People Who Are Living With High Cholesterol
posted 03/26/2008, comments (2)
Am I being over prescribed?
I am so grateful to have found this site. It appears to be just what I was looking for. I'm a very athletic 66 year old male with an uneventful health history except the normal aches and pains of aging. I play basketball in a senior's league 3 times a week and walk 3 miles a day, 3 times a week. I have never taken prescription... Read more
posted 03/12/2008, comments (2)
Red Yeast Rice Made Me Ill!
I am a new member. I thought I could take red yeast rice as an alternative for the statin drugs, but I think it has made me ill; tired, listless, body aches. I decided to stop it, but do not want to take statin drugs. My cholesterol total level is 230, has been that way for several years. I exercise a lot (4-5 days a week),... Read more
posted 03/07/2008, comments (2)
Causes for increase in LDL cholesterol levels
I am a 41 year old male, 5"7' weighing 159 lbs. I have been having high cholesterol for 8 years now. In this period, the maximum total cholesterol level has been ~245. I am not on medication except for a short period of time 2 years ago. My goal is to reduce my cholesterol by natural means. My cholesterol levels... Read more
posted 03/05/2008, comments (0)
Shocked by high cholesterol
Hi All, I just had my blood test done and expected everything to be normal as always. I am 5 feet in height and weigh 160 lbs. I got my results with the following: Cholesterol - 289Triglycerides - 136HDL - 45LDL - 217 (yes...)......HIGH My doctor recommended Crestor 10 mg for 6 months. What do you think of this? I read some not so... Read more
