Thu, Dec-13-07, 12:59
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,371
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Plan: Intermittent Fasting, LC
Stats: 242/215/130
BF:too/dang/much
Progress: 24%
Location: Florida
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Dodger:
Oh, I have NO intention of taking statins. I have told the doctor to his face I'm not taking them. Recent research on my part even came up with my LDL of 150 isn't a "malignant" level as he made it out to be. Also when I tried to bring up my ratios, which are excellent. He's standing there telling me they're not. Can a doctor really be that far off? We've known and gone to him for years, and he really seems to be a caring person.
I do have hypertension, but even with that, the calculator (see my journal, I posted the result in there) said I have a 4% chance of developing heart disease in the next 10 years. And I put in a higher bp than what I have.
Nancy LC:
Does he have any articles on that? I have read some of his. Mostly that cholesterol isn't evil, it's actually beneficial. I'll check my link to his site, maybe he has more stuff up.
Thanks.
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