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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Exaggerations and the misleading, almost criminal, marketing of daily drugs to people who don’t need them.When cholesterol is high the question of cholesterol lowering medication, statins, is often discussed. These drugs do lower the risk of heart disease, but at the risk of very real side effects, like reduced energy, aching muscles, diabetes type 2 and a marginally reduced IQ.As a general guideline, if you’re at high risk of heart disease, five years of taking a statin drug can reduce your risk of an heart attack by 1 percent and lengthen your life by about 3 days. Only you can decide whether that is worth the risk of side effects.Please note that even these relatively small statistical benefits are a best-case scenario, as they are based on Big Pharma-funded studies.It’s abundantly clear that effective lifestyle changes can have a far larger impact on your heart health than taking a statin drug. And without the side effects.My cholesterolFWIW, here are my cholesterol tests after 10 years on a low-carb, high-fat diet.A low-carb diet and reduced alcohol toleranceLow carb and alcohol toleranceWhen on a strict low-carb diet most people need significantly less alcohol to get intoxicated. So be careful the first time you drink alcohol on low carb. Possibly, you only need half as many drinks as usual to enjoy yourself the most. Low carb will save you money at the bar.The reasons for this common experience is still unclear. It could be because the liver is busy producing ketones or glucose, and thus has less capacity to spare for burning alcohol, slowing down the process.Alternatively, it could be because alcohol and sugar (fructose) is partly broken down in similar ways in the liver. Eating less sugar could thus make your liver temporarily less adapted to break down alcohol, just like drinking less alcohol would.No matter the reason, you’ll likely tolerate less alcohol on low carb. Be prepared for it.Obviously, if you’re going to be driving be extra careful. Don’t ever drink and drive, period.For more, check out our two top low-carb and keto alcohol guides:Low-carb alcohol – the best and the worst drinksLow-carb alcohol – the best and the worst drinksAlcohol and the keto diet: 7 things you need to knowAlcohol and the keto diet: 7 things you need to knowGout and low carbGout and low carbIt’s often claimed that low-carb diets high in meat could cause gout. This is mostly
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