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Suggest Treatment For Elevated Triglycerides And Liver Enzymes Levels
Question: Hello, I've been having some dizziness, so I took a blood test to try to figure out what would be wrong, and this is the blood test results. I'm not an alcohol drinker, I don't do drugs, I take an omega 3 and garlic pill every day, I love to eat junk food, sedentary lifestyle. What can I do or what should I take to feel well and lower cholesterol and triglycerides? Some folks told me about lipitor but I don't know if it is safe to take it.
I'm allergic to aspirin and corticoids. Never been in surgery, I weight 200 pounds, 43 year old male.
I'm allergic to aspirin and corticoids. Never been in surgery, I weight 200 pounds, 43 year old male.
Brief Answer:
Main concern is Triglycerides, Liver enzymes
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Your "bad cholesterol" (LDL) is borderline high. I would not prescribe a statin such as Lipitor to treat your cholesterol at this point. Instead, working on dietary changes and exercise would be the thing to do, providing you don't have a strong personal or family history of heart disease/heart attacks before the age of 50.
Your triglycerides and liver enzymes are all high. Triglycerides go up in response to too many carbohydrates, and liver enzymes can go up if there are excessive fatty deposits (the carbohydrates are changed to fat), causing some inflammation and therefore spilling of liver enzymes into the blood.
So, a change of lifestyle is in order.
Is there an exercise or physical activity that you might like a lot so that you do it on a regular basis? Because this is a long term type of problem and increasing physical activity would need to be maintained. But exercise is very important to help your body use carbohydrates instead of storing them.
Cutting out junk food, foods with a lot of added sugar (cookies and other sweets), soda, and foods made with refined processed flour are a start. Increase vegetables (cooked and raw). Certain foods have a lower glycemic index (they don't turn to sugar in your body right away) such as sweet potatoes.
Then have your liver function/lipid panel repeated in approximately 6 weeks to see if lifestyle changes have had an effect. I think you will be pleased with the results.
Does this answer your question?
Main concern is Triglycerides, Liver enzymes
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Your "bad cholesterol" (LDL) is borderline high. I would not prescribe a statin such as Lipitor to treat your cholesterol at this point. Instead, working on dietary changes and exercise would be the thing to do, providing you don't have a strong personal or family history of heart disease/heart attacks before the age of 50.
Your triglycerides and liver enzymes are all high. Triglycerides go up in response to too many carbohydrates, and liver enzymes can go up if there are excessive fatty deposits (the carbohydrates are changed to fat), causing some inflammation and therefore spilling of liver enzymes into the blood.
So, a change of lifestyle is in order.
Is there an exercise or physical activity that you might like a lot so that you do it on a regular basis? Because this is a long term type of problem and increasing physical activity would need to be maintained. But exercise is very important to help your body use carbohydrates instead of storing them.
Cutting out junk food, foods with a lot of added sugar (cookies and other sweets), soda, and foods made with refined processed flour are a start. Increase vegetables (cooked and raw). Certain foods have a lower glycemic index (they don't turn to sugar in your body right away) such as sweet potatoes.
Then have your liver function/lipid panel repeated in approximately 6 weeks to see if lifestyle changes have had an effect. I think you will be pleased with the results.
Does this answer your question?
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