 >>>
you are now wasting your money because the FDA made the vitamin makers take out the drug in the yeast that was lowering the cholesterol.
28 posted on 01/10/2008 6:09:31 PM MST by Coleus
The FDA has permitted Red Rice Yeast, a natural statin. The pharma-industrial complex has tried their best to ban the natural product.
Okay then the ingredient was not removed?
Is it only okay to take this vitamin if one’s cholesterol is high?
The doctor that I had at the time believed in nature first before Drugs. He recommended the Red Rice Yeast and it lowered my numbers. Red Rice Yeast is not a vitamin ; it is a naturally occurring statin. I also use time release Niacin at bedtime for lowering blood pressure.All I know is my Cholesterol was high.
Thanks Xenia!
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