I posted here last November about bloodwork I had done that showed elevated Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, indicating hypothyroidism. Of course the medical professional (RN) I was seeing at the time wanted to put me on Levothyroxine. I resisted, started taking a kelp supplement thanks to the recommendation of the good people on this board, and this year my TSH is well within the normal range. However, unfortunately, now my cholesterol numbers are high, particularly triglycerides, so if anyone has ideas how to get that under control I would appreciate the help. In any case, thanks Great Awakening! Edit to add: The doctor wants me to try diet and exercise for 3 months and then retest cholesterol. So no prescriptions for now. Again, you people are wonderful!
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My doc told me at my last check up that it has been proven that taking a larger dose of a good fish oil supplement is as effective as their liver damaging statins at controlling cholesterol.
I take 4800 mg per day now. I don't know that the brand is that great. It is NatureMade, because that was what I had on hand.
I have also been taking Nascent Iodine. It is proven that since they took the iodine out of bread about 80 to 90 percent of Americans are iodine deficient.
Yeah - I've also heard statins are now being linked very strongly with alzheimer's. Some medical people are now starting to assert maybe cholesterol isn't a problem after all. For heart trouble though, I strongly recommend Hawthorne and motherwort for heart issues more related to anxiety.
Our doctor recommended Costco brand fish oil. Reason: it's microdistilled.