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Very high LDL cholesterol but good ratios overall?

I read through lots of lipid and VAP test questions here, but this seems to be a new one. Here are my VAP results: LDL 235 HDL 75 (>60 is optimal) TTL 331 (TTL:HDL = 4.4 where …
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VAP Test results

Hello. At the urging of the Paleo Hacks community to get a VAP Cholesterol test after a standard one revealed high LDL, here are the results. I am unable to attach photos so I have …
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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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Hack Jack Kronk’s Latest Lab Results - Sept 2011

I have not been able to see my brand new little baby niece because I had not gotten the Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine yet. So I went in to test to see if I have immunity (whic …
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Hack My VAP…Results!

VAP Cholesterol Profile Lipids LDL Cholesterol: 144 (High) mg/dL range: <130 HDL Cholesterol: 80 mg/dL range: >=40 VLDL Cholesterol: 17 mg/dL range: <30 Cholesterol, Tot …
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Can we PaleoHackers hack Hypothyroidism? (Long Question)

I have imposed upon myself what seems like an encyclopedia's worth of information recently on hypothyroidism since learning about my lab numbers. Now, I'm not saying I've retained …
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How Bad is My Recent VAP?

VAP LIPOPROTEIN PROFILE Tot LDL-Chol Direct 132 H mg/dL <130 Tot. HDL-Cholesterol Dir. 104 mg/dL >=40 Tot. VLDL-Cholesterol Dir. `16 mg/dL <30 Sum Total Cholesterol …
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Am I doing this right? VAP Test Results + Food Log

Hello, paleohacks world! After many months lurking in the background, here I am with my first post. Male, 30 years old. I have been increasingly Paleo over the last 8 months. J …
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Help with my wife’s VAP results

This is my first time asking a question and i'm looking for some help with cholesterol numbers. My wife has been dealing with high cholesterol her whole life. Doctors keep saying t …
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Comparison of a Standard Lipid Panel to a VAP Test (Taken Within Minutes)

I had asked my doctor for a VAP test but got a lipid panel back a few days later and assumed that she just pretended to order it, but it turns out she ordered both for some reason …
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VAP test errors

I recently had a VAP profile ran and it came back with screaming levels of Triglycerides (733). I ordered up another, triglyceride inclusive, normal lipid panel. That came back wit …