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High cholesterol is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It is not a disease but a metabolic derangement that can be secondary to many diseases and can contribute to many forms of disease, most notably cardiovascular disease. If you have high cholesterol, join the community to find support and share your experience.

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ray2600 04/29/2016

some time ago i went for me lab and my numbers were cholestrol at 201 and tryglcerides at 235 if i recall
my doct said well you need to take astorvsstatin 40 mg one pill a day now reading what i read here and seeing what a statin can do for u i was naturally scared ..

i must say that i also have diabetes and AFIb .for that i am on metformin and blood thinners.

any way i did couple of things , i started drinking braggs organic apple cedar with warm water in the morning and a mixture of juice cosisting of celery bitter guard,ale vera in the morning .
in addition to that i made a big jaar of organic honey,turmeric,fresh,ginger garlic and almonds.
i started taking a spoon in the morning and night of that .

after one month i went to lab again .this time the tryglycerides went from 235 to down of 165 and cholestrol went from 202 to 193

now the doc still thinks it is because of statin drug . but i know for a fact that it is not .

just wanted to share this and i know our situations are different oh one more thing i did start walking 30 to 45 minutes 3 times a week

my weight is not down but my waist is down little ,now you may think why i am writing this is because i was really scared of taking any statin drugs and i have seen and read what it does to people .My doc thinks it is all because of avorstatin .

i ahve also stoped eating most of the sugars and cut down on junk and garbage food including switching from white to brown rice .

thank you for reading and i just wanted to share .

Ray
los angeles

missd12932 04/30/2016

Thanks for sharing Ray, you are doing exactly the right thing for your
body. Congratulations.

bstaykova2003 05/01/2016

Your experience is very useful for anybody with similar ailments.Especially the walking which I can't make myself to do, regretfully.Perhaps I'll try to drink vinegar with warm water in the mornings.The other recipe seems difficult to me. Good luck to all of us!

MedLab1 05/01/2016

Congratulations Ray. Cutting back on sugars and increasing exercise can have a big impact in triglycerides, and you proved it.

You did the right thing, and no dangerous side effects.

Cajunboy2 05/03/2016

Hi friend. You say that you know for a fact that it was not the statins drugs that lowered your cholesterol. I will tell you this. I doubt very seriously that it was the added minerals and vitamins and apple cider tgat adjusted your cholesterol. I had almost the same numbers as yourself and took none of the preventative methods you did . Instead i did whatbthe Doctor suggested with the Escitalophram. A statin formulary. And my numbers are right there with your and have been for the past 12 years... if you were taking a statin drug daily it morecthan likely was the syatin. But one way you can find out is simply stop doing the apple cider vinegar and others to see what your cholesterol would be. Then you always revert back, right. Look, i know the health ingredients you are taking are a tremendous advantage to cleanong out your arteries and blood and even your digestive system, no doubt. But statins do work and they only make you feel crazy for several months until theu adapt to your system. Then your fine as long as you get regular blood work to check the kidneys and liver function. Been doing it forcwell over a decade now.

ray2600 05/03/2016

I aprreciate your comments , but what scared me was the side effects that i saw people with statin drugs are facing .May be you are right but this ishow i did it may be i am wrong .

MedLab1 05/03/2016

Concerning statins. Just like any other drug, damage can be happening despite not feeling any side effects. Then 25 years later comes an unwanted surprise.

Unfortunately for some, this has been an unpleasant reality.

missd12932 05/03/2016

Ray, everyone is different and you seem to have hit upon something that works for you. My chol was over 300 for over 10 years. When I
tried statins I could not take them for one day without terrible pain. I have several friends who were on them for years and when they stopped the pain did not go away. Of course I am only one person
voicing my opinion.
For me my Doc suggested increasing my fish oil and Lo and Behold-
my chol is down to 250, and my other lipids, trig, ldl, hdl were all a little better.

Keep up the good work, your body will thank you.

jimsbrain 08/21/2018

statins are a scam. They cut the Mavelonate pathway which will make you VERY Ill...the doctors have been trained by pharma to ignore complaints of side effects from these drugs....the drugs are straight from hell. Nutrients made from the mavelonate pathway include: vitamin D3, all hormones, bile salts, eye nutrients, b vitamins, skin nutrients, brain nutrients (your brain is 50% fat)…..There is a better way....note: 300 is not high cholesterol I have met people with TSC's of 900 who have normal llives….try to research all of this here is Dr. David Diamond to start you off: cut and paste this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc1XsO3mxX8

jimsbrain 08/21/2018

PS normal cholesterol level for your age is 250mg/dl your doctor is a moron...get a new doctor before you get your cholesterol so low that you start getting side effects.

jimsbrain 08/21/2018

pss: triglycerides are dangerous....lower sugar intake...lower carb intake...sugar is the enemy ...it causes inflammation in the body...healthy fats include all animal fats..NO VEGGIE oils except olive oil and coconut oils....butter is best...

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