I wasn’t keen on taking a statin, so when my GP suggested it I said “no thanks”. I was getting a lot of exercise and eating wisely, and my cholesterol was only borderline high in the low 200s, with a high HDL reading.
His argument was that cholesterol thickens the blood, like paraffin, and makes the heart work harder to push it through small arteries. I wasn’t impressed.
But then my readings shot up to around 400 no matter what my diet and exercise. Turned out to be a symptom of an unusual kidney ailment, where the main risk is clots and stroke. So I had to concede defeat and take their stupid statin. Of course my total cholesterol is now like 130 and I have no side effects, so their attitude is “See? I told you to take it”
We’re home after 12 hour drive
It’s 13
I’m relaxed listening to Bach again and freeping
Rib is asleep next to me
No complaints
Fed horses just now....they are cold poor guys..my Hanoverian can handle it
My thoroughbred says let’s move to Ocala
Under those circumstances, makes sense.
My cardiologist also could find no heart disease during a stress test. And I have no chest pain during cardio exercise... heart rate 2-3 times normal rate.
... and I take a daily baby aspirin to thin blood ...