On Aug 2, 7:49*am, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> On Sat 02 Aug 2008 07:41:18a, Dimitri told us...
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> >> On Sat 02 Aug 2008 07:08:46a, Dimitri told us...
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> >>>> David's brother had quadruple bypass surgery at age 38. *David began
> >>>> having stents implanted at age 44, on 3 different occasions and a
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> >>>> of 5 stents. *He also had quadruple bypass surgery at age 55. *His
> >>>> cardiac surgeon told us that he has unusually narrow arteries which
> >>>> were a contributing factor. *He has done well in the past 5 years
> since
> >>>> his surgery. *I had two stents implanted almost 2 years ago, and I
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> >>>> to be doing find, as well.
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> >>>> David was experiencing chest pains and frequent angina. *OTOH, I never
> >>>> had chest pains, although both of my arms often ached (not pain nor
> >>>> numbness), especially after I went to bed. *My cariologist told me
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> >>>> this symptom is actually a form of angina, particularly common in
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> >>>> who are diabetic.
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> >>>> * * * * * * Wayne Boatwright
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> >>> I remember seeing a bit on TV several years ago about cholesterol &
> >>> Diabetics. *They were trying to eliminate as much cholesterol as
> >>> possible & therefore virtually banned all fats & the cholesterol went
> >>> up. The that allowed a limited amount of Fried foods, only fried with
> >>> olive oil and the cholesterol went down significantly.
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> >> Hmm... *That's interesting. *We only use olive oil and Canola oil in the
> >> family of oils. *We use Canola Harvest margarine which is predominantly
> >> Conola oil. *I do use butter in baking some cooking.
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> >> My total cholesterol is 145. *My LDL is 78, both pretty good numbers,
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> >> my Internist is pleased with those figures. *OTOH, my cardiologist would
> >> like my total cholesterol at 100 or lower. *It probably won't happen..
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> > Good numbers - tell your cardiologist he's dreaming and ask him what his
> > numbers are.
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> LOL! *I should ask him!
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> > BTW it's EVOO.
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> That's all I buy.
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> >http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...ticlekey=64159
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> Interesting article.
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> I don't remember the brand, but recently saw a margarine in the supermarket
> made from olive oil. *Haven't tried it yet, or read the other ingredients.
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> * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright * * * * * *
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Fleischmanns makes a decent o.o.spread.