Comments on: Could Cholesterol Be Beneficial? Say It Ain’t So, Joe http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/ Respect Your Food. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:01:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: DaveC http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1934 DaveC Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:38:38 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1934 Thanks, Scott. The next target is the Zestoretic. My blood pressure was a rock solid 120/80 before I let my weight baloon and exercised less. I've gone from 242 to 206 since mid-August--hopefully I'll be able to start weening myself of those damn things as well!! Then I'll be down to one daily pill. I'm going to start a campaign to eradicate cedar trees from Texas so I can dump the Zyrtec! :-) Thanks, Scott. The next target is the Zestoretic. My blood pressure was a rock solid 120/80 before I let my weight baloon and exercised less. I’ve gone from 242 to 206 since mid-August–hopefully I’ll be able to start weening myself of those damn things as well!! Then I’ll be down to one daily pill. I’m going to start a campaign to eradicate cedar trees from Texas so I can dump the Zyrtec! :-)

]]> By: Scott Kustes http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1933 Scott Kustes Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:37:10 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1933 Very cool Dave. I'm glad you've found someone that at least tries to let the body heal itself. Cheers Scott Very cool Dave. I’m glad you’ve found someone that at least tries to let the body heal itself.

Cheers
Scott

]]> By: Joe Matasic http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1926 Joe Matasic Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:20:55 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1926 DaveC: You could do what I did what my generic bottle of half full Zocor. Over a year ago, I gave them to my parents. They won't listen to me completly yet, but my mother is trying to low carb and at least cut her statin intake in half. My doctor's actually quit asking me about starting to take them again. Probably a combo of my smart ass answers and the fact that my number are "perfect" for her without them. Not that I care about the exact same numbers she's looking at. DaveC:

You could do what I did what my generic bottle of half full Zocor. Over a year ago, I gave them to my parents. They won’t listen to me completly yet, but my mother is trying to low carb and at least cut her statin intake in half.

My doctor’s actually quit asking me about starting to take them again. Probably a combo of my smart ass answers and the fact that my number are “perfect” for her without them. Not that I care about the exact same numbers she’s looking at.

]]> By: DaveC http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1925 DaveC Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:59:27 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1925 One result of all my reading over the last few months is that I have a half-empty bottle of Zocor sitting on my kitchen counter. I also switched M.D.s from one who's answer to everything was found in his prescription pad to one who sees drugs as the course of last resort. One result of all my reading over the last few months is that I have a half-empty bottle of Zocor sitting on my kitchen counter. I also switched M.D.s from one who’s answer to everything was found in his prescription pad to one who sees drugs as the course of last resort.

]]> By: Scott Kustes http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1907 Scott Kustes Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:54:33 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1907 I saw that over on Robb's blog Sarena...that's great! You have to watch those low-carb diets...they'll make you keel over from all that fat and cholesterol. Keep up the awesome work. Cheers Scott I saw that over on Robb’s blog Sarena…that’s great! You have to watch those low-carb diets…they’ll make you keel over from all that fat and cholesterol. Keep up the awesome work.

Cheers
Scott

]]> By: sarena http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1896 sarena Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:16:02 +0000 http://www.modernforager.com/blog/2008/01/10/could-cholesterol-be-beneficial-say-it-aint-so-joe/#comment-1896 Scott I say Chol is extremely benficial with saturated fat and all. I can even prove it with my lipids. One years difference. What was the change? Basically,I b/c a carnivore after 14 years as a veg. and the removal of grains and addition of CrossFit. Oct 27, 2006 chol total 168 HDL 54 Chol/HDL ratioo 3.1 LDL 102 Triglycerides 61 HA1C 6.0 Oct 19, 2007 Chol total 156 HDL 63 Chol/HDL ratio 2.5 LDL 85 Triglycerides 41 HA1C 5.9 Scott I say Chol is extremely benficial with saturated fat and all. I can even prove it with my lipids. One years difference. What was the change? Basically,I b/c a carnivore after 14 years as a veg. and the removal of grains and addition of CrossFit.
Oct 27, 2006
chol total 168
HDL 54
Chol/HDL ratioo 3.1
LDL
102
Triglycerides 61
HA1C 6.0

Oct 19, 2007
Chol total 156
HDL 63
Chol/HDL ratio 2.5
LDL 85
Triglycerides 41
HA1C 5.9

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