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Jul 12 2008

Fantastic. My Vegetarian Diet Worked. My Cholesterol is so bad I’m on drugs now.

Posted by: Michael Slater in Uncategorized

A year(ish) ago I had an extensive health screen.  The results were mostly fine.  My cholesterol was marginally on the high side, but since I’m not obese and don’t smoke, the doctor said it wasn’t a big deal, though lowering it with diet and exercise would be smart.

So I did exercise more and when I changed jobs I dropped 95% of the meat and fish from my diet. It seemed to give me more energy and I lost some incremental weight.

For amusement, I got a retest last week. I was betting with myself how much better the results would be.  Both sides of my brain lost. My cholesterol was terribly worse!  It was so bad, I sought a second test from another doctor I’ve known for several years. I made sure to thoroughly fast before the test etc.  Unforunately, same horrid results.

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Quite bad enough that she prescribed  Zocor, a cholesterol reducing drug.  Good grief!!!

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3 Responses to “Fantastic. My Vegetarian Diet Worked. My Cholesterol is so bad I’m on drugs now.”
  1. Jan says: July 13th, 2008 at 1:17 am

    Humm…

    You might consider cutting back on exercise,
    and upping your steak consumption.

  2. john says: July 13th, 2008 at 6:54 am

    Don’t take the statins!

  3. aunte m says: July 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    1. I am sorry you have to deal with this problem.
    2. Your Uncle Wig has lots of experience with this and you could talk to him about it if you want to.
    3. I do know that it can take a lot of experimentation to find out what is going to work for you.
    4. I do know that if you are taking a statin you need regular blood work to monitor your liver function.
    5.I do know that you must exercise for one half hour EVERY day. This is good for stress reduction too.
    6. A 10 pound weight loss made a world of difference in his blood work. Who knew?

    No one that I know wants to take any drugs. But if it helps you avoid a heart attack and live a long healthy life, it is the thing to do. It is not all that long ago that wig was on 3 different drugs for this problem. Today he takes just one, walks daily, keeps his weight down, eats what he wants, drinks occasionally and watched the fat he eats, but not fanatically.

    You too will find what works for you. And…….we love you….. Don’t worry. Be happy.

    Aunte M

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