Hello!
I've just done some blood tests and I wanted to share with you and also check if there's any useful information that I can get from them... :P
Here are my cholesterol results:
Total cholesterol: 240 (high)
Triglycerides 40 (normal)
HDL 60 (at the borderline)
LDL 172 (high)
VLDL 8
I say they are high, normal or at the borderline according to the chart provided by psyche here:
From the Life Without Bread thread:
I've also calculated the ratios using this web site: http://www.hughchou.org/calc/chol.php
And it says:
Your Total Cholesterol of 240 is HIGH RISK
Your LDL of 172 is HIGH RISK
Your HDL of 60 is NORMAL
Your Triglyceride level of 40 is NORMAL
RATIOS:
Your Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio is: 4.00 - (preferably under 5.0, ideally under 3.5) GOOD
Your HDL/LDL ratio is: 0.349 - (preferably over 0.3, ideally over 0.4) GOOD
Your triglycerides/HDL ratio is: 0.667 - (preferably under 4, ideally under 2) IDEAL
So I'm wondering...
Other results are:
Hb1Ac: 5
TSH: 1.25
Ferritin: 178
And the doctor also wanted to check for celiac disease...
so..
IgA Negative
IgB Negative
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Basically my food consists in meat (mostly cow and pig), eggs, avocados, some green veggies (but REALLY only a bit sometimes), and a lot of lard since it is the only fat that I can get from reliable producers.
I have been eating like this for 3 months or 4 now, so I guess I'm still in the transition phase. I realized that I have been eating a lot of proteins, so I'm reducing them now.
I have been feeling well for the last months. Only last week I started feeling a little tired and having some other inflammation symptoms that I've reported in the Homchromatosis post. I think they were related to food allergies, concretely, cayenne pepper, because I ate something that had it and I had all the symptoms after that.. Now I feel OK again, still a little tired with a mild mind fog, but generally good! :)
EDIT: Title spelling
I've just done some blood tests and I wanted to share with you and also check if there's any useful information that I can get from them... :P
Here are my cholesterol results:
Total cholesterol: 240 (high)
Triglycerides 40 (normal)
HDL 60 (at the borderline)
LDL 172 (high)
VLDL 8
I say they are high, normal or at the borderline according to the chart provided by psyche here:
From the Life Without Bread thread:
Psyche said:Mrs. Peel said:I'm not doing something right, obviously. :/
Your triglycerides and HDL sounds enviable. It is your HDL, your "good cholesterol", which is contributing in your high cholesterol levels.
Your LDL doesn't look bad either, it was not too long ago when the range was lowered to a ridiculously low because supposedly high cholesterol means a heart attack and a good reason to prescribe a statin drug. Check out your ranges of cholesterol here:
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/medicine/cholesterol-range.htm
Your ratio is good!
The other tests do point out to inflammation, and perhaps you can talk about your symptoms and brainstorm with people here. I would check vitamin D levels which I suspect might be very low as well.
Your "caramelized" protein levels (HbA1c) are high though your levels are still considered in normal range depending on the country. This could be because either you are having too many carbs (too many "safe starches" and "safe sweeteners"?) or too much protein. This is explained very well in a synthesized way on Primal Body Primal Mind, and some think that the verdict is still out for this one (i.e. Dr. Kruse in his Cold Adaptation series), but here is a synthesis of the setbacks of too much protein FWIW:
Protein: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By Dr. Ron Rosedale | Published: November 21, 2011
http://drrosedale.com/blog/2011/11/21/ron-rosedale-%E2%80%93-protein-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
This is why it is recommended in PBPM to eat a high fat, moderate protein and restricted carb diet.
I've also calculated the ratios using this web site: http://www.hughchou.org/calc/chol.php
And it says:
Your Total Cholesterol of 240 is HIGH RISK
Your LDL of 172 is HIGH RISK
Your HDL of 60 is NORMAL
Your Triglyceride level of 40 is NORMAL
RATIOS:
Your Total Cholesterol/HDL ratio is: 4.00 - (preferably under 5.0, ideally under 3.5) GOOD
Your HDL/LDL ratio is: 0.349 - (preferably over 0.3, ideally over 0.4) GOOD
Your triglycerides/HDL ratio is: 0.667 - (preferably under 4, ideally under 2) IDEAL
So I'm wondering...
Other results are:
Hb1Ac: 5
TSH: 1.25
Ferritin: 178
And the doctor also wanted to check for celiac disease...
so..
IgA Negative
IgB Negative
--
Basically my food consists in meat (mostly cow and pig), eggs, avocados, some green veggies (but REALLY only a bit sometimes), and a lot of lard since it is the only fat that I can get from reliable producers.
I have been eating like this for 3 months or 4 now, so I guess I'm still in the transition phase. I realized that I have been eating a lot of proteins, so I'm reducing them now.
I have been feeling well for the last months. Only last week I started feeling a little tired and having some other inflammation symptoms that I've reported in the Homchromatosis post. I think they were related to food allergies, concretely, cayenne pepper, because I ate something that had it and I had all the symptoms after that.. Now I feel OK again, still a little tired with a mild mind fog, but generally good! :)
EDIT: Title spelling