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Are you still on statins or have a plan to get off statins, given your whole food diet plan? I'm a heart and kidney survivor (since 11/2/2022). I've been on statins since 9/26/2023. I had a rough go with my recovery since (due to a variety of situations). I had tremendous problems with eating, though I followed the standard recommendations. I adhered to a primarily Mediterranean diet. With one transplanted kidney, however, even that diet left my creatinine high and eFGR very low. I've been on a plant-based regimen for about five months. My efgr rose from about 26 to 63 and creatinine from 1.75 to 1.3. my glucose is averaging 90 on 12hr fasts and BP is stable at mid 120's over 80's. Unfortunately, my routine blood work does not have a lipid or cholesterol test but I'm hopeful that I can get off statins.

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The Mediterranean diet is a bit better than the standard american diet - but no where near a whole food plant based diet.