Re: blood test results - help?

August 6, 2002

The first person that comes to mind that can help you thru experience

is . I don't know if he's still around but he had a website

too. I think it was sexyintime.com try looking it up he lowered both

and did it without meds. Hope this helps...San

August 6, 2002

Hi Elana,

I'm not a docter, but here's what I know.

When I had high chlolesterol, the docter gave me medication. A pill called

Zocor at first, but after taking that one for a while my tryclicerides (=

other fats besides cholesterol) were still high and they had to come down

too. So now I'm on a different pil called Lipitor, that also works on the

tryclicerides.

High cholesterol is just one of the risk factors that give you a higher

chance of a heart attack. Other factors are smoking, family members with

heart trouble, being overweight. If they're all on yes it's wise to take

action (stop smoking, take medication, loose the weight) and lower your

chances. No guarantees, just higher and lower chances...

best regards,

Marjon

blood test results - help?

> I just picked up my blood test results from last week and i was

> wondering if anyone on this list could help me understand the

> results. i noticed that everything was in the range but my

> cholesterol and tryglicerides were in the upper range. i am very

> afraid of having a heart attack or developing diabetes and i wanted

> to know if i continue watching what i eat and losing weight will

> these numbers matter. i am losing weight slowly and i want to know if

> i have enough time to fix the situation. any help and advice would be

> greatly appreciated.

>

> thanks

> elana

>

August 6, 2002

Elana, didn't your doctor go over your results with you? They should have. I

would talk to your physician about these issues. I don't want to steer you wrong

because I don't know the whole picture of things. It also depends on your family

history and things like that. That is why discussing it with your doctor is

imperative.

Hugs, Tina )

blood test results - help?

I just picked up my blood test results from last week and i was

wondering if anyone on this list could help me understand the

results. i noticed that everything was in the range but my

cholesterol and tryglicerides were in the upper range. i am very

afraid of having a heart attack or developing diabetes and i wanted

to know if i continue watching what i eat and losing weight will

these numbers matter. i am losing weight slowly and i want to know if

i have enough time to fix the situation. any help and advice would be

greatly appreciated.

thanks

elana

August 6, 2002

On 8/6/02 9:15 AM, " weightlossbuddies2 "

<weightlossbuddies2 > wrote:

> I just picked up my blood test results from last week and i was

> wondering if anyone on this list could help me understand the

> results. i noticed that everything was in the range but my

> cholesterol and tryglicerides were in the upper range.

Diet and especially exercise have been shown to lower both. Regular

exercise is the most important thing. Try to make sure you get some aerobic

exercise everyday. (Walking as vigorously as you can 20 minutes every day

will really help. If you are in good enough condition to exercise even more

vigorously, that's good too.)

Limiting saturated fat consumption is very important to lowering

cholesterol. Try to follow a low fat but not ULTRA low fat diet to lower

your triglycerides. You want 20% - 30% of your calories from fat. Because

you are trying to reduce weight, I'd advice approximately 20% of your

calories from fat. It's hard to lose weight on the higher levels. (Your

triglycerides could drop on a lower fat diet-- but only if you DO lose

weight. If you eat a lot of low fat pastries and cakes or fudgecycles, you

can end up not losing weight. This has been shown to increase triglyceride

levels.)

The type of fat you eat is very important. Saturated fats are the ones you

want to really eliminate if you can. How can you reduce these:

Cut fat off any meats; remove chicken skin when you can. Limit your

consumption fatty cheeses. That's most cheeses! But you can find reduced

fat and non-fat cheese. Avoid butter, lard, and any solid shortening.

Learn to read ingredients lists on pastries and cookies-- hydrogenated oil

is a " bad " form of fat. Read the nutrition list and watch for fat. Avoid

whole fat dairy products because dairy fat is saturated. Skim milk has no

fat, 2% has a moderate amount of fat, whole milk has tons of fat. Cream is

pretty much all fat. So, skim milk is the best choice!

You do need to eat some fat. As much as possible, pick fats that are liquid

at room temperature. Soybean oil, safflower oil, corn oil, canola oil are

ok. There is evidence that monosaturated fats are the best at reducing

cholesterol. When you can, pick olive oil, peanut oil or walnut oil. (These

fats have strong flavors, so obviously, don't use them when you don't like

the taste. I almost never use peanut oil-- but it's popular in asian food.

I use lots of olive oil because it's popular in Italian, French, Spanish and

Middle Easter food, which I prepare a lot.)

For a while, you'll want to measure your food and tally the amount of fat

you eat. You might want to get some specific recommendations here:

http://www.thedietdiary.com/diet/nutrition/RestingEnergy.html

Then come up with a general menu plan by going here:

http://www.thedietdiary.com/diet/nutrition/NutritionLog.html

(You may want something more precise after you've figured out a general meal

plan though.)

i am very

> afraid of having a heart attack or developing diabetes and i wanted

> to know if i continue watching what i eat and losing weight will

> these numbers matter.

Nothing is certain-- but that's what doctors advise. But exercise matters a

lot too!

i am losing weight slowly and i want to know if

> i have enough time to fix the situation. any help and advice would be

> greatly appreciated.

--

lucia@...

Lisle, Illinois

August 6, 2002

If you continue to eat right and give your body what it needs - the

numbers will adjust. The body will work right only if it has what it

needs to do so.

Eating carbohydrates temporarily raises blood sugar and insulin

levels. The blood sugar raising effect of a food, called its

glycemic index, depends on how rapidly its carbohydrate is absorbed.

Many starchy foods have a glycemic index similar to (table sugar).

So I would eat simple carbohydrates and sugar in moderation.

A high-fiber works better to control diabetes than the diet

recommended by the ADA. (So go for the complex carbohydrates).

Chromium helps the body maintain normal blood sugar levels. It also

plays a role in increasing HDL (good) cholesterol, while lowering

total cholesterol levels. Oh - chromium picolinate is the one I

meen. And it also (great side effect)...increases fat loss and

promotes lean muscle tissue.

So that would help with both colesteral and diebeteis risk.

Hope that helps...there are alot more things that are suppost to help

but this one kind of takes care of all the concerns at once - and you

should really only start one thing at a time.

Ang

> I just picked up my blood test results from last week and i was

> wondering if anyone on this list could help me understand the

> results. i noticed that everything was in the range but my

> cholesterol and tryglicerides were in the upper range. i am very

> afraid of having a heart attack or developing diabetes and i wanted

> to know if i continue watching what i eat and losing weight will

> these numbers matter. i am losing weight slowly and i want to know

if

> i have enough time to fix the situation. any help and advice would

be

> greatly appreciated.

>

> thanks

> elana

August 7, 2002

Hi Elana

I felt the same has you when I found out about my

cholesterol too. It really scared me, but I vowed to

get it down to normal levels and succeeded. Just keep

eating healthy and low fat, You have time to do this,

so don't worry. I also had high

blood pressure to make things worse, Well I am happy

to say that is now normal too.

Go for it, I know you can do it.

Hugs

Sue