High cholesterol?

[XxAnyaxX]

Hello, I recently did a blood test through the company Thriva, anyway I was slightly shocked to see my cholesterol was a bit high.

Should I consult my gp or are my results just a tad high and nothing to worry about? I will attach my results, thanks. Oh and the blood test was conducted after an 8hr fast period.

[sandybrown]

Hi, Yes, it is advisable to consult you GP to do a full blood test. Write down all your questions that you want to ask your GP. There are a lot of information on life style change, healthy eating and regular exercise.

You GP can do a risk analysis and help you.

[Marz]

I think it was explained on your post on TUK - that when cholesterol is raised it can be a Hypo symptom ..

[sos007 Ambassador]

Your triglycerides are too high. Triglycerides are fat in the blood caused by eating too much of any or all of: sugar, processed foods, or simple carbohydrates.

Sugar is a toxin to the human body. In the short term: it depletes your immune system; slows your metabolism allowing you to gain weight; shuts off your leptin hormone which regulates how much you eat and thus causing weight gain; disrupts your gut microbiome which triggers changes in your body's hormonal balance including your thyroid function; increase triglycerides which create an inflammatory condition in your arteries that result in the body's immune system producing more LDL-C cholesterol and plaque accumulation that damage your arterial wall.

In the long-run, these reactions create the optimal conditions for clogged arteries, and risk of both heart attack and stroke, as well as the potential for sudden death from these two events.

If you change your diet and begin to exercise daily, even just by walking 20-30 minutes daily at a brisk pace, your blood biomarkers will normalize, your body weight will normalize and you will improve your health.

I recommend that you read my pinned post to the right side of this page titled:

"How I Conquered Heart-Disease and What I Learned in the Process".

I also suggest you watch these 2 videos:

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youtu.be/p58rwLBgxNg(Not working as expected?) Gut Reaction Part 2 – 27 minutes

How the food we eat affects our immune system, MS, autism, hormones and mental health among other things.

[XxAnyaxX in reply to sos007]

Thanks for the reply, sorry hadn’t been on in awhile so only just noticed your reply. I will have a look at the article you were talking about, and videos mentioned thanks.

[sos007 Ambassador in reply to XxAnyaxX]

no problem - good luck

[sandybrown]

May be you need to calculate Remnant cholesterol!!

Have you heard of remnant cholesterol before?

No? Great! It is actually a very easy concept. But before we get started on the remnant cholesterol…

Let’s make sure you are able to calculate it! This is a classification of cholesterol that you want a number for. Next time you go get a blood test and lipid panel, make sure you calculate your remnant cholesterol. It is actually really easy, so don’t be intimidated!

They do not measure this amount directly – you have to pull out some old math skills. Take total cholesterol and subtract off HDL & LDL from that number (RC = TC – LDL – HDL). Check out the example below:

•Total cholesterol = 250 mg/dL

•LDL cholesterol = 150 mg/dL

•HDL cholesterol = 80 mg/dL

•Remnant cholesterol = 250 – 150 – 80 = 20 mg/dL

So the remnant cholesterol for this person is 20 mg/dL, and he is in the “low risk” quintile. Wasn’t that easy? Now you can go do that and ask your doctor about it when you go get blood work done next.. We wouldn’t be surprised if your doctor hasn’t even heard of remnant cholesterol before. Most doctors don’t learn about stuff like this. They just learn symptoms and drug remedies – a big game of match the diagnosis with the pill.

No risk < 0.4 mmol/l

Low to medium risk <0.4 top 0.6 mmol/l

High medium risk risk < 0.7 to 1.1 mmol/l

[XxAnyaxX in reply to sandybrown]

Sorry haven’t been on in awhile so only just noticed your reply, and no I have not heard of remnant cholesterol before. I converted my blood lipid levels, from mmol/L to mg/dL, and using the calculation above got a remnant cholesterol level of 50.28mg/dL. Not sure if it’s accurate as I was using the test values above for a blood test conducted about a month ago. Anyway thanks again for your reply.