Long time reader, first time poster…
I have high cholesterol. I mean super high, deadly cholesterol. When I was 15, it was discovered I had a problem with it and it was measured at 812. Now I’m 31 and it has never been close to 200, even with diet and medication. I’m on medication for the rest of my life, yadda yadda.
Now on to the question…
I gave blood for the first time not too long ago and after the blood was taken and cooled, the top 2/3 of the pint was white with cholesterol. All of the people that saw this freaked out (it was a mobile Red Cross bus that came to my workplace) and couldn’t believe I was still walking around. IF I gave blood on a regular basis, would this be helpful in reducing my cholesterol level, or would I be making things worse because cholesterol builds up faster than blood is produced?
Thanks for all your opinions (or facts if you have some, I havn’t found any on this yet).