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Post by biglakebass on Jul 9, 2021 20:00:37 GMT -6
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Post by smsmith on Jul 9, 2021 20:01:58 GMT -6
I have only had those half assed ones in a bag and rarely are they even good..... The ones we had at Burtrum and those in the Amazon link I posted are better than any pre-packaged I've had in a bag. Granted, they aren't going to be on the same scale of awesome as having them fried in lard in front of you. I won't pay for a bag in a bar again...I think they were close to $4.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 9, 2021 20:02:32 GMT -6
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Post by biglakebass on Jul 9, 2021 20:11:55 GMT -6
Ordered
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Post by smsmith on Jul 9, 2021 20:16:14 GMT -6
If you are less impressed than I am, I can deal with that. In our microwave, 1:10 on high turns them into delicious pieces of hot, crispy, fatty, delicious pieces of pork ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 10, 2021 4:59:44 GMT -6
First I've ever heard of them. Had the regular in a bag like a potato chip rinds plenty of times but never microwave. Can't get them for fishing anymore. I wanted to teach my boys how to pig-n-jig this summer but no pig anywhere.
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Post by chummer16 on Jul 10, 2021 4:59:50 GMT -6
My cholesterol ha been borderline for years. Every year dr tries to but me on a pill and I resist. Year of Covid with a lot more grilling I came in well below the line. I want to say around 170. No explanation how but I look at it like I saved myself years of being on those drugs. I have friends with bad experiences on them, not sure which one specifically. Pork rinds seem like a much better option.
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Post by caveman on Jul 10, 2021 5:30:23 GMT -6
I am usually borderline/over on my cholesterol and blood pressure. Doctors don't try to prescribe my anything yet, just suggest changes in diet. Things like eating out less, eating red meat less, not drinking alcohol, etc.
Myself, I find it best to not get too fat and let the rest fall where it may. I was too heavy this spring, have lost 10-15 pounds, and feel much better overall now.
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Post by buckvelvet on Jul 12, 2021 9:07:40 GMT -6
I love BBQ flavored pork rinds. The other day in a sale bin at a local grocery store for $0.50 a pack of microwaveable pork rinds. I didn't understand it then, the idea sounded horrible.
Perhaps I should revisit that bin.
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Post by biglakebass on Jul 12, 2021 11:22:29 GMT -6
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Post by badgerfowl on Jul 12, 2021 11:26:54 GMT -6
I tried one version of those once. For the price, they sucked.
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Post by smsmith on Jun 6, 2024 18:37:55 GMT -6
Also there is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, the statin drugs reduce the bad cholesterol to give you an acceptable ratio of good to bad. Yep. My good (HDL) cholesterol has always been high. It offsets the bad (LDL) cholesterol for the most part. My ratio still isn't great, but it isn't terrible either. I'll have to spend some time thinking about it before making a decision. My Dr. won't be here next year, maybe the next one will take a few years before he/she recommends a statin...then they'll be gone too I've gone through 4 or 5 Drs. here. Nobody sticks around (I understand why), but even though they don't stick around every darn one of them has tried hard to get me to take a statin. I finally caved. Mainly because I'd really like to avoid a stroke if at all possible. Heart attacks suck, but you generally either recover or die. With a stroke you can live a long damn time with zero quality of life. At any rate...I'm on the lowest dosage of Crestor for now. My cholesterol isn't crazy high, but it's high enough to put me in the 10% risk category of having a stroke or heart attack in the next decade. My Mom had a heart attack at age 70 as I recall, and her father died of a massive heart attack sometime in his 40s. If I can up the odds from 90% to 95% I figure what the heck.
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Post by Reagan on Jun 7, 2024 8:56:04 GMT -6
![](https://i.ibb.co/qmcJ0X5/IMG-5613.png) I highly recommend listening to this before diving into the pharmaceuticals for a problem that might not actually be a problem.
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Post by smsmith on Jun 7, 2024 9:24:29 GMT -6
^^^I don't listen to many podcasts/Youtube videos.
I'm aware of the controversies regarding statins and cholesterol. I've spent a few years reading/researching about them. At some point, you either listen to your Dr. or there's really no reason to go to one. If I have a heart attack, I'd have to trust the cardiologist surgeon to "fix" my heart. If I break my leg, I have to trust the orthopedic surgeon to mend the bones. For now, I'll trust my G.P. and go with his recommendation.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 7, 2024 9:45:05 GMT -6
One year ago, my doc cut my statins in half. We will see what she says in a few weeks. She is a good doc and I fear she is near retirement age.
I like that she has thought through things, rather than always following the system.
I changed to her after our old family doc retired. I remember asking him about me getting Lymes vaccine. He said that I should wait a bit and he didn’t recommend it. A few months later the vaccine was pulled from the human market.
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