Don’t Worry About “Bad” Cholesterol, Says Dr. Paul Saladino

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• TH

  @TheMinimalists · 3 years ago · pinned

  Do you worry about high cholesterol?

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• EJ

  @ejack4961 · 2 years ago

  My mother had high cholesterol her whole life as did her mother. They both died at 96 with no other health conditions….neither took any prescription drugs .

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• UN

  @unikornkontroller · 3 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;ve had high &quot;bad&quot; cholesterol for years. My doctor wanted to put me on a statin. I had heard that getting a coronary calcium scan could determine if I had any plaque buildup in my arteries. It was maybe $100 to do but my score came back at zero. There was no reason I needed to be on a statin. That was 6 years ago and last year I had the scan done again. Score was zero.<br><br>The scary thing was my doc knew about these scans and didn&apos;t even offer it up as a solution. She just wanted to put me on a statin.

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• CA

  @carolnelson4036 · 1 year ago

  My mother also had high cholesterol. She only lived to 103.

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• PE

  @Peaches-o5y · 1 year ago (edited)

  My very slim, sprightly 88 year old mum &nbsp;stopped taking her Statins three months ago since I have shown her these videos. All of the pains in her legs have since gone.

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• MS

  @msclecarcrzy · 2 years ago

  My grandma was told in the 90&apos;s she had high cholesterol and needed to put on a statin. She said no and she&apos;s still here. She&apos;s now 91 soon to be 92

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• DE

  @debrakilgore4021 · 2 years ago (edited)

  My cholesterol numbers have been high for the &nbsp;past 30 yrs. I’m currently 67 😮yrs. IN 2023 I &nbsp;had a stress test, echo, ultrasound, and a cardiac calcium score (CT) of my heart done. No calcium buildup in my arteries. My calcium score was 0. Yet my doctor wants me on statins. &nbsp;If what I’ve been doing for the last 30 yrs has not caused any plaque buildup and I get another 30 yrs I’ll take my chances! 🤷🏽‍♀️

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• KA

  @karylmorgan7320 · 2 years ago

  I don&apos;t worry about it. &nbsp;Mine has been 235 to 240 for 40 years since I was 37 and back then 235 was considered normal. &nbsp;Pharma kept lowering the numbers every 10 years. I think pharma just keeps lowering the safe numbers to put more people on stations. &nbsp;Scare tactics were used by a cardiologist on me so I dumped him.

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• JA

  @JA-zh5xi · 2 years ago

  My grandmother had overall cholesterol over 600 and the doctor freaked out and tried to put her on meds. She was already 80 at the time and was like no way. She lived to 90.

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• BR

  @brianwong · 2 years ago

  I remember in the late 70s and early 80s, my relatives who were doctors boasted about being invited on &quot;conferences&quot; on luxury cruises by pharma reps, who told them how much money they would earn prescribing statins where patients would have to buy them for life.

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• GL

  @glenyst5216 · 2 years ago

  My husband has a total cholesterol over 350 most of his life. All other bloodwork, BP, weight fine. Now 70, is still in perfect health, no meds. On traditional 60s diet. Meat, fish, eggs, lots of dairy, some veges and an apple a day, plus cod liver oil. Last time sick was 1980 with a mild cold. Not genetic. His siblings, children and grandchildren get all the normal seasonal ills.

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• HE

  @HealthExplained-wh2tb · 2 years ago

  As a GP in Australia, Some guy sued me because he had a heart attack. His argument was that one number on the lipids panel was out of range ten years prior, so it was all my fault. My medicolegal team grilled me as though I should have put him on a statin. This illustrates the defensiveness that permeates Australian healthcare. No doubt it is similar in the USA. Luckily, specialist medical opinion supported me.

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