I suggest you Google Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. He is a famous Cleveland Clinic doctor. He has several books. His program solved the problem for me.
I've been on Lipitor 40mg/day (max. dose) for the past 40+ years. No negative issues at all, and my cholesterol numbers were brought under control.
How bad are your stats?
I'm waiting for him to email me my actual numbers, but he said I'm in the top 2%. He's a pretty chill doctor and he told me "you better not be inhaling anything"
Not even sure what top 2% means.
I control my cholesterol through diet and have had good success with keeping my levels in the green. As well regular exercise.
My GP said it's 94% genetics, 6% food etc. I'm reasonably lean, (31 waist!) so this one isn't on obesity.
What?
If your doctor is saying you have a problem, problem, he's trying to keep you alive so you don't die from a stoke or heart attack or clogged veins and arteries. Guess the question is do you want to live and keep having fun or stroke out?
Ok, so I can really contribute here. First of all, no direct connection has been established between high ldl cholesterol and the incidence of heart attacks. My family all have high cholesterol going back three generations with no heart health issues. But nevertheless, my cholesterol was at 6 and my doctor told me that he had to prescribe a statin in accordance with health guidelines. I came upon a reference to the efficacy of L. Taurine in improving the performance of the liver to metabolize lipids. Check out pubmed. I have been taking 3,000 mg per day of L. Taurine for the past 18 months and my total cholesterol is stable at 4.5. Lots of other health benefits for aging population, check it out
Same as you, I was diagnosed with high LDL cholesterol and triglycerides a few years ago. I was eating well (almost never eating out/ takeout, eating basically a Mediterranean diet) fit (BMI 25, moderate intensity cardio 6-8 hours a week, plus a couple sessions of resistance training). At the same time I also was diagnosed with pretty bad hypertension. Got on blood pressure meds, which almost immediately got me immediately under control, and on a low dose of a statin. Last LDL was excellent. I do have some family history of coronary artery disease so I took this seriously, as I’m now in my 50s. As Bill Burr says, these are our “Drop Dead Years” for us men. It happens, usually in guys that abuse their bodies, but also in apparently healthy guys.
Appreciated others and you talking about this. Im picking up my new meds later today. Not too fussed about all of this, mainly because I've already had my life pass before my eyes when I went through a brain tumor and surgery for it. All I gotta do here is take a pill and lay off all the Asian foods I love. I'll also increase my exercise too, which is well timed with the better weather hopefully here, today notwithstanding.
