Yes, that's pretty much it. The doctor's office gave me a warning about
cholesterol levels. Also, he was interested in my diet and said he had seen
mention of it at a recent doctor's convention. Go figure.
On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Hilary McClure <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Those are great numbers, and maybe typical for someone going paleo. You
> might have a doctor who is concerned about the total cholesterol going up,
> but if so, then you have an uninformed doctor. When the HDL goes up and the
> TG goes down, the LDL becomes more of the large-fluffy, and everything's
> good. But you probably already knew all that. If you have one of the idiot
> doctors, get him or her to read Taubes, or get another doctor. I got my
> doctor to read Taubes, and he's had a big change of outlook.
>
> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:30 PM, Todd Reed <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Here we go.
> >
> > Sorta paleo, sorta not
> > 6/22/2007
> > HDL - 51
> > Trig - 58
> > Chol/HDL - 3.8
> > chol - 195
> > ldl calc 132
> >
> > Now 98% paleo
> > 3/25/2010
> > HDL - 71
> > Trig - 39
> > Chol/HDL - 3.2
> > Chol - 227
> >
> > Todd
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Todd Reed <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Okay, I'll post them later today.
> > >
> > > Todd
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Hilary McClure <[log in to unmask]
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> Todd Reed wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>> I've just received a lab blood test result, second one in three
> > >>> years, so now I've got a baseline I can reference.
> > >>> ...
> > >>>
> > >>> What I am looking for is an idea of
> > >>> what norms people eating a paleo-style diet are looking to see in a
> > >>> blood test result. Or just get some help interpreting my results.
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> There are lots of different kinds of lab tests, so maybe you want to
> > post
> > >> the numbers as an opener. Unless you're concerned about putting out
> > personal
> > >> medical information for all to see in perpetuity in the archives! In
> > that
> > >> case, you should have started with "My brother-in-law just got back
> his
> > test
> > >> results..."
> > >>
> > >> Most places you look these days are saying the TG/HDL ratio is the
> most
> > >> important test of blood lipids, and should be under 2.0, or preferably
> > under
> > >> 1.0. Beyond that there is CRP, and a bunch of different, more
> expensive
> > >> tests:
> > >> http://www.bhlinc.com/clin_test.php
> > >> http://www.atherotech.com/
> > >> http://www.atherotech.com/content/files/pdfs/vap_report_sample.pdf
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> http://www.your-story.org/spectracell-laboratories-now-offers-hs-omega-3-indexr-161378/
> > >> http://www.spectracell.com/lpp/
> > >>
> > >> Then, if you really want to be sure, there is the heart scan, or
> calcium
> > >> scoring, which directly images your arterial plaque using EBT or CT
> > scan.
> > >>
> > >> Here are my numbers and ratios, before and after paleo and a 32lb.
> > weight
> > >> loss:
> > >>
> > >> 12/1998: TG/HDL 74/50 1.48 (before paleo low-carb)
> > >> 02/2005: TG/HDL 47/59 .797
> > >> 04/2007: TG/HDL 62/54 1.15
> > >> 11/2007: TG/HDL 28/62 .45 (working out)
> > >> 08/2009: TG/HDL 43/64 .67 (not working out for couple years)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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