Current total cholesterol of 383, 35 year old with no other health issues

By searching4health Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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Hi Everyone. I've been reading the other posts and was hoping to get some feedback! My cholesterol is currently 383! LDL is 306, TRI are 69 and HDL is 63. I am 35 years old and am 5'9" and weigh 140 lbs. My family history is ridden with high cholesterol and heart disease. (my father died of a heart attack at age 42). I was told by the Physicians assistant at my Dr.s office to start taking Simvastatin 20mg. She said that "diet and exercise just aren't going to work for you". I have not tried to lower my number with diet and exercise... Seems like I should try other options before just going on a prescription drug that I will likely be on for the rest of my life. Does anyone have any experience with no-flush niacin, flax seed oil, or other more natural remedies? As a side note, my ALP test showed a level of 102 (which is above the normal range), but she said it was safe to start with the statin drugs anyway... what??? I have 4 kids, the youngest will be 1 year old next week. Please help!

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Anonymous

1/14/10 4:23pm

I have fairly high cholestrol problems, and was told by a Nurse (who had said that her doctors use it) that Policosanol was the "treatment of choice" for them. I tried it, and within six months my cholestrol had dropped 80 points. Don't know if it will do the same for you, but surely it's worth a try?

larry

1/26/10 12:10am

First you should see if you have any evidence of CAD by getting either a carotid imt scan or a coronary calcium scan. You may have no disease at all and not need to be on a statin. Second, no flush niacin does not always raise hdl and lower TGs so try real niacin at 100mg with dinner and titrate slowly upward to as high a dose as you can handle...cholesterol is not the enemy and does not cause the disease. You have to damage your endothelium first. See a lipidologist who is not a statin zombie and who thinks for himself

ume

3/18/10 12:34pm

Please read the book "The 8-Weeks Cholesterol Cure" by Robert

Kowalski.He had managed to live for about 25 years after having had his second bypass-surgery when he was only 41 years old!

His got his first bypass when he was 35 years old!

I also have a strong family history of vascular desease

including heart attack and stroke (father, grandmother). My numbers went down, but not enough.

I really would advice you to follow Kowalskis advice. These deseases can be delayed or stopped. Life style changes can do a lot, but it seams you really should start taking simvastatin.

Best wishes.

Current total cholesterol of 383, 35 year old with no other health issues

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