I think cholesterol numbers are as much genetic as dietary. The first time I had mine measured, when I was ~21, I was going through a cheese omelet phase, and they looked like what you'd expect for a vegan triathlete. They've fluctuated since but not in any way that I could correlate with my lifestyle. Maybe I just have weird blood.
Saffron: You just had a better hand of cards this time. Mal: It ain't a hand of cards. It's called a life.
'Trash'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Sep 23, 2014 6:08:58 am PDT #6818 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
shrift - Sep 23, 2014 6:10:00 am PDT #6819 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
HDL up: good + LDL down: good = overall up: bad?
My sister in total cholesterol annoyance. My HDL is bananas good, but my doctor wants my total numbers to go down.
Also my sister was just diagnosed as pre-diabetic, so I need to bring that family history up again when I go in.
Steph L. - Sep 23, 2014 6:13:02 am PDT #6820 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My sister in total cholesterol annoyance. My HDL is bananas good, but my doctor wants my total numbers to go down.
HDL, woo!
Also my sister was just diagnosed as pre-diabetic, so I need to bring that family history up again when I go in.
They always test my glucose, too, and that's always fine. So I've got that going for me. (To be fair, my dad not only has super mega heart disease, but also diabetes, so I'm happy to check my glucose, too.)
-t - Sep 23, 2014 6:14:45 am PDT #6821 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, I think I've asked this before: does the Zombies, Run app work if you're on the elliptical?
It's supposed to work with a treadmill, although the one time I tried I didn't get the settings right to make it work. Ellipticals have that weird smoothness, but probably? Worth a try.
I think cholesterol numbers are as much genetic as dietary.
That's what the Lipitor ads say.
Steph L. - Sep 23, 2014 6:15:31 am PDT #6822 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I think cholesterol numbers are as much genetic as dietary.
I shake my fist at my DNA.
billytea - Sep 23, 2014 6:22:54 am PDT #6823 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I shake my fist at my DNA.
It won't work! Your DNA is INSIDE YOUR FIST!
Jessica - Sep 23, 2014 6:25:10 am PDT #6824 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
A co-worker of mine met Holli at a fanzine event over the weekend, so Holli, if you're lurking, hi! Worlds colliding!
(And co-worker, if you're lurking, hi also! We should get back to work!)
Steph L. - Sep 23, 2014 6:25:20 am PDT #6825 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
t shrieks, runs, trips, falls, attacked by DNA
brenda m - Sep 23, 2014 6:28:00 am PDT #6826 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yes, you should! And it'll totally work with strolling most of the time and walking briskly when the zombies are after you if that's what you want to do. The story is quite good, I often want to go for a run just because I want to find out what happens next.
Yeah, I need to get on to that. I took the dog for a really long walk around the lake this morning and it's perfect for something like that.
-t - Sep 23, 2014 7:02:05 am PDT #6827 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It probably looks pretty weird to passers-by when I say "Zombies, Walter, zombies!" and speed up, but I think he's learning how that works.