Quote: (04-18-2018 10:30 PM)Duke Main Wrote:
My cholesterol is high (above 330) and my doc wants to put me on 80mg atorvastatin. My ratio is in the healthy range and my triglycerides are low. I need to do some more research, but I'm leaning toward not taking the statins. I'm not smarter than a doctor, but these same people (mainstream doctors) bought in to the food pyramid for the last 60 years, driving diabetes cases through the roof. Tell me where I'm off base here.
Reducing carbs (weight loss) had a dramatic affect on my blood panel (in a good way).
For supplements, look at taking 450 mg of
Pantethine (form a vitamin B5) twice a day. The supplement went under clinical trials and was found to have a modest, but consistent positive affect on lipid levels. For me, taking it vastly improved my workouts when I first started out. I was in horrible physical shape at the time.
What constitutes a good or bad LDL is up for debate (see other posts in this thread). There are in fact, more than one type of LDL.. high density and low (fluffy) density). The former is believed by some to be an issue, whilst the latter is not.
Plaque build-up may also be more a result of inflammation within the body and not LDL. The theory is that the inflammation is caused by high carbohydrate diets and oils high in omega 6 fats (see oils like corn oil).
Getting the real deal on diet and health means dipping into a turbulent sea of facts and utter bullshit. Pharma is in the business of selling drugs to treat conditions.The money for research on how to prevent said issues... well.. not a lot of profit motive there.
In addition, you also have radical vegans who are on a Jihad against meat, who throw FUD of "research" into the mix, making people think that unless you are living off a potatoes, grain, and kale, you will die of a heart attack. One of my "favorites" was a "study" on how meat consumption would give you diabetes (being serious here).