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Can I slowly get off Crestor by substituting it with Natural remedies ?

Hello All, I Am on Crestor since the last 4 or 5 years, Can I slowly get myself Off this medication by substituting it with other natural based remedies. I...

Hello All, I Am on Crestor since the last 4 or 5 years, Can I slowly get myself...

Iffu

•3 years ago

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Vegans and high cholesterol.

Hi to all! As a vegan with higher than healthy cholesterol,due to eating too many new,irresistible,tasty vegan foods flooding the market during lockdown. I’d...

Hi to all! As a vegan with higher than healthy cholesterol,due to eating too man...

Vegannanny

•3 years ago

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Tips for reducing cholesterol

Cholesterol peeps ! After 6 months , losing weight and no butter , I’ve found myself oddly with higher Cholesterol instead of lower ( 8 to 8.4 ) . I’m about 10...

Cholesterol peeps ! After 6 months , losing weight and no butter , I’ve found my...

Zippster1977

•3 years ago

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Eating Right is Not Restrictive

If you want to improve your body's health and lower cholesterol, you need to eat well. Eating a healthy diet is NOT restrictive, unless you consider not being...

If you want to improve your body's health and lower cholesterol, you need to eat...

sos007

Ambassador•3 years ago

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Intermittent statin use???

I have a very high Cholesterol level partly due to eating an Atkins type diet!!! Now adjusted diet to drastically reduce saturated fats and triglycerides. On...

I have a very high Cholesterol level partly due to eating an Atkins type diet!!!...

ANNMURR223

•4 years ago

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Niacin for high cholesterol

Hello everyone. I am a 65 year old female. I’ve always had high cholesterol despite having a good diet and exercising regularly. I tried statins but I had lots...

Hello everyone. I am a 65 year old female. I’ve always had high cholesterol desp...

Idalmis

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Cholesterol and HIV

Is it safe to take Bestatin with Sustiva?

grjimmy

•4 years ago

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If You Want to Know Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Stop Focusing on LDL-C, Instead Focus on Apo B & Apo A1 - the ApoB/ApoA1 Ratio

"LDL-C has been the primary focus in lipid-lowering trials for more than two decades. A vast number of studies, both in primary and secondary prevention, have...

"LDL-C has been the primary focus in lipid-lowering trials for more than two dec...

sos007

Ambassador•4 years ago

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Is It Time to Retire Cholesterol Tests?

Most readers of this forum are obsessed over their total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol values. That is because that's what their doctors focus on, and that...

Most readers of this forum are obsessed over their total cholesterol and LDL cho...

sos007

Ambassador•4 years ago

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CholBiome reduces Cholesterol

I had a reading of over 6 and I’m allergic to statins. My doctor put me on Ezetimebe which brought it down to 6. Then I found out about Cholbiome which can...

I had a reading of over 6 and I’m allergic to statins. My doctor put me on Ezeti...

Benbarth

•5 years ago

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Abnormal high hcl cholesterol level

Hi. Just wondered if I could get some advice. I have had a result of 2.8 for hcl level which I have read is abnormally high and due to recent research is now...

Hi. Just wondered if I could get some advice. I have had a result of 2.8 for hcl...

Wheezy42

•5 years ago

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What do my results mean?

Hello everyone. I hope you are all well? Recently I had some blood tests done. It came back that my Vitamin D was low. I asked for a print out of the results...

Hello everyone. I hope you are all well? Recently I had some blood tests done. I...

x_b_x

•5 years ago

1 Reply

Im only 19

Hi there. My blood test results for cholesterol came back about 2-3 months ago and my cholesterol level skyrocketed from 6.4 up to 9.6 and i'm only 19. Is it...

Hi there. My blood test results for cholesterol came back about 2-3 months ago a...

SaltyBizkitSalty29

•5 years ago

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High HDL v High LDL v Low Trig's

There are two studies that show high HDL is protective of heart disease even when LDL is elevated or Triglycerides are elevated (but not both). So if your HDL...

There are two studies that show high HDL is protective of heart disease even whe...

Markl60

•5 years ago

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Plaque regression can be done... apparently

Thoughts on this YouTube video... It seems a combination of niacin and LOW DOSE statin DO reduce plaque... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QOWF0KTNu2g

Thoughts on this YouTube video... It seems a combination of niacin and LOW DOSE...

Paul12

•5 years ago

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Numbers high again

Good morning all. I had blood work done in April and my numbers were in the normal range, on the high side, but normal. I just had blood work done again and my...

Good morning all. I had blood work done in April and my numbers were in the norm...

Bluetoo

•5 years ago

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Statins and Alzheimers

After my bypass surgery in March 2015, I was given a statin drug specifically, Rosuvastatin, 10 mg per day. After several follow up meetings with my...

After my bypass surgery in March 2015, I was given a statin drug specifically, R...

sos007

Ambassador•6 years ago

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Eat These 3 Foods Daily to Lower Cholesterol

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” ― Hippocrates People are obsessed with trying to find short-cuts to lowering cholesterol including the use...

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” ― Hippocrates People are ob...

sos007

Ambassador•6 years ago

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What Causes Heart Disease its not LDL

Dr Malcolm Kendrick explains why LDL as a driving factor in heart disease is total nonsense and yet your doctor talks as if it is the only thing...

Dr Malcolm Kendrick explains why LDL as a driving factor in heart disease is tot...

Markl60

•6 years ago

5 Replies

High cholesterol

This is my first post. I am 32 years old and I have hypothyroidism too. I was initially found to have high cholesterol back in 2016. My HDL level was 5.8...

This is my first post. I am 32 years old and I have hypothyroidism too. I was in...

hallmelody

•6 years ago

22 Replies

Cholesterol

Cholesterol up to6.1 ldl4.7 any tips to get it down to a safe level I am new to this

Cholesterol up to6.1 ldl4.7 any tips to get it down to a safe level I am new to ...

G73mcd9756

•6 years ago

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Anyone else??

I have been on 40 mg of Simvastatin for years. Having extreme insomnia and nausea after four nights agowhen my doctor stopped it

I have been on 40 mg of Simvastatin for years. Having extreme insomnia and naus...

Valine42

•6 years ago

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Hi Just joined the group

After a long battle with a doctor gave in and is taking simvastatin. Does anyone have severe muscle pain in one arm I do a gym workout had a break, lowered...

After a long battle with a doctor gave in and is taking simvastatin. Does anyone...

Techembrace

•6 years ago

23 Replies

Triglycerides

If trigs are lowest ever by LDL and total cholesterol are high does this mean that despite the figures, this is a good result as VLDL in LDL is actually also...

If trigs are lowest ever by LDL and total cholesterol are high does this mean th...

Paul12

•6 years ago

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Oils

DASH diets and similar (Esselstyn) advise against oil and yet high Omega 3 (eg through oil) is supposed to be protective for strokes and heart disease etc. Is...

DASH diets and similar (Esselstyn) advise against oil and yet high Omega 3 (eg t...

Paul12

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Track you plaque

I have seen several protocols for reducing plaque in arteries. There is even a book called Track your Plaque. However these protocols are different. There are...

I have seen several protocols for reducing plaque in arteries. There is even a b...

Paul12

•6 years ago

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Coconut Oil and Cholesterol.

Has anyone had any experience good or bad by incorporating Raw organic Virgin Coconut Oil in their diet to try and lower Cholesterol.

Has anyone had any experience good or bad by incorporating Raw organic Virgin Co...

Claverley

•6 years ago

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Nutrient Needs

I have read a number of post relating to cardiovascular disease and elsewhere the Utube video posted by Mathias Rath in 2015 at the Maastricht Symposium...

I have read a number of post relating to cardiovascular disease and elsewhere th...

jimmyy

•6 years ago

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Lp-Pla2 lowering through statins

If you have VERY HIGH Lp-Pla2 then statins combined with ezetimibe would seem to be the best option because they work. BUT there is the problem of side...

If you have VERY HIGH Lp-Pla2 then statins combined with ezetimibe would seem to...

Paul12

•6 years ago

15 Replies

My mother and her brother both died in their mid 40's with heart failure due to v. high cholestorel. Can I stop the inevitable?

First of all I think this forum is great and I've learnt a lot from many people posting on here. I do however get lost with all the mixed advice given and I...

First of all I think this forum is great and I've learnt a lot from many people ...

callmedave

•6 years ago

7 Replies

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Posts - Cholesterol Support | HealthUnlocked

Cholesterol Support

Cholesterol levels posts

Can I slowly get off Crestor by substituting it with Natural remedies ?

Vegans and high cholesterol.

Tips for reducing cholesterol

Eating Right is Not Restrictive

Intermittent statin use???

Niacin for high cholesterol

Cholesterol and HIV

If You Want to Know Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Stop Focusing on LDL-C, Instead Focus on Apo B & Apo A1 - the ApoB/ApoA1 Ratio

Is It Time to Retire Cholesterol Tests?

CholBiome reduces Cholesterol

Abnormal high hcl cholesterol level

What do my results mean?

Im only 19

High HDL v High LDL v Low Trig's

Plaque regression can be done... apparently

Numbers high again

Statins and Alzheimers

Eat These 3 Foods Daily to Lower Cholesterol

What Causes Heart Disease its not LDL

High cholesterol

Cholesterol

Anyone else??

Hi Just joined the group

Triglycerides

Oils

Track you plaque

Coconut Oil and Cholesterol.

Nutrient Needs

Lp-Pla2 lowering through statins

My mother and her brother both died in their mid 40's with heart failure due to v. high cholestorel. Can I stop the inevitable?

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