Do you train with weights or heavy things? It is possible that you're bone
density issues *could * be from not enough high intensity activity. Yoga is
great - but it really doesn't do much for bone density in comparison to
some heavy dead lifts a couple of times per month.

On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Lynnet Bannion <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:30:00 -0700, Batsheva <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>
>  1.  Cholesterol:  233 total; HDL 79  Triglicerides  67;  LDL  141
>>
> This is a non-issue.  Your HDL is high.  Your triglycerides are low.
> Your coronary risk ratio is very low.  Just never mind the LDL.
> It's probably light fluffy LDL anyway, with your other numbers, which is
> not harmful at all.  It is the small dense LDL that is a problem.
>
> thyroid: dunno.   not my department :-)
>
>
>  3.  Bone Density Scan is troubling:  since my last one in 2007, my lumbar
>> spine had a6.1% decrease in bone mass, whch is significant.  I'm wondering
>> if I'm eating too much meat.
>>
> Meat consumption actually builds up bone, unlike Conventional Wisdom
> says.  Surveys of the elderly found the highest quartile in meat
> consumption were also the highest quartile in bone density.
>
>
>  Any help from MD's or self proclaimed do it yourselfers  out there who
>> accept the Paleo way of thinking.......I started taking Jarrow's "Bone Up"
>> and have increased my seaweed consumption to include Maine Dulse, about 1/3
>> cup to provide iodine.  I've been eating paleo 8 years.
>>
> Make sure you get enough Magnesium, and trace element boron.  And
> low-dose Vit K2 to get the calcium into the bone instead of into the
> blood vessels etc.  (Though if you are taking coumadin, hold off on the
> K2).  Make sure you are getting enough D3.  Have your D3 tested.
> You want your level to be at least 40, and higher is fine.  30 or under is
> low.
> Low D status also weakens bones.
>
>
>  I  am going to try to include more  yoga to compress the thyroid (head
>> stands), and of course, being a cavegirl, walk the woods.  Do I have to
>> start pounding on a treadmill and wearing one of those polyester gym
>> outfits?
>>
> Heaven forfend!
> But weight training can definitely help.
>
> If you are a worrier, the stress from that can cause problems with
> bones, cholesterol, etc. Try to find a way to let it all go.  Yoga
> and meditation can help.
>
> Don't start down that slippery path of prescriptions for this and that,
> and more prescriptions for the side effects of the original
> prescriptions....
> and ESPECIALLY don't start on a statin.  It would be medical malpractice
> to prescribe a statin for you, but that doesn't mean your doc won't try.
>
>        Lynnet
>