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Back in July 2018 I changed my way of eating. I’ve had extremely high cholesterol, a gift from my family, forever. I’ve been hopeful it would help and yet very worried that my new WOE would make my cholesterol worse, so I avoided the blood test and went overdue by six months, but healthcare insurance matters mandated it be done by 11/30. Had my blood draw yesterday, and this morning I’m so very happy with the results! My cholesterol has never been this low (maybe it’ll even be lower in six months, enough to get me off statin drug), and most noteworthy is the fact that the ratio that indicates risk of developing heart disease went from 5.9 to 3.1!
Studies are true...eggs, butter and red meat do not promote high cholesterol; inflammation in the arteries caused by
Sugar is to blame!
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22 Nov 19 by member: chesgreen
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22 Nov 19 by member: jdeuster
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Great news!
I eat a ketogenic diet, and found all of my numbers except "good" cholesterol were reduced.
22 Nov 19 by member: gz9gjg
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Are you fasting intermittently? That helps the most.
22 Nov 19 by member: emmekay
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Good for you and thank you for sharing, this is quite interesting!
22 Nov 19 by member: Ireland-83
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I remember years ago my moms Dr put her on a no cholesterol diet (no egg, red meat and etc) she reported back 6 months later for her blood work. When the Dr got her results back she still had high cholesterol. He called her and said Barb go get yourself the biggest T-bone steak you can find. This was like 30 years ago. She still has high cholesterol.
22 Nov 19 by member: SMK2016
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Yeah cholesterol often improves on keto. Mine does as well
22 Nov 19 by member: liv001
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Mine is the opposite, since I've reached 72. As long as I just leave off the bacon and sausages, my Chlosterol stays around 177, below 200. No Chlosterol meds, yah!
22 Nov 19 by member: Lucygirl1
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There is such a thing as a genetic familial cholesterol issue but not all cholesterol issues in a family are genetic. Look at the people in the family with the cholesterol issues. Obese? Poor diet, etc. there is now a blood test (thanks to science) that can test for that gene. Mostly found in the Northern European population (Germany and Scandinavian countries) if you carry that gene there is almost no way to control the deadly cholesterol levels except with statins. If you are concerned about a genetic family issue ask your doc. For the test.
06 Dec 19 by member: Kenna Morton
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Learn something new every day ~ thanks Kenna!
06 Dec 19 by member: Em GI
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@Kenna that is interesting. My mom is from a northern european descent and has battled it all her life.
06 Dec 19 by member: SMK2016
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