I was diagnosed in November of 2005 with metabolic syndrome. I was overweight, had high cholesterol, high triglyceride count, high blood pressure and high glucose count. I was prime for a heart attack at the tender age of 52.
My Doctor suggested an 1800 calorie a day diet with restrictions. He also suggested that I run. I started by walking and then graduated to running.
I've run several...
52yr old male with a very strong family history of heart disease and stroke. Every male in my family tree (except for me) has had either a heart attack or stroke by age 48. Tried eating "healthy" and exercising religiously for years, only to be saddled with a very low HDL cholesterol (<32). Started taking niacin six years ago to boost my HDL, and while still eating healthy,...
Dietitian and Diabetes Educator for 25+ years. Let me help you lose weight, get healthy, manage your blood sugars and decrease your cholesterol and triglycerides for free.
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i am very active and am into exercising and doing art of living kriya regularly
these clinical results as on 9/1/2011
my BP 110/70
haemoglobin 14.3
TLC 11600/cumm
RBC count 4.91*10^12/l
MCHC 34.8g/dL
cholestrol 213 mg/lit
serum triglycerides 123 mg/l
HDL 42
LDL 146.4
VLDL 24.6
CHOLESTROL TOTAL /HDL RATIO 5.1
LDL/HDL...
Hello my name is David Wagstaff I’m 25 and living in the UK with my girlfriend Lauren. I’m currently suffering with suspected colitis, this has caused me to lose my job, my freedom and most importantly my bed (its just to soft now.) This blog is a record of the giddy highs and the lowest of lows from being unemployed and suffering from colitis.
If anyone has any comments good or...
Married 45 yrs., retired, work part time at golf course as starter/ranger, engr. by training, former VP and GM of Fortune 200 company, have 2 adult daughters and 2 fabulous grandsons. Have enjoyed good health. Have a high threshhold of pain which has caused me to delay attention to some maladies in the past.
