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Q: What Cholesterol Drug Reduces Triglycerides?
asked by: jgy2001 on September 18th, 2006
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What cholesterol drug reduces triglycerides?

My blood test results (age 60, 185 lbs)
total cholesterol at 210mg/dl
triglycerides at 290mg/dl (normal range is < 199)
hdl cholesterol at 63mg/dl
ldl cholesterol at 89mg/dl

i am taking 25mg of zocor daily.
Is there any cholesterol drug specifically reduces my triglycerides problems?
Is the zocor the wrong kind of cholestrol drug? Thank you.
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florlis
replied on September 18th, 2006
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jgy2001
replied on September 22nd, 2006
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Florlis, please, no spam commercial here.

I am seeking for better drug solution here.
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jgy2001
replied on October 3rd, 2006
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I found it.
Its fenofibrate.
Does any of you have experiences with this drug?
What is your recommendations?
Thank you.
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redleaven
replied on October 14th, 2006
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High Triglycerides
I had high triglycerides after my by-pass surgery and my cardio md didn' t want to put me on statin drugs; but try diet and exercise. Especially eliminate sweets and refined carbs. I called a friend of mine, a research chemist at e.I.Lily for his help. He connected me with Dr.Zhu in china, who told me what to do and he also helped me bring my bp into normal range.

I have keep a log on this and will email you with a copy if you want.

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huffster
replied on January 14th, 2007
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Here's the thing most people do not know. High cholesterol is not related to heart disease. About 50% of people dying from heart disease have "normal" levels of cholesterol. What you need to be concerned about are your homocysteine levels. You can get some good info at http://www.Homocysteine.Net/. But here's an analogy. Imagine your cholesterol is actually a yellow balloon. And let's say you take this balloon and rub it on your head to create static electricity. You may have done this as a kid. Then you take the balloon and stick it to the wall. Now imagine doing the same thing with several balloons and putting them around a door. Eventually it would be hard getting through the door. Same thing is happening inside your arteries. Cholesterol cells are getting charged up and sticking to the walls of your arteries until it gets to the point where it's difficult to get through.

And how does your cholesterol get "charged"? It becomes oxidized. A homocysteine test will check your level of oxidized cholesterol. Odds are you've never even heard of homocysteine. You can ask your doctor about this test, but he may not have heard about it either. The main reason is because there is no drug to lower homocysteine levels. However, if you take an anti-oxidant, this will cause the cells to loose their charge and, like our balloon, will fall off the wall.

I actually have a cd of a presentation given by a doctor who talks about this very thing. If you are interested in getting a copy, i'd be happy to send it to you at no charge. It's about 70min long and the presentation covers several aspects of supplementation with anti-oxidants. Send me an email with your address and i'll get it out to you. You'll learn some very interesting things.
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LynnRuder
replied on March 7th, 2007
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Brilliant post, Huffster. And just the kind of stuff that needs to be publicized on forums such as this.
I will pm you for a copy of the presentation. It's in line with alot of the stuff I've read recently by people like Ravnskov and Enig.

By the way, my husband was "diagnosed" with slightly high homocysteine and the doctor told him to take folic acid to bring it down. This is something that every woman of childbearing age takes to minimize the risks of birth defects. FYI.


Lynn Ruder
www.lowercholesterol.blogspot.com
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