Ok folks, there are tons of write-ups on the site pertaining to steroid use while on statins, so I am not about to add yet another blog to that category since most of them are well written and pretty darn accurate. Just wanted to bring to light a GREAT book I just got done reading that will OPEN YOUR EYES about cholesterol lowering medicine.
We all know what effect steroids have on our LDL/HDL levels but the point in question is how concerned should we really be ?? As we watch our numbers sway back an forth before during and after cycling, it tends to add even more confusion ( and anxiety ) to the highly controversial topic of what levels are really high, and not from the big Pharma point of view.

Personally, I have been on a statin for just about two years and was always skeptical about what the "trade off" was for lowering my totals. My total was 22o before adding the statin, and 190 after... Not too horrific, but whats really considered high ?? The heart association keeps lowering the numbers, 190 is considered to be high now whereas last year it was 200. Sounds like a bunch of hogwash to me, especially since 8 out of 10 of the board members have ties to big Pharma's. I have tried all the suggested myths like red rice yeast, flax seed, reduced dairy, blah blah blah, still couldn't get it below 200 naturally. Considering genetics was to blame, I dropped the statin 6 months back and don't feel any dam different them when I was on them, perhaps a little less dehydrated. My cholesterol remaind @ 200.

So why ya' tell us ? Right ?... Well actually I wanted to give some feedback on the book "The Great Cholesterol Myth", which you can find on amazon or just about any book store, and hopefully provide some insight to others that may be beating themselves up trying to understand the whole Cholesterol thing too. This book rocks, it's a must read for anyone who is taking statins or Fibrates (Like lipator) and want to know the real deal about Cholesterol.
Get it, read it, and learn the facts about how traditional cholesterol protocols are not what they are cracked up to be.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-Cholesterol-Myth-Disease-/dp/1592335217/...