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Cholesterol Lowering Food Ideas?

A while ago I posted http://paleohacks.com/questions/158909/something-is-wrong-lipids Since then, I've started getting cholesterol deposits on the outside of my eyes, dermatologist …
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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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Low HDL, but all else is great on Paleo/Primal

Hi guys, I have been paleo/primal for about 8 months. It, along with exercise and resistance training has helped me lose 75lbs. I was/am diabetic and dropped all my meds and avera …
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Something is wrong - lipids

There is definitely something wrong. I know you're not supposed to sweat your numbers, but mine are pretty awful. I'm a 25 y/o male. I've just been declined life insurance. TC 404 …
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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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Why do I have Very Low HDL on a VLC diet?

For the last 4 months, I've been religiously eating less than 20g of carbohydrate a day (2C:18P:80F), which has delivered me an awesome HbA1c of 4.9% (down from 10.6% at diagnosis) …
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Low HDL and Low Triglycerides?

Alright guys new to Paleo been doing it for about a month. How are my numbers? Blood Glucose- 81 Total Cholesterol- 144 HDL- 46 LDL- 89 Triglycerides- 43 Just a basic blood …
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Hack my blood test - 23yo male, high TSH/BUN, low HDL

Summary: BUN/TSH seem high, HDL seems low. I'm a healthy, athletic 23 year old male. Current pictures here and here. 6', 195 lbs. Between 8 and 10% body fat I'd guess. Details: B …
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What can I do to significantly raise my HDL?

I had some biometric test run and my HDL was pretty low (19). mt TC/HDL ratio was 9.5. What can I do to significantly raise my HDL? Thanks
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Worried. Having been on a keto diet for the last 1.5 months, why is my HDL worse?

I've been on a ketogenic diet for the last 2 months and my blood report seems just as bad, if no worse. I'm a 25 yr old male, at 6ft tall. I've had good blood reports all my life. …
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HDL was 43…

24 years old and eat 90% paleo most of the time. Why so low? .............
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Do I need to raise my HDL? How should I do it? fish pills? (Bloodwork/Lipid panel questions)

'm a 26 year old breastfeeding Female (only including the breastfeedin thing because I have a question about the Vitamin D levels) Glucose: 65 Bun: 12 Creatinine: 0.6 Bun/Crea …