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

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 04:14 PM

Dec 2014

I had my heart attack.

How is your blood pressure? I've always had low blood pressure, myself.

Diet can be quite effective in reducing cholesterol, as well as statins. With the combo, when I am disciplined about it, I've been able to bring my total cholesterol down to 85.

Also, develop a strong exercise program under medical supervision. This also helps to bring the different numbers down.

Additional advice:

Educate yourself as much as you can on reputable medical web sites.

The American Heart Association, NIH, the Mayo Clinic, WebMD, and the Cleveland Clinic are some of the good ones for information on heart disease.

There is much wacky and contrarian information on the Internets as well, and you will here some of those very unscientific theories here on DU.

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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