What to do about Bad Cholesterol

[BBSA]

Not necessarily. Some people hyper / hypo. Or just don't spike that much. I appreciate you may think I am splitting hairs here (fair, I will move on). The important thing to realise is that insulin resistance / metabolic syndrome can be present with absolutely normal (average) glucose and HbA1C levels.

Okay

 

[BBSA]

Even though around 35% of Americans are on statins, heart disease is still the top cause of death in America.

This should not be the case if statins actually worked.

 

[HvRooyen]

All good you had me worried.

Results are in from ampath

Cholesterol is better than expected but still higher than ideal

Looks fine. However.
TG/HDL ratio is 6.8 (see here - note you have to convert units.)
You may want to look at your diet (in spite of your good BMI and level of physical activity).

 

[BBSA]

All good you had me worried.

Results are in from ampath

Cholesterol is better than expected but still higher than ideal

Your triglycerides is very high.

 

[warrenpfo]

Looking to address that with a change in diet and supplements/vitamins

 

[Jings]

All good you had me worried.

Results are in from ampath

Cholesterol is better than expected but still higher than ideal

Not perfect but not bad.

No signs of cancer either. That's good to know.

 

[warrenpfo]

PsA numbers are 0.99ng/ml down from 1.05 last year

 

[warrenpfo]

Of the statins aspavor 10mg has been prescribed but I'll give it some time with diet and more exercise and no booze (I might have 4 beers a week, mostly on weekends) to see if that sorts things out first

 

[Kaapie]

Warm pre boiled water 1st item in morning. Don't eat for at least 30min.
Couple with fasting and watching your diet, some exercise routine. nothing hectic.
Enjoy great results.

 

[HvRooyen]

Looks fine. However.
TG/HDL ratio is 6.8 (see here - note you have to convert units.)
You may want to look at your diet (in spite of your good BMI and level of physical activity).

See here for an explanation. The TLDR summary is at the top, copied [and made more readable] here for convenience:

• Insulin resistance (IR) is the most accepted unifying theory to explain the pathophysiology [disease process] of the MS [Metabolic Syndrome], which is nowadays the most prevalent risk factor for atherothrombotic [heart and blood vessel] disease.
• Current methods to quantify IR are cumbersome and only needed in clinical trials and for investigative purposes.
• In the clinical scenario, the TG[Triglyceride] /HDL ratio has been proved to have a high correlation with prevalence of MS and with IR.

Basically, insulin resistance -> metabolic syndrome (and in extreme cases, diabetes) -> heart disease. This is largely caused by poor diet (sugar / refined carbohydrates / junk food), which causes oxidative damage to various organs along the way (with LDL probably just a marker of the process, not a cause). Exercise has limited (but not zero) value in the prevention of this process, and the vast majority of supplements (including "anti-oxidants") even less so.

Note that:
Refined carbohydrates are abundant in cereals, most bread, sugary food / drinks.
Many "low fat" foods are in fact "high sugar" - check the labels.
Saturated fats have been declared not dangerous.
Also note that fruit juice is loaded with fructose, which is arguably the worst part of the sugar molecule.

I am not saying statins are bad - especially not if you already have heart disease. It depends on the indication. Don't just stop your medication without consulting your doctor.