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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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Does the Paleosphere Have Its Own Flawed Diet-Heart Hypothesis?

Back in March of 2011, I got a lipid panel run after eating a diet loaded with butter and cream and at or less than 100g of carbs per day for 6 months or so. Pretty standard "paleo …
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Hack my blood work and cholesterol reduction plan

I'm trying to lower my Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio. First, before you accuse me of being un-paleo and buying into the lipid hypothesis, note that I’m just trying to bring my numb …
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Causes of low HDL?

I've been on a low-carb, paelo-style diet since June. Since then, I've lost 65 pounds. And I've seen significant improvements in mood, energy, ability to exercise, etc., and I've …
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High Cholesterol … doing everything right :(

Hi all, Ive been at 95% paleo for about 4 weeks now. I'm getting pretty used to it! Ive also been doing Gluten Free at the same time. The 5% is the sugar in my morning coffee ;) An …
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if, IF these results translate over to humans perfectly, would you eat the GMO? if not, why? if so, how do you reconcile with your paleo worldview?

GMO tomatoe link Please read. Looking forward to the responses. Don't worry about it being a nightshade, for the purposes of my question just imaginge its spinach, or broccolli o …
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Does anyone else have horrifically low HDL?

For the last ten years, I've had HDL ranging between 15 and 40 mg/dl, but usually averaging around 30-32 mg/dl. The Paleo diet has done nothing to increase it including low carb a …
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Please hack my blood results

I have been following paleo pretty strongly for the past 10 months. I got my blood work back today. I am a 27yr old Male, active CrossFitter. My typical diet consists of around …
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Why is my HDL not going up?

Up until last June, I was severely obese - 73 inches, 295 pounds, BMI of 39. In May, I read Gary Taubes' books. I gave myself a glucose-tolerance test, and peaked at 177 an hour …
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Hack my cholesterol numbers after changing to an artery-clogging diet

Yesterday I went and got the most basic cheap lipid profile done at Labcorp and this morning got my results. Total Chol 179 HDL 75 LDL 90 Triglycerides 72 Ration of Total/HDL 2. …
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Post your Labs (general and specific cholesterols, vitamins, etc)

...and changes before and after paleo, if possible. Are you concerned or satisfied with your results? Here's mine. I don't have LDL-C, small dense, etc, but if you have them, po …
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Hack my blood lipid results (young guy, on paleo ~7 years, athlete)

Hey I recently got some bloodwork done. Just turned 25. Total cholesterol was above 11mmol/l LDL cholesterol was above 9mmol/l HDL was 1.41 mmol/L Triglycerides were 1.06 mmol/L …
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450 LDL lowered to 130, My Cholesterol Results Are Back…has anyone else lowered their LDL on paleo?

My previous 505TC 450LDL thread: http://paleohacks.com/questions/86169/hack-my-ridiculous-blood-work-450-ldl-updated#axzz1vXU3Wy9t My new results are in: TC: 204 HDL: 61 LDL: 130 …
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Plz have a look at my wife’s recent lipid scores. Seeking understanding

Total Cholesterol 331 with HDL at a whopping 175 and LDL at 135. Triglycerides are at 56. That's the highest HDL I've ever seen. Do folks think these are accurate results given th …
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When are High HDL, Low Triglycerides a concern on Paleo/WAPF

When are High HDL and low triglycerides indicative of problems on a Paleo/WAPF style diet? I recently asked my doctor for a lipid profile. I started a more WAPF way of eating jus …

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