Recently my blood test showed that l have high cholestrol level..i.,e 252 mg. Is it necessary that l should take tablets daily to reduce the level?Is it not sufficient, if l just stop taking fatty, oily foods to reduce my level? l know, for BP patients, taking a BP tablet daily is a MUST for life. But, is it applicable to persons like me with high cholestrol level, also to take one or two tables, daily for life?Kindly answer.l am aged 76 years, and l dont have any kind of illnesses, and l am hale and healthy, without taking any medicine daily.....

You may have to. l take it every day, and probably will have to continue. If you could lower the cholesterol by diet sufficiently, you might be able to quit taking it, but 252 is pretty high. Now they want one of the levels, to be less than 70. (not the overall one)
Edit: l am talking about the ''bad'' cholesterol, not the total.

the medication will not harm you but could enhance your life expectancy you normally takes this tablet for the rest of your life but ask your doctor

Have u been taking the statins for high cholesterol for long

Your doctor should be checking ur cholesterol levels regularly & if they always remain high, then yes, u would,like my husband, u may have to take them for life

If on the other hand lowering ur fat intake reduces ur cholesterol then Your doctor may advise reducing or not needing the tablets

It is really a question of regular check-ups to monitor ur cholesterol levels

Some people inherit high cholesterol , & even although they have a low fat diet, etc,they still have high levels

I'd book another cholesterol blood test to see what ur levels r with the medication first ,and then take ur doctors advice

Good Luck

The dangerous thing about having high cholestrol is that there are seldom any symtoms,and people feel fit and well with it.
l take tablets for B.P.and cholestrol and,if necessary,will take them for the rest of my life.
Changing diet may help and regular check ups and tests are essential.
Oat bran is supposed to be good.
Wish you well.

There are some herbal remedies you can take which are excellent. We have had fantastic results.
It is cynara and hawthorn garlic capsules.

They are definitely worth a try

l am unclear. Are u currently taking medication for ur cholesterol or is it for ur blood pressure?

If this is the first time that ur cholesterol has been checked & is high, it is reasonable to try diet & exercise for 2-3 months & have it rechecked. Depending on the cause of the elevated cholesterol level determines if u would have to take it for life. If u r overweight & have a poor diet, that can be modified over time & medication may not be necessary.

As for the recommended levels, it is below 150 for the total cholesterol, not 70.

Do not take the medication! (Have a healthy diet instead)

LOW CHOLESTEROL INCREASES CANCER AND DEATH RISK

By Byron J. Richards, CCN
August 28, 2008
NewsWithViews.com

In a major shot fired across the bow of the statin marketing machine, the levels of LDL cholesterol that r the artificial targets of “health” promoted by the American Heart Association (AHA) r now found to be associated with a significant increased risk of cancer & death.
The AHA recommends an LDL level of 100 for prevention & 70 for high risk patients. In the new study an LDL level of 107 was associated with a 33% increased risk of cancer & death, an LDL level of 87 was associated with a 50% increased risk. As the LDL goes lower the risk keeps getting worse. These arbitrary AHA levels for LDL cholesterol were established by “experts” with direct financial ties to the statin industry, who knew full well that reaching their artificially low target levels for LDL would require double & triple doses of statin drugs, thus dramatically increasing sales (which has indeed happened).
The Vytorin fraud has pointed out quite clearly that lowering LDL cholesterol to very low levels does not reduce cardiovascular disease. Another Vytorin study also shows doing so increases cancer risk by 64%. The new study paints the clear picture that lowering LDL too low actually increases the rate of death from any cause. This new study also points out the statistical shenanigans that the statin industry uses to hide the actual risks of these drugs in the studies that have been published.
The data was so alarming that the researchers called for a statistical reanalysis of the data from all existing cholesterol studies, using better statistical models that actually reflect true risk. The results of this new research led the authors to conclude “A low LDL cholesterol level is not necessarily associated with optimal clinical outcomes but is a predictor of cancer & death.”
We have known for many years that individuals who maintain an LDL cholesterol level of 130 as they enter their 40s & 50s have much less heart disease as they grow older. This is because they r healthy & have maintained fitness in their cholesterol function & metabolism. There is no credible data to show that lowering LDL numbers with statins actually produces a similar level of health, especially to artificially low numbers. There is a huge difference between having good cholesterol numbers because u r healthy & drugging ur body’s synthesis of cholesterol with statins.
In the current study the ideal LDL cholesterol level was 126. The researchers were able to identify a bell shaped curve, in terms of a departure in either direction from this ideal number. LDL over 146 or less than 107 was associated with 33% increased risk of cancer. LDL over 164 of less than 87 was associated with a 50% increased risk. The risk keeps getting worse the higher or lower the number progresses away from the ideal of 126. LDL in the range of 108 – 145 had no statistically significant cancer risk, although being in the center of this range is clearly best.
There have been a number of studies in the past that link low cholesterol & cancer risk. However, these studies could not prove that the cancer was not already there prior to the start of the study – which has been the main argument used (besides statistical manipulation) by the statin industry to deny the association. In the new study this issue was taken into account by eliminating participants with less than 2.5 years follow up after the start of the study, thus demonstrating that the results were not due to pre-existing cancer.
Needless to say, this study was not part of the marketing machine propaganda that is rampant in universities & “scientific” journals that have been used to promote the statin scam around the world, while actively blackmailing & blacklisting any authors, institutions, or journals that dare to step on Big Pharma’s statin toes. This study was published on August 26, 2008 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It was carried out in Hong Kong with Chinese patients who had type I l diabetes – the exact patient who is forced onto aggressive cholesterol lowering with statin drugs in America.

It is quite clear that scientific knowledge & advanced statistical analysis r no longer under the control of Big Pharma & its legions of scientists, universities, & medical journals that r on the take, misrepresenting data, & actively suppressing negative findings. The truth is coming out because Big Pharma is targeting the citizens of the world as a new market for statin sales. And they r also targeting our children, wanting infants seven months of age to have LDL levels of 50 & keep them at that level their whole life (with drugs, since such levels r totally abnormal).