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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Jul 12 2:07pm | Replies (47)

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@megz

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.

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Appreciate all this info. I didn't mean to imply, btw, that you were suggesting I dump my statin. I certainly do take others' suggestions into consideration, but my decision are based upon what I think is best for me.

Glad all this is working for you. I like your idea about macadamia nuts but have noticed of late, the internet can't seem to agree with itself and whether the nuts are heart healthy or not is totally contradicted even within trusted sources.