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4 servings: \- 200g rolled oats (blend into flour) \- 20g psyllium husk \- 20g flaxseed meal \- 8g baking powder \- 1g salt \- 200g skyr \- 25mL soy milk \- 15g olive oil Mix everything, let it...

I am a 31-year-old male, and a carotid ultrasound (Doppler) reportedly identified an atherosclerotic plaque in my right common carotid artery (RCCA / ACC dex). The reported measurement is 0.28 cm...

&x200B; I'm 36M, and I wanted to share my experience after making some significant changes to my diet and starting medication. What made me take cholesterol seriously For most of my adult life, I...

I get it. Some are worried about side effects. But here's the thing: the side effects go away after you stop the statin. Take a statin. Experience a side effect. Stop taking the statin. The side...

I’m happy to say that my hard work and dietary changes have paid off! I focused on keeping my saturated fat intake under 12g daily and made a few consistent changes to my routine. Every morning, I...

AN FYI and follow up to prior conversations here. Hub's LDL is the 170's everything else is great, but. His diet is not bad, probably could cut out cheese and mayo and up the exercise, but his...

After my LDL dropped from 175 to 40 mg/dL on rosuvastatin 20 mg, my doctor decided to take me off the medication to see how my body would respond without it. There wasn't any known family history...

Hello! Wondering of anyone has a similar situation to mine. I am 39. I work our 4-5 days a week and eat healthfully. My only elevelated lab was LDL at 133. No family history of hyperlipidemia at a...

Need ideas… everything is full of saturated fat, carbs and sugar.

This was surprising... what to think? "The Horizon trial included 8,322 people with high Lp(a) levels and who’d already had a heart attack, stroke or other heart problem within 10 years of...