LDL Cholesterol is causative or cardiovascular disease. Lowering your exposure to high LDL as soon as possible should be your #1 priority. Don’t believe all the BS you read on the internet from some web “guru”. You can lower your cholesterol yourself by:
- Reducing Saturated Fat Intake ( Butter, fatty meats, Coconut Oil, etc)
- Increasing Fiber - Have a cup of Black beans as one of your carbs during the day, eat a bowl of oatmeal, apples are high in pectin
- Replace Saturated Fats with Unsaturated fats will increase HDL and lower LDL.
- Eat a single Brazil nut every day,
If you can’t get your level to normal range with lifestyle interventions then it is time to look at a Statin. Statins CAN have side effects, but you never know until you try one, I believe around 10% of people have issues. Recent studies have actually shown that the benefits of lowering LDL cholesterol don’t have a floor - the lower the better for prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Put your #'s in this calculator to get your risk for having a heart attack
Everyday that goes by with your LDL @ 167 your are damaging your arteries.
Listen to your doctor - give statins a try in indicated, they are life saving drugs and may just save your life if well tolerated.
If you feel the need to hear an expert then listen to guys like Spencer Nadolsky, Ron Krause, Tom Dayspring(excellent). But don’t listen to any of the diet camp crazies, not saying they are all wrong, just they all have a slant that reinforces their narrative and you don’t want that.
My $0.02.
FYI - I am a 51 year old male
Cheers