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I too am a swimmer! I swam in high school many years ago and recently got back in the pool...my rec center has water aerobics before lap swim, so I consider that a warm-up and then my main workout is switching between free, breast, and backstroke. Sometimes I will do 100m or 200m of each or a ladder swim (1,2,3,4,3,2,1).…
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Thanks for all the advice!! I was at the Dr office a few weeks ago and I got the call that my cholesterol is down by 30 points!! he is giving me 6 months now to continue, but also wanted me to add Vit D as I am slightly deficient. Thanks again!
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Swimming and yoga. Just keep moving, keep the joints loose and flexible, and only go to where you feel comfortable-don't overdo it.
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I was also told I have high cholesterol and convinced my doctor to give me 3 months to lower it without being on medication. Agree with previous poster that there are too many unknowns and side effects in pharmaceuticals. I was advised to take red yeast rice (a natural statin) and saw that it needed to be taken in…
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My # is 240 which is in the very high category. I asked for a copy of my blood panel so I can see where everything is at. I have been exercising, but was a little bad about eating out ~ 2x/week. I already know to increase the fiber and decrease meat/cheese, but that is my usual work lunch! (turkey and cheese sandwich,…
