Colesterol and statins

[PaulSB]

I’ve been taking Atorvastatin since my heart attack in March. Straight in on 80mg. No discernable side effects but my cholesterol is way down and I’m still here. I’ll take that

This exactly mirrors my experience except I've taken the same drug and dosage for ten years, starting in October 2015. My cholesterol has been well controlled throughout that time with no side effects.

I well remember a friend giving me the full anti-statin rant a few days after I came out of hospital. Just what one needs after a rather scary incident! 🤣 I'm as fit as a fiddle, his health is dreadful.

Today I'm as fit as ever and feel very comfortable taking advice and guidance from the medical profession.

 

[PaulSB]

As regards vitamin D, my wife is a retired midwife and infant feeding specialist. She has understood and preached the value of vitamin D supplements for probably 25 - 30 years. Vitamin D is especially important to pregnant women. Mrs P spent much of her time working in the Asian community where dress codes often impact vitamin D levels and supplements are essential.

As I recall during winter months anyone living north of a line drawn roughly through Birmingham should take a supplement. We don't receive enough sunlight to produce vitamin D.

Our household has taken a supplement for 25+ years.

 

[Tenkaykev]

D3 K2 for me. Apparently the D3 gives the K2 a boost and helps with platelet and red blood cell production in some patients with chronic anaemia.

 

[Mo1959]

D3 K2 for me. Apparently the D3 gives the K2 a boost and helps with platelet and red blood cell production in some patients with chronic anaemia.

I think it also helps direct calcium to the bones rather than the arteries, or something like that.

 

[Binky]

As regards vitamin D, my wife is a retired midwife and infant feeding specialist. She has understood and preached the value of vitamin D supplements for probably 25 - 30 years. Vitamin D is especially important to pregnant women. Mrs P spent much of her time working in the Asian community where dress codes often impact vitamin D levels and supplements are essential.

As I recall during winter months anyone living north of a line drawn roughly through Birmingham should take a supplement. We don't receive enough sunlight to produce vitamin D.

Our household has taken a supplement for 25+ years.

What I do during winter months is go on holiday somewhere hot and sunny. It sorts out any vitamin D requirements a treat

 

[fossyant]

We probably need another thread about Vitamins and supplements. Leave it with me.

 

[Mo1959]

We probably need another thread about Vitamins and supplements. Leave it with me.

I've tried a fair few over the years and am rapidly coming to the conclusion that the vast majority are just a waste of money! I think fish oil and vitamin d are probably the only two really worth taking if you have a varied diet and aren't a strict vegetarian when you might need B12

 

[Mr.B-Campag]

Don't forget you can get Vitamin D from mushrooms, and the amount is greatly enhanced if you leave them out in the sun before consuming (though presumably that doesn't work in the winter months in the UK, but I think I've also seen ones for sale that have been pre-treated as it were)

 

[yello]

My heart consultant is not convinced of the efficacy of statins for healthyish people without any other underlying health issues.

Yes, that seems to an opinion gaining ground. Ime anyway, as limited as it is. If you've had (or have) a cardiac event then it seems to be a different story.

 

[CXRAndy]

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[wakemalcolm]

Quite right: always somebody else's fault. DYOR.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

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Not to the whole truth but what he says makes sense

WHen I met my wife she was very critical of the "Butter is bad" stuff
she reckoned that a small amount of butter was better for you than the processed low fat stuff pushed as an alternative

However, a lot fo whatthe government said was accurate

they just didn't jump on the food industry when it said that their over processed high sugar were the greater thing for health ever
ratehr than pushing the lowfat due to eating nutritious stuff like fruit and plain veg
That message was out there
but as always, the high profit products had advertising that drowned out the stuff that was good

 

[FishFright]

Quite right: always somebody else's fault. DYOR.

And then get it published , otherwise it's only looking things up.

 

[wakemalcolm]

And then get it published , otherwise it's only looking things up.

Make friends much?
Those nice people at Oxford say:
"the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions."
You can of course DYOR

 

[Mo1959]

View: https://x.com/HoodedClaw1974/status/1976596309147832776?t=nwDt98JOwoudO2kJMHYQbw&s=19

Starting to go with this myself. Just started back on a more Keto diet. All eating “healthy” carbs like porridge and potatoes had done for me is cause weight gain, and probably consistently high insulin levels.