First off, drop the statin like a bad habit! I could write a book on how badly ur putting ur health at risk being on it and having those cholesterol numbers, but I’ll spare u the lecture. If ur really interested in learning about the importance of cholesterol, checkout dr Paul Saladino. He’s on YouTube and has a podcast. He understands how cholesterol actually interacts in the body better than anyone I’ve ever listened to. The guys a computer in human form. HDL and LDL go up together btw. So to get HDL up, ur LDL is going to have to go up as well, which is a very good thing, not bad, as long as ur not very insulin resistant that is. If ur insulin resistant, there’s a higher chance of LDL oxidizing, which is definitely not good, and is why people fear LDL. But as long as ur insulin sensitive, LDL is extremely important and healthy and shouldn’t oxidize and therefore will only have benefits. LDL is impotent for more things than people even realize. Most people don’t know that LDL is very important for immune function, for example. So get off that statin like yesterday. No need to taper off of it or anything. Just flush it down the toilet. U also need to up ur healthy fats, imo. Eat egg yolks, use grassfed butter or ghee to cook with and eat moderate to high fat content red meat. If ur doing low carb, u need to increase ur fat content. U can’t do low carb, low fat, and high protein. If ur doing low carb and high protein, u either need a moderate or high amount of healthy fats per day.
Surprised u have sleep apnea, ur HCT is on the low side. If I were u, I would actually want my HCT quite a bit higher. So maybe ur sleep apnea has improved pretty drastically if ur HCT is only 44.
Lowering BP naturally is pretty easy. One of the main things that I think helps keep mine so low is I drink 2 mineral waters in glass bottles each day. Basically 2 San pellegrino’s, just my local grocery store’s brand. When I open one, I put 1/2 tsp of magnesium chloride, which is around 150mg of magnesium I think, and 1/4 tsp of Celtic salt. In the mornings I also put decent amount of salt in my mouth, let it dissolve, and wash it down with basically a whole bottle of mineral water, along with 1/2 tsp of magnesium in the water before I chug it down. There’s quite a few ways to improve BP, but I believe this magnesium and salt and mineral water combo is contributing quite a bit to keeping my BP great. I also salt the sh*t out of my food with the Celtic salt. Here’s a video that changed my life and explains the importance of salt and fluid balance in the cells. I’ll also post a pic of my BP from a few hours ago. I check it every day.
