High cholesterol

Hi guys,

Blood work came back and everything is perfect, but my cholesterol is high.
The Doc says I should cut back on protein?
I will cut down on whole eggs and just eat the whites,,, but do I really have to cut down on protein?

I find that if I increase my EFA intake then my cholesterol count stays within the acceptable range.

Eat whole eggs alone. Eggs only affects cholesterol when you eat other stuff with them.

How high is your high? And what was it before you started? Whats your diet like?
It will rise on cycle.

it was 3 now it is 5,
It might be the December diet....
All the shakes I drink are with milk and I mix the tuna with mayo...I also put some tomato sauce with my eggs in the morning, and cheese sauce with my steak.... I know its wrong but I got so gatvol, wanted to taste something again...

I will have to keep my diet in check in December as well...
Luckily body fat hasn't increased.... yet
I have been getting in to much saturated fats.

The sat fats you can cut. Probably dry wors and Boerie?!?!
You must look at the HDL/LDL ratio as well. More important.
5 is nothing to worry about for this short period anyway.

funny u mention the eat eggs on its own,i eat eggs and redmeat together twice a day,there is an enzyme in eggs that helps break down saturated fats and other fats. i use fillet steak and if i dont i cut all visable fat off the fat. the problem is gonna be the mayo,cheese sauce,cream,butter all of those,if red meat and eggs are in moderation u will be fine... if you are using more heart healthy fats like olive oil,mac nut oil,nuts,peanuts etc then i think u are good to go...

I was told during a routine checkup a few years ago that my cholesterol ratio was 'borderline high'.

So I ended up taking a simvistaten - healthy person, now with a need for a chronic meds subscription.

My knowledge about cholesterol at the time was from exposure to pharmaceutic marketing material. I did some googling and discovered another side to the story.

Was interesting to note that cholesterol is not some evil substance, but a critical building block in our bodies ..

This was a good read: www.thegreatcholesterolcon.com/
Duane Graveline, M.D., MPH. Former astronaut, NASA physician, author of Lipitor: Thief of Memory and Statin Drugs, Side Effects and the Misguided War on Cholesterol.

I use Lecithin and garlic tablets, it also helps to reduce your bad cholesterol. And I only use olive oil. Avocados in moderation helps too.