My values are below. It does take into account that my lipids and sbp are medicated values.
I take the following medications:
- 20mg Atorvastatin
- 180mg Bempedoic acid
- 5mg Ezetimibe
Those three lowered my LDL to below 50
- 5mg daily Tadalafil
- 40mg Telmisartan
- 12.5mg Empagliflozin
- ~200mg Acarbose daily depending on carb intake
- 6mg Rapamycin weekly
Would be happy to share more about my protocol, sources, etc.
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AnUser
#42
I forgot to test my eGFR so I used 110, and had to add to TC and HDL, and increase my age.
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You had to add to HDL, as in your actual HDL is less than 20, or you added to HDL to more accurately show your LDL, since you had to add to TC? You are less than 30?
AnUser
#44
Yes, and like said here:
You add HDL in a 1:1 ratio to the added TC, to keep the non-HDL-c the same, which is what is driving the risk, if your total cholesterol is below 130 and you artificially increase it for the calculator.
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I use natural supllements and my cholesterol levels now always show normal on my blood tests. Try Arjuna Extract, Red Yeast Extract and Pantethine.
Beth
#46
No place to enter my CAC score, so I didn’t bother with it, but it does seem to be a great screening tool for those without known disease. Good find!
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sudiki
#47
For what it’s worth; I don’t know if total 300 is bad or not as we don’t know what your LDL, HDL and triglycerides are. I am 66 and always had total of 300 or greater so was put on statins back in 1990 while in the army aviation field. I have been on them ever since and once i started my numbers were very good. I have been taking 10mg ezetimibe and 10mg rosuvastatin for many yrs now. I did a 2 month experiment while overseas in the middle east during a 1 yr assignment in which I avoided eating anything that had animal fats, cholesterol, etc.as best as I could Fruits, veggies, egg whites and hummus. (I was miserable). My test came back as 290 total ! (I don’t remember the hdl/ldl numbers). My flt doc said: well; looks like most of your cholesterol is genetic based…
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AnUser
#48
@sudiki You might be able to get a PCKS9 inhibitor on top, that will decrease your risk for heart attacks, strokes, etc, further.
one pill? I’ll change my ezetimibe to the combo next order.
Yes. One pill. Brillo EZ by Sun Pharma. It’s a combo pill.
Have read recently that some statins can affect bone density for older women. Low dose pravastatin was less of a problem here. Also some statins affect blood sugar. My own GP when I had slightly elevated cholesterol put me on bergamot. He said berberine also might help.
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sudiki
#52
@anuser: according to harvard health, statins are the first line defence, PCKS9 are for those that need additional lowering/prevention. My numbers are perfectly fine on my low statin dose and getting injections every week or so isn’t up my alley…
my recent CAC score was 40 and although I would like it to be lower, there’s not much you can do with plaque already deposited.
thx for the info though.
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I think that your Triglyceride levels are much more important if on a low carb diet. Watch some of the videos from Nick Norwitz or Dave Feldmon on Youtube about Lean Mass Hyper Responders. I think that probably includes you. There are studies going on at the moment that seem to suggest that this group of people (Lean/Low Carbs/High LDL and Total Cholesterol and LOW Triglycerides) have lower overall plaque than the standard group with lower Cholesterol, etc.
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AnUser
#55
Reminds me of the “LMHR” that celebrated his CAC going from 1500 to 4100 5 yrs.
There are plenty of examples of these people getting heart attacks and strokes. You can find them in the carnivore thread here.
And even examples of these people developing xanthamas all over their body (hands, face… etc), but of course in the looney tunes world none of that cholesterol was going into their arterial wall. Be aware that levels much lower than xanthamas level is developing plaque into the arterial wall.
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Uhm bro you don’t understand! A high CAC score is actually good thing and Big Pharma doesn’t want you to know that! I will wait for what Putin has to say regarding that topic since he’s the saviour of the white race.
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AnUser
#57
The high or suboptimal LDL people… believe nothing will happen to them. And they continue to be all in.
Well they will know whether what they saw was a nuke or not.
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Is the combo pill a special order? Can you please share exactly how you order it? And what quantity do you (did you) buy?
There is a combination pill called Brillo EZ which is a combination of Bempedoic Acid and Ezetemibe. I usually buy this combination but there are other combination pills that should be just as good. Both Jagdish and Maulik sell Brillo EZ. I order 400 pills each time - which is about a one year supply.
