Just found out I have crazy high bad cholesterol. What are you guys eating that is good for your cholesterol levels? Mainly looking for stuff that tastes good and not baked or grilled chicken every damn day. Thanks for any tips or links

Grilled chicken, steamed vegetables

I’ll swing by and pick up those ribeyes.

Take the pill. It’ll regulate

Wild game is great for cholesterol. Almonds for a snack. Ruby red grapefruit juice is supposed to help you get rid of cholesterol. Deer meat has more cholesterol than beef but its good cholesterol. If i was you, i would just start looking at how much is in what you eat. Stay away from whats high, eat more of whats low. You dont really have to eat new stuff. I drink a glass of ruby red every morning and eat a double handful of almonds every evening.

Fish and fish oil

Ive been put on lipitor, first dose tonight but I've talked to several that have had medsake them feel terrible and took forever to regulate, I'm going to take the medicine but would like to fix as much as possible with my diet

Thank you for that I'll pick up a couple bottles

You can kiss my ass while you here too

This. It’s the omega 3 you are looking for in the fish oil. I use one called omega via I think not home to check. 2150mg omega 3 in just 2 capsules. Being low carb I eat more cholesterol than 2 men easy, and my numbers are below the middle of the range and checked every 6 months. The pills from a drug store you would prob have to take 8 to get that much omega 3.

Dr can't believe mine isn't bad. I just eat moderately. Plenty Natties

Pay attention to your body while taking the cholesterol lowering drugs…..made me get short of breath and made my legs cramp and made me tire easily
Lots of veggies and fish will help to lower cholesterol and as already said venison for red meat instead of beef
There’s a supplement called Nattokinase that will lower LDL and increase HDL

Research the meds before you take them. I might be mistaken but i believe lipitor is really bad for your liver. A man i went to church with got scerocis of the liver from a cholesterol med and i believe it was lipitor, not 100% sure. Read about it before you take it.

A lot of times it is genetic, but exercise can help to. If your Dr. didn’t explain all of this and how to control it, find a new Dr.

Oat meal but not too much it can cause weight gain.. (oatmeal pies don’t count )

Lipitor is BAD

This right here. There should be another option besides "take this pill every day from now own". I dont believe x number is high for everyone. Unless your health is in immediate danger, i would try adjusting diet for a month or two. It might be that you cant fix it on your own. Then you do your homework and YOU decide which medicine you want to take.

Talk to Cal on here. He will know if it’s bad for you.

Statins can be worst than high cholesterol.

Statins are a type of medication used to manage high cholesterol. The side effects of statins may be seen by some as worse than the risks of having high cholesterol. These side effects can include:

muscle pain
fatigue
dizziness
sluggish digestion
low blood platelet count
Statin use may also lead you to develop other conditions, such as type 2 diabetes. If you’re already at a higher risk for developing these types of conditions, you may want to talk with a healthcare professional about avoiding statins if possible.

I lowered mine by changing my diet. More veggies than meat ( 6ozs at the most now days), more salmon, oat meal and eat a bowl of Cheerios for supper most nights. You will just have to experiment because I found what worked for some didn’t work for me at all.

Statins are fantastic drugs…yes they have some muscle aches as their top side effects and yes initially they will raise your lfts (enzymes associated with your liver especially ALT is more liver specific) but statins are fantastic drugs where the benefits way outweigh the risks