How about: let's discuss cholesterol

BBSA said:
You can also control your blood glucose by going low-carb. The chances of developing insulin resistance are slim if you don't consume many carbs.

In any case, I'm not sure how this relates to cholesterol. Maybe it's because statins weaken muscles?
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BBSA said:
Most cholesterol is produced by the liver and circulated through the blood, so I'm not sure how fibre can help with that.

Yes, fibre can assist with blood glucose control if you're on a high-carb diet, but not really with cholesterol.
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Yes, the liver produces cholesterol.
What you're missing is that bile acids (which are made from cholesterol) are released into the digestive system to help digest fats.
Soluble fiber binds to these bile acids, preventing their reabsorption and forcing them to be excreted in stool.
When bile acids are excreted instead of being recycled, the liver needs to produce more bile acids to replace them. To do this, it pulls cholesterol from the bloodstream and converts it into new bile acids. This process effectively lowers blood cholesterol levels.

Numerous clinical studies have shown that soluble fiber intake, including psyllium husk specifically, can lower LDL cholesterol levels by 10% or more.
 
Any weight trainers / body builders here using statins

Do you find yourself more susceptible to muscle injuries and pain / inflammation.

I'm not referring to muscle cramps.
 
tetrasect said:
Yes, the liver produces cholesterol.
What you're missing is that bile acids (which are made from cholesterol) are released into the digestive system to help digest fats.
Soluble fiber binds to these bile acids, preventing their reabsorption and forcing them to be excreted in stool.
When bile acids are excreted instead of being recycled, the liver needs to produce more bile acids to replace them. To do this, it pulls cholesterol from the bloodstream and converts it into new bile acids. This process effectively lowers blood cholesterol levels.

Numerous clinical studies have shown that soluble fiber intake, including psyllium husk specifically, can lower LDL cholesterol levels by 10% or more.
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tetrasect said:
Yes, the liver produces cholesterol.
What you're missing is that bile acids (which are made from cholesterol) are released into the digestive system to help digest fats.
Soluble fiber binds to these bile acids, preventing their reabsorption and forcing them to be excreted in stool.
When bile acids are excreted instead of being recycled, the liver needs to produce more bile acids to replace them. To do this, it pulls cholesterol from the bloodstream and converts it into new bile acids. This process effectively lowers blood cholesterol levels.

Numerous clinical studies have shown that soluble fiber intake, including psyllium husk specifically, can lower LDL cholesterol levels by 10% or more.
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There’s a correlation for sure but I don’t buy the proposed mechanism. Why doesn’t regular dietary intake of cholesterol increase cholesterol? Also eating fats is what stimulates bile production / secretion in the first place.

Maybe it’s rather something to do with blood glucose regulation and metabolic function. Maybe it’s gut health related, the fiber being converted to short-chain fatty acids remedying that to a degree.
 
3Gee said:
Any weight trainers / body builders here using statins

Do you find yourself more susceptible to muscle injuries and pain / inflammation.

I'm not referring to muscle cramps.
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The answer is yes. Any old lady who forgets to take her statins for a week will tell you statins make your muscles stiff.
 
joewashere said:
There’s a correlation for sure but I don’t buy the proposed mechanism. Why doesn’t regular dietary intake of cholesterol increase cholesterol? Also eating fats is what stimulates bile production / secretion in the first place.

Maybe it’s rather something to do with blood glucose regulation and metabolic function. Maybe it’s gut health related, the fiber being converted to short-chain fatty acids remedying that to a degree.
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The mechanism is not speculation on my part. It's accepted scientific knowledge. Discovered decades ago.
 
3Gee said:
Any weight trainers / body builders here using statins

Do you find yourself more susceptible to muscle injuries and pain / inflammation.

I'm not referring to muscle cramps.
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Are you supplementing with CoQ10 anyway? Statins deplete your body of it, and it’s essential for muscle function.
 
I'm considering taking CoQ10.
Priced it recently. Just under R300
Thanks
 
3Gee said:
I'm considering taking CoQ10.
Priced it recently. Just under R300
Thanks
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What helped me was magnesium supplements and a R50 foam roller from China mall. If your magnesium/calcium balance is out of whack usually it’s the magnesium that’s lacking to counter the tensioning action of calcium that causes DOMS that lasts too long. /OT
 
joewashere said:
What helped me was magnesium supplements and a R50 foam roller from China mall. If your magnesium/calcium balance is out of whack usually it’s the magnesium that’s lacking to counter the tensioning action of calcium that causes DOMS that lasts too long. /OT
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Worth investing in some K2. If your muscles are being calcified it’s because your vitamin D is moving calcium where it isn’t meant to be. Vit D is the train, calcium is the passenger, and K2 is the conductor that tells it where to get off, i.e. your bones and teeth. Without it, it just ends up in your joints, muscles and worst of all, arteries.
 
The Voice said:
Bad LDL is bad, though.
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Yes, there are two types of LDL cholesterol: the small, dense kind and the large, fluffy kind. The small, dense ones are the troublemakers because they’re more likely to sneak into artery walls, get oxidised, and cause plaque buildup, which can lead to heart problems. On the other hand, the big, fluffy LDL particles are pretty harmless and don’t cause much trouble. The issue is that high blood sugar can damage LDL particles through a process called glycation, making them smaller and denser—and that’s when they become a problem. So the key is to keep you blood sugar levels low.
 
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BBSA said:
Yes, there are two types of LDL cholesterol: the small, dense kind and the large, fluffy kind. The small, dense ones are the troublemakers because they’re more likely to sneak into artery walls, get oxidised, and cause plaque buildup, which can lead to heart problems. On the other hand, the big, fluffy LDL particles are pretty harmless and don’t cause much trouble. The issue is that high blood sugar can damage LDL particles through a process called glycation, making them smaller and denser—and that’s when they become a problem. So the key is to keep you blood sugar levels low.
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Exactly right. But instead of focusing on the small/bad LDL, the medical industry just clumps it with the larger/good LDL, and puts people on statins unnecessarily. Of course, they still have their uses apart from cholesterol reduction, because they work as an anti inflammatory in the arteries.
 
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