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I'm eating Cheerios every morning. I'm sort of dieting, and I'm exercising a lot, but I don't have any prescriptions. Just some vitamins.

Edited, Apr 23rd 2009 8:36am by AshOnMyTomatoes

Get a new doctor or switch back to the old one. I'm sure this one is fine, but you clearly don't mesh well and it doesn't sound like a good fit.

As to the second question, I haven't personally had any issues with cholesterol but I've known several people who have successfully lowered their cholesterol without medication, just by monitoring their diet/exercise.

Nexa

No prescription medicines. The only ones I've ever taken have been antibiotics and the rare Vicodin following dental work.

Last time I was at the doctor, they told me my cholesterol was a little higher than it should be but I haven't done much about it. Flea makes me eat Cheerios and I usually make a bowl of cereal my midnight snack since I don't eat breakfast in the morning. I have no idea how much good it does since I haven't really altered my diet otherwise. I'm generally of the opinion (based on personal experience) that doctors are worthless except for trauma care anyway so it'll be a while before my cholesterol is tested again and I find out.

Well there's your problem. The phrase is "nip it in the bud", as in, don't allow it to flower.

No meds here, and I agree with Nexa that your former doctor sounds like a better fit. It's good that you've established a relationship with someone closer in case of emergencies, but for routine stuff I'd go back to the other one.

The "are your prescriptions all up to date?" question is pretty routine, though, for most doctors. She's probably just in the habit of saying it as patients leave.

Leo is on a couple cholesterol reducing regimen. I'll ask him about it when he gets up, but from what I remember he went through a bunch of scrips like lipitor, but he always had to stop using them because they screwed with his other meds, made him feel like crap, or didn't work. I think the only things that have consistently worked for him are fish oil capsules (I think he takes those for cholesterol, it's hard to keep track of what he takes for what) and a bowl of oatmeal every morning.

I once lowered my cholesterol by diet and intense exercise over a 3-month period. The doctor was a little concerned before I started but wanted me to try it without drugs first. When I came back 3 months later, it was well below the level they like to see at my age. The doctor said keep doing what I'm doing ... low-carb diet (lots of veggies but lots of animal fat, too) and intense exercise 5-6 days a week. I also lost 25 pounds in those 3 months.

I also supplement with vitamins, omega-3's and garlic capsules.

The doctors and dieticians will tell you a low carb diet will drive your cholesterol through the roof ... ********* It may or may not drive YOUR cholesterol one way or the other. There's no reliable science to predict otherwise with respect to a particular person because each person's body chemistry, is different.

We know fat cells use stored fat to produce cholesterol. For an overweight person, I believe the best way to reduce cholesterol is to reduce body fat, regardless of diet.

If you haven't enough body fat to cut ... to hell with you :-)

Ridiculous

Just curious - does pot have any cholesterol reducing side effects?

Umm, as of yesterday I was 5'3" and 115lbs. Don't be all skinny and complacent!

Yeah, there is good and bad and a target ratio between the two - I guess.

I want mine to read "He died as he lived: fighting swarms of zombie aliens."

I think gbaji's should be "And one more thing..."

Or "Look."

Heh.