I hate my cholesterol. How do I get it down?!

[springfieldva]

Originally Posted by yoyoma02

My Triglycerides are 173. What are examples of "Sugar Fats"? Is that like candy, sugar in coffee, sodas, etc...? (I have a sweet tooth)

My LDL is 140. I can't remember what my HDL is...

I drink about 3 glasses of red wine a night, as well.

173 triglycerides + 140 LDL = 313 - 221 (your total cholesterol count that they gave you) = 92 HDL

Triglycerides are basically unused fat energy globules circulating around in your blood (my own description - if someone wants to offer a more exact description, please do). You can reduce them by watching sugars/starches/alcohol in your diet. And losing weight when/if appropriate.

[yoyoma02]

Originally Posted by springfieldva

173 triglycerides + 140 LDL = 313 - 221 (your total cholesterol count that they gave you) = 92 HDL

Triglycerides are basically unused fat energy globules circulating around in your blood (my own description - if someone wants to offer a more exact description, please do). You can reduce them by watching sugars/starches/alcohol in your diet. And losing weight when/if appropriate.

Would Fish Oil do anything to help bring down the Triglycerides? It seems like my HDL and LDL are within range... right?

[springfieldva]

Originally Posted by yoyoma02

Would Fish Oil do anything to help bring down the Triglycerides? It seems like my HDL and LDL are within range... right?

I think it depends on the fish oil. Not all of it works the same. Some can make your numbers worse - so ask your doctor what he/she would recommend.

BTW - I just looked up how to do cholesterol calculations (wanted to make sure I was telling you right) and apparently there is more than one way to work with the numbers (one way to figure total cholesterol is LDL + HDL + 20% of triglycerides = total cholesterol count). If that's the case your numbers would be: 140 LDL + ?HDL + 34.6 triglycerides = 221 total cholesteral. That would put your HDL figure at 46.4. Which is quite different.. You might want to get that HDL # from your doctor.

[Rob Allen]

The stress of worrying about it is doing you more harm than the cholesterol is. The body needs cholesterol. Among other things, it protects the blood vessels from damage caused by inflammation. The correlation between cholesterol and health problems is similar to the correlation between bandages and injuries. No one suggests that the injured person would be fine if it weren't for the bandages, but somehow people got the idea that cholesterol is the problem instead of the inflammation. Focus on that.

[Miss Hepburn]

I'm doing a test - started a month ago...I have a physical in April 2020, so I have 5 months -I
want to get my choles down from 225 ---
when I was a vegetarian it was 158, ha!

I buy no dairy at all, use no butter...buy egg whites now - and have super lean grass feed meats...and not so often!
Use good virgin oils, Greek olives...healthy fats are good.
I eat no sugar anyway - but do have a cocktail. I decreased that, also.
Also taking 3-4 oatmeal pills a day.

Oh, cayenne capsules, with food---last month, I was getting out of breath for about 3 weeks - when it dawned on me, Huh?
This isn't 'me' ---this is not normal.
Within 10 days - I could run a half marathon and talk the whole time...I'm exaggerating, but cayenne
is like a roto-rooter for your arteries.

Is it scientifically proven - prob not...I know this cuz of a 4-5 bypass heart person (he was 39),
that was weak, gray and out of breath 6 months after surgery.
Now he's normal (and fast) after potent cayenne like from India.
It really worked for me.

A choles thread must have people interested in anything that helps the heart so I mentioned it.