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I began to suspect that statins were not my friends when I observed that with them my blood lipids were not optimal because the statin was only affecting the good cholesterol. I stopped taking statins in 2019 and that year's test showed my blood lipids were perfect (clues were there). On an intermediate year they failed to do a full panel scan just a total cholesterol count (which is about as useful as a chocolate fireguard). This latest scan is void because the Triglyceride level means they cannot asses HDL/LDL levels. Biggest source of TG for me will be the conversion of alcohol calories to fats for storage. Too much Alcohol=too much TG. Nuff-said. So I know what I have to do. Less of the slurp-slurp.That is enlightening.
I just had a wee scope on Triglycerides and found this.
Can triglycerides affect my heart health?
Like cholesterol, triglycerides can cause health problems. Here's how to lower your triglycerides.www.mayoclinic.org
It points out that for an accraute TG test you need to fast, so I am wondering if you did that.
It also lists alternatives to statins, I am wondering if he offered you niacin which would seem to be agood and maybe more "natural" one.
Apart from daring to eat red meat and doing v little excercise I am sure that drinking at least half a bot of wine a day is part of the problem. Although when I did dry January a year or two back I lost absolutely no weight at all and felt no better for it either.
But thanks for this post. I'll bookmark it so I can reread the figures in the future.