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Janet's avatar

Yes. I changed my diet 11 years ago when I found out the cholesterol scam. The horrific trajectory of chronic disease rises in step to the continued degradation of our food system snd the accompanying pharmaceutical interventions and bogus medical advice. . Most health can be fixed by improved food and lifestyle interventions. D3 level is so important. All my changes have served me well. At 72 I experienced a runny nose Covid before jabs. I needed a hip replacement after an accident recently snd 4 weeks later I was walking normal without aid. Without pain. My fitness level and good diet helped. Take care.

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Genevieve's avatar

Janet- good for you for taking your health into your own hands, and out of the hands of the medical industry! I am a little younger than you and my doctor is pushing me to take statins, despite my cholesterol levels not being too "high". I have always exercised, maybe a bit too much, in my younger years, and now have some limitations due to that. Can you tell me what your diet and fitness regimen currently is. I want to do everything I can to stay healthy and out of the doctors office and hospital.

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John Bugni's avatar

The book "The Heart Attack Gene" by Bale and Doneen, two Cardiac Physicians, is an eye opener that puts things like cholesterol in perspective. A LOT of good information on diet and genetics and meds like statins. An excellent and informative read.

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NAB's avatar

Another great read is "The Clot Thickens: the Enduring Mystery of Heart Disease" by Malcolm Kendrick. He turns the whole "cholesterol is the problem" paradigm on its head. And he's Scottish with a great sense of humor so not only do you learn so much, it is quite a joy to read the book.

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GoodGrief-239's avatar

Good Calories Bad Calories by Gary Taubes is another good one debunking the cholesterol myth.

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Genevieve's avatar

NAB, thank you for the recommendation- it sounds great@

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Genevieve's avatar

Thank you for the recommendation! I will look into picking it up. I (personally) think genetics plays a pretty big part in it. My cholesterol levels were fine up until about age 55 or so, and then something changed even though my diet and exercise habits did not. My mother had high cholesterol and I believe there is a heredity factor.

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John Bugni's avatar

You will learn a lot.:)

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Kathy Lux's avatar

Make sure you stay away from statins.

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daverkb's avatar

This is something I have wondered about. That the cholesterol story might be more about selling cholesterol lowering crap than anything else.

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Kathy Lux's avatar

You are correct to wonder. Even the ads state “this drug has not been shown to prevent heart attacks. Keep you intake of refined sugars and seed oils down, walk daily and don’t drink too much. You’ll be fine.

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daverkb's avatar

Kathy !!! Don't you like our nice C & C people, nice people who take the time for others? Yes! We do! And well then ... this is about what I thought. And just more terrorizing people, this time with Allopathic Voodoo Fear and more of the Line the Pockets routine. It really adds up to a criminalized system by knowing fraud. Putin called it right when he said the West was the Empire of Lies.

What you say is what we do. Keto, and no refined sugar! And no bleeding gums after eliminating sugar and hardly any tooth decay. No alcohol now for twenty-two years. But I still like coffee. And basically, my wife is smart about all this stuff. I'm a lucky guy. Thanks so much for writing!

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John Bugni's avatar

See above post to Genevieve

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John Bugni's avatar

See my comment below to Genevieve

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