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antimony · 2016-01-14T18:18:31Z

Now that I'm officially old, I recently recieved the letter from our GP, inviting me in for an over 40's heart check-up. No problem, I'm still fit, I can still kick the arse of most of the younger riders in our club, BMI is only 22.5, resting pulse of 54 etc etc. So it came as a bit of a shock to find my cholesterol is really high - 7.2 I've never really thought about what I eat, never been on a diet, but I thought we ate kind of healthy - little processed food, cereal for breakfast, sarnie for lunch, cooked meals every night, occasional biscuits, cakes etc. The change in diet started immediately - no more cakes or biscuits. No more pastries, no more cream or butter in cooking, and eating more oily fish + having a Benecol drink each day and in 6 months, hopefully the cholesterol level will be much lower. Has anyone else been through this? How much can you lower your cholesterol through diet alone? I read today about Bob Mortimer who has just had heart surgery and he (joked that he)lowered his cholesterol from 8.5 to 2.8 by mainly eating seeds. That sounds a bit boring but if it is going to keep you alive????

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Posted : 29/02/2016 1:10 pm

ScottChegg

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How do people get these letters asking them to come to the Doc's?

I've been once in the last 10 years (the snip); do you think they've forgotten me?

Posted : 29/02/2016 3:18 pm

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the red LED in my palm started flashing. I made a run for it but....

Posted : 29/02/2016 3:30 pm

footflaps

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How do people get these letters asking them to come to the Doc's?

I get emails / SMSes from the GP asking me to come along for a MOT, blood pressure check etc. Never bother as it's a waste of their time and money:

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/21/nhs-wasting-450m-on-mid-life-mot-health-checks-doctors-say

Posted : 29/02/2016 3:58 pm

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