Have you considered having a C-Reactive Protein bloodtest done? And what
about homocysteine? Both of these are very revealing correlators to
heart disease. CRP reveals internal inflammation, which more and more
research is pointing to as what heart disease is a form of.

Also, how sensitive is LDLs to what you have eaten recently?

--Richard

Tom Bridgeland wrote:

>
>  I had my physical Monday and came back very good, except for ldl
> cholesterol, which was over 200! Hdl cholesterol was 58, pretty good,
> and triglicerides 47, very good, but the doctor freaked when he saw the
> the high number of ldl. Then my wife freaked, of course, and they gave
> me two months to lower the number or he would put me on statins! I am
> not sure what threat my wife will use to make me take them, and don't
> want to know.
>