Just thought I'd post some blood test results.
I've currently cut out all dairy (except butter and ghee), all refined sugar, all gluten and other grains. I'm cooking with lard and eating fatty meats where available. I tip the excess lard out of the pan and mop it up with the meat like gravy. I have butter, ghee or avocado with meats that don't have much fat. (meats are pork, lamb, beef, chicken and turkey). I'm also making a weekly batch of bone broth. I haven't been able to come at drinking it yet, but I use it as a base for soups or stews. I also use it in a quick meal if I'm reheating some leftover meat from the previous nights meal...just dice up the meat, throw it in a saucepan with some bone broth and gently simmer until warm and add salt. While I haven't yet started measuring carbs, apart from the avocado on meats without much fat, I've gradually reduced down to a small serving - less than a cup - of either salad or veges with one meal a day.
While I added more saturated fats to my diet and replaced carb meals with meat meals straight up, reducing the carbs overall has been a gradual process over the last 4 or 5 months.
It has been a relatively painless change after the sugar withdrawal. I did have odd days of general aches and cramps but overall feel very healthy and more energetic
. I think I'm coping with other stressors in my life in a better fashion too.
I'm taking Omega 3, magnesium, milk thistle, probiotics, vit C, L-Glutamine and himalayan salt.
I had these blood tests taken last week as a general health check since I have entered menopause. Just thought I'd record them here.
Haematology:
Haemoglobin 147g/l (115-165)
RBC 4.48x10^12/l (3.8-5.50)
PCV 0.43 (0.35 -0.47)
MCV 95fL (80-99)
MCH 32.8pg (27.0-32.0)
White Cell Count: 7.4x10^9/L (4.0 -11.0)
Neutrophils 46% 3.4x10^9/L (2.0-8.0)
Lymphocytes 39% 2.9x10^9/L (1.0 - 4.0)
Monocytes 11% 0.8x10^9/L (<1.0)
Eosinophils 4% 0.3x10^9/L (<0.6)
Platelets: 183x10^9/L (150-450)
Comment: No significant FBE abnormality.
Endocrinology:
Follicle Stimulating Hormone 114 U/L
Luteinizing Hormone 58 U/L
Oestradiol <60 pmol/L
Progesterone 1.0 nmol/L
Biochemistry:
Iron Study
Ferritin 240 ug/L
Lipid Study
Total Chol. 3.7mmol/L
HDL Chol. 1.2mmol/L (>1.0)
LDL Chol. 2.0mmol/L (<2.5)
Triglyceride 1.1mmol/L (<1.5)
LDL/HDL Ratio 1.7
Chol/HDL Ratio 3.1
General Chemistry:
Liver Function.
Bilirubin 10umol/L (<25)
Alkaline Phosphatase 38U/L (30 - 120)
AST 16 U/L (<40)
ALT 20 U/L (<41)
Gamma GT 16 U/L (<50)
Albumin 38g/L (35-50)
Total Protein 64g/L (60 - 82)
Electrolytes/Renal
Sodium 139 mmol/L (135 - 145)
Potassium 4.3 mmol/L (3.7 - 5.3)
Chloride 104 mmol/L (95 - 110)
Bicarbonate 26 mmol/L (20-32)
Urea 9.6 mmol/L (2.5 - 8.0)
Creatinine 80 umol/L (40 - 85)
eGFR 67 mL/min/1.73m2
(urea in the above is slightly high, but since it was a fasting test, I didn't drink or eat anything before the test.)
Endocrinology:
Thyroid Function
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone: 1.35mIU/L (0.35 - 5.5)
Vit D (25-hydroxy) 79 nmol/L (>75)
My Blood Pressure was apparently good too. I didn't make note of it though.
