Re: Health of Egg Consumption
I have a personal interest in the issue, as well. My total cholesterol is north of 300. More than 200 of that is LDL. My doctor does talk to me about statins, but after Mrs. ShottleBop's disastrous trial of three different statins in three months (severe muscle pain, and she's never regained the strength she lost), I have no interest in taking them. Moreover, my most recent HDL measurement was 68 (more than 60 is considered very protective; it's been as high as 95), and my most recent triglycerides measurement was 63 (generally, if your trigs are under 70, there is a very high likelihood that your LDL is the light, fluffy kind that is not of concern). A trigs/HDL ratio of less than 2 is also considered a good sign. Mine is less than 1.
And, we should note, cholesterol numbers are nowhere near as static as the medical establishment would have us believe. When I was initially diagnosed as "pre-diabetic", two tests only a week apart differed by more than 10 percent. Stress, body position, and other weird factors can affect the test.
Check out Dr. William Davis's "The Heart Scan Blog", too.
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