Three months ago my husband was put on statins, Crestor. He is not a diabetic. I started him on a low carb (30 a day), moderate protein/fat diet. Mimicking Dr. Bernstein's diet, and adding avocados and healthy fats to keep him full. Also, he upped his cardio to 55 minutes 5 times a week. Yesterday we got his results back, and he went off Crestor.
RESULTS:
Triglycerides: went from 175 to 78
HDL: went from 68 to 75
LDL: went from 132 to 78
Total cholesterol: went from 235 to 169
Blood pressure dropped 20 points, as doctor was going to start him bp meds if it didn't show a change. Plus, he lost 10lbs.
I am thrilled and so is he, first time at the age of 60 that he had to be on medication, and he was scared (so was I) We will see what my A1c shows at the end of the month. Although, I don't have much to compare it with since my last one was in November and at a 15. I have been working hard both physically exercising and diet wise.
RESULTS:
Triglycerides: went from 175 to 78
HDL: went from 68 to 75
LDL: went from 132 to 78
Total cholesterol: went from 235 to 169
Blood pressure dropped 20 points, as doctor was going to start him bp meds if it didn't show a change. Plus, he lost 10lbs.
I am thrilled and so is he, first time at the age of 60 that he had to be on medication, and he was scared (so was I) We will see what my A1c shows at the end of the month. Although, I don't have much to compare it with since my last one was in November and at a 15. I have been working hard both physically exercising and diet wise.