Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:42:12 GMT, Mary <mrfeathers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Boron Elgar wrote:
>>> My last test came back as too low on total cholesterol. BUT, that is a
>>> big change for me. I am still on a low dose of Lipitor, though.
>> I'm not on any meds for it yet, which is why I try really hard to
>> control it with diet - since I've seen that it works. I imagine that I
>> will end up on Lipitor or something like it sooner or later, but I'd
>> prefer later.
>>
>> Mary
>
> I call it the Miracle of Menopause. My cholesterol was fine before
> then.
>
> Diet and exercise do it better than diet alone for me, but even both
> together don't do it for The Hub, as his super high readings are very
> much due to genetics.
I tried to control cholesterol with diet for 3 years. Made only
about a 5% decrease. So 5 years ago I started on Lipitor. Now the
combination of Lipitor, niacin, and exercise has everything looking
just fine [well, barely just fine]. Both my mother and father had
high cholesterol, and one of my brothers also. It is definitely
a matter of genetics in my family.
Charles
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