1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 5:54 pm PST

I!m 64,veteran (Baby Bloomer) ? Well I also do exercise, That helps too.and the pills for colesterol to control it see the doctors at least twice a year,cut sugar and oils .always try fruits and vegetables.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 1:10 am PST

I've found your blog entry very very useful, thank you.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 7:07 am PST

These tips will surely be helpful. So it is advisable to test one's cholesterol level every three months?

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 7:57 am PST

Nice general overview, I disagree about lowering fats, its the type of fat you eat. Yes cut down on processed food and sugar. My blood test in Dec 07. my cholesterol was over 200, my triglycerides were 1700. Blood sugar was over 400. Since I have been taking omega 3 fish oil and chromium picolinate, my cholesterol as of Fed 08 is 157 total, triglycerides are 299, my blood sugar is between 100 fasting and 200 after meals. Drugs are useful in emergency situations but I personally believe if you can modify your diet and find natural substances you will be better off in the long run. I was amazed to find out that sugar depletes your body of chromium, chromium has to be present to allow insulin to work on cells to let glucose in. GOOD HEALTH TO YOU ALL!!

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 5:20 pm PST

What is FIBRATES?

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 5:29 pm PST

total cholestrol is 145 Triglycerides 107.HDL is 42 LDL 82.I am taking lipitor,I dont want to take this drug,dr sd I need it.I have had a lot of problems since I started taking it.Is it any danger to stop it & see if all my problems go away

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 09, 2008, 5:56 pm PST

total cholestrol is 145 Triglycerides 107.HDL is 42 LDL 82.I am taking lipitor,I dont want to take this drug,dr sd I need it.I have had a lot of problems since I started taking it.Is it any danger to stop it & see if all my problems go away

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Feb 10, 2008, 4:23 am PST

my chlostroel is high what should i teak

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Feb 10, 2008, 10:02 am PST

I exercise a lot and I haven't eaten red meat or pork in 10 years. I don't smoke and eat very little if any dairy. Therefore I feel my cholesterol problems are genetic. I had a tot 254 HDL 70 LDL 164 Tri 105 ratio 3.637 so I gave in to my Dr. and agreed to 10mg of Lipitor. after 3months my numbers were tot 192 HLD 76 LDL 103 Tri 66 ratio 2.5. I thought this worked so well and I really dont' want to take maintenance drugs so I dropped the dose (with Dr's blessing to 5mg) After 2 mos Tot 226 HLD 83 LDL 118 tri 126 (?) 2.72. Even though my tot is back to 226 I'm thinking that my other numbers are good enough to stay at 5mg.(see ratio and HDL) We will check again in 2 months. Does this sound like the right choice?

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 3:56 pm PST

This a very informative article but it amazes me how no one ever mentions that it is necessary to supplement with Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) if you go on a statin. See, when you take a statin it blocks a metabolic pathway from producing cholesterol BUT it also blocks your body from naturally producing CoQ10. CoQ10 is a necessary antioxidant that is mostly concentrated in your heart as well as throughout your body. So, if you are on a statin you are actually causing many other risks to your cardiovascular system and it is also why many people experience muscle aching. Supplement w/ 100mg per day of a quality brand CoQ10 if you are on a statin!!!!

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Feb 12, 2008, 4:20 pm PST

i liked it

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Feb 15, 2008, 4:16 am PST

Excellent article! Finally...something simple enough to remember!

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Feb 15, 2008, 4:18 am PST

Please explain the difference between cholesterol and fat. I've researched it, but still don't seem to understand! Jm

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Feb 18, 2008, 11:16 pm PST

I have high cholesterol and had mild heart attack recently.Thank you so much for this blog it helps a lot for me and everyone who`s having cholesterol problem.God bless you!

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 10:23 am PST

"The most common side effects are irritation of the liver or muscles, but these problems happen to less than 1 in 1,000 people taking a statin, and resolve promptly when you stop taking it." Based on my non-scientific observations, the above statement is not true at all. I'm a 61 years old male. Many of my friends, including myself, are taking or had taken statin-related medicine. I can assure you that the adverse side effects (muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, elevated blood pressure, depression, etc) are quite common among the statin users. I don't have the statistics to show you, but the side effcts are definitly more common than the drug company's literatures willing to admit. Prsonally, I suffered many years of statin-induced pains and skin reaction. Eventually a blood test showed my muscles were deteriorating. Even after stopping taking those pills, the muscle and joint pains lasted for months (althogh my own doctor told me those pains would disappear within a week of two). Too often and too many doctors are misleaded by the drug companies to believe that side effects induced by statin are "rare". I understnad that no medicine is absolutely safe. But the adverse side effects related to statin are certainly not "rare". I have no doubt that statin is beneficial to many people. But there are also many users suffer from the side effects without knowing they are caused by the medicine. Worse than that is too many doctors trust drug companies too much (or brain washed by them) without really paying attention to those obvious side effects or giving enough warning to patiences. After stop taking statin drugs (I had gone thru at least 4 different kinds already), even my bolld pressur has dropped (I didn't expect this to happen). I am a much happier person now without the harmful effects from statins. I am taking licthin now and will have a bolld test two months from now to see if it works for me. Non-scientifically, I have talked to more than two dozens regular statin users, almost 20% suffer from sdie effects. It is not 1 in 1000 or "rare". Even if only 10% would have side effects, as an engineer, I won't call that "rare".

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