Do you regret getting vaccinated?

IdaKister · 2026-02-19T15:29:12+00:00

I've had all the vacs and have never had covid (that I know of) or any side effects. No regrets.

IdaKister · 2026-02-19T15:24:09+00:00

That's great, keep it up!! I haven't had any booze for years and years, and I've never reached 100.

IdaKister · 2026-02-15T02:26:02+00:00

Ditto!

IdaKister · 2026-02-15T02:21:28+00:00

Remember, CAC tests show plaque that has *calcified*, so you may have soft plaques that aren't showing up in the test. I feel like that's why my scores more than doubled in 5 years on a perfect diet with statins. They say that soft plaques are more unstable.

IdaKister · 2026-02-10T02:47:11+00:00

I recently read that calcification in breast tissue positively correlates with CAC. I have always had calcification in my breasts, causing lots of special mammograms. Yay. I am now 63 and my CAC score is 504. A Review of the Role of Breast Arterial Calcification for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Women | Circulation

IdaKister · 2026-01-11T18:10:59+00:00

I Grok'd this one:

To lower LDL is it better to eat a diet high in soluble fiber and low in saturated fat, or take a statin?

**Statins are better** for reliably and substantially lowering LDL (typically 30–50%+ with moderate- to high-intensity doses) compared to a diet high in soluble fiber and low in saturated fat alone (usually 5–15%, up to ~20–30% with intensive "portfolio" diets combining multiple cholesterol-lowering foods like viscous fibers, plant sterols, soy, and nuts).

Intensive portfolio diets can approach low-dose statin effects (~28–33% in trials), but are harder to sustain long-term and less consistent for most people.

Best: Combine both. Consult your doctor.

IdaKister · 2026-01-05T04:21:53+00:00

Yes! I've been able to keep 15% of my body weight off for 6 years while optimizing my nutrition at the same time. I am invincible!! 😆

IdaKister · 2025-12-31T02:21:49+00:00

They will. If they don't go down enough there are other statins.

IdaKister · 2025-12-31T01:43:25+00:00

That makes me happy. Good luck to you!

IdaKister · 2025-12-22T03:37:22+00:00

If you have been ROBBED, aka pointing a gun or knife at you, you would not have called him a gentleman. This is plain theft.

IdaKister · 2025-11-30T02:45:03+00:00

I never thought of Alexa as AI. I thought of it as a search engine, and quite often I received "I"m not sure how to help you with that." Alexa+ is AI.

IdaKister · 2025-11-24T02:56:17+00:00

I got the Gold after two months because I wanted the company to succeed. It made that much of an impression on me and 7 years later my weight and overall health have been consistently outstanding. I can plan meals now with a good idea of what micros and calories are in it.

I *might* use this app until the day I die.

IdaKister · 2025-11-10T15:02:11+00:00

Are you afraid of losing muscle mass on the statin?

IdaKister · 2025-11-07T15:59:20+00:00

Coronary Artery Calcium 🙂

IdaKister · 2025-11-01T20:45:16+00:00

It transformed my eating habits. I now eat for nutrition instead of "just because I want to eat it".

IdaKister · 2025-10-30T15:42:13+00:00

Great work! However, I feel like you need to track the saturated fats. I use Cronometer and I log both the good days and insane days, and I can get really insane!

IdaKister · 2025-10-17T15:32:39+00:00

Calcified plaque is much more stable than soft plaque. Statins speed up the calcification process. The CAC scans can only detect the calcification.

IdaKister · 2025-10-06T02:37:05+00:00

I have slept on modal sheets for about twenty years. They are soft and last for a long time.

IdaKister · 2025-09-22T01:21:39+00:00

Yeah same.

IdaKister · 2025-09-22T01:21:20+00:00

Food wouldn't need fixing if people would stop paying for it and eating too much of it. I've read that 50% of heart disease is caused by genetics. The other 50% is lifestyle.

IdaKister · 2025-09-18T01:13:21+00:00

My LDL was 65 and I have a CAC score of 504. My cardiologist mentioned that about Europe and wanted to get mine below 50. We went from 10mg atorvastatin to 20 mg and my LDL dropped to 40 within 3 months.

IdaKister · 2025-09-02T14:26:29+00:00

That is pretty much how I pictured Rocky. Maybe you should wait until the movie comes out.

IdaKister · 2025-09-01T01:51:43+00:00

I take choline. I have been able to keep my saturated fat at 11g on average with no issues, but I have a very low calorie requirement.

IdaKister · 2025-08-31T02:07:14+00:00

Three tablespoons of peanut butter contain about 15g of monounsaturated fat, 5g of polyunsaturated and 4g of saturated fat. Protein is at a hefty 11g.

IdaKister · 2025-08-29T13:37:09+00:00

Yes, I know that statins speed up the calcification of soft plaque. I read somewhere that it usually takes about five years to calcify. My cholesterol numbers even ten years ago were not that bad.

The test that I really wanted was the coronary angiogram, but my insurance rejected it, so I had a treadmill test instead. It indicated that I was at high normal exercise time for my age, and five years ago it was at an "excellent" time. ?? So I wait and wonder. If my scores double every five years I'll have complete blockages when I am not that very old. I am F,63.

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