10k steps 3x/week didn't lower my cholesterol

[Muse]

deadken said:

Even during that heavy training schedule, with a clean diet, her cardiologist said she should be on a statin.

My doc wanted to put me on a statin and I said, wait, let me try to solve the problem dietarily. He said OK, we'll retest you in 3 months to see where you are. I cut out some stuff... i.e. no butter, little if any cheese, probably reduced fatty meats. I have tested OK ever since, never taken a statin.

 

[A///]

I never changed my diet but incorporated more plant material that were rich in sterols. I'll have porridge a few times a week, sometimes a snack at work of cut up vegetables, light greens sandwich, diet soda in the small cans. I've been doing this for about 9 years and my cholesterol levels have improved a lot.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I'll have porridge a few times a week, sometimes a snack at work of cut up vegetables, light greens sandwich, diet soda in the small cans.

The sweeteners in diet soda may upset the delicate balance of intestinal bacteria.

 

[A///]

The sweeteners in diet soda may upset the delicate balance of intestinal bacteria.

these use natural sweeteners. i don't think it matters the way i go through alcohol.