JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for November 20, 2017

“I’ll give them up one way or the other.”

Fried foods and saturated fats are one thing, but I will never give up dairy!

How does one give up cheese and yogurt? I don’t eat red meat or fried food and watch the sugar content of everything. That’s the best I can do.

Or start taking statin drugs. Turkey, dressing, gravy or chicken fried steak? Just pop the magic little pill.

People who say that just keep putting it off.

But doesn’t milk help cholesterol or does he mean just butter and cheese?

This is why I try to avoid Dr. appointments in the last three months of the year.

Don’t give up cheese, but do have a glass of red wine every evening. Learn from the French – they don’t eschew their cheeses and they don’t worry about their cholesterol.

For me I cannot avoid doctor, I am on medication requires lab work every 6 months. Joe you need to change few Thanksgiving plans. I do not care for stuffing. I suffer with obesity one medication doctor change as I have lack of thyroid gland. Also hard for me to feel hunger.Joe you will have rough holiday. For pies need to leave crust alone. So much needs done on body fat and becomes life lone challenge.

Be wary of statins, I have friends who were on them and now they have gout. Apparently the two are related.

Niacin capsules are good for reducing cholesterol.

I had total cholesterol of 153 in 2011- when I had quintuple bypass surgery. Total cholesterol is down to just over 100 now.