There was a guy I worked with at Kohler some years back who was the textbook version of a healthy man, exercised regularly, was at or near his proper weight, BMI was excellent, ate healthy, but he had a history of heart disease in his family. As a result he was on statins back in the day when they were pretty new (1990s?) I just recall him telling me what his cholesterol numbers were, and they were stupid crazy (high). Apparently it was a genetic thing and there wasn’t a lot he could do about it short of pharmacological interventions.
-D > On Dec 17, 2020, at 1:25 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I went to the doc for a checkup a few months ago, had not been for a coupla > years I think but needed to re-up a prescription and he wouldn't do it until > got all the blood work, etc. So he says my cholesterol is a bit high, just > sorta over the "normal" level. I don't eat much meat, lots of veg and fish > mostly, I do indulge in a bit of butter and occasional ice cream but not a > lot. So not really an unhealthful diet compared to most people I see eating > all kinds of crap. Fairly active physically too, not really overweight at > all (although that Covid-19 seems to be settling along my waist...) He told > me not to do what I don't do, so that was not particularly helpful. > > It was kinda curious but maybe it is genetic or something, or age-related as > I have progressed in that aspect... Anyway he set me up with some statin, > kinda the lowest dose, to see if it made any difference. I have not noticed > any physical reactions. Dr. Boy was not particularly concerned about it so > that is another data point. I guess next time I go see the doc I will get > another blood workup and see if it made any difference. > > I have not changed much in diet or exercise so I guess it will be a > interesting test to see what effect it has. > > --FT > > On 12/16/20 12:20 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >> My internist wants me to take statins > > -- > --FT > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
