Know your numbers: Cholesterol
There is so much information out there about cholesterol and more recently, about how statins are ineffective and can be harmful. This seems controversial and yet statins continue to be described like it's on autopilot. My doctor didn't prescribe statins for me when I had my last annual check up done 3 years ago. I know, I know--what's that? An annual? That's not an annual when I skip SO many years. That's a failure to check in with my health. I was scared. I admit it. My lab test results from 2016 felt like a defeat. And it was entirely my doing. I wasn't eating as healthy as I should have. I was cutting corners due to work deadlines and my personal at home life was so hectic that I forgot to take care of me and just let it slide–you know the drill. In the back of my mind, I was thinking, "I'll schedule an appoint next month." And I would. But I kept pushing it off. So here I am 3 years later. Aside from that procrastination, there was t...