Re: Food for Thought: Alzheimers, Cholesterol and Blood Pressure

[Guest guest]

That is the one big thing I have noticed since my switch to Armour!

During my annual physical in 2002, my cholesterol levels were over

range, and my Internist said I needed to do something to get it under

control. Mind you I am only slightly overweight, not too bad. I

work hard the whole year at eating better, trying to lower

cholesterol.

Annual physical 2003... results are much better, I am only

borderline. She was much happier. Then comes 2004. I have been on

Armour, not watching what I eat, not doing a thing to lower

cholesterol... and look at these results from my recent annual

physical.

Triglycerides 45 (<200)

Total cholesterol 167 (<240)

LDL ('bad' chol.) 96 (<130)

HDL ('good' chol.) 62 (35-150)

Total/HDL ratio 2.69 (<4.55)

Nothing you can say will convince me that it wasn't the Armour.

Cathryn

> Hi, All!

>

> I get this newsletter in my email. I normally don't pay too much

attention to it, because there is a lot of marketing going on in it.

They are pushing nutritional solutions.

>

> But one thing jumped out at me: the connection between cholesterol

levels, blood pressure, and Alzheimers. These folks missed something,

and that is the effect of thyroid on cholesterol levels and blood

pressure.

>

> jan

[Guest guest]

Yes, I believe so too. Even though I'm still working on my blood levels,

I've knocked the TSH down to a 10. Even though it's still at a 10, I now

have low triclycerides, low cholesterol, high HDLs, and low LDLs. My risk

appears low, buuutt---then we probably all need a homocysteine level too.

It shows more of what might be going on in the blood vessels, supposedly

even more so than the cholesterol levels. I haven't had one yet. It's on

my list, lol! Folates are next.

Tx

Re: Food for Thought: Alzheimers,

Cholesterol and Blood Pressure

> That is the one big thing I have noticed since my switch to Armour!

> During my annual physical in 2002, my cholesterol levels were over

> range, and my Internist said I needed to do something to get it under

> control. Mind you I am only slightly overweight, not too bad. I

> work hard the whole year at eating better, trying to lower

> cholesterol.

>

> Annual physical 2003... results are much better, I am only

> borderline. She was much happier. Then comes 2004. I have been on

> Armour, not watching what I eat, not doing a thing to lower

> cholesterol... and look at these results from my recent annual

> physical.

>

> Triglycerides 45 (<200)

> Total cholesterol 167 (<240)

> LDL ('bad' chol.) 96 (<130)

> HDL ('good' chol.) 62 (35-150)

> Total/HDL ratio 2.69 (<4.55)

>

> Nothing you can say will convince me that it wasn't the Armour.

>

> Cathryn

[Guest guest]

Yes, I get it too, and they have some very intriguing research, but they miss this one by a long shot. They're all over the pharmaceutical companies, but they've got their own financial game too. Good and bad. I don't really know why they named that article "Second Pass". A second pass refers to the second action of a drug or second peak, as it goes through the body. ???

Tx

Food for Thought: Alzheimers, Cholesterol and Blood Pressure

Hi, All!

I get this newsletter in my email. I normally don't pay too much attention to it, because there is a lot of marketing going on in it. They are pushing nutritional solutions.

But one thing jumped out at me: the connection between cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and Alzheimers. These folks missed something, and that is the effect of thyroid on cholesterol levels and blood pressure.

jan