Wednesday, February 12

Post 1083, Day 43 of 2014
- 1,141 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

I had a long discussion today. It was a civil discussion, too, even though the points of view were the kind that people sometimes get emotional about.

The subject was statin drugs. My cholesterol profile has been awful, in different ways, for more than twenty-five years. The blood test I took after my birthday weekend in NYC had elevated LDLs and very high triglycerides.

When my doctor suggested I re-start taking a statin drug, we had a nice discussion. Pros and cons, philosophy, etc. 

There is a lot of material on the web about the "cholesterol hoax" and even more on the dangers of statin drugs.

Half the people who die of heart attacks have no cholesterol problem. Statin drugs have a long list of undesirable side-effects. My diabetes, although well-controlled by diet, adds to my risk of heart disease, already pronounced due to a really bad set of genetics in that area.

The conversation came to an end with him saying, if I, my son, or my father presented your blood panel, I would prescribe statins and make sure they were compliant. My personal observation has been that statin drugs have reduced heart events among my own patients. I have no axe to grind, and I'm not in bed with the pharmaceutical industries - I prescribe generics.

So, I'm on a low-dose statin. Back on statins. We'll see how that turns out.

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 Food and Diet Section

January to June, 2014 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         203.4 lbs

Previous Weight:        202.2 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      + 1.2 lbs

Diet Comment

Late night snacking does this.

Food Log 

Breakfast

Ezekiel 4:9 Golden Flax sprouted grain cereal, blueberries, almond-coconut milk and stevia-inulin blend. 

Lunch

At Ling-Ling's Chinese Buffet and Grill:

Brussels sprouts, kimchee, and, from the "Mongolian Grill", my go-to dish: pork and chicken with cabbage, onions, mushrooms, green peppers and broccoli. This is the same meal, and the same picture, as always.

Dinner

Turkey-bacon burger with cole slaw on Ezekiel 4:9 Flax bread and a baby kale, baby spinach, chard and cole slaw mix salad with balsamic vinaigrette.

Snack
A slice of pepperoni pizza at the open mic. Horrible.

Liquid Intake

   Coffee:  28 oz.   Water: 92 oz.

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