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This winter I was running on a diet rich in eggs (30/week) adn butter () 0.4kg/week. For me that caused high cholesterol (numbers here http://paleohacks.com/questions/109204/ldl-cholesterol-doubled-from-pre-paleo#axzz1tJ4wRMD1). During this period I experienced none of the seasonal colds and flues which I did have the winters before. 3weeks after I halved eggs and stopped using butted the colds andflues are back with full force. Could there be link or is it a coincidence? |
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Is it the only thing you changed in your diet and lifestyle? I noticed too that my colds were gone since I eat lots of eggs, fish & some meat, so I'm also interested in the exact reasons for it, although for me my whole health went up since I went Paleo. Also the throwing out of my teflon-coated frying pans helped my occasional nose sniffing go away. If you guess it is only the butter & eggs you've changed, try to add more eggs for a few weeks to see if it changes anything, then you can make a theory out of your practice :) |
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2 great Jaminet posts: It seems that cholesterol binds to many pathogens. HDL and LDL defend from infections and pathogens destroy HDL/LDL - so people who are really sick from pathogenic diseases have cholesterol that plummets. Blood Lipids and Infectious Disease, Part I http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?p=3836 Blood Lipids and Infectious Disease, Part II http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?p=4066 HDL and Immunity http://perfecthealthdiet.com/?p=3112 |
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I have also read recent abstracts/articles on the benefits of high cholesterol--or the higher mortality of low cholesterol. My n=1, though, is that my cholesterol of 178 and I have made it through the past year with no acute/infectious illness. In my early months of unprocessed food I had 2 neo-binges and was sick both times but otherwise I've been healthy and high energy. |
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