dieselyoda
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...Oh crap...I was thinking medical only
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...Oh crap...I was thinking medical only
On this subject...how many here take Lipitor for cholesterol control ? I have heard some horror stories about that stuff, and am wondering if perhaps it is adding to / creating, my pain as much or more than arthritis itself.
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When I first considered my pain to be discomforting, I thought it could be a result of my cholesterol medicine. It was Lipitor at the time. I talked to my Doctor and he ruled it out, but changed to Zestor anyway. If there is a chance that your muskoskeletal pain is from cholesterol medicine, there is no time to waste and you should not do so discussing it on an internet forum, but talk to your doctor immediately!
Your total is 107 or your LDL is 107? Man, I would not take anything for 6 weeks and see how it goes!
Your HDL is also important, btw and you should try to get it over 60!
I would also change my doctor! I think he is a "pill-pusher"
My total is 107
Guys, I encourage you to read either this book, or any of the others around on the "paleo" diet. It turns out that if we eat what our bodies evolved to eat instead of all the carbs and sugars and grains, we can manage our blood chemistry (and general health) quite easily. I have no connection or financial interest in any of this, but I have been doing it for over a year and my cholesterol is down, no more heartburn, and I feel better than I have felt in years. This is the book I read: http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Solutio...5695&sr=1-1&keywords=robb+wolf+paleo+solution
I don't deny the science because i am really not qualified too. But I looked that diet up & it is [somewhat] unreasonable.
Other than the occasional Pizza, [& I mean occasional] I do not eat 'junk' food, haven't had fried food in 12 years, only red meat ? is Buffalo . Little to no processed food. I am lucky in that I love fish [grilled / baked / smoked / pan seared] never fired. And I love & eat all veggies. Very small amount of processed sugar,[I have a piece of Apple pie I'm going to eat later]...again small portion of my diet.
But to give up dairy [I drink 1%] and potatoes , and drink only water & green tea?....that's {IMO} the unreasonable part.
You have no cholesterol problem!
These things are a personal choice. Bread, potatoes, etc., are a big part of many of our diets, and this is one of the reasons why we have some of the issues we do, because all of those things have an effect on our internal chemistry. Your local library may well have a copy of the book, so you could even read it for free. I recommend it to you. Meats/fish/poultry, veggies, (some) fruit, and the right kinds of fat, as our hunter-gatherer ancestors did, and your body will thank you. I do not want to sound like some kind of evangelist about this; I only bring it up because of the thread. I lost 40 lbs on this diet without ever being hungry and my cholesterol is down in spite of eating at least a dozen eggs a week.
I am not following any diet guru, fad or lately written book, but I try to avoid starchy foods, white flour and its products and sugars. This has helped me to address quite a few issues such as weight, cholesterol and blood sugar. I am not on any prescription medicine.
I quit motorcycles several years ago due to arthritis in my back. Long story, for another time, about how I came back. A "driver's Back Rest" cured about 85% of the pain. Now manageable.
Just what worked for me.
Good luck,
Mike