Posted on 03/14/2022 6:19:28 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
How does one game a blood test?
Feldman protocol. I normally stay on a keto diet which lowers triglycerides but raises LDL and HDL. Three days before a cholesterol test I start eating a lot more fat and introduce a moderate amount of carbs. This has the effect of keeping the triglycerides low and HDL high while lowering LDL.
Since cholesterol blood tests really only tell you how you’ve been eating the last three days they are pretty useless.
One thing you do not want to do is fast any longer than required for the test. If you take a cholesterol test after an extended fast you will give your doctor a heart attack when he sees your numbers.
A Thousand pardons, my FRiend. I badly misread your statement as 5% and your punchline didn’t register. No excuse, as I had already finished a full cup of coffee. Please accept my apology. There is a reason we are supposed to measure twice and cut once. I went off half cocked. Sorry about that, Chief.
LOL...that’s fine. When I write indirectly like that, it’s very easy to misunderstand! That’s a risk that I take and I also take responsibility for people who don’t pick up on it, which is why I explain, rather than name-call people don’t read it correctly the first time.
Your writing was fine. It was all me. Thanks.
my understanding is that the main cause of heart disease is inflammation causing plaquing. then the plaque drips out in to the blood stream, chokes off a blood vessel which causes heart attack/stroke
Therefor do everything to minimize inflammation.
Also increase nitric oxide to promote blood vessel flexibility
i’m given to understand that the main problem is not cholesteral levels but rather inflammation.
On this score crestor does a better job of reducing inflammation than lipitor
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