Cholesterol Experiment
Cholesterol Results #2, February 2010
Well, it’s a month late, but I finally got my cholesterol results. I last had results taken at the end of October. I missed the Novemeber screening, the gym didn’t have one in December, and I forgot to go in January. So It’s been 4 months since my last cholesterol check. I confess to being [...]
Cholesterol Experiment Update
Sure enough, on Friday, January 29, the Fitness Center had cholesterol screening between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. And sure enough I forgot to go…. Sorry folks! For those of you keeping track, I’m still taking 500 mg Niacin 2x daily 200 mcg Chromium Polynicotinate 2x daily 2,000 mg Vitamin C 2x daily 3,000 mg fish [...]
Cholesterol Experiment # 2 Update
Are you waiting with bated breath for my cholesterol results after adding fish oil to my supplement routine? Me too…. My gum didn’t do cholesterol screening at the end of December, what with Christmas week and New Year’s and such. So the soonest I’ll be able to get blood drawn is the last Friday of [...]
What Next? Adding Fish Oil
Having reached the end of my experiment, I didn’t have any next step already planned out. So I did a quick regroup last night and decided I’d add fish oil to the mix, since it’s been promoted to be beneficial to one’s cholesterol profile. It will end up being a bit of a late start, [...]
Cholesterol Experiment 1 Results
Well, I got my cholesterol results back and I’m both pleased and disappointed. Let’s sumarize the whole deal: Starting October 30th, I began an experiment taking a few supplements and (80%) sticking to a fairly rigid diet in an attempt to lower my cholesterol. It’s been creeping up for years despite a healthy lifestyle of [...]
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