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You can have FH and a normal lifespan!

I put this below in response to Mike's post, but worth repeating separately http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2004.01405.x/full#b2 It's...

I put this below in response to Mike's post, but worth repeating separately htt...

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•9 years ago

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Chest pain caused by anxiety

Hope this might be useful - I tend to suffer from chest pain associated with anxiety, which doesn't help if your anxiety is caused by the lipid clinic trying...

Hope this might be useful - I tend to suffer from chest pain associated with anx...

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•9 years ago

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Food Pyramid

An interesting list of food I found in food pyramid. Three of the nine listed items. 1. Dairy --- Raw Milk and other things 2. Healthy fats --- coconut and...

An interesting list of food I found in food pyramid. Three of the nine listed it...

sandybrown

•9 years ago

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Bradychardia

Hi does anyone suffer with Bradychgardia

joyce21248

•9 years ago

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Rejected

Just had this flagged as inappropriate: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/foods-rich-vitamin-k2-1561.html

Just had this flagged as inappropriate: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/foods-r...

MikePollard

•9 years ago

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Cholesterol-lowering breakfasts

Hello. I am been advised to lower my cholesterol - it doesn't need much - just a tweak here or there to my diet - and one thing that was suggested was swapping...

Hello. I am been advised to lower my cholesterol - it doesn't need much - just a...

PamJK

•9 years ago

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Coronary Calcification

For so many years the message has been that high cholesterol (specifically high LDL) is the predictor of heart disease. However, increasingly it seems that...

For so many years the message has been that high cholesterol (specifically hig...

MikePollard

•9 years ago

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Breathing Problems

After my heart attack in January I had a double stent put in. Initially I had a lot of difficulty with my breathing and was sent to the respiratory clinic for...

After my heart attack in January I had a double stent put in. Initially I had a ...

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•9 years ago

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It's a Trial...

On the back of my previous posting and purely by coincidence, here's Dr. Malcolm Kendrick's latest: http://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2015/08/27/the-augean-stables/

On the back of my previous posting and purely by coincidence, here's Dr. Malcolm...

MikePollard

•9 years ago

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Do not understand

I have just come out of hospital after chest pain and shortness of breath. I am told by the heart team that I didn't have a heart attack, however they found a...

I have just come out of hospital after chest pain and shortness of breath. I am ...

Angiagramme

•9 years ago

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Paranoid; Moi?

Anyone with an interest in diet and health within the lowcarbohydrate lifestyle will not need any introduction to Jay Wortman. However, what's really...

Anyone with an interest in diet and health within the lowcarbohydrate lifestyle ...

MikePollard

•9 years ago

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Effects of insulin on heart health

If you have type-2 diabetes there are many ways to receive insulin, such as rapid-acting insulin, short-acting insulin and long-acting insulin. Long-acting...

If you have type-2 diabetes there are many ways to receive insulin, such as rapi...

arya20

•9 years ago

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Cramp

Anybody know what to take to stop cramp. Had a bad night yesterday and muscle badly torn. I keep getting what i call aftershocks and loads of pain. Thanks

Anybody know what to take to stop cramp. Had a bad night yesterday and muscle ba...

Bilco

•9 years ago

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Sarcopenia With Aging

I came across this word "Sarcopenia" in one of the training course! This is the first time to have read this in a paragraph! Googled and read a lot about...

I came across this word "Sarcopenia" in one of the training course! This is the...

sandybrown

•9 years ago

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Cholesterol and arthritis

Hi not sure If this has been covered before so thought I'd ask , just had a test (at the chemist ) and got quite a scary reading of 10.2 hdl of 2.53 I have...

Hi not sure If this has been covered before so thought I'd ask , just had a test...

johnjohn

•9 years ago

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Free Sugar!

I came across this "free sugar" in an on-line course on food. Very interesting. Did Google and found this link gives some explanation. If you like you can read...

I came across this "free sugar" in an on-line course on food. Very interesting. ...

sandybrown

•9 years ago

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Advice- tips

I would like to know if anyone has suffered the following symptoms as myself. After my heart attack my eyes became dry, tear ducks close water all the time....

I would like to know if anyone has suffered the following symptoms as myself. Af...

SealyF

•9 years ago

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psychological support

Hi all One of my major beefs with the way suspected FH is treated is the complete lack of any kind of psychological support. You talk to a specialist for half...

Hi all One of my major beefs with the way suspected FH is treated is the comple...

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•9 years ago

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Recovery

I had my stent inserted on the 25th May, I started back on a phased return working 3 days a week, on the other 2 Days I attend cardiac rehab clinic. I went...

I had my stent inserted on the 25th May, I started back on a phased return worki...

Gizmo14

•9 years ago

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Stent

Just a silly question really, does anyone get discomfort from their stent ??

Gizmo14

•9 years ago

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Technology and Cardiac care

Hi there, Apologies if this is against the community guidelines/etiquette. I will, of course, delete if asked to do so by a moderator. We're doing some...

Hi there, Apologies if this is against the community guidelines/etiquette. I wi...

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•9 years ago

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statins

ive been taking statins since my heart attack last june and i must say ive had bad pain in my left side of my back when i lay on my bed..and when i try to turn...

ive been taking statins since my heart attack last june and i must say ive had b...

kaz50

•9 years ago

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scrummy

I have just had a lovely meal taken from Ian Marbers and Dr Laura Corr cholesterol book. It was citrus salmon salad and i cannot wait to try some of the other...

I have just had a lovely meal taken from Ian Marbers and Dr Laura Corr cholester...

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•9 years ago

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Achilles tendon xanthomas?

Hi all In all the various consultant I have seen so far, none has spotted xanthomas, nor has my GP. However my most recent consulation found a lumpy bit...

Hi all In all the various consultant I have seen so far, none has spotted xanth...

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•9 years ago

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Having strong muscular pain and weakness primarily in legs and hips.

Went to see my MD on July 29, 2015 after suffering for about 2 weeks with increasing muscular pains and weakness in legs. He stated because the muscles...

Went to see my MD on July 29, 2015 after suffering for about 2 weeks with i...

161201925

•9 years ago

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New to stenting

I am 42 today and had a stent put in Thursday, the procedure went luke a dream and I felt straight after like the old me. I have given up my recreational...

I am 42 today and had a stent put in Thursday, the procedure went luke a dream a...

alrebcon

•9 years ago

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Please clarify

I have type2 diabetes,my total cholesterol reading was 5.5.is this a high reading as after speaking to other people the general consensus is that it is about...

I have type2 diabetes,my total cholesterol reading was 5.5.is this a high readin...

montana52

•9 years ago

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Latest cholesterol levels

As said in my previous post, I started taking atorvastatin about 5 weeks ago. I've just received my blood test results Total cholesterol has gone from 7.6 to...

As said in my previous post, I started taking atorvastatin about 5 weeks ago. I'...

j--9

•9 years ago

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Appointment

Hi there, Can anyone tell me what to expect when I attend the lipid clinic? My doctor said my cholesterol was 9 and put me onto 10 mg of Lipitor per day. It...

Hi there, Can anyone tell me what to expect when I attend the lipid clinic? My d...

Millie2011

•9 years ago

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don't want to go back to the lipid clinic but where else can I get an FH test?

After today's experience, I really don't want to go back to the lipid clinic again. I only went because I wanted the FH test but as usual I felt completely...

After today's experience, I really don't want to go back to the lipid clinic aga...

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•9 years ago

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Posts - Cholesterol Support | HealthUnlocked

Cholesterol Support

All posts for August 2015

You can have FH and a normal lifespan!

Chest pain caused by anxiety

Food Pyramid

Bradychardia

Rejected

Cholesterol-lowering breakfasts

Coronary Calcification

Breathing Problems

It's a Trial...

Do not understand

Paranoid; Moi?

Effects of insulin on heart health

Cramp

Sarcopenia With Aging

Cholesterol and arthritis

Free Sugar!

Advice- tips

psychological support

Recovery

Stent

Technology and Cardiac care

statins

scrummy

Achilles tendon xanthomas?

Having strong muscular pain and weakness primarily in legs and hips.

New to stenting

Please clarify

Latest cholesterol levels

Appointment

don't want to go back to the lipid clinic but where else can I get an FH test?

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