TRIGLYCERIDES - CHOLESTEROL

[BHS]

Atorvastatin, the generic of Lipitor---it is very cheap and effective--have you Dr write you a fix

it will get you numbers down in the good range, although lately there is some disagreement that cholesterol it totally bad

mine were bad, I tried the diet thing (oatmeal, grains, no pizza) lost 15 lbs over a year's time plus continued to visit the gym at least twice a week...no help

the pills did the job and have kept the numbers down now for 2 years.

You are thinking about LDL. There are many effective medications to combat high LDL (or the related high total cholesterol).

Headshot is saying that he has high triglycerides, which while part of a cholesterol panel, are a different matter.

There is no medication for high triglycerides, and that is typically caused by a diet high in fat and sugar, or by frequent alcohol consumption.

HDL, the "good cholesterol", is supposed to be high. If yours is low, it's likely due to lack of exercise.

Your total cholesterol number and your LDL are mostly hereditary. In the old days, it was believed that if you eat right and exercise, your cholesterol will stay low. That was proven false. LDL/total cholesterol levels are mostly hereditary, with only a small element related to lifestyle.

So a look at my personal cholesterol, from December 2014:

Total: 142 (excellent)
LDL: 80 (excellent)
HDL: 30 (bad, but not a concern because LDL is so low)
Triglycerides: 244 (bad, but not terrible)

Doctors like to use the LDL/HDL ratio to determine your risk of heart attack. If your ratio is less than 3.5:1, then you're not high risk. Mine is 2.67:1, which is very good despite my low HDL.

There is no medication (at the moment) which is approved for raising HDL or lowering triglycerides.

Headshot: You need to quit drinking so much, and also cut sugar/fat out of your diet somewhat. How high were your triglycerides?

Welp, there are a couple factors in play here that are pretty interesting.

1. My girlfriend (living together for 2+ years) is a registered Dietitian and she does 99% of the cooking in our home. We eat pretty fucking healthy by any standard measure, minus the nights we go burger and beer it up, which prob averages 2x a week. I don't think my diet is all that high in fat or sugar, honestly.

2. My Triglycerides were like 435 and the healthy range is supposed to be 149 or less.. YIKES. HDL 63 (looking for 40 or lower) LDL 171 (looking for 99 or less). Total 291, supposed to be under 200. My Non-HDL 228

3. I don't drink a ton but often times when I do it's a weekend party situation and I go pretty big. I don't know if this really matters but I don't drink on a daily basis for sure.

4. I don't want to get the aids and I'm willing to make lifestyle changes if absolutely necessary.

Druff, does this change anything for you?