Cholesterol

About a year or two ago I had my cholesterol tested for free during health week at Shitoria East Hospital and they told me that my cholesterol is minus zero. Then right before my cycle which started 5 weeks ago I did the battery test and we found that my cholesterol was a bit high at 5.7. Now with my op I did another cholesterol test (blood tests this time) and the tests came back at 7.4 total, which consists of 0.7HDL and 6.7LDL! I am starting to go into a mild panic! What the hell is going on?! Please help! I should add that high cholesterol is everywhere in the family.

To be accurate your cholesterol needs to be tested after a fasted period of 8-12 hours, preferably first thing in the morning. That could be a factor? High doses of testosterone and most steroids will lower your HDL which could also be the culprit. My wife's family has high cholesterol which is genetic and even with a health freak diet my wife's is still over 5 without meds. Natural meds can bring it down quite a bit though though . That is an option. Up your omega3/fish oil intake and get a supplement like Chol-less-sterol which has lots of good stuff for sorting out your lipds.

Start taking niacin aka vitamin b3, get the no blush one from solal, throw some lecathin into your diet as well as the omega 3's, that should help even out your lipid profile, are u taking arimadex at all as that will kill your hdl.

@Muscleaddict: My cholesterol was tested the morning of my operation so it was fasted. You are right when you say that cholesterol is very genetic. I have the same frustration as your wife cause I really do live a healthy lifestyle. Everything started kakking when I stopped smoking and now that I stopped drinking it is even worse! Lesson?

@DJ: I am going to start injection vitamin B-Co will that be fine? I am not on Arimidex but what happens if I start to feel gyno symptoms and I need to use it? I don't wanna die from a heart attack at 23 I still have too many people to do!

Rychol, Fish Oils 10g a day, Niacin.

is there a place that supplies fish oil in a liquid form and not capsules?

Dischem sells some brand that had it in bottles. I don't remember the name but I bought some once. They usually stock it in a fridge near the supplement section.

Stanabolic wrote: Dischem sells some brand that had it in bottles. I don't remember the name but I bought some once. They usually stock it in a fridge near the supplement section.

That is made from seeds, you need Fish Oil, ON has the best ones as it does not come back up because capsules are enteric coated R260 at Chrome and Springbok

Seriously guys, try out Chol-less-sterol if your lipids are messed up. Its only R150 and has niacin, lecithin, red yeast rice, guggul extract and other stuff. Tried n tested.

Ingredients

Inositol hexanicotinate 500 mg (niacin)
Calcium pantothenate 100 mg
Vitamin E 200 IU
Vitamin B6 10 mg
Folic acid 100 mcg
Vitamin B12 100 mcg
Chromium polynicotinate 100 mcg
Garlic extract 100 mg
Guggul extract 100 mg
Phosphatidyl choline 250 mg (lecithin)
Apple pectin 50 mg
Policosanol 20 mg
Beta-Sitosterol 100 mg
Red yeast rice 100 mg

Muscleaddict wrote: Seriously guys, try out Chol-less-sterol if your lipids are messed up. Its only R150 and has niacin, lecithin, red yeast rice, guggul extract and other stuff. Tried n tested.

Ingredients

Inositol hexanicotinate 500 mg (niacin)
Calcium pantothenate 100 mg
Vitamin E 200 IU
Vitamin B6 10 mg
Folic acid 100 mcg
Vitamin B12 100 mcg
Chromium polynicotinate 100 mcg
Garlic extract 100 mg
Guggul extract 100 mg
Phosphatidyl choline 250 mg (lecithin)
Apple pectin 50 mg
Policosanol 20 mg
Beta-Sitosterol 100 mg
Red yeast rice 100 mg

Where can i find this? Dischem?

Muscleaddict wrote: Seriously guys, try out Chol-less-sterol if your lipids are messed up. Its only R150 and has niacin, lecithin, red yeast rice, guggul extract and other stuff. Tried n tested.

Ingredients

Inositol hexanicotinate 500 mg (niacin)
Calcium pantothenate 100 mg
Vitamin E 200 IU
Vitamin B6 10 mg
Folic acid 100 mcg
Vitamin B12 100 mcg
Chromium polynicotinate 100 mcg
Garlic extract 100 mg
Guggul extract 100 mg
Phosphatidyl choline 250 mg (lecithin)
Apple pectin 50 mg
Policosanol 20 mg
Beta-Sitosterol 100 mg
Red yeast rice 100 mg

+1 for the effort thanks MA

Megusta wrote:
Where can i find this? Dischem?

Yea or Pick n Pay pharmacy even has it.

Muscleaddict wrote: Seriously guys, try out Chol-less-sterol if your lipids are messed up. Its only R150 and has niacin, lecithin, red yeast rice, guggul extract and other stuff. Tried n tested.

Ingredients

Inositol hexanicotinate 500 mg (niacin)
Calcium pantothenate 100 mg
Vitamin E 200 IU
Vitamin B6 10 mg
Folic acid 100 mcg
Vitamin B12 100 mcg
Chromium polynicotinate 100 mcg
Garlic extract 100 mg
Guggul extract 100 mg
Phosphatidyl choline 250 mg (lecithin)
Apple pectin 50 mg
Policosanol 20 mg
Beta-Sitosterol 100 mg
Red yeast rice 100 mg

+1 Bud Policosanol specifically works great as well.

Ma who makes this product can't seem to find it

Koe007 wrote: Ma who makes this product can't seem to find it

Chol-less-sterol is made by Holistix: www.holistix.co.za

If Dischem or Pick n Pay pharmacy is out of stock they will order it for you.