Looking at the above, looks a little weird. The first numbers are from 3 months ago...the second numbers are from today.

hi bmason::: your numbers are a doctor and patient's dream come true. that was from hard work and so happy it paid off. xo

thanks molly. I still need to work on my numbers, but at least I know its working. good luck on your numbers.

Wow, looks like you are headed in the right direction, sometimes the
body takes awhile to adjust to different foods.

Congradulations !!

Typically high triglycerides and low HDL mean that you are still consuming too many carbohydrates. Your HDL isn't low yet, but it's heading there. If your breakfast is high in carbohydrates, then reduce the portion size of your breakfast. Try to add small amounts of healthy fats like avocado and olive oil. HDL increases when you eat saturated fats in your diet, so you may want to make sure that you are getting some in your diet. Guidelines suggest < 10g per day as a maximum.

It's some progress though. Congratulations on moving most of the numbers in the right direction.

Keith, does complex carbs count? I cut out a lot of simple carbs (pasta, potatoes, rice) but I do eat a lot of complex carbs like oat bran, barley, etc. do I need to reduce those too?

hi, I have my results from my next to recent lab, the last one wasn't in yet. I also asked for copies of 2 others to compare.

Total NON
Choles. TRIG. HDL VLDL LDL HDL

9/25/12 408 122 60 24 324 w/Crestor
5/29/12 223 107 58 144 165 w/o "
1/24/12 257 109 58 22 177 w/o "

My numbers have been worse than this last one, and was happy with Crestor bringing it down. But I had such a severe reaction I had to stop this Mid-August and my hands are still healing.

I'd love to hear suggestions, since I've run out of ideas for sure since I'm following Dr. Fuhrman's diet which is the ultimate low cholesterol diet. I love it except for the eggs for cooking and baking.

Am happy thugh that I lost the 17 pounds I mysteriously gained while on Crestor.

many thanks!

Hi, I see the numbers I typed out in my last post are "squished" so will just make it simpler. The 1/24/12 numbers are while taking 20 mg of Crestor. I stopped Crestor in Aug 2012 was tested 9/25. Thank you again.


Total
Cholesterol HDL LDL Triglic.

9/25/12 408 60 324 122

1/24/12 257 58 177 109

I read the 8 week cholesterol cure. It sounds like we have the same kind of diet, by reading your posts. For me, I think it was the daily eatting of oat bran / barley and cutting out cheese. I never was much of a meat eater, but I love cheese. I hope you new resuslts come back good.

thank you bmason ... I'll pick The 8 week Cholesterol Cure.

I'm going to deinitely keep following advice here. I'll also stay on the Fit For Life Vegan diet for 4 months til the next blood workup.

Maybe in our cases, having "bad" numbers doesn't mean that they will lead to health problems. The doctor gave me Welchol as an alternative to Crestor. I'll think on it and ask around about it before deciding one way or the other to take it to lower the numbers.

I'm putting the resuls down below so I can come back and compare in 4 months . And am really hopeful :)


9/25/12..........Chol. Total 408; Trig. 122; HDL 60; LDL 324; VLDL 24; afer stopping Crestor in Mid August 2012

1/24/12..........Chol. Total 257; Trig. 109; HDL 58; LDL 177; VLDL 177; while on Crestor

bmason wrote: Keith, does complex carbs count? I cut out a lot of simple carbs (pasta, potatoes, rice) but I do eat a lot of complex carbs like oat bran, barley, etc. do I need to reduce those too?

Well, I'd say that you should cut the complex carbs some too. You need to tailor your diet to your individual body responses. So if the numbers are saying that you have too much carbs, then you could try to reduce your (mostly complex) carbs by say 20 - 30% and see how the next set of numbers works out. You can make up some of the calories by eating healthy fats and proteins instead. Nuts are a good choice as long as you can keep the amounts reasonable. It's easier with unsalted nuts :)

thanks keith...I loaded up on the complex carbs because of the fiber. Now that my total cholesterol & LDL is down I will cut out some of the complex carbs to see if that lowers my trig. and add more stuff like avacados to see if my HDL goes up. I dont get another test done for 6 months, so I will see what happens. Thank you for all your great advice....I wish my docter would be as helpful as you have been :)