OT help with cholesterol

I'm 34 and just got told that I have high cholesterol. I'm shocked. I'm
not the one eating a big bag of potato chips every night. I am the one
that eats salads, and green stuff along with fresh and canned veggies.
My husband won't eat this stuff unless I'm home and I put it on his
plate. Other wise it's fast food for him. And to boot he's the one that
is about 30lbs over weight, all in the belly. I'm maybe 10 lbs over
weight but most of the time it's slightly under 10 lbs. So now that I'm
over being angry at him that it happened to me, help.

All my dr said was to exercise at least 15 mins a day and at least 5
days a week. She said 7 days a week would be better. I don't understand
this cuz I work as a PCA and put probably 10 miles on my feet a night.
On days off daughter and I often go for walks and chase each other
around the house running. My chiropractor said almonds, a handful every
day and flaxseed oil. Just want to hear some others experiences and
thoughts.
Thanx
Joanna
PS no hubby has not been tested. won't go for a blood test. Took me two
years to get him to go get his back checked. That was after not seeing a
dr in over ten years. So I'm working on that one.
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Yeah that's a bummer. But diet is a smaller factor in your cholesterol than
your heredity. By that, I mean your body may have a tendency to produce
cholesterol despite your precautions. Of course, your diet may have kept
your numbers smaller than they might be otherwise. If I remember corectly,
I think DH told me once that diet is about 1/3 of the equation.

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I'm 34 and just got told that I have high cholesterol. I'm shocked. I'm
not the one eating a big bag of potato chips every night. I am the one
that eats salads, and green stuff along with fresh and canned veggies. My
husband won't eat this stuff unless I'm home and I put it on his plate.
Other wise it's fast food for him. And to boot he's the one that is about
30lbs over weight, all in the belly. I'm maybe 10 lbs over weight but most
of the time it's slightly under 10 lbs. So now that I'm over being angry
at him that it happened to me, help.

All my dr said was to exercise at least 15 mins a day and at least 5 days
a week. She said 7 days a week would be better. I don't understand this
cuz I work as a PCA and put probably 10 miles on my feet a night. On days
off daughter and I often go for walks and chase each other around the
house running. My chiropractor said almonds, a handful every day and
flaxseed oil. Just want to hear some others experiences and thoughts.
Thanx
Joanna
PS no hubby has not been tested. won't go for a blood test. Took me two
years to get him to go get his back checked. That was after not seeing a
dr in over ten years. So I'm working on that one.
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I am not one to promote medications, but Lipitor brought my numbers into
line when diet and exercise didn't.

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"Joanna" wrote in message
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: I'm 34 and just got told that I have high cholesterol. I'm shocked. I'm
: not the one eating a big bag of potato chips every night. I am the one
: that eats salads, and green stuff along with fresh and canned veggies.
: My husband won't eat this stuff unless I'm home and I put it on his
: plate. Other wise it's fast food for him. And to boot he's the one that
: is about 30lbs over weight, all in the belly. I'm maybe 10 lbs over
: weight but most of the time it's slightly under 10 lbs. So now that I'm
: over being angry at him that it happened to me, help.
:
: All my dr said was to exercise at least 15 mins a day and at least 5
: days a week. She said 7 days a week would be better. I don't understand
: this cuz I work as a PCA and put probably 10 miles on my feet a night.
: On days off daughter and I often go for walks and chase each other
: around the house running. My chiropractor said almonds, a handful every
: day and flaxseed oil. Just want to hear some others experiences and
: thoughts.
: Thanx
: Joanna
: PS no hubby has not been tested. won't go for a blood test. Took me two
: years to get him to go get his back checked. That was after not seeing a
: dr in over ten years. So I'm working on that one.
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In article o0Hse.59241$HI.17736@edtnps84,
Joanna wrote:

I'm 34 and just got told that I have high cholesterol. I'm shocked. I'm
not the one eating a big bag of potato chips every night. I am the one
that eats salads, and green stuff along with fresh and canned veggies.
My husband won't eat this stuff unless I'm home and I put it on his
plate. Other wise it's fast food for him. And to boot he's the one that
is about 30lbs over weight, all in the belly. I'm maybe 10 lbs over
weight but most of the time it's slightly under 10 lbs. So now that I'm
over being angry at him that it happened to me, help.

All my dr said was to exercise at least 15 mins a day and at least 5
days a week. She said 7 days a week would be better. I don't understand
this cuz I work as a PCA and put probably 10 miles on my feet a night.
On days off daughter and I often go for walks and chase each other
around the house running. My chiropractor said almonds, a handful every
day and flaxseed oil. Just want to hear some others experiences and
thoughts.
Thanx
Joanna
PS no hubby has not been tested. won't go for a blood test. Took me two
years to get him to go get his back checked. That was after not seeing a
dr in over ten years. So I'm working on that one.


Joanna, I was told the same thing for years. However, I finally had a
doctor explain a couple of things to me. It turns out the my *total*
number is high, yes. However, that's because my good cholesterol is very
high, while my bad cholesterol is quite low. My doctor said some people
would kill to have my numbers. Have you checked to see if perhaps
this is your situation, too? Don't just rely on a single number; check
your good vs. bad cholesterol levels. HTH.
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Mine is bad also but I couldn't take the Lipitor. Caused some major aches
and pains and I had to stop immediately. Trying Zocor now. Keeping fingers
crossed.

Still working on the diet and exercise thing.

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"maryd" wrote in message
...
I am not one to promote medications, but Lipitor brought my numbers into
line when diet and exercise didn't.

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"Joanna" wrote in message
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: I'm 34 and just got told that I have high cholesterol. I'm shocked. I'm
: not the one eating a big bag of potato chips every night. I am the one
: that eats salads, and green stuff along with fresh and canned veggies.
: My husband won't eat this stuff unless I'm home and I put it on his
: plate. Other wise it's fast food for him. And to boot he's the one that
: is about 30lbs over weight, all in the belly. I'm maybe 10 lbs over
: weight but most of the time it's slightly under 10 lbs. So now that I'm
: over being angry at him that it happened to me, help.
:
: All my dr said was to exercise at least 15 mins a day and at least 5
: days a week. She said 7 days a week would be better. I don't understand
: this cuz I work as a PCA and put probably 10 miles on my feet a night.
: On days off daughter and I often go for walks and chase each other
: around the house running. My chiropractor said almonds, a handful every
: day and flaxseed oil. Just want to hear some others experiences and
: thoughts.
: Thanx
: Joanna
: PS no hubby has not been tested. won't go for a blood test. Took me two
: years to get him to go get his back checked. That was after not seeing a
: dr in over ten years. So I'm working on that one.
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Joanna, I found out my cholesterol is VERY high also, of course I would
just as soon eat the fat off of a piece of meat than the meat itself.
And PAN DRIPPING!! well lets not even go there. Fact of the matter is
sometimes even the best diet and exercise can still have a problem yet
another person to the opposite extreme is fine. Not fair I know, but
there are meds that help. If you have shared your good diet and activity
with your doctor I think He / she should give you meds as well. I am
taking Vytorin for cholesterol. At least that is the one I think is for
that, I have been swallowing so many pills for the last 18 months I
sometimes get confused. Anyway ASK YOUR DOCTOR! Scott in CA

Speaking from personal experience.....you could be genetically
pre-disposed to having higher cholesterol. DH has high cholesterol,
even when on the special diets (in fact, it went even higher). My
father also has high cholesterol, but he is getting better. When I was
tested, they couldn't believe how low mine was....wanted to know what I
was eating, etc. so they could pass it on to others who need cholesterol
help. They were shocked to hear that I eat fast food, red meat, drink
coffee and smoke. However, I htink they saw the light when I told them
I regularly eat Cheerios and oatmeal (regardless of the season). I also
eat lots of salads, green beans with almonds, and other healthy things.
DH is eating them now as well because, when I cook, he eats (and vice
versa) with little or no complaint. Basically, it's a "be thankful you
have somebody to cook for you" attitude.

Sounds corny, and I rambled a bit, but the docs finally said they think
that the oatmeal and cheerios are what is keeping my cholesterol low.

Larisa

Joanna wrote:

I'm 34 and just got told that I have high cholesterol. I'm shocked. I'm
not the one eating a big bag of potato chips every night. I am the one
that eats salads, and green stuff along with fresh and canned veggies.
My husband won't eat this stuff unless I'm home and I put it on his
plate. Other wise it's fast food for him. And to boot he's the one that
is about 30lbs over weight, all in the belly. I'm maybe 10 lbs over
weight but most of the time it's slightly under 10 lbs. So now that I'm
over being angry at him that it happened to me, help.

All my dr said was to exercise at least 15 mins a day and at least 5
days a week. She said 7 days a week would be better. I don't understand
this cuz I work as a PCA and put probably 10 miles on my feet a night.
On days off daughter and I often go for walks and chase each other
around the house running. My chiropractor said almonds, a handful every
day and flaxseed oil. Just want to hear some others experiences and
thoughts.
Thanx
Joanna
PS no hubby has not been tested. won't go for a blood test. Took me two
years to get him to go get his back checked. That was after not seeing a
dr in over ten years. So I'm working on that one.

We have been working hard to bring down dh's #'s. With some changes
his numbers were down 70pts. in about 6 months.
We cut most of our red meat. No bacon. Egg whites or egg beaters.
Low or non fat dairy. Not anything much fried. Using a lot of olive
oil if we need oil. We are trying the new Enova but don't know a lot
about that. No chips around unless a few baked. Lots more fresh fruit
and vegs. Watch the salad dressings. You need to start looking at the
ingredients and fat numbers on the food you buy. We don't use much
prepared stuff and that helps. Stay away from hydrogenated.
Exercise more and loss weight if you need too. Bad genes are rotten
and you sometimes can only do so much. It is really worth a try first
though if you want to try and stay off meds.
One pitfall. I have mentioned to friends how much I miss donuts. In
their kindness they bring donuts : ) DH is stronger willed than me
and my cholesterol is ok : )
Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
Taria

Joanna wrote:
I'm 34 and just got told that I have high cholesterol. I'm shocked. I'm
not the one eating a big bag of potato chips every night. I am the one
that eats salads, and green stuff along with fresh and canned veggies.
My husband won't eat this stuff unless I'm home and I put it on his
plate. Other wise it's fast food for him. And to boot he's the one that
is about 30lbs over weight, all in the belly. I'm maybe 10 lbs over
weight but most of the time it's slightly under 10 lbs. So now that I'm
over being angry at him that it happened to me, help.

All my dr said was to exercise at least 15 mins a day and at least 5
days a week. She said 7 days a week would be better. I don't understand
this cuz I work as a PCA and put probably 10 miles on my feet a night.
On days off daughter and I often go for walks and chase each other
around the house running. My chiropractor said almonds, a handful every
day and flaxseed oil. Just want to hear some others experiences and
thoughts.
Thanx
Joanna
PS no hubby has not been tested. won't go for a blood test. Took me two
years to get him to go get his back checked. That was after not seeing a
dr in over ten years. So I'm working on that one.

Oatmeal, I forgot the oatmeal. That is something dh is doing too.
That is something that is pretty easy for the outcome.
Taria


CNYstitcher wrote:

Speaking from personal experience.....you could be genetically
pre-disposed to having higher cholesterol. DH has high cholesterol,
even when on the special diets (in fact, it went even higher). My
father also has high cholesterol, but he is getting better. When I was
tested, they couldn't believe how low mine was....wanted to know what I
was eating, etc. so they could pass it on to others who need cholesterol
help. They were shocked to hear that I eat fast food, red meat, drink
coffee and smoke. However, I htink they saw the light when I told them
I regularly eat Cheerios and oatmeal (regardless of the season). I also
eat lots of salads, green beans with almonds, and other healthy things.
DH is eating them now as well because, when I cook, he eats (and vice
versa) with little or no complaint. Basically, it's a "be thankful you
have somebody to cook for you" attitude.

Sounds corny, and I rambled a bit, but the docs finally said they think
that the oatmeal and cheerios are what is keeping my cholesterol low.

Larisa

doesn't really matter what you eat if you have a genetic predisposition.
you could have cholesterol receptors in your cells that are not too good
at capturing it as it goes by so it stays in the bloodstream.

DH (who is 35) and his dad both have quite high cholesterol and diet
won't control it. DH and I eat the same quite healthy diet and my
cholesterol was 100 points lower than his.

Joanna wrote:
I'm 34 and just got told that I have high cholesterol. I'm shocked. I'm
not the one eating a big bag of potato chips every night. I am the one
that eats salads, and green stuff along with fresh and canned veggies.
My husband won't eat this stuff unless I'm home and I put it on his
plate. Other wise it's fast food for him. And to boot he's the one that
is about 30lbs over weight, all in the belly. I'm maybe 10 lbs over
weight but most of the time it's slightly under 10 lbs. So now that I'm
over being angry at him that it happened to me, help.

All my dr said was to exercise at least 15 mins a day and at least 5
days a week. She said 7 days a week would be better. I don't understand
this cuz I work as a PCA and put probably 10 miles on my feet a night.
On days off daughter and I often go for walks and chase each other
around the house running. My chiropractor said almonds, a handful every
day and flaxseed oil. Just want to hear some others experiences and
thoughts.
Thanx
Joanna
PS no hubby has not been tested. won't go for a blood test. Took me two
years to get him to go get his back checked. That was after not seeing a
dr in over ten years. So I'm working on that one.

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