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Should We Be Demanding Recent Lipid Panels from the Various Diet Gurus?
If we're handing them our money and/or risking our health by taking their advice, does it seem fair that they should post a recent lipid panel in good faith so we can at least have …
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3answers
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Paleo and lipid panels
The weight I lost and have kept off for over a year now, 35 lbs. I'm 51 years old, male and moderately active.
Last year, my Dr put me on Zocor 10mg for my cholesterol, actually it …
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4answers
200 views
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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3answers
158 views
High LDL, Low triglycerides, high ferritan iron loading
First of all, I am 28 years old, 83kgs, fit, lift weights, do karate, sleep well, rest lots, have a hungry apetite to improve my life even though I already consider it to be pretty …
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15answers
2k views
Had a heart attack - need suggestions
Hi all. In August 2009 I went into the ER in the middle of the night after waking with a massive headache and what I thought was indigestion. I remember the headache because I har …
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4answers
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Newbie: Please Hack My Blood Results
Hello everyone, I just had my blood taken today 01/11/2013, for a follow-up appointment with my General Practitioner on 01/14/2013. I was hoping you could hack my blood results. …
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20answers
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Hack Jack Kronk’s VAP test results!
Ok folks. This may very well be the most important question I ever ask on PaleoHacks. I've seen many people on here post their cholesterol numbers. From Travis to Todd to Kamal to …
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0answers
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Can an upper respiratory infection skew cholesterol numbers?
I'm supposed to have bloodwork done for my HMO because they are hellbent on putting me on a statin despite good numbers. I recently did my own NMR profile and was pleased with the …
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15answers
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Might We Be a Little Too Cavalier with Regard to Serum Cholesterol Levels?
I picked up an old copy of "The Paleolithic Prescription" from 1988 which is an interesting book, even if it comes to incorrect conclusions on a lot of things. Anyway, it has a sma …
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5answers
792 views
So - I’m Apoe 2/4. What now?
Well, this is kind of a kick in the nuts. You may remember my other posts:
Had a heart attack - need suggestions
http://paleohacks.com/questions/68443/had-a-heart-attack-need-sug …
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Does Gary Taubes follow his own advice? You be the judge by his Lipid Profile.
After his appearance on Dr. Oz on which he declined to reveal what his cholesterol numbers were because he hadn't had a lipid panel run in a long time.
At the urging of his family …
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6answers
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Please Hack My Cholesterol Levels (blood test results inside)
Hi Folks,
My lipid panel just came in. The results do not look peachy. Here are the stats:
Total cholesterol 309
Triglyceride 21
HDL cholesterol 104
LDL (Calculated) 201 …
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7answers
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Does anyone else have HDL higher than triglycerides?
Hey y’all.
I got my lipid test results recently, and I’m wondering how common it is for someone’s HDL-C to be higher than triglycerides. My HDL-C is 83, and my triglycerides are 28 …
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2answers
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Clinical Question about Cholesterol and paleo diet
I have a healthy 45 yo male patient who has been a devout Paleo diet follower for the last 3 months (I've seen his food journal and it's squeeky clean). He decided to have me help …
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2answers
359 views
First lipid panel since going paleo — am I doing this right?
There's been lots of stuff here on lipid panels but I want to check:
I'm 57, about 15 lbs overweight, female, been paleo since Jan 2012. I take thyroid med and vitamin D supplemen …