>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