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High Cholesterol
Hi everyone, first of all would like to say thank you for recommending Valeo service in Dubai, had an amazing experience with them. And would like to ask your help, my husband (54yo) got his blood tests and his cholesterol is very high, what should we do to change it ? Please see his blood test results ( sorry for a photo format) Thank you so much! -
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Hey ,
There are some unique pearls to these labs, but before we dive into that, recently a community member posted the same question. You will benefit from reading those comments for sure (just click here).
It would be interesting to know if he has other symptoms. Does he also experience high blood pressure? How is his weight? Is it stable? Is it low or high? Other things that are interesting to know are: how is his current diet? And is his current diet something he is doing for a longer time? A final question I have for you: is he using any medications?
Insulin resistance and a slow thyroid both can elevate cholesterol (besides dietary factors of course). Read the comments of the previous question if you like to learn more about that.
Is your husband currently experiencing any symptoms? His immune system seems to be struggling with something. His ferritin is also on the higher end of the normal range. Is or was he recently by any chance on iron supplements? These questions will help to interpret the lab values.
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Hi Daniel, thank you.
Does he also experience high blood pressure? No he doesn’t
How is his weight? He lost 4 kg in January because of the stress but his weight usually is ok Is it stable? Yes it is
Is it low or high? 73 kg he is 172 cm
How is his current diet? Usually he eats a lot of vegetables but he likes meat ( few times per week)and cheese and cigars ( 3-4 times per week and wine 3 -4 times per week few glasses)
And is his current diet something he is doing for a longer time? He doesn’t have breakfast instead he drinks 2 cups of coffee
A final question I have for you: is he using any medications? No he doesn’t just supplements ( Omega3,vitamin c, vitamin d and silymarin complex)
Is your husband currently experiencing any symptoms? No he doesn’t really but he had a rash or irritation on the foot and near the toes
Is or was he recently by any chance on iron supplements? No he didn’t -
Please see few more tests:
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Another information I would like to share that he took this blood test next day after 9 hour flight he was fasting for 12 hours. FYI
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Hey ,
A lot of pearls here..! There is definitely some immune system activation. A rash or irritation on the foot can be a sign of a fungus. I recommend that you take a look at that.
His ferritin (which is the storage form of iron) is at the high end of the normal range. This can happen when the body for example tries to protect itself against infections since microbes can use iron for their advantage.
Immune system activation could cause explain a drop in platelets. So does a folate and vitamin B12 deficiency – it might be something you could check.
Cheese and wine are also often great food sources for yeast and fungi in the gut, which might also be at play here.
High Cholesterol
Cholesterol is transported in molecules that taxi them around. These are called HDL and LDL. To understand cholesterol problems it’s good to realize that these molecules aren’t the same as cholesterol. The main function of HDL and LDL is to transport fatty-like substances (and cholesterol is one of them).This means that diets that are high in fat can cause elevations in LDL or HDL. Depending on the amount of cheese and other fats in the diet, his LDL levels could be elevated because of that. High-sugar diets can also raise cholesterol since the liver transforms the abundant sugar into saturated fats so the fats can be stored in fat cells.
If his immune system is struggling, this could alter cholesterol values as well. Make sure your husband at least gets enough nutrients to support his immune system (check this handout). Getting enough vitamin D, A, zinc and vitamin B12 are needed for the production of white blood cells (and platelets by the way, which are low on your husband’s lab value report). His serum vitamin D looks alright, but his B12 levels look on the low side. I usually recommend my clients to aim at serum levels above 600.
You mentioned he doesn’t have any symptoms. I would be curious to know how his blood pressure is by numbers. Do you know?
Cholesterol is leaving the body through bile. Most of it is reabsorbed though. It is the fibre in plant foods that can bind to cholesterol so reabsorption gets reduced. A lot of people don’t get that, so it might be worth checking. With men, I usually aim for between 30-38 grams of fibre. Do you know if he gets that?
Creatinine
He could be a little dehydrated after sitting in the plane for 9 hours. This could cause his creatinine to be a little higher. Still, it would be a good idea to retest in a while to rule out problems with the kidneys.Cigars
Saved this one for last. I know he likes it, but cigars can fore sure elevate cholesterol values, unfortunately!I hope this helps!
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Thank you so much !
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Hi blood pressure is 120/80 always. Would like to ask maybe we need to do some extra blood tests to check the immune system but I don’t know which one? Thank you once again for helping!
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For the cholesterol issues I would first work on the low-hanging fruits: remove cigars, reduce(but preferably eliminate) the fat & alcohol.
Since he didn’t have any physical symptoms, was this blood test done as a regular check-up? Or was there another reason?
I am suspicious of mold/yeast issues. Perhaps you could first watch this movie and answer this questionnaire and share your findings. It will provide us with a better judgement of what we could recommend!
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Blood test we did as a regular check up.
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We will watch this video and answer the questions. Will share soon thank you
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As per test he doesn’t have mold sickness but he has experienced mold in his office where he spent 5 days per week 10-12 hours per day.
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If you feel like getting the most out of other tests, I would first work with him on the low-hanging fruits (which includes bringing his vitamin B12 up), then retest. It is my personal preference to make sure that obvious causes don’t show up in more advanced testing.
Having a white blood cell panel done can also confirm how you are processing since you would be able to compare apples to apples.
If the rash turns out to be fungus an advanced stool test could be something you could consider
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Thank you Daniel so much!
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