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Statin Intolerance: What did you do?

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Apr 28 9:14am | Replies (110)

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@hopeful33250, Thank you for that suggestion and link. I will check it out and ask my cardiologist about it. He's more open to using supplements vs. my family doctor who does not like supplements and prefers to prescribe FDA-approved drugs. I understand. He's a medical doctor, as is my cardiologist. But I am very sensitive to side effects from all the statins he's prescribed and prefer natural, alternative solutions. I don't have any blockage in my carotids and my triglycerides are normal. It's just the LDL that is high (over 250). I learned that eating more fish and drinking green tea are both natural approaches to lowering cholesterol and I have been drinking matcha green tea for more than a month now. I still have coffee from time to time, but not every day. And I get an hour of aerobic exercise in daily between the stationary bike and walking. I've also dropped 60 pounds which has helped with other aspects of my health.

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Sounds like you’ve been doing great with your exercise and making adjustments to your diet.

My dad was in a similar situation—his cholesterol was normal but triglycerides were high. We learned that the “guidance” is if your numbers hit a certain amount, they’re medically supposed to recommend a statin to lower risk. He didn’t fare well on statins either, yet doctors keep saying, “statins, statins, statins,” just because of the formal “guidance.” I think it has to do with Medicare or federal guidelines.

He does a fiber supplement daily and we tried plant sterols (Cholesto-pure by Pure Encapsulations).

Fish has a lot of toxins and heavy metals.