Ah Bollocks...high cholesterol
 

:(

Must be all that Bacon.

New year, new diet, I guess....... :cry:

I've never had mine checked. I don't eat much bacon though...

Routine test or was there a reason?

Here is what I Plan On doing this year ,

I recommend the taco diet...

routine. It was only "slightly elevated" this time last year. but I did eat an awful lot of eggs in the last week -I had an egg craving....

I'm eggstremely sorry to hear about this Monnie. High cholesterol is no yolk!

ur fucking white there.

I've had high cholesterol since I was 14, when I was eating a 95% vegetarian diet. My grandmother, who is a life-long strict vegetarian, has a cholesterol level above 300.

She's 83 and doing just fine. No meds.

I, on the other hand, am on 8 drugs + supplements each day. <sigh> Thankfully, only one of them is still under patent -- the rest have generics available. I've been on Simvastatin (Zocor) since I was 24.

My cholesterol is righteous. My doctor was practically giddy when he told me that he'd never seen numbers as good as mine.

My secret? I eat as much butter and olive oil and eggs as possible. Oh yeah, I also have good genes I guess. Salt is another matter all together...

Fuck all of you

Zippy, your wisdom is awesome!

What about the generation in between? I don't know which Grandmother. They probably never tested your Great Grandparents, but if this is a hereditary thing, and Grandma in doing fine, wouldn't all those drugs be a big a threat?

My partner went to the doctor 6 months ago (first time in years!!) and his cholesterol (and blood sugar and blood pressure) was sky high. 3 months later, the doctor was utterly amazed at the difference. All three were close to or at normal range. Here is how it was done:

Cut out almost all animal products. No more pork, very rare ground beef, no steak, no bacon, no eggs, no cheese, no milk. Instead, he uses Eggstirs, turkey bacon, veggie cheese, Silk soy milk, and mixes veggie crumbles with beef when he uses it. No fast food and no white carbs. Added olive oil, almonds, fish, mushrooms and tons of fiber (mostly veggies) to his diet. He eats mostly boneless, skinless chicken for protein. He also takes fish oil every day. Extremely limited saturated fats and we avoid all trans fats. We joined a gym and work out 3-5 times a week.

HUGE lifestyle change for him. But you get used to it, and you feel a LOT better. Good luck Monster!

Stormie, sounds like the Zone Diet?

Its truly the healthiest way to eat.

Eat oatmeal,use olive oil, proteins only in moderation,eliminate trans fats, never fry anything and no white carbs.
( I love white carbs though and not very good about not eating them. It's very hard for me not to stop at Dunkin donuts)