Cholesterol and Triglycerides

3 times? Newbie I bet. Hell, I can hit a vein on a 106 yo woman on the 2nd attempt at worst! Have you ever tried to draw blood on a fat little 106 yo woman? It's like wildcat drilling for oil!

 

240

 

Mine's 250. My mom's is 260 and she never eats meat, only salad and fruit. My dads is high. Both of my grandfathers had high cholesterol, if you can believe the measurements back then. All grandparents lived to well past 80 and no heart problems. I'm hoping its genetic, cause I'm not taking any of that cholesterol lowering stuff. None of my family ever has. I know people that take it and it seems to cause more problems than the high cholesterol would.

What problems do high tricglycerides cause?

 

Triglycerides (TGs) are a group of fatty compounds that circulate in the bloodstream and are stored in the fat tissue. Individuals who have elevated blood levels of TGs (known as hypertriglyceridemia) appear to be at increased risk of developing heart disease. People with diabetes often have elevated TG levels. Successfully controlling diabetes will, in some cases, lead to normalization of TG levels.

Very high triglycerides can cause pancreatitis, an enlarged liver and spleen, and fatty deposits in the skin called xanthomas. Otherwise, high triglycerides may not cause symptoms until and unless heart disease or other diseases of blood vessels develop.

People with high triglycerides are typically advised to reduce their weight and limit the consumption of processed foods, simple sugars, alcohol, and saturated fats (found predominantly in animal products, [e.g., meat, eggs, and dairy products], and tropical oils [e.g., palm and coconut oils]). In some cases, conventional treatment includes niacin supplementation and the prescription medication gemfibrozil (Lopid®, Gemcor®).

 

Looks like someone went and educated themself after they had a heart attack! :xyzthumbs

 

Educated myself yes... practicing what I read is another story Fred. :shakehead

 

While we're on health subjects, are there any diet drinks out there that don't have Aspartame that taste worth a shit? I despise diet drinks but I've got to switch, the liter of coke I drink every day is not helping my weight any. I heard Aspartame was terrible for you, but so far I can't find any without it.

 

Switching to water here. I love my Diet SunDrop but it's gonna eat up my kidneys. And despite popular belief, well water sucks!

 

Silver...DietRite is aspratame and sodium free....the best flavor IMO is orange....no caffeine either which sucks.

Have you tried taking flax seed or fish oil supplements fred?

 

For what? My levels are in the high normal range- better than they were 5 years ago when i had them checked.