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My doctor is still concerned about my cholesterol. How bad is it?

It's been a year since I saw my doctor and I've had another cholesterol test. She is very concerned about the results, which show elevated levels. According to a "risk assessment", …
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hack my cholesterol

Hi Guys, I've had a terrible time getting my doctor to call me back regarding my results from my physical a month ago. The office lady was able to tell me my cholesterol number w …
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Need to lose 35 pounds-15.75kgs

Hi to everyone I had a medical check about a 2 weeks ago and the doctor wasnt very pleased. My blood pressure was 160 over 85, my cholesterol from a previous blood test that had c …
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Getting my facts straight about fats

Alright so I'm trying to get my facts straights on the different fats and how each one effects your cholesterol levels. And I figured here would be the best place to ask. Saturate …
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After 2 years of paleo, here are my cholesterol results…

Here is an image of my results, or just look below: Total Cholesterol 240 LCL 152 HDL 80 Triglycerides 40 It's 112 on the Iranian formula, but I'm not really sure of the sig …
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What does Chris Kresser mean about saturated fat and cholesterol?

In Robb Wolf’s podcast number 151 Chris Kresser says that in a minority of people dietary saturated fat pushes up blood LDL cholesterol but that in the majority of people this is o …
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Cholesterol and children (and adults)

We are a mostly paleo/primal family. Probably 85%-90%. My two year old loves protein of any source and fruit. Still working on the veggies and healthy fats. He does love bacon. We …
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My Blood Panel Results (Update to high LDL)

This is an update to a previous post: http://paleohacks.com/questions/171923/doctor-wants-to-put-me-on-statins-24-y-o-male-updated-with-vap-results#axzz2QXD50CVm I'm proud to say …
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My blood test results, before starting Paleo Diet.

What do you think? Am I ready to start? Total Cholesterol: 201 mg/dL (Recommended: <200) HDL Cholesterol: 75 mg/dL (Recommended: 29-71) Triglycerides: 24 mg/dL (Re …
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What are your thoughts on this now?… [closed]

Possible Duplicate: new NYT article on red meat http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=red-meat-clogs-arteries-bacteria Lean steak is low in fat and cholesterol …
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Hack My Blood Work

I just had a few things done. I turn 22 this month. I am a 6'1 (186cm) 180lbs (81.6kg) male. Body fat is 8-10%. I broke my leg 6 weeks ago and the test was done 1 week ago. (5 week …
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my fitness pal tracking numbers

I'm using myfitnesspal as a tool to help me track my food intake. Im in ketosis and adjusted my goals (per keto calculator) to 20g carb, 40g fat and 70g protein. 11/39/50 The rest …
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Paleo dieters and high LDL-p numbers?

If you read Peter Attia's Straight dope on cholesterol he seems to think the LDL particle number is the number one risk factor for athrosclerosis. Whether you choose to believe tha …
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Why does cholesterol rise in many cases when in paleo coming from low fat?

I'm new to PH and I've seen that most of the things that concern me can be found currently doing some search, but I wanted to start a new question here and came up with this by rea …
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Weird lipid panel (NMR), advice?

Recently I had a bunch of blood tests done including an NMR lipid panel. Everything is great except for one number. The problem is that some people say that's the only number that …

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