tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post115343438287261784..comments2024-02-18T15:43:14.717-05:00Comments on Moved to LivinLaVidaLowCarb.com/Blog: VAP Results Back, Cholesterol Numbers IntactJimmy Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08590225257991702645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1153525298711891452006-07-21T19:41:00.000-04:002006-07-21T19:41:00.000-04:00Dr. Eades ("Protein Power") says cholesterol is he...Dr. Eades ("Protein Power") says cholesterol is healthiest between 160 and 220. Above 220 and you're at higher risk of dying from heart attack; below 160 and you die from other things. I'll go with what they say since they are medical doctors who advocate the low-carb approach.<BR/><BR/>My cholesterol shot up 48 point and is now at 214. I am taking action NOW to deal with it by cutting back on eggs and eating flax meal every day (it helped my mom get her cholesterol down).<BR/><BR/>The physician's assitant said she wasn't worried about the 214 number because my HDL is 82 and she said she's never seen it so high. But my LDL has gone up 40 points in the last year from 84 to 124 (with 130 being the high end of normal). That's not right. So I'm being proactive.<BR/><BR/>The clinic I go to sent out a low-fat diet for me to follow. I literally laughed out loud when I saw that. They tell me I have to follow this low-fat diet and call it a "therapeutic lifestyle change." LOL<BR/><BR/>All my ratios (I looked up all this on the Protein Power forum) are excellent.<BR/><BR/>Does high cholesterol run int your family? Are you eating many frankenfoods? Maybe it's all that diet soda?<BR/><BR/>Here's all my test results:<BR/><A HREF="http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2006/07/my-latest-cholesterol-numbers.html" REL="nofollow"><BR/>http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2006/07/my-latest-cholesterol-numbers.html</A><BR/><BR/>I also had a glucose tolerance test with good <A HREF="http://stumblingtobethlehem.blogspot.com/2006/07/glucose-tolerance-test-spare-air-and.html" REL="nofollow">results</A>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390991269990163088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1153446154465616612006-07-20T21:42:00.000-04:002006-07-20T21:42:00.000-04:00Glad to hear your numbers are so good Jimmy! As yo...Glad to hear your numbers are so good Jimmy! As you said, most people would freak at the chol. number, but then we know it's really not anything to worry about. My husband used to have a doctor who was pro-lowcarb and he was always more concerned with the triglycerides than anything. DH's trigs were over 400 when he started lcing. The dr said he was a heart attack waiting to happen. A few months after lcing his trigs were down to 167 and he was feeling better than he'd felt in years!<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work and congrats on not giving in to the med pushing doctors. I know most drs mean well, but they just don't get it.Amy Dunganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06125706233425564277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12333976.post-1153445681557550262006-07-20T21:34:00.000-04:002006-07-20T21:34:00.000-04:00Bravo, Jimmy!Bravo, Jimmy!Science4u1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/14032931049767819624noreply@blogger.com