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<blockquote data-quote="Marco N Cognito" data-source="post: 41483" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>1) Bacon is great IF it is the right kind and cooked low heat (sometimes I even steam mine - no, not as tasty as fried, but still good). I get the paleo-friendly, sugar-free free-range turkey bacon from Wellshire Farms. <a href="http://www.wellshirefarms.com/allergy-free-foods-database/01116-Sugar-Free-PALEO-Turkey-Bacon" target="_blank">http://www.wellshirefarms.com/allergy-free-foods-database/01116-Sugar-Free-PALEO-Turkey-Bacon</a></p><p></p><p>2) Slightly elevated TC (total cholesterol) and LDL-C is meaningless in today's science. Docs quick to put anyone on statins when TC is >200 but <250 are practicing obsolete science and lining the pockets of Big Pharma. The only exceptions are those that have a genetic condition called FH (familial hypercholesterolemia) in which TC can go into the 300s+.</p><p> </p><p>It is the particle size and number that is relevant. Same for HDL. In fact, NOT all HDL is good HDL, despite everything we've been told. Standard lipid panels are crap and tell us nothing. You want to do an advanced lipid panel. The best is the NMR LipoProfile (LabCorp) or the CardioIQ Advanced Lipid Profiles (Quest) that show the LDL and HDL subfractions. The goal is to shift away from Pattern B (small dense particle) to Pattern A (large, fluffy particle). Also, important to measure all other LDL subtypes (APOA, APOB, Lp(a), Lp-PLA2, and the APOE gene).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marco N Cognito, post: 41483, member: 13"] 1) Bacon is great IF it is the right kind and cooked low heat (sometimes I even steam mine - no, not as tasty as fried, but still good). I get the paleo-friendly, sugar-free free-range turkey bacon from Wellshire Farms. [URL]http://www.wellshirefarms.com/allergy-free-foods-database/01116-Sugar-Free-PALEO-Turkey-Bacon[/URL] 2) Slightly elevated TC (total cholesterol) and LDL-C is meaningless in today's science. Docs quick to put anyone on statins when TC is >200 but <250 are practicing obsolete science and lining the pockets of Big Pharma. The only exceptions are those that have a genetic condition called FH (familial hypercholesterolemia) in which TC can go into the 300s+. It is the particle size and number that is relevant. Same for HDL. In fact, NOT all HDL is good HDL, despite everything we've been told. Standard lipid panels are crap and tell us nothing. You want to do an advanced lipid panel. The best is the NMR LipoProfile (LabCorp) or the CardioIQ Advanced Lipid Profiles (Quest) that show the LDL and HDL subfractions. The goal is to shift away from Pattern B (small dense particle) to Pattern A (large, fluffy particle). Also, important to measure all other LDL subtypes (APOA, APOB, Lp(a), Lp-PLA2, and the APOE gene). [/QUOTE]
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