Watch Before You Take a Statin for High Total or LDL Cholesterol

Watch if you’re taking a statin for high cholesterol. 👋

One study showed the persons with the worst cardiovascular outcomes had 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐋𝐃𝐋-𝐂 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐃𝐋-𝐏!

This is why we cringe when we hear someone was prescribed a statin to lower their cholesterol based solely on total cholesterol or LDL-C. 😖

They simply aren’t good markers for cardiovascular risk and one should dig deeper before accepting a statin due to

its side effects of muscle fatigue, weakness, pain,and elevated insulin resistance.

A standard blood test only measures LDL-C. For more accurate results, you can get a LipoProfile® test.

This test measures the total number of particles and the size of each lipoprotein particle.

Total cholesterol and LDL-C simply doesn’t give us enough information on the health of your LDL or risk for atherosclerosis.

Watch the full video: What Does Low Carb Do to LDL Cholesterol? (LDL-C Versus LDL-P Explained!) at    • What Does Low Carb Do to LDL Choleste...  

In it you’ll learn:
• What is cholesterol?
• Difference between LDL-P (particles) and LDL-C (cholesterol).
• LDL Pattern A versus LDL Pattern B.
• Why LDL-P is more important than LDL-C when determining cardiovascular risk.
• Does high LDL cholesterol cause heart disease?
• Why you shouldn’t accept a statin based solely on high total or LDL cholesterol.
• Common side effects of statins on muscles and insulin resistance.
• Why you don’t need to fear eating saturated fat.
• How to look at the research on low-fat diets.
• Why total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol go up on a low-carb diet.

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