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>You need to read "The Cholesterol Myth" Uffe Ravnskov,MD. After my dad had
>a heart attack they put him on the cholesterol meds (at the behest of the
>pharmaceutical company that makes billions on these drugs) and he became
>very ill. His cholesterol was 220@ age 70, mine as paleo is 215 ish @42.
>He did some research and then took himself off the meds. He is back to
>normal now, but we have all learned allot.
Hi Jeff;
I don't plan to take medication unless I have exhausted every dietary means
of reducing LDL cholesterol and even then I'd do research before making that
decision. I don't think I will ever have to though as my LDLs are only
marginally higher (3.85) than high-normal (3.40). I would like to bring up
my HDLs (1.45) to high-normal (2.40) or beyond.
>2. homocystine, c-reactive, ferritin, iron and other tests are far more
>predictive of arteriosclerosis than cholesterol.
How does one check for those or ensure that they are in one's diet? I don't
see them listed in the lab report that I have.
>3. milk of any kind- I would not touch the stuff unless raw and on rare
>occasion similar to paleo people taking down a nursing animal.
I drink milk for two reasons - for my coffee (I will never drink it black)
and it's help in getting me to sleep.
>4. Our family all now avoid polyunsaturated fats to the extent possible
>since much of the buried research indicates it is one of the pivotal items
>in the development of arteriosclerosis, cancer and rapid ageing.
What does the research say about nuts?
Marilyn
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