tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723919029681539661.post7597618635666776545..comments2024-01-30T14:26:38.905+00:00Comments on As I was saying to my friend the other day.....: Dr RobertMarginaliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175372147298306908noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723919029681539661.post-28384826757510463652010-07-26T16:10:58.272+01:002010-07-26T16:10:58.272+01:00Dear OC: my doc's a sweetie, but he worries a ...Dear OC: my doc's a sweetie, but he worries a lot - about the huge salary he earns!!!<br /><br />Dear TS: my blood pressure's perfect. I put it down to my Greek heritage and plenty of olive oil, green and fermented grape juice served in a large glass.<br /><br />Dear TDG: Not sure about the intense exercise. I have an allotment on which I expend my energy (and money).<br /><br />Good egg! Eggs are now a super food.Marginaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175372147298306908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723919029681539661.post-78807615230571051952010-07-26T11:01:04.662+01:002010-07-26T11:01:04.662+01:00I heard that the benefits of statins aren't a ...I heard that the benefits of statins aren't a certainty. Some think they are harmful. <br /><br />There are lifestyle changes that would work better and have side-benefits. If you're up and about for at least an hour per day and do some form of intense exercise once per week you should be fine. <br /><br />'Normal' cholesterol levels vary from person to person. <br /><br />Also, despite what you may have been told, eating cholesterol (e.g. eggs) doesn't directly lead to higher blood cholesterol; the stuff is disassembled by the digestive system and reassembled as blood cholesterol <i>only if your body thinks </i>(rightly or wrongly)<i> that you need it</i>. So it's when the system that regulates the blood-level goes haywire that you're in trouble. <br /><br />If your levels are dangerously high maybe I'd take the leap of faith and obey the doctor. But if it's just a precautionary measure and your levels are just a wee bit above normal, if I were you I would avoid medication and make sure my lifestyle's right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723919029681539661.post-78020467397839392822010-07-26T10:46:48.910+01:002010-07-26T10:46:48.910+01:00I have this plan to stay healthily ouot of their s...I have this plan to stay healthily ouot of their slippery grasp for as long as I can get away with it! I once made the mistake of having to have my BP (blood pressure) taken when I was 'suffering' a handover. It was really high apparently and they locked me in for about 3 months worth of tests, which all came back normal...and I decided to not go back just yet!The Sagittarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513045101496737031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6723919029681539661.post-63153382049187743552010-07-25T18:10:33.766+01:002010-07-25T18:10:33.766+01:00Sounds like a bureaucratic nightmare...Sounds like a bureaucratic nightmare...Old Cheeserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871751335676050949noreply@blogger.com