The Low Carb to High Carb Switch – Part 3
Okay I wanted to make quick follow up to my baseline labs that I provided in my last update. After ONE WEEK of following the diet changes that you can read about in my first post (low carb/high fat to high carb/low fat), this is what happened. As you can see, my LDL-Particles almost cut in half […]
I Still Take my Fish Oil
There have been some grumblings among various health bloggers that the almighty fish oil might not be as good for you as once thought and in fact may be BAD for you. How dare they talk that way about my beloved fishy elixir of life. Of course I needed to take a look at what […]
The Low Carb to High Carb Switch – Part 2
In Part 1 you learned about the overview of my whole n=1 experiment. In this post I want to go over my baseline labs while I was on a low carb high fat diet. Last week I also wrote about advanced lipid testing and why cholesterol per se is not the enemy. If you haven’t done so go read […]
I Prescribe Lean Red Meat to my Patients
It may seem blasphemous but it is true. I do indeed have my patients eat red meat if they want. Why would I tell them differently if I am eating it daily myself? I have vivid memories of my dad broiling huge hunks of lean sirloin during the cold winter months of Michigan on a […]
Cholesterol is NOT the Enemy
Before I get into Part 2 of my switch from high fat / low carb to high carb / low fat, I want to go over a quick little tid bit about something that has been bothering me lately on the internet. There is this BIG push against mainstream medicine on the internet and in the […]