At the end of October last year I got my cholesterol checked. It wasn't too bad:
Total cholesterol - 186 (goal of less than 200)
HDL (good) cholesterol - 50 (goal of greater than 40)
Triglycerides - 70 (goal of less than 150)
LDL (bad) cholesterol - 122 (goal of less than 130 or 100 with a history of coronary disease)
Based upon my very poor family history with regard to coronary disease, my cardiologist recommended that I try taking Red Yeast Rice a couple times per day and come back in 8 weeks to get tested again.
This time out my numbers were "ideal":
Total cholesterol - 127
HDL (good) cholesterol - 62
Triglycerides - 35
LDL (bad) cholesterol - 58
I'm hopeful that these sorts of numbers will get my mom off my back with regard to my heart. Or at least I can dream!
No comments:
Post a Comment