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I voluntarily got a wide range of blood tests, having been on a #paleo diet for about 8 months.

every single marker is off the charts in the **good** direction (including LDL particle size, a1c, various insulin resistance markers, HDL, Triglycerides, etc etc.) _EXCEPT_ for "total cholesterol", which is comically high. I have a clean CAC scan.

I am a fit and healthy person, eating an evolutionarily-approproate diet, sleeping well, exercising, feeling great, and most measurements modern medicine uses say "good", but this one says "we should get you on lifelong statins ASAP!".

...you tell me what's actually broken here, my metabolism or the yardstick!

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Telluride 9mo ago

The dietary Cholesterol metric is a myth created by big pharma to get people on statins for life.

I didnt come to that conclusion quickly. I’ve struggled with the same issue my whole life. There’s been some really reliable research done showing the research has been fabricated.

(Similarly with amyloid plaques in the brain regarding dementia)

https://x.com/i/grok/share/aUCPoWxEDmdCvpidGrNEvQjH4

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

yes, dietary cholesterol is not as strongly correlated with blood cholesterol than most people realize.

this is going one step further. "total blood cholesterol" / LDL-P are not nearly as correlated with heart disease than most people realize either. particle size is far more important, as well as HDL/triglycerides ratio.

most doctors will refuse to test for the former, nor know how to read the results if you test it yourself.

all of this is context dependent with the rest of your metabolism, too. If you avoid carbs and sugars and have a low-inflammation environment, that also has implications for atherosclerosis that "total cholesterol" alone doens't take into account.

briefly: the statin scam goes a few layers deeper than just dietary cholesterol

Hanshan 9mo ago

what's the important part of HDL/Triglycerides ratio?

got my first test of middle age and learning about this for the 1st time

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

https://prevmedhealth.com/glossary-of-terms#Framingham

you want a low TG/HDL ratio. low TG, high HDL. ratio of 1 or less is good. low carb diet will get you there. low fat diet will not.

Hanshan 9mo ago

I'm gonna recheck my results!

Hanshan 9mo ago

hmm mine is still 1.3 or so

too many carb lately?

Bill Cypher 9mo ago

#1 side effect of statins is ED.

#2 drug sold by the #1 statin manufacturer is Viagra

I don't know if I'm right, but I'm pretty spiteful towards people I feel tried to scam me. "Die on that hill" might be literal for me this time if they are the ones who are right.

Hanshan 9mo ago

what do you ask for to get those particle size and insulin resistance tests?

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

my doctor's office wouldn't do it! you'd be asking for the NMR Lipid panel or anything that includes LDL-P, HDL-P and particle size.

I went to a website that lets you order your own lab req and then take it to a local LabCorp to do the blood draw.

_the scam runs deep, I say_

Hanshan 9mo ago

thanks

and LDL-P and HDL-P is different than just LDL and HDL?

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

these tests are the ones that come together into the particle size analysis.

Hanshan 9mo ago

gotcha

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

IR Insulin resistance and hemoglobin A1C.

LabCorp has all of these, here is the list I got recently:

NMR LipoProfile+Lipids+IR+Gph;

Hemoglobin A1c;

Lipoprotein (a);

C-Reactive Protein, Cardiac;

Apolipoprotein B;

Hanshan 9mo ago

perfect!

running bitcoin 9mo ago

I been eating mostly fat, meat, veggies and white rice for years now. Coffee w C8 & collagen every morning, stretching and strengthening regularly, I've never felt better. My cholesterol is high but I feel awesome and unconcerned about it.

Dr. Fernando Morales 9mo ago

Keep it up! Lab tests are one thing, but how you feel is another important factor that a lot of 15 minute consultation docs leave out.

Dr. Fernando Morales 9mo ago

Being healthy can be simple if you want it to, it might not be easy for some, but it's worth a shot.

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Bfgreen 9mo ago

I had an almost identical experience. Daily CrossFit goer for 10 years. Ears ng paleo for 6-8 years, labs and measure all in the good to excellent range. New GP looked at my age and weight (55 and 165lbs) and suggested I take Lipitor, you know to be safe! Fuck that.

Gardening for the Apocalypse 9mo ago

I would not go on statins.

Cholesterol has a number of functions in the body. And your body is probably doing something to bring it into long term balance.

It happens to be an antioxidant, similar in action to how grease and oil in a machine prevent oxidation by coating surfaces.

Did you get heavy metal toxicity testing done by any chance?

Another thought is if you have been on a diet containing a lot of trans fats and seed oils, over time you body stores it in the cells. Now that you're eating saturated fats, the body will be exchanging that stored fat and flushing it out of the body. It can mobilize that fat via cholesterol so it might be a detoxification process going on.

Anyway, I'm not an expert on this. I would just let my body do it's thing if I'm otherwise healthy and resist the temptation to intervene with pharmaceuticals.

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

zero seed oils or overheated non-seed oils for at least 9 months. I did not get metal toxicity testing, but I'll think about it. I do live in a house with lead paint... hm.

I've been looking into this "Lean Mass Hyper-Responder" phenomenon and think I may be that phenotype. unclear at this point if it's a good, bad or irrelevant thing.

Shawn 9mo ago

The very same. Ran through the gamut of biomarker tests last Fall with Function Health. Doc got alarmed by The Number. Did EKG, ECG, CAT for calcium scoring; all good.

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

it's kind of annoying to have to do all this extra shit to "appease the doctor". odd situation to say the least

Shawn 9mo ago

Yes. I'm fortunate to have found a "Direct Primary Care" (I pay him monthly, directly) who I like and trust, but he's still a product of his training.

bitcoin.truth 9mo ago

post your numbers.

vinney...axkl 9mo ago

I don't know, maybe if this was a nym. seems like a dumb idea for a doxxed account.

I will say my TG:HDL ratio was 0.4, my LDL particles are as big and fluffy as the charts can draw, and my LDL-P was at least double the reference number 🙃