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LittleGirl

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10. Yup

Sun Feb 23, 2020, 09:40 AM

Feb 2020

I lowered, by half, my cholesterol by going gluten, dairy and sugar free.
Triglycerides dropped so fast my doctor was amazed. I take fish oil everyday.

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FDA approves drug that lowers cholesterol in a new way [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2020 OP

Thanks-- will talk to my doctor dawg day Feb 2020 #1

You might try Red Yeast Rice for lowering cholesterol. Even though it is a natural in2herbs Feb 2020 #11

Red Yeast Rice is the original source of statins. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #35

Have you tried oatmeal? area51 Feb 2020 #17

Only eat organic oats. "Conventional" oats are soaked with Glyphosate. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #36

Statins are life savers. They do so much MORE Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #31

where do you get that info? Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #42

"and by an additional 18% when combined with a statin" denem Feb 2020 #2

So, how long until the price is changed to something sky-high? sakabatou Feb 2020 #3

Who knows ? denem Feb 2020 #4

It's already sky high discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2020 #12

$10 a day for one pill is sky high. Crazy. nt Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #43

I remember when some "doctors" and politicians were pushing to add statins to US water supplies. C Moon Feb 2020 #5

Not too long ago, Scarsdale Feb 2020 #6

No. I suggest you read the JUPITER and PROVEIT Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #32

How about you put a link here? Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #44

A statin study on effects of statins on people with Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #45

what does that have to do with statins? Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #46

We're fucking done... Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #47

Jupiter study was flawed. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #48

I told you, I'm not fucking playing this game Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #49

the data doesn't support you. But nobody's making you reject what you believe. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #51

Plenty of literature on google calling JUPITER a flawed study. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #52

Dr. Sinatra recommends "Earth Bathing" to help Coronary Disease Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #50

Thanks, I bookmarked this. abqtommy Feb 2020 #7

Coming to a pharmacy near you for a mere $100 a tablet. Vinca Feb 2020 #8

My experience with new drugs... VarryOn Feb 2020 #16

I had wicked migraines when I was in my 30's. A neurologist put me on amitriptyline which I took Vinca Feb 2020 #18

Amitriptyline was one of the first preventative I took.... VarryOn Feb 2020 #20

My migraines went away when I gave up meat. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #37

That's awesome! It's amazing how diet... VarryOn Feb 2020 #40

The article says the new pill works gab13by13 Feb 2020 #9

Yup LittleGirl Feb 2020 #10

I went vegetarian for a while and had a similar result. Unfortunately, I am diabetic and Nay Feb 2020 #13

Yes I do LittleGirl Feb 2020 #19

I shouldn't eat soy because I've had estrogen-related breast cancer, I can't eat Nay Feb 2020 #22

Ahhh, thanks. LittleGirl Feb 2020 #23

Chicken is meat. Carbs wrapped in whole vegetables won't mess with your blood sugar. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #38

Uh, I know chicken is meat. When I gave up being vegetarian, I really only ate chicken or Nay Feb 2020 #39

That's a careful approach. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #41

uh.....maybe it was the omega 3 that dropped your triglycerides Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #29

could be LittleGirl Feb 2020 #33

High Cholesterol levels have not been proven to cause heart attacks or death due to heart disease. Farmer-Rick Feb 2020 #14

That's interesting, because when I ditched all meats (except fish once in a while) but kept eating Nay Feb 2020 #21

Yes, you are right. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #28

the answer is that it is inflammation of the arteries that causes coronary artery disease. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #30

Niacin Faux pas Feb 2020 #15

LDL Mendocino Feb 2020 #24

What does it cost? MRDAWG Feb 2020 #25

"for people genetically predisposed to have sky-high cholesterol" Mersky Feb 2020 #26

this is bad info. Old info. Grasswire2 Feb 2020 #27

Thanks for the link but there's an error on that link LittleGirl Feb 2020 #34