For the past week I and my husband (PhD biochemist) have read, digested, and discussed a heap of material. From the initial shock and sense of doom, we have arrived at a conclusion that my APOE4/4 status means I have a lipid processing disorder that can have implications for cardiovascular and brain health. However, risk of disease can be mitigated by diet and exercise. I hope we are right.
I will be 55 this week. Although I eat a generally healthy diet, I am overweight and struggle enormously to loose weight. For much of last year, I ate a keto diet, high in animal fats. I lost initially but then plateaued, my usual pattern. I had begun to suspect insulin resistance and had started to do some intermittent fasting. Now, I am planning on cutting out most animal fats except fish, shellfish and some chicken. However I am worried about my lipid profile from my All The Bacon version of keto I had been practicing. This morning I got blood drawn for a lipid profile on an old script written by my Dr last year (I didn't get it done because I don't like failing tests
). My cholesterol has previously run borderline high at ~220. My brother (58 yr old, APOE status unknown) had a heart attack on Dec 23rd. After my lipid test results are in I plan on a GP visit, and probably then to a cardiologist. Any advice on my path forward would be welcome. I sincerely thank the originators, moderators and contributors to this forum.
