my LDL went from 70-ish to around 50 when I started doing nuts.....a bigger dive than I got from lots of sea fish (and I DO mean LOTS) baked in tin foil w only salt/pepper.....if I could choose my numbers, I’d want LDL of 30 and HDL of up to 100 to reduce existing plaque/obstruction.....I have no wish for a second zipper on my chest :) Zocor/etc ain’t all they’re cracked up to be without measures such as this. (Niacin in hefty enough doses was too unpleasant when I tried it to send my HDL north.)
Yes! I’ve found that changing my diet alone shut my pill pusher up for good. He wanted me on statins and beta blockers, but I saw what they did to some acquaintances of mine and refused. Then I read about low carb and a few other things like the body chemistry of carbs, proteins, and fats. I concluded that low carb was the way for me. It has worked out very well for my health.
I wonder how many people are taking these destructive drugs when they could just cut carbs and be healthier. Yes, it takes a long time to lose one’s sugar addiction, but it is well worth it, just like quitting smoking. Too bad I couldn’t convince my friends, but they just “can’t give up” the sweets. They aren’t doing well.
I take some niacin a couple of times a week. Sometimes I get the reaction but not always. At worst, it’s bearable for me, so I keep taking it, but I have heard some terrible things about what some people go through trying to take it.