Who has high cholesteral?

[tonystew]

and what do u take 4 it? and how high is it? what is high?

 

[Seymour]

Have yours tested - if it is high try lowering through diet and exercise - if you cannot get it down you NEED TO BE ON A STATIN - see and doc and get bloodwork.

 

[OccamsRazor]

290 and tryglycerides at 650.Sarted taking niacin,watched diet (no eggs no sugar. no red meat, no fried food) and exercise. 3 mos later. 190 and 300. trying to get to 140 or less and 150 or less tryglicerides. hardly exercised, will now.

 

[Jetplane]

1/3 of america >:X kidding.

things that i find help with your cholesterol through research (not on myself) are avocados [i hate them], artichokes [same], walnuts [good], and oats [yummy]. of course a regimen of exercise needs to come along. if you try it out let me know how it works out for you! I'm not big on taking pills or things, i do it to try... but i'm against even if it's all natural i'm hesitant to take it.

add garlic to that list also! I love garlic

 

[levistep]

Supposedly, tolerance to cholesterol is congenital. Some people can eat all the eggs they want and their cholestrol levels won't go up, but for some people, they can't deal with extra cholesterol. I think you can go to the doc and find out.

 

[ThePenguin]

my total cholesterol was 306 at 36 years old. my dad and grandfather both have high levels also. i have worked out for the last twenty years. it's all in the genes. they put me on lipitor and that has solved the problem. my cholesterol level is down under 200 now less than two years later and nothing has changed in my diet or workouts-----just a little pill every day.

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

Any side effects with lipitor???

 

[ThePenguin]

no side effects for me yet. the doc does blood work on me every six months to check liver function. i guess it can be hard on some people but i take only 10 mg, the lowest dose. amazing what a little pill a 1/4 size of a dime can do!!

 

[G.MONEY]

Any side effects with lipitor???

Yes...Dry Mouth and it is brutal..

 

[tonystew]

no side effects for me yet. the doc does blood work on me every six months to check liver function. i guess it can be hard on some people but i take only 10 mg, the lowest dose. amazing what a little pill a 1/4 size of a dime can do!!

can u drink beer with it?

 

[mrhognuts]

ps ive got some nice size 44 in my closet,,i rememeber now that i was at 44 for a long time and thought surely i wouldnt get any bigger,,i must have shot like a bullet from 44 to 48 cause i only have one pair of 46's,,i got so fat,all i could wear was bibbed overalls,,that reminds me,,,its time for a walk!!

 

[ThePenguin]

t-stew, yes you can drink beer. the only restriction is grapefruit juice. don't know why but it's all over the label to avoid it.