I'm reply to myself...hope this ok here..serial posting.. in order that this post gets noticed... HDL myth and facts https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/thuo-soi080216.php More revealing https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-04/uoh-lh043013.php https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_relea...

Ah, as an extreme hype absorber of beta-sitosterol, it’s good to know it’s not carcinogenic :shock:. Phew. We’ve discussed the different interpretations of the (now) Labcorp NMR and Spectracell version. It’s good to know that they’re both nmol/L, but Spectracell determines the yellow (risky) zone t...

Migraine has a lot cross over to other problems.. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8349475 https://migraine.com/stories/taurine-miracle-cure/ http://cep.sagepub.com/content/9/10_suppl/431.extract actually 70% of migraine is due to low Mg tissue levels, check RBC-Mg levels, tissue level tests are ...

Current concept of reverse cholesterol transport and novel strategy for atheroprotection Koh Ono, MD, PhDcorrespondencePress enter key for correspondence informationemailPress enter key to Email the author Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 60...

old news for me.. but long term ketogenic diets have issues not mentioned.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3951260/

Gene, I've used Google Alerts for years, and on many topics. Still hard to actually read all the research I see in my inbox everyday. That's why I appreciate being here, because there are so many of us reading and commenting on different items that I might not read on first pass. I have 2 items on ...

I do not know what could be considered the optimum level of LDL but I would say it is not one factor to asses total risk. LDL has an impact on LDLP# most of the time but what we really need is advanced testing nmr etc to put it in perspective. I think the goal for risk reduction is to be in the idea...

"My mother recently died and my grandson was in the hospital for 11 days" that is probably the biggest stress along with sleep loss. Just expect to live through it and the results or the "test" results will even out later. I suspect they are trying to help you but I can imagine b...

are you using google alerts?

Keeping up helps to generate ideas on how to possibly use some of it the last one I have been trying the Benfotiamine but recently stopped it.
thanks for the updates too.

Gene, congratulations on the progress you have made towards an improved lipid panel. Your lp(a) is just above normal, so not meeting a target of LDL-C under 60 would not need to be your goal. As someone with over double your lp(a), I'm curious why you stated: The Lp(a) was higher and I think the zi...