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Sounds great...I could do this pretty easily but would be afraid to dump the statin. I did that once and my (genetic) chol went sky high within weeks. I know cholesterol is and has been a controversial topic re: heart disease, but in my family, lots of hi chol, BP and early death from heart disease!
I agree about food and the effect it can have on the body. I ask you, what *do* you eat? I don't want to lose any wgt so need to eat foods that will stick to the bones..literally. I have untreated osteoporosis and have been told I need to try to actually gain and keep some wgt on. That was easy when I was on a BP med for SVT's. I gained about 10 lbs immediately, but once I went off of that horrible drug (metoprolol), I started to lose, slowly. Then with PMR or whatever it is, I haven't been hungry so really trying to eat healthy for osteo and over clean eating but not lose any wgt.
So, tell me please, what *do* you eat?
And thanks for sharing. Hope your progress continues!
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I'm not suggesting that you or anyone else anyone dumps their statin, just saying that I did and why. My investigation into statins started with Australian doctor Paul Mason from the Youtube channel "Low Carb Down Under". This is got my attention and made me look further:
What I eat (again, not telling anyone else what to do, just saying what works for me).
MORNING: whole milk coffee before prednisone.
LUNCH: Every day a big salad containing -
Wombok cabbage, 3-4 large leaves, roughly shredded
Iceberg lettuce, broken into bitesized pieces
Avocado, half, diced
Red onion, half, diced
Red capsicum, half, diced (less oxalates than green capsicum which I don't eat)
100-120gms cheddar cheese, cubed
Arugula/salad rocket, handful
Sprouts, handful of either mung bean or broccoli, whichever I have growing.
Bok Choy, a few leaves & stalks, shredded
Cream cheese, dropped in blobs over the top, around 60gms
Garlic, 2 cloves chopped
Pink Himalayan salt, a dusting only, & a little white pepper
DRESSING: Extra virgin olive oil, 2tablespoons & 1-2teaspoons of unfiltered apple cider vinegar.
OTHER MEAL: I switch between these options each day, depending on what I feel like eating.
Lamb and/or pork chops, a good few, oven baked
or
Canteloupe, diced bowlful mixed with 1/2 to 1 cup plain full cream Greek yoghurt
or
Broccoli, a full head and stalk (or cauliflower), steamed, with cream cheese and lemon juice.
or
Fried pork mince with broccoli stirfry
or
Eggs, 3, fried in butter with 2 pork loin steaks
or
Chicken, free range oven baked. Leftovers added to salad next day.
This menu contains a generous amount of dietary calcium, protein, healthy oils and fibre while removing most additives and processed foods and maintaining my current weight. If you were looking to gain a little weight, you could add healthy options like macadamia nuts (they're low oxalate/low lectin). I love them but they're too high carb for me to eat regularly.