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[Sixguns]

My work is required to give us physicals every year, thanks OSHA. I got my blood work back today and my HDL was 40 and LDL was 90. Dr. said it would be good to raise the HDL and lower the LDL. But from what Ive seen, those are pretty good numbers.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Technically, they think they know what those numbers mean. They know that people at risk for Diabetes and Heart Disease often have high cholesterol, etc...

My wife works in medicine and will agree with the numbers...the insurance companies follow suit because they are trying to minimize their risk of a payout.

Truthfully, everyone's body chemistry is different and depending on diet and exercise, and chemical action in your gut, you're going to get a totally different result. (Example, You can exercise a lot and your triglycerides will increase because more fat ends up in your bloodstream) Generally speaking though, diet and exercise commitments are the way to go. If you want to try taking a pill, consider fish oil supplements....take 2, 1200mg pills per day. If you don't buy the purified stuff, throw a bottle in the freezer and take them at night before bed. That will limit fishy burps, etc.

 

[highland145]

+1 on the fish oil but I take 6g/day (6 pills) Helps with inflammation. The HDL was a bonus, went from ~30 to ~80. Wish my LDL was 90.

 

[Iron Woode]

My work is required to give us physicals every year, thanks OSHA. I got my blood work back today and my HDL was 40 and LDL was 90. Dr. said it would be good to raise the HDL and lower the LDL. But from what Ive seen, those are pretty good numbers.

did they do an HbA1c test?

 

[Auric]

If you want to try taking a pill, consider fish oil supplements....take 2, 1200mg pills per day. If you don't buy the purified stuff, throw a bottle in the freezer and take them at night before bed. That will limit fishy burps, etc.

Best to choose molecularly distilled for safety (especially preclude heavy metals) and also enteric coated to avoid fishy burps. A recent PBS Frontline revealed many samples to be rancid so slicing some open for smell testing is well advised. If good, then store cool or even refrigerate.

 

[Sixguns]

did they do an HbA1c test?

Not sure what type it was. I've got a copy of it and there is a bunch of different stuff on it.