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The Apo-E4 Gene And High Animal Fat Diet

On Jimmy Moore's Ask the Low Carb experts, he had Dr. Steven Gundry on and he said something I've never heard or come across before. He said people with the APO-E4 gene, which is 2 …
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APOE4-4 and Lifestyle Pace and Complexity

EDIT: Just found an article that seems to substantiate my hunch, below: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2002507/ My original posting: There is probably no correlati …
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Ultimate Apo-ε4/ε4 paleo hacking thread

Dear all! What do you think about creating the ultimate hacking thread for Apo-ε4/ε4 gene mutations to discuss practical real-life implications. What worked and what did not for c …
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Should APoE 4/4 carriers eat more, or less fat?

I can't seem to lower my cholesterol & triglycerides (~290) after a year of Paleo. And I still have a fatty liver. I'm starting to think that I'm an APoE 4/4 carrier, where a h …
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Would you be prepared to test your APOe gene?

The APOe gene encodes for a protein associated with triglyceride metabolism but its also implicated in Alzheimer's disease. It has been suggested that a variant of the APOe gene …
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Cholesterol profile after 2-1/2 years strict paleo

I found my lipid profile from a blood sample taken just before going strict paleo. Here it is compared with my present numbers from 2 days ago (2-1/2 year span): TC = 188 / 372 …
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Should everybody be tested for ApoE4 before going high fat Paleo?

First of all, I'm assuming the hypothesis that ApoE4 carriers (one or two alleles) face the problem of high LDL Cholesterol and TC, probably due to a diet high in saturated fat. I …
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diet plan - NAFLD, APOE 3/4, POTS

I'll try and keep this concise. I'm currently 6ft and 205 lbs. Late last year I was diagnosed with NAFLD (mild/moderate) as the result of the Dr finding elevated ALT levels in bl …
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Potential hacks resolve heart/brain dilemma for APOE4?

Looking for some suggestions on hacks to resolve what appears to be a heart/brain dilemma associated with apoE4 allele? Experimenting on myself as safer/quick guinea pig for my …
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Hack this study: compared to white bread, whole wheat increases LDL in ApoE3’s

I just came across this interesting study and I'm not sure what to make of it. In a randomized controlled trial, participants were fed either white bread or whole grain sourdough …
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Hacking HDL up for APOE4

2 Months ago, I posted a question I'm still hacking on about finding optimum lipid profile for heart/brain health in APOE4 here... http://paleohacks.com/questions/80505/potential-h …