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Cholesterol lowering
I once lost a 125 pounds and all of a sudden my wallet started gaining weight I don’t miss her
Seriously trying to get my cholesterol down so I’m eating a South Beach style diet but with more carbs so I have energy to train and ride.
Seriously trying to get my cholesterol down so I’m eating a South Beach style diet but with more carbs so I have energy to train and ride.
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Statins work very well. I increased my CoQ10 to 2 X 100mg/day to compensate for 20mg atorvastatin. Don't notice a difference except my total cholesterol dropped down to 145. We've eaten a mostly plant-based Mediterranean diet for the past 45 years.
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Glad you’re cholesterol is in check Doc put me on generic equivalent of Crestor 10mg and I go back in 6 weeks to see if it is working.
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I dropped weight and my cholesterol level, which was just borderline high, dropped to normal.
No drugs required.
No drugs required.
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IIRC, the maximum dose of statin allowed in red rice yeast extract pills is 5% of the minimum effective dose approved by the FDA. My suspicion, unencumbered by deep knowledge of individual circumstances, is that people who report cholesterol control by taking supplements are doing a very good job of controlling it via diet and exercise.
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My cholesterol has never been high (usually 165 or less) but my new cardiologist (the old one didn't explain things or answer questions to my satisfaction) put me on a low dose statin yesterday. I asked why and she said that statins have "qualities" that can keep any deposits in the arteries from rupturing, which would cause an instant incident (heart attack, stroke, etc ).
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