Dietary cholesterol

There seem to be so many conflicting views and that’s among the medical professionals! I had a yearly check in July which consisted of a phone call with a pharmacist following a blood test. She said my cholesterol was too high at 6.0 and told me to lose weight! Of course she couldn’t see me and I’m fortunate to be quite slim. I reassured her that I try hard with my diet, have never smoked and very rarely drink alcohol. She replied that I needed to do something to lower the cholesterol. I made an appointment with the GP who said that many people were unable to reduce their cholesterol and that I must start statins immediately and have a repeat blood test in December. I’m very interested as to what this will show. This is an example of 2 diverging opinions and it’s time that this is resolved.

luluaugust

Is there something in wheat that you can't get from any other food, would love to know as I am gluten free although never officially tested it has worked for me.

Well I have been on a gluten free diet for getting on for 20 years now. I had been suffering the symptoms for many years before that - fatigue, severe mouth ulcers, and other unmentionable digestive issues - despite seeking medical help etc.

I worked out what it was after seeing a television programme where a person described her symptoms - exactly the same as mine🙂. So I immediately stopped gluten - miraculous!

I then worked out what vitamins and minerals plus trace elements I might be losing.

I have now taken B complex vitamin, plus magnesium and iron for the past 20 years.

Works for me.

A few years ago my cholesterol was 7. My GP said she would like to put me on statins but could see from my notes that I was reluctant to take them. I've never said that and statins had never been mentioned to me.
So I took them and suffered severe nosebleeds. Now I definitely AM reluctant.

Thank you so much Whitewavemark similar here and as I say seems to be working. The only reason I don't have a proper diagnosis is that everything came to a head in the first lockdown so I sorted myself out. I do take B12 so perhaps I should add the other B vitamins and some iron.