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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1016408" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>My total chol has risen a fraction since going ketogenic. It was 5.2 and is now 5.4 (5.2 is the number linked to minimum all-cause-mortality)</p><p>BUT (and it is a huge BUT) the change is because my HDL (the healthy one) has risen significantly <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> (I take krill oil, eat oily fish, and try and have a couple of avocados a week), my Trigs have fallen <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> (they were never high, but now they are half what the NHS considers to be low enough for health), and my LDL has fallen <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.</p><p></p><p>It will be a very interesting conversation if anyone starts pushing statins on me.</p><p></p><p>As the others have said, it is ALL in the breakdown.</p><p></p><p>I think, in certain circumstances, statins are useful. For me, 99% of women, esp older women, and anyone over 70 yrs whether male or female, I think they are a BAD idea. They are also a bad idea if the dose it too high (some of them linger in the body for days before breaking down, creating a cumulative effect which increases the dose significantly). And any statin should be accompanied by Q10 supplementation, to avoid some of the common side effects of aches and pains in the muscles.</p><p></p><p>There is so much new info out there on cholesterol and statins, that I think everyone should do their own reading, make up their own mind, and reject any advice given to them by internet forumites or health care professionals, <em><strong>unless that advice is based on the latest, most informed evidence</strong></em>.</p><p></p><p>Those videos of Sikaris posted by [USER=88961]@AndBreathe[/USER] above, are up to date, well researched and well evidenced. The man is a leader in his field.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1016408, member: 41816"] My total chol has risen a fraction since going ketogenic. It was 5.2 and is now 5.4 (5.2 is the number linked to minimum all-cause-mortality) BUT (and it is a huge BUT) the change is because my HDL (the healthy one) has risen significantly :D (I take krill oil, eat oily fish, and try and have a couple of avocados a week), my Trigs have fallen :D (they were never high, but now they are half what the NHS considers to be low enough for health), and my LDL has fallen :D. It will be a very interesting conversation if anyone starts pushing statins on me. As the others have said, it is ALL in the breakdown. I think, in certain circumstances, statins are useful. For me, 99% of women, esp older women, and anyone over 70 yrs whether male or female, I think they are a BAD idea. They are also a bad idea if the dose it too high (some of them linger in the body for days before breaking down, creating a cumulative effect which increases the dose significantly). And any statin should be accompanied by Q10 supplementation, to avoid some of the common side effects of aches and pains in the muscles. There is so much new info out there on cholesterol and statins, that I think everyone should do their own reading, make up their own mind, and reject any advice given to them by internet forumites or health care professionals, [I][B]unless that advice is based on the latest, most informed evidence[/B][/I]. Those videos of Sikaris posted by [USER=88961]@AndBreathe[/USER] above, are up to date, well researched and well evidenced. The man is a leader in his field. [/QUOTE]
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