My recent blood test results came back with Cholesterol “Out of Range.”
Cholesterol Total mg/Dl: 210, “Above High Normal” (or “At Risk“ as the Cleveland Clinic puts it)
LDL chol calc (nih) mg/dL: 132, “Above High Normal” (or “At Risk“ as the Cleveland Clinic puts it)
Image from the Cleveland Clinic published under Fair Use Doctrine.
I haven’t been able to get ahold of my doctor or his medical assistant to discuss the results, but in the meantime, I’ve gone mostly vegan. I’ve gone 100% vegan before, and it didn’t quite work for me; however, being mostly vegan shouldn’t be an issue.
Also, I’ve added slow, flat one-mile jogs to the tail end of several of my daily walks. Jogging agitates my back, so I haven’t been running since the autumn of 2024. I’m going to take on some calculated risk with jogging as to back agitation in favor of battling LDL.
With Love,
P. Gustav Mueller, author of The Present