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What is a 'bubble test?' and how is it done

•13 years ago

Cheap Co-Enzyme Q10

Hi Guys, Thought I'd share this. Found a good deal for Q10 300mg - buy one get one free for £17.99 from www.simplysupplements.net.

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•13 years ago

what is an MPS test please

•13 years ago

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Puzzling Results from the Home Monitor

2 weeks ago I had a reading of 7 and fully expected this result to be heading sky high as it is now 7 weeks since I stopped taking statins. This morning, I had...

2 weeks ago I had a reading of 7 and fully expected this result to be heading sk...

•13 years ago

Does hrt have anything to do with heart attacks?

Is it completely unusual for a female to have a heart attack at 56? No- one I know has heard of anyone ? Does anyone know why this would happen?

Is it completely unusual for a female to have a heart attack at 56? No- one I ...

•13 years ago

Is water based statins better than fat based statins to stop the musle pains

•13 years ago

LCHF

Asked a question yesterday regarding the low carb high (saturated) fat movement in Sweden. Has anyone seen the Diet Doctor website?...

Asked a question yesterday regarding the low carb high (saturated) fat movement ...

•13 years ago

National Cholesterol Week, 19-25 Sep 2011

http://www.heartuk.org.uk/index.php?/healthy_living/national_cholesterol_week/ is the homepage - anyone know what else is going on? Please leave details in...

http://www.heartuk.org.uk/index.php?/healthy_living/national_cholesterol_week/ i...

•13 years ago

Is there a conflict in heart uk's guidelines and the LCHF movement in Sweden?

There seems to be low carbohydrate high fat ((LCHF) revolution happening in Sweden. So much so that there is now a butter shortage. This seems to be at odds...

There seems to be low carbohydrate high fat ((LCHF) revolution happening in Swed...

•13 years ago

Ultimate Weight Loss Diet?

Ok - controversial mode here. I'm probably about two stone overweight and I know one of the risk factors for Heart Disease is being overweight. I don't have...

Ok - controversial mode here. I'm probably about two stone overweight and I know...

•13 years ago

Autumn 2011 Cholesterol News

I have just received my copy of Cholesterol News from HEART UK which I have enjoyed reading and has a nice write up about Health Unlocked. I would take issue...

I have just received my copy of Cholesterol News from HEART UK which I have enjo...

•13 years ago

News from the Home Monitor

This morning I did a fasting reading and my level has jumped from 4.9 to 7.1, this is now nearly 6 weeks without statins. If I'm honest, it's what I expected...

This morning I did a fasting reading and my level has jumped from 4.9 to 7.1, th...

•13 years ago

When Can We See The Ultimate Cholesterol Lowering Diet?

We're being tormented on this site by posts from Linda who is trying it out, but when can we try it for ourselves? Are HEART UK members going to see it before...

We're being tormented on this site by posts from Linda who is trying it out, but...

•13 years ago

Interesting article published in Actuary Magazine August 2011

http://db.riskwaters.com/global/actuary/digital/TheActuaryAugust2011.pdf A non-medical look at the various hypothesis over time by an actuary. Always nice...

http://db.riskwaters.com/global/actuary/digital/TheActuaryAugust2011.pdf A no...

•13 years ago

Do you cope? Mentally, I mean.

FH brought me face-to-face with my own mortality when I was very young. Depression is listed as a side-effect of statins. FH may be inherited by my children:...

FH brought me face-to-face with my own mortality when I was very young. Depressi...

•13 years ago

To statin or not to statin - that is the question?

I have FH which means that either my mum or dad had FH (probably my dad but undiagnosed). Unfortunately they are both now dead but neither died from or had...

I have FH which means that either my mum or dad had FH (probably my dad but undi...

•13 years ago

Side effects of Statins

I had a heart attack in early January when trail mountain biking and was prescribed Atorvastatin @ 80mg by the Cardio Rehab Team. I seemed to be OK on these in...

I had a heart attack in early January when trail mountain biking and was prescri...

•13 years ago

Would like to take a year's break from statins. Does anyone know if this will have any long term effects on cardiovascular health?

•13 years ago

Home Monitoring of Cholesterol

Just to let people know how my experimental home monitoring is going, now I have invested in a home monitor. Maybe I ought to say don't try this at home, but...

Just to let people know how my experimental home monitoring is going, now I have...

•13 years ago

DNA Testing - The results are in!!

I had my suspected FH DNA tested this March, I finally got the results back yesterday which confirm in fact I do have the mutation gene for FH. So it is now...

I had my suspected FH DNA tested this March, I finally got the results back yest...

•13 years ago