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OmManiPadmeOmelet
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(AlleyGator) wrote:
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
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> >My last lipid readings were triglycerides: 83, HDL 58, Cholesterol 217
> >which is still a bit too high, but I take Vanachol for that and it's
> >helping. It's one of the safer pharmeceuticals. My Doctor knows I won't
> >take statins. ;-)
>
> With all the incredible volume of blood work I've had done over the
> las couple of years (they usually take at least 9 or 10 vials worth) I
> have never had a cholestoral (sp?) check. Might be a good thing to
> know, and probably the test is not all that expensive. You know, I
> love eggs, but I save my egg ration for a week or two and have one
> good first-class omlet. I almost never use butter or fake butter.
> I'm on really low salt. But I might be amazed if I actually saw the
> true cloresterol numbers. It's another one of those "silent killers"
> that you really should be aware of.
But just remember that eating cholesterol does not raise your
cholesterol. That's finally been proven.
Enjoy your eggs. ;-) But keep in mind that they have 5 grams of fat and
run about 80 calories each.
Cheers!
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Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson
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