On Sat 02 Aug 2008 02:10:03p, Janet Wilder told us...

> Andy wrote:
>
>> ...I'll try the Smart Balance!
>
> Let me know how you like it, Andy. I've found it's the best tasting of
> its ilk, but taste is such a personal thing....
>
> BTW, I do use unsalted butter in cooking, though sparingly. I keep the
> quarters in the freezer and only defrost the one in use. We keep a stick
> of butter for a month or longer around here.
>
> I have a cholesterol problem that has nothing to do with what I eat. I
> take Zetia but I don't want to take those statins. From my POV, there
> more medical techniques to fix hearts than there are to fix livers. YMMV

Both David and I take Simvasatin, the generic form of Zocor. We have blood
work done every 90 days checking all major organ functions. Both our
internist and cariologist indicated that statins are actually rather safe
as long as their use is closely monitored. David's cholesterol had been
very high for years before he was put on medication. It is now in the
normal range. Mine was not nearly as high, but higher than normal. Now,
with medication, it is in the low-normal range.

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Wayne Boatwright
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