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1. Good insurance, baby! So we need to look at diet.

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 07:38 PM

Dec 2014

First, I wish there were home blood tests for cholesterol- I'm sick of going to the lab for these and having to pay a big share of the cost.

Aren't there home tests?

Diet: I need to print and read and memorize the lists for all the good and all the bad fats and oils.

I know fish oil is good but be careful about which fish you eat because some have higher contaminant levels than others.

And I know deep fried is bad, processed oils are bad, olive oil and avocado fat is good.

Anyway, I'll bet if you and I really internalized the good and bad lists and let that guide our selections, we wouldn't need meds at all!

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Went to doc today, high bad cholesterol, low good cholesterol [View all] steve2470 Dec 2014 OP

Good insurance, baby! So we need to look at diet. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #1

yea I don't know about home tests, I wish there were steve2470 Dec 2014 #2

I use a fitbit to make sure I get exercise. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #3

I will tell you this.. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #4

I do both, I've taken up oatmeal every morning and an apple a day, or two. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #5

Mr. D added a bit of applesauce to his oatmeal one morning dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #6

dried cherries & raisins work too WolverineDG Dec 2014 #10

I love oatmeal, will definitely do that more often nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #7

Crushed flax seed, too DFW Dec 2014 #61

that's great your cholesterol is so much better steve2470 Dec 2014 #62

I've had the cumulative equivalent of maybe 5 steaks in the last 10 years DFW Dec 2014 #63

You are so right. Oatmeal is a wonderful heart healthy food KMOD Dec 2014 #11

+++++++1! Such good advice, and that should be the FIRST thing prescribed, IMO! MADem Dec 2014 #15

yes, my doc mentioned a much better diet and exercise steve2470 Dec 2014 #16

Grapefruit juice apparently does a number on a lot of meds. MADem Dec 2014 #59

oats hibbing Dec 2014 #57

I had the opposite problem. mythology Dec 2014 #8

I hope you can find ways to work this without taking the statin grasswire Dec 2014 #9

my overall cholesterol number was 248, which is 48 points too high steve2470 Dec 2014 #12

And how do we know that inflammation is the cause of heart disease? kwassa Dec 2014 #27

google it: "inflammation causes heart disease" grasswire Dec 2014 #46

I googled it already. The American Heart Association disagrees. kwassa Dec 2014 #52

I trust the American Heart Association about as much as I trust... grasswire Dec 2014 #53

I googled your source. He appears to be a chef and motivational speaker. kwassa Dec 2014 #55

he's not "my source" grasswire Dec 2014 #56

Fish oil and time released niacin are supposedly good aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #13

thanks will check it out nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #14

Niacin has been proven not to be effective. kwassa Dec 2014 #26

I'm not a doctor or scientist aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #36

Read this about this major niacin study. Big news last July. kwassa Dec 2014 #43

It does raise good cholesteral. Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #42

there are a lot of concerns about niacin. See the study I referenced ... kwassa Dec 2014 #44

Have you looked into Hemp oil? RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #17

hemp oil reduces cholesterol ? cool! steve2470 Dec 2014 #18

The Omegas are amazing in Hemp oil RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #19

awesome, so glad I posted this thread, very helpful info! steve2470 Dec 2014 #20

You rock! RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #21

What does it taste like??? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #29

It's a mild nutty taste. RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #30

hemp oil for the curious, 24 fl. oz (710 ml) = $14.90 plus shipping steve2470 Dec 2014 #22

Nutiva has the gallons directly on their site RandiFan1290 Dec 2014 #23

very good, thanks again! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #24

1 gallon hemp oil = $38.99 steve2470 Dec 2014 #25

if you are not feeling the pain of a heart attack, you are doing well. kwassa Dec 2014 #28

BP was 100/64, as it always is steve2470 Dec 2014 #32

Mine is about there, too. kwassa Dec 2014 #34

ok good idea, I'll ask him about it nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #35

High Fructose Corn Syrup - cut it straight out of your diet LynneSin Dec 2014 #31

good advice, yes I'm trying to do that, thanks! nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #33

Oatmeal for breakfast too. Baitball Blogger Dec 2014 #38

Oatmeal is awesome but I can't stress enough - Read the damn label LynneSin Dec 2014 #39

My blood sugar issues began to improve once I removed HFCS from my diet. Baitball Blogger Dec 2014 #40

LynneSin, if your office has a refrigerator KMOD Dec 2014 #41

ResQ fish oil--da best. Baitball Blogger Dec 2014 #37

Also, there are problems with fish oil supplements. kwassa Dec 2014 #45

Thanks for digging that up, much appreciated steve2470 Dec 2014 #47

"All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening." kwassa Dec 2014 #48

Once a week, eat what you like KMOD Dec 2014 #50

once I get my numbers in the right place, I'll try that steve2470 Dec 2014 #54

Hang in there. KMOD Dec 2014 #58

very kind of you steve2470 Dec 2014 #60

Ya got 30 yrs to go, wait'll you're *my* age!1 n/t UTUSN Dec 2014 #49

I'm 56, hopefully to reach 86 one day nt steve2470 Dec 2014 #51