how long will it take to significantly reduce LDL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statins are terrible for the body. Stop worrying about cholesterol. Half of the heart attacks in this country every year are by people with normal or low cholesterol. Cholesterol is not the problem, inflammation is.
Low cholesterol is being shown to cause depression, and anxiety

This is a quack take and goes against all the science. Do not listen to this person and do your own research and talk to your doctor!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statins are terrible for the body. Stop worrying about cholesterol. Half of the heart attacks in this country every year are by people with normal or low cholesterol. Cholesterol is not the problem, inflammation is.
Low cholesterol is being shown to cause depression, and anxiety

Statins reduce inflammatory cells in atherosclerotic plaque so they specifically help with your inflammation in addition to lowering LDL cholesterol. Seems like they are not so terrible after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:High LDL (149). Doc hasn't prescribed statins. Assuming this is diet and lifestyle related, how long would it take to get cholesterol at this level under control to a healthy level? Obviously this means lots of exercise, eliminating almost all saturated fat, and something like the Mediterranean diet. Is this a 3 month fix? 6 month? Over a year? And yes, I know it needs to be a permanent lifestyle change. But how many points can you expect to drop LDL in a month with healthy lifestyle?

I dropped 40 mg in 3 months with diet changes last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Statins are terrible for the body. Stop worrying about cholesterol. Half of the heart attacks in this country every year are by people with normal or low cholesterol. Cholesterol is not the problem, inflammation is.
Low cholesterol is being shown to cause depression, and anxiety

This is a quack take and goes against all the science. Do not listen to this person and do your own research and talk to your doctor!

Enjoy your diabetes from your statins. Maybe they can give you another pill to treat that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:High LDL (149). Doc hasn't prescribed statins. Assuming this is diet and lifestyle related, how long would it take to get cholesterol at this level under control to a healthy level? Obviously this means lots of exercise, eliminating almost all saturated fat, and something like the Mediterranean diet. Is this a 3 month fix? 6 month? Over a year? And yes, I know it needs to be a permanent lifestyle change. But how many points can you expect to drop LDL in a month with healthy lifestyle?

Get all of the sugar out of your diet and go on a high protein, high animal fat diet.
https://nationalpost.com/health/a-vascular-surgeon-explains-why-he-ditched-statin-drugs-for-more-meat-and-less-sugar-and-lowered-his-cholesterol-in-the-process

[Anonymous]

Dietary cholesterol is insignificant in relation to serum cholesterol. Statins.

[Anonymous]

I was at 112 LDL in November and 235 overall (although with 102 HDL). My doc referred me to a nutritionist who mostly focused on slight reductions in things like red meat, but mostly adding things in. Her biggest suggestions were walnuts, oats, fish, and fruits and veg. So I have been doing walnuts and blueberries on hearty lunch salads, overnight oats a couple mornings a week, and things like that. I definitely have not done the best job sticking to all the guidelines but did just get re-tested this week (so about 6 months) and was 87 LDL and 200 overall (91 HDL).

[Anonymous]

Previous poster above - adding in that I have been a pretty dedicated exerciser (45-60 min 4-5 times a week including cardio and strength) for the last few years. So any cholesterol lowering between November and now was likely diet related and not movement related.

[Anonymous]

What is your starting point? Diet? Do you exercise at all?

I was trying to get my LDL down, but I already had a really healthy diet and worked out a lot.

I cut out alcohol, and got my number down this year by about 6 points.

[Anonymous]

I got mine from 130 to 80 in 3 months. I ate oatmeal everyday. I cut out saturated fats from cookies and cakes. Eliminated unnecessary sugar (gummy bears and licorice are my weakness). Ate chia seed pudding most days. Ate tons of nuts and fish.

I was shocked and didn't expect my diet to make any difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Get all of the sugar out of your diet and go on a high protein, high animal fat diet.
https://nationalpost.com/health/a-vascular-surgeon-explains-why-he-ditched-statin-drugs-for-more-meat-and-less-sugar-and-lowered-his-cholesterol-in-the-process

A high animal fat diet will likely be high in saturated fat, which is NOT good for LDL.

OP, I was able to reduce my LDL by 90 points in 2 months with dietary changes. I reduced saturated fat and increased fiber.

[Anonymous]

I just dropped mine significantly from doing intermittent fasting. I already have a very healthy lifestyle, am low body weight, and exercise plenty. I was at a loss for what I could even do and it was trending up regardless. After 5 months of IF, my total cholesterol dropped 50 points (from almost 200 to 150) and LDL from 118 to 87. I go 12-16 hours without eating (mostly 14-15) and only do black coffee and water in that time. Anyhow, worth a shot… lots of great research supporting it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Statins are terrible for the body. Stop worrying about cholesterol. Half of the heart attacks in this country every year are by people with normal or low cholesterol. Cholesterol is not the problem, inflammation is.
Low cholesterol is being shown to cause depression, and anxiety

Be careful coming here w/facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Statins are terrible for the body. Stop worrying about cholesterol. Half of the heart attacks in this country every year are by people with normal or low cholesterol. Cholesterol is not the problem, inflammation is.
Low cholesterol is being shown to cause depression, and anxiety

This is a quack take and goes against all the science. Do not listen to this person and do your own research and talk to your doctor!

Enjoy your diabetes from your statins. Maybe they can give you another pill to treat that

Fact.