>29 >male >5'11" >170lbs >don't get much exercise >don't get no cardio >anxiety >depression >eat fairly healthy >don't drink >don't smoke >no drugs
got my blood and urine results, everything is normal except my cholesterol is 7.6, doctor says it's very high, i asked him if i start exercising and eating better will it go lower, he says no it's way too high and i need medicine, i refused to take medicine and deciding to go the natural way
going to try to change my lifestyle, exercise (swim, gym, etc.) and eat healthier (no fast food, processed foods, etc.) for 3 months and see how it goes
kind of strange what my doctor said, kind of made me lose hope on how he said to go for medicine right away rather than natural remedies
what does Veeky Forums think i should be doing
Robert Smith
exercise will definitely help, but you should switch doctors if they immediatly jumped to statins over diet/exercise
Daniel Reed
i think i need to, i asked my doc about CBD oil for anxiety and he doesn't even know what CBD is, i need a doctor that knows what the fuck is happening in the industry
Adrian Hall
>what does Veeky Forums think i should be doing Listen to the fucking doctor and take the goddamn medicine.
Elijah Ortiz
sounds like you got one of those doctors that flunked out of a real med school and got their degree in the Caribbean
Jacob Bell
Eat lots of eggs, minimum 5 a day. Eat fatty meats.
Logan Gray
Any legit sites where I can get some Xanax online?
Ryan Campbell
i thought eggs (yolks) raise your cholesterol
you trying to kill me?
Aaron Bennett
i wouldn't try that
Henry Lee
that's what the lipid hypothesis states. the problem is the lipid hypothesis is bullshit.
Angel Price
i know of one personally that went to haiti. its amazing you can go to med school in haiti, and come to the US and do your residency.
Xavier Campbell
You fucking brainlet.
Liam Davis
i have nothing against Haitians qua Haitians, but a country with literal voodoo witch doctors probably doesn't produce good physicians
Anthony Bennett
fuck off
Isaiah Rodriguez
I wouldn't take statins. They're horrible. A simple Google search will tell you there are some doctors saying cholesterol isn't even bad.
Grayson Watson
>eat fairly healthy
What does that actually mean?
Samuel Gray
>unironically taking nutrition advice from da gubment Ya bro fats are terrible for you, and carbohydrates are a NECESSARY source of energy without it you will DIE. Be a good goy and eat your carbs.
Benjamin Hill
Statins have all sorts of long term side effects. The meta-analysis' of heart disease and attcls have come up with very inconclusive results trying to link cholesterol levels and increases in heart attack and stroke.
I would not choose to take a statin.
I had a VA doc freak out over my diet, which is fairly heavy in red meat and whole eggs (although Ive cut back on eggs recently, been eating too many for too long). She ordered a cholesterol test immediately, and tried to prescribe me a statin because my LDL was 3 points out of range (ignoring that both sides of my family have a history of high cholesterol, but only one close-ish family member has ever had a heart attack [and he was a heavy smoker with extremely poor diet]).
I promised I would change my diet and completely cut out processed foods, red meat and restrict egg intake. I did none of that, I added about an additional hour of steady state cardio per week.
OP, avoid statins. Chnage your diet AFTER you change your cardio. Get your cardiovascular system working better.
Parker Bennett
i pretty much watch what i eat, i rarely eat fast food and when i do eat out i make sure it's at least healthy (no fried food)
i eat a lot of veggies, fruits, flax, nuts, fiber, no caffeine, etc
Jaxon White
Cholesterol is a meme peddled by big pharma. Literally just ignore it
Levi Sullivan
>watch what I eat
Now see that's very vague. Read this. It will at least give you a sense of what precise dietary specifications sound like. It's not "watch what I eat" or "feel what I eat" (intuitive eating lmao). You need to have a standard defined in your head for what good eating is, and why it's good eating. Only then will you be able to actually "watch what you eat" so that it can meet said standard.
I've heard too many fat people say exactly what you've said to find it trust worthy.