44 yr old male, too sedentary, 5'11 255#'s:

Total Cholesterol...188 Should be under 200
Triglycerides...149 Should be under 149
HDL...41 Should be under 40
LDL...141 Should be under 129
BP as of Monday 102/74

I drink hard liqour and have since I was a teen. Caffeine in the form of iced tea is what I survive on, probably drinking 90-100 ounces of unsweet iced tea alone every day. No illicit drugs but I do party hard and live life with gusto. Thankfully I eat all of the meat that J.L. Rockies saves for me. Cow is best, and the more rare the better. As many meals as possible are almost entirely meat-based with some greenery more as a condiment.

" I'd rather die while I am living than live like I'm dead."



Qoute for Fulltimer to give doctors: " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself."

44 yr old male, too sedentary, 5'11 255#'s:

Total Cholesterol...188 Should be under 200
Triglycerides...149 Should be under 149
HDL...41 Should be under 40
LDL...141 Should be under 129
BP as of Monday 102/74

I drink hard liqour and have since I was a teen. Caffeine in the form of iced tea is what I survive on, probably drinking 90-100 ounces of unsweet iced tea alone every day. No illicit drugs but I do party hard and live life with gusto. Thankfully I eat all of the meat that J.L. Rockies saves for me. Cow is best, and the more rare the better. As many meals as possible are almost entirely meat-based with some greenery more as a condiment.

" I'd rather die while I am living than live like I'm dead."



Qoute for Fulltimer to give doctors: " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself."

My company offered free cholesterol screening today,so I said what the hell.Never had it checked before.
Not so good.

Guess all that good coonass food has caught up with me.
I will be making some healthier choices from here out,on what goes in my body.


Here's my results:
35Yr old Male
Total choloesterol 216__Desirable under 200
HDL-29mg/dl__________Desirable at least 40
Triglycerides-295______Desirable Under 150

These passed the test
LDL-128mg/dl_________Desirable under 160 or 130?
Glucose-88mg/dl_______Desirable Under 160
Blood Pressure-109/70__Desirable Under 120/80



Anyone else have any recent results they would like to share.
What's the best way to lower this stuff?

Tree nuts are best and peanuts also lower cholesterol and work for me, Staten Drugs are not an option for me.
I try to munch 2 oz of almonds and/or peanuts every day.
Staten drugs can wreck you liver and I want to save mine for an occasional Guinness.

Good Luck,

I've been a vegetarian for 21 years. My bad cholesterol is non-existant and my good cholesterol is off the charts... at least it was in 2006. I've never had a sip of alcohol (or a cup of coffee) or taken any kind of mind-altering drug. I'm pretty much going to live forever...


But seriously.... green-leafy vegetables will help out a lot with the triglycerides levels.... watch those because they can be an indicator of diabetes and are really bad for your heart.

Proper diet and exercise plays the best role in helping with all of that and helps in other areas. Prescription meds don't always work and if they do, you either have to keep paying for them to stay low or watch it go back up after you stop the meds.

A lifestyle change with diet and exercise is the most important option but sometimes, you may still need the meds. Heredity is the most important factor here. You can't change that....Unless you do the body swap like in Gilligan's Island.....

i'm surprised your LDL was high with your Trig's being that high

my guess is your trig's aren't always that high, you were just unusually lazy for a day or two or had a really big fatty meal before getting bloodwork?

" I'd rather die while I am living than live like I'm dead."

IC, you need to join us out here for some real meat lovin'. Come try some Rocky Mountain Oysters. You are not living life until you have tried some.

Hey Bub! Kay said for you NOT to give up oysters!

Terry

The easiest thing you can do to turn those numbers around (without any real lifestyle change) is: fish oil and fiber.

If you are willing to make bigger changes than that, let me know. My levels are great, but I have a diet that makes the vegetarian cringe .

Coffee will help you to not get colon cancer.