Re: Re: SCD and Cholesterol

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I have wondered about the cholesterol side of things, it is not really an issue for me atm, but I do tend to eat alot of foods high in cholesterol and it may be in the future based on family genes.

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Fri, 3 September, 2010 12:03:02 PMSubject: Re: SCD and Cholesterol

If you are increasing your carbs- this can raise cholesterol. I would try cutting out some of the honey and fruit products and see if this helps. Exercise helps too.PJ>> I started the diet SCD on July 5th and things have been going relatively well.> > I just got back from the Doctor, and my cholesterol is suddenly high, when it was never high in the past. My sugar was also up. > > For the past two months, I have been having cheesecake and cantaloupe for breakfast, soup and some Almond flour muffins for lunch, and meat or fish for dinner. I have also been having tons of SCD legal fruit crisps and apple cider. I also sometimes eat plain farmer cheese, instead of cheesecake.> > I suspect that the

culprits are the cheesecake (includes honey, farmer cheese and eggs), red meat and possibly the almond muffins (includes eggs, honey and almond flour.)> > I don't know what to do.> > I may go to a nutritionist to see if I can reconcile the SCD diet with a low cholesterol diet.>

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Hi, I noticed that your signiture included "parasites" how did you know you had them what testing was done and any symptoms.....I think I may have them as well.

Thanks, JanaJuniata G

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I can tell you that I eat 2 eggs and 2 egg whites for breakfast everyday since getting back on this diet and just had a physical...

My total cholesterol went from 110 to 105 (from last year).HDL is now 40, up from 33 a year ago.and my LDL (bad cholesterol) is 59, down from 67 last year.In fact, this diet has helped improved ALL my blood levels -- even my iron level is now normal, even though the general physician still wants me to take an iron supplement (screw that).I think the point is, the diet eventually balances everything out -- it seems to be doing that for me -- the only times I really struggle at all are when I have a few too many drinks with my friends, which you shouldn't really do anyway.I'm not an expert, but I'd just say to stick with the diet and be patient. Speaking from experience, it does take a while to really notice a difference.

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At 07:00 AM 9/3/2010, you wrote:

By the way, cholesterol levels

do increase during healing phases, so the jump in cholesterol could be

temporary. I wouldn't worry too much about cholesterol unless your next

blood work in six months is still high. In the meantime you can make

adjustments to your foods to get a better balance of carbs that is right

for your body.

I'm going to second this comment.

Because I am plus-sized, my doctors were always convinced that my

cholesterol would be out of whack, and it drove them crazy that not only

was my " good cholesterol " sky high (as it should be), my

triglycerides were normal to low normal.

When I had my blood work done in November of 2007, my cholesterol had

shot up to around 260 (though still in balance). My GP started lecturing

me on how " if I'd just stop stuffing my face, this wouldn't have

happened.... " and how I needed to get rid of red meat and eggs and

eat lots of HEALTHY grains.

Except... I was already symptomatic with the uterine cancer, the symptoms

of which he ignored. ( " If I'd just stop stuffing my face, this would

all clear up. " )

Three months later, I was diagnosed with the cancer, after I took myself

to a gynecologist. (The GP's reaction, when my surgeon wanted me to keep

him in the loop was, " How did THIS diagnosis come about? " like

I would go out and get a cancer diagnosis for the fun of it!)

I had surgery in April of 2008. When I had blood work done the following

November, my cholesterol was again normal, and in fact, better than it

had been in 2007. Clearly, my body was putting out more cholesterol in an

effort to deal with the cancer.

So yes, cholesterol levels can increase when you begin to heal.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Apparently the standard tests that just divide between good and bad cholesterol

are not really relevant. " Bad " cholesterol is made up of fat, fluffy

cholesterol,

which is not problematic at all, and small, hard cholesterol - and that is the

marker that is problematic. So until the cholesterol tests that can test for

this

dichotomy are standardized, the total " bad " cholesterol figure doesn't really

give

you specific, helpful information.

Mara

---- Original message ----

>Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:08:34 -0000

>From: BTVC-SCD (on behalf of " Elliott006 "

)

>Subject: Re: SCD and Cholesterol

>To: BTVC-SCD

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>I am not sure what my cholesterol used to be. I did not go to the doctor much

before I started having the stomach pains this past year. I went to a

gastroenterologist who was also an internist. He did a full physical and took

tons of blood tests over the year, and always said everything was fine except

for

a blood cell count, which had something to do with my IBD, which he diagnosed.

>

>For various reasons, I recently switched to a great new gastroenterologists,

who specializes in IBD,

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>So, when it came time for my physical, I needed a new internist too.

>

>I found one, and had the physical. He took a blood test, and reported that

everything is no longer fine.

>

>I am not really familiar with how the count works, as there are many numbers.

>

>One says " Cholesterol 233 high. " The other says " LDL (Calc.) 159 high "

>

>

>Now, here is an odd variable. My prior doctor never had me fast before a blood

test. And everything was always good.

>

>The new doctor had me fast 10-12 hours before (I did 10.) Now, since I could

not have breakfast, I ate a ton of food the day before, and had 4 pieces of

grilled

chicken and a full bottle of Apple cider for dinner the night before, at about

9:30

PM. I wonder if that may have played a role in the resulting blood count?

Except

for water, I did fast the 10 hours, though.

>

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I have been taking meds for high cholesterol for 5+ years.. The best count I have had even while on the meds.. was 199. There is two months I am on the diet.. for my blood work for the 10th of Aug I asked what my count was and they had not requested for it to be checked.. So I will not know until January's blood work to see if it is down... I CAN"T hardly wait.. I pray the diet will help that as well. And I can be off of all meds.. I have never weighed more then 125 and I have a very physical job.. I could never find the connection to my high count except that I have always enjoyed my rice and gravy..

OH and I have always had to fast from mid night on when doing my cholesterol counts..But I never ate more then usual the night before.. Who eats after mid night any how.?.lol. I just had my coffee waiting in the truck when I come out in the morning..

To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 2:00:37 PMSubject: Re: Re: SCD and Cholesterol

I can tell you that I eat 2 eggs and 2 egg whites for breakfast everyday since getting back on this diet and just had a physical...

My total cholesterol went from 110 to 105 (from last year).

HDL is now 40, up from 33 a year ago.

and my LDL (bad cholesterol) is 59, down from 67 last year.

In fact, this diet has helped improved ALL my blood levels -- even my iron level is now normal, even though the general physician still wants me to take an iron supplement (screw that).

I think the point is, the diet eventually balances everything out -- it seems to be doing that for me -- the only times I really struggle at all are when I have a few too many drinks with my friends, which you shouldn't really do anyway.

I'm not an expert, but I'd just say to stick with the diet and be patient. Speaking from experience, it does take a while to really notice a difference.

[Guest guest]

Carol,

I think once you have been doing the diet long enough and start to add a little alcohol in, it's your own judgement. You have to go slow and find out for yourself, I think.