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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Cholesterol is not an issue.
My parents had allegedly high cholesterol for decades and were put on statins. Which caused my dad to get bad Alzheimer’s and died.
The article below is excellent but will take those who’ve been brainwashed by big pharma all their lives a bit to digest.
Apologies for the formatting. It disappeared when I pasted. Side effects of statins (if no presenting problem why take?) https://www.verywellhealth.com/side-effects-of-statins-8633448 This following research shows “high cholesterol” is a marker for better immune system: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0090122997943828 This following research shows that Cholesterol is a required component in Myelin formation https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49857008_Cholesterol_A_Novel_Regulatory_Role_in_M yelin_Formation This research shows that alzheimers disease IS disruption of myelin formation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7069444/ Therefore, lowering cholesterol would be expected to increase Alzheimer risk. This is observed: as Statins use has increased, also Alzheimer incidence has increased. The following research review shows that “high cholesterol” is not a marker for early death, and in many cases those with so-called “high levels” live LONGER. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010401.full Here is an article talking about research where there is no/little positive outcome in lowering cholesterol intake (it's required for brain health, the brain consumes 25% of cholesterol and is “made of” cholesterol) Most of your cholesterol is MADE BY YOU in the liver. It is VITAL for the production of vitamin D, which is itself a critical nutrient for health. Statins can cripple your ability to self-produce vitamin D (in the sun). Dietary changes are positive due to trigliceride lowering not cholesterol. https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/articles/do-statins-save-lives-doctors-dont-agree The following is an review of current literature “LDL-C does not cause cardiovascular disease” https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17512433.2018.1519391 The following research shows that it is not cholesterol per-se that is bad, but the RATIO of cholesterol to Triglycerides in the blood. They do not check this ratio, they only check cholesterol levels against an arbitrary standard. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mitra-Darbandi/publication/351048982_TriglycerideHigh- Density_Lipoprotein_Cholesterol_Ratio_A_Clue_to_Metabolic_Syndrome_Insulin_Resistance_and _Severe_Atherosclerosis/links/60811e29881fa114b41b8a5b/Triglyceride-High-Density- Lipoprotein-Cholesterol-Ratio-A-Clue-to-Metabolic-Syndrome-Insulin-Resistance-and-Severe- Atherosclerosis.pdf Commentary: Statins are a money making drug, they do lower cholesterol. However cholesterol is a vital nutrient for the brain and required in hormone production (testosterone/vitD). Most of it is produced by the body, what you eat has little effect (but does on triglycerides) the body does not produce toxins. There are no one-size fits all levels you should have. Everyone is different. As use of statins has increased so has the known side effects of low cholesterol (altzheimers/dementia).