Quit Worrying about your Testosterone
True hypogonadism (low testosterone or low “T”) is a real issue and needs to be worked up and treated appropriately. Depending on what organization or person you ask, you may get a different definition of what true pathologic hypogonadism really is. The smartest andrologists/endocrinologists/hormone replacement docs and organizations will argue till the cows come home, […]
Thyroid and Cholesterol Connection
Before I get into some of the confounders in my n=1 experiment I want to quickly explain the relationship between thyroid function and cholesterol (specifically lipoproteins). Most people understand that the thyroid controls our metabolism, which in fitness terms usually means how many calories we burn. What is sometimes lost is that metabolism includes ALL of the […]
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 […]