On Mar 05, 2006, at 5:34 am, Alyne wrote:

> I beleive you stated that a low carb diet that doesn't avoid  
> saturated  fat is the best way to raise HDL.  Do you have a  
> reference for  that?  My husband is trying to increase his HDL.

Just caught this - I know you didn't ask me but here is my opinion  
anyway :)  I think your husband should eat a correct diet and IGNORE  
his cholesterol levels.  They're an over-rated indicator of health  
anyway: not everyone with high cholesterol gets heart disease, and  
not everyone with low cholesterol *doesn't* get heart disease.  You  
should use his general health and fitness as a guide, and not rely  
too much on specfic tests (note: this doesn't apply in the presence  
of toxic foods).  While it's interesting to know what foods raise  
levels of X in the body, it's rarely a good starting point for  
planning meals.

Step 1 learning paleo: learn what to eat
Step 2 learning paleo: learn to ignore the "experts" and get on with  
it, because you get results, and they, despite their years of  
studying and vast medical knowledge, don't

You could argue you need a little bit of step 2 to do step 1...

Just my 0.02 * (insert local currency here)

Ashley