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HUGE DROP IN LIPID MARKERS - why?
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<blockquote data-quote="mcs" data-source="post: 213484" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>Statins actually <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31111151/" target="_blank">worsen Lp(a)</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC2929871/" target="_blank">do nothing to reduce particle number, </a>it's<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC4599025/" target="_blank"> debatale whether they reduce plaque</a> and have a ton of deleterious side effects. The only benefit is reduction in inflammation and some anti-coagulant effects. Lowering LDL-C is not the issue. If I have to resort to pharma, there are much better drugs out now (i.e. PCSK9i, Nexleletol), but you're right; docs will dole them out like candy. But those docs aren't gurus. They are sick care docs practicing obsolete science.</p><p></p><p>1.5g extended-release niacin/day right now. I take taurine/curcumin as well, but I haven't seen any effect on lipids, though I see there is <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8915402/" target="_blank">some science</a> on it.</p><p></p><p>Genetic variants are what's left as the only factors that I can think of causing reistance to dietary/supplement/exercise intervention. That's where non-statin meds would have to play a part potentially. I still don't know how I affected that much of a drop in TC and trigs in just 30 days or so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcs, post: 213484, member: 12"] Statins actually [URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31111151/']worsen Lp(a)[/URL], [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC2929871/']do nothing to reduce particle number, [/URL]it's[URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC4599025/'] debatale whether they reduce plaque[/URL] and have a ton of deleterious side effects. The only benefit is reduction in inflammation and some anti-coagulant effects. Lowering LDL-C is not the issue. If I have to resort to pharma, there are much better drugs out now (i.e. PCSK9i, Nexleletol), but you're right; docs will dole them out like candy. But those docs aren't gurus. They are sick care docs practicing obsolete science. 1.5g extended-release niacin/day right now. I take taurine/curcumin as well, but I haven't seen any effect on lipids, though I see there is [URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8915402/']some science[/URL] on it. Genetic variants are what's left as the only factors that I can think of causing reistance to dietary/supplement/exercise intervention. That's where non-statin meds would have to play a part potentially. I still don't know how I affected that much of a drop in TC and trigs in just 30 days or so. [/QUOTE]
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