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w84me
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good info - thanks again -
I've got my fingers crossed ... not that it has anything to do with it, but my blood pressure was 68/104 (I probably typed it backwards). So I 'm hoping that the rest comes back ok... or at least in-line. I haven't had a baseline done in a few years so it was time. Got everything done in half-a-day ... man, what men are missing ... poked, prodded, squashed flat like a pancake, stuck, gel'd up, etc ... worse part of it is the cold long wait on that table.
I've got my fingers crossed ... not that it has anything to do with it, but my blood pressure was 68/104 (I probably typed it backwards). So I 'm hoping that the rest comes back ok... or at least in-line. I haven't had a baseline done in a few years so it was time. Got everything done in half-a-day ... man, what men are missing ... poked, prodded, squashed flat like a pancake, stuck, gel'd up, etc ... worse part of it is the cold long wait on that table.
monstertruck
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This is sorta same topic...........does anyone know what, if any, health risks are associated with too low cholesterol? I've been blessed with low cholesterol genes (altho I do eat very well). I have blood work done every year for work and the nurse was very upset last year when my total cholesterol was 96. Also, my HDL is pretty high and LDL pretty low. This year I had a total of 115 (started eating more red meat) with HDL of 86, LDL of 29. Miss overweight occupational health nurse told me to eat more fat.
You raise an interesting question. Back in 1994, the American Heart Association Task Force on Cholesterol Issues put out a statement entitled "Very Low Cholesterol and Cholesterol Lowering" which noted that there is an increase in deaths from trauma, cancer, hemorrhagic stroke and respiratory and infectious diseases among those with total cholesterol levels less than 160 mg/dl. However, a substantial portion of those deaths seemed to be due to poor health unrelated to low cholesterol.
Since then, several studies have found a connection between low cholesterol and depression and anxiety. For example, results of a study in the Netherlands published in 2000 showed that middle-aged men with low cholesterol are more likely than other men to have symptoms of severe depression. An earlier study at found that healthy young women with cholesterol levels below 160 mg/dl were more likely to score high on measures of depression and anxiety than women with normal or high cholesterol. None of the women were being treated for depression or anxiety.
There is some evidence suggesting that having low cholesterol alters the way brain cells function and that brain cells with low levels of cholesterol may have fewer than normal receptors for the mood-elevating neurotransmitter serotonin which could lead to depression by preventing the cells from receiving and using this vital brain chemical. It's just one of many theories.
Two more recent studies have linked low cholesterol with an increased risk of suicide, depression, impulsivity and aggression. Here, researchers speculated that a decreased consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially omega-3s may be a risk factor and that increasing intake of foods high in omega-3 fatty acids might lower the risk. By the way, large trials of the statin drugs used to reduce cholesterol showed no increase in suicide among those participating, but then again it is unusual for people on statins to develop ultra low cholesterol..
These are all intriguing findings, but if you're not feeling depressed or anxious, there's probably no need to worry that your low cholesterol levels will lead you in that direction, and no other evidence that low cholesterol levels are unhealthy. However, as a precaution, you might want to increase your consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from flaxseed oil, sardines, salmon or other oily fish.
Since then, several studies have found a connection between low cholesterol and depression and anxiety. For example, results of a study in the Netherlands published in 2000 showed that middle-aged men with low cholesterol are more likely than other men to have symptoms of severe depression. An earlier study at found that healthy young women with cholesterol levels below 160 mg/dl were more likely to score high on measures of depression and anxiety than women with normal or high cholesterol. None of the women were being treated for depression or anxiety.
There is some evidence suggesting that having low cholesterol alters the way brain cells function and that brain cells with low levels of cholesterol may have fewer than normal receptors for the mood-elevating neurotransmitter serotonin which could lead to depression by preventing the cells from receiving and using this vital brain chemical. It's just one of many theories.
Two more recent studies have linked low cholesterol with an increased risk of suicide, depression, impulsivity and aggression. Here, researchers speculated that a decreased consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially omega-3s may be a risk factor and that increasing intake of foods high in omega-3 fatty acids might lower the risk. By the way, large trials of the statin drugs used to reduce cholesterol showed no increase in suicide among those participating, but then again it is unusual for people on statins to develop ultra low cholesterol..
These are all intriguing findings, but if you're not feeling depressed or anxious, there's probably no need to worry that your low cholesterol levels will lead you in that direction, and no other evidence that low cholesterol levels are unhealthy. However, as a precaution, you might want to increase your consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from flaxseed oil, sardines, salmon or other oily fish.
Is a bad lipid profile dangerous over a short period of time. For example an 8 week winny cycle and then the 8 weeks or so for levels to return to normal. Or is a bad lipid profile something that creates a risk only when it is bad for a long period of time. They said that stopping smoking will lower cholesteral...is it the nicotine that causes it to be bad or is it the other 4000 nasty chemicals in the cigarettes. I ask because for the time being I am using some NRT - gum and inhaler.
It is the lifetime exposure to high cholestrol that is prolly the biggest risk factor, so 8 weeks of winny (assuming diet and exercise etc... are kept clean) is prolly not too bad. Coronary heart disease is really more of a chronic disease.
Nicotine, by itself, causes a reduction in HDL (the 'good' cholesterol). All of those other nasty chemicals are just a bonus!
Nicotine, by itself, causes a reduction in HDL (the 'good' cholesterol). All of those other nasty chemicals are just a bonus!
