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This is really worrying. It's spreading.  At this rate we could see this up and down the country.

I just don't feel that i have any right to laugh at stupid folk. I'm really far too stupid myself and it'd be cheeky.

Good call I mean.

Then don't feel guilty at all Something Fishy and rejoice!

Good cool!!

Life's too short. if you can afford it and aren't hurting anybody then why not!!

The only way to resist temptation is to give in immediately. Guitars. I buy Fenders even though I'm the worlds worst guitarist and even have the top of a left pinkie finger missing making all those nice jazz chords mostly impossible.

Maybe I'm punishing myself -ah, but isn't that the job of Madam X in her dungeon of correction?

That'll be me.  Really bad at it.

I must admit i felt bad spending so much on my guitar this year but it is bloody lovely and the sound makes it worth it.

Good luck there anyway, Fishy. At least it's something you know about and can take steps to stay on top of.

Yes indeed. Thanks Sharkie.

On this one i think i just have to take a risk.  The amount i can mitigate it myself is very small and the risk from it is higher than the risk of side effects.

Of course, in the end the decision is yours - but here's an idea: You don't seem to be in imminent danger of keeling over just yet, so why not give the dietary options suggested in that pdf a six month trial before going straight into potentially debilitating drugs?

That's true.  I had a good read.  Must say most of those changes were changes i made years ago and iw as very strict leading up to the test and did a fasting test.

I could wait a few more weeks but i suspect i'm going to need them.  of course the cholesterol might just be masking something worse but i'm not going to know what and it's then potentially causing harm itself.

Interesting.  Cheers.

My only question would be how i do that without them when there's little i can change?

must admit the risk of depression from them worries me as i get it anyway, though that doesn't mean it has the same cause and will be provoked by them.

I just read another thing that argued both sides and reasoned that if high cholesterol alone is your only risk factor and your life expectancy is more than 10-20 years then you maybe shouldn't take them.

My problem there is it isn't my only factor, My Dad died of heart disease at 65 and Mum has it too, so i also have familial risk. My risk of a cardiac event right now is 1 in 20 already dropping to 1 in 5 in 10 years (and worse if the chol keeps rising) which seems high to me.

I don't really wan to take them but i suspect i'm one of those who might gain more than he risks.

The opinion of those nurses would be very interest to hear.

could this be a case of big pharma creating something we really shouldn't be using?

anyone know anything about this?

http://www.primalbody-primalmind.com/?p=12

are statins really bad for you?  wondering whether to take mine now.

I've been looking into this a bit and it does seem that statins may not be all they're cracked up to be and that high cholesterol may not be as dangerous as we're all led to believe. If it were me I'd say no to these things and just eat better instead. But that's just me, I don't trust the drugs companies to put efficacy and safety before profits.

That said, I need to do more reading on the subject. I also know a couple of nurses, so I'll ask them an' all.

Thank you.  In my case a big part of it seems to just be that i have a natural tendency to it. I'm not far off double the "safe level" yet i don't smoke, I drink moderately (12 units or so per week), exercise 5 or 6 times per week and am within my ideal BMI.  We also have a decent diet with just a few biscuits being my main weakness.  I switched to a low chol diet after the last high reading and yet 4 years later it's gone up 2 higher regardless. 

I think it's basically avoid them and risk a very high chance of stroke or heart disease or tale them and risk side effects.

Cholesterol is a funny thing, high fibre diet is the best for it apperantly, so long as you are connected to  a public sewer and not a septic tank!
My brother in law and Dad in law both have stints in. My bro in Law was only 40 when he got his, very fit, UEFA coach, mad into soccor, reasonably healthy lifestyle, but he smoked. Doc says the  smoking is no help, but its in his genes.
The flipside, my Dad is 73, he eats about a pound of butter(no joke) a week, fatty hairy boiled bacon, 3 spoons of sugar in his tea, and works the farm like a 20 year old, he gave up drink and cigs 40 years, his cholesterol is 3.7( the irish classification is the same as the UKs afaik).

What sort of saw were you using Ush, if it was a bushman and sharp, the blade shouldnt have slipped, unless there was some small ivy or briars in the way.  A bushman blade can be bought cheaply, and makes life a lot easier.

David

Yep. Doc tells me diet would have only a little influence on mine.  I'm pretty careful anyway. I don't smoke or drink much and i'm reasonably fit.  I just have a tendency to it  My Dads death was directly caused by blockage at 65 so i definitely want to be careful.

anyone know anything about this?

http://www.primalbody-primalmind.com/?p=12

are statins really bad for you?  wondering whether to take mine now.

Had the docs appt. Cholesterol far too high.

Weight very healthy, well within the "ideal" bmi, fitness v good and no smoking, low drinking and diet generally fine.

So basically several risk factors low but because my Dad died of heart probs and mum has heart disease i'm still a high risk so statins it is.

Better to sort it now and 40 than to have heart attack at 50 i reckon (might anyway but have to try).

Yesterday was my blight.
Crushed millions of them I swear. My lawn was crawling.
The bastards have wrecked the pointing on my slabs so I used some Chem warfare on their asses.
Chalk one up for the Humans.




V

i spent years destroying the colonies in my garden (apparently it takes 10 years to establish them).

My gardens were once covered. no more.

I also put lots of bird feeding stuff out and get gardens full of birds which helps a lot.

and still they cooooooome!! 

Yesterday was my blight.
Crushed millions of them I swear. My lawn was crawling.
The bastards have wrecked the pointing on my slabs so I used some Chem warfare on their asses.
Chalk one up for the Humans.




V

i spent years destroying the colonies in my garden (apparently it takes 10 years to establish them).

My gardens were once covered. no more.

and still they cooooooome!!