very low cholesterol

You would need to be a lot more specific before I would make any major
suggetions. Age, height/weight, build, diet, cooking methods,
supplements, family history, individual medical history, work place
exposures, home exposures (such as if you use certain kinds of
fertilizers or insect toxins on your lawn), medications you've taken
(do you take antibiotics often, for example?), etc., should be
disclosed. Cholesterol that low means an incredibly higher risk for
cancer, bleeding strokes, and death from blunt force traumas
(statistically). Who gave you that advice? If I were you, at this
point I would eat 2 organic eggs a day (boiled only) for starters. I
have a feeling something you are eating (or ingesting) is doing this to
you. The red wine might prevent cholesterol from getting oxidized to
some degree (assuming it hasn't been before you consumed it), but it
won't raise anything substantially. I'd also avoid any kind of
strenuous exercise as well until this is sorted out. Niacin is
supposed to "lower cholesterol" so I would be wary of listening to
whoever told you to do that in the future - that has "malpractice"
written all over it.

19 Dec 2005 16:49:17 -0800 in article
<[email hidden]> "montygram"

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Niacin is
supposed to "lower cholesterol" so I would be wary of listening to
whoever told you to do that in the future - that has "malpractice"
written all over it.

Niacin does not lower LDL markedly, but it _raises_ HDL, which is the main
reason for its use in lipid profile context.

--
Matti Narkia

Who knows what niacin would do in someone with such low numbers? Do
you know of a study done on a large number of such people, involving
niacin as the only factor controlled for? I don't. "First, do no
harm." I heard that somewhere. Anyone care to guess?

Obvious question: have you had another test done? It might just be a
lab error.

Yea, I have had this for about 6 years and it keeps getting lower. To
answer, I am about 300lbs, 5'10", stocky strong build. No family
history of low cholesterol, but history of high on both sides of the
family. I am in ain apartment building with no lawn so no exposure
there. I have had several work places since I first found out about my
issue. My doctor prescribed the Niacin and told me to swim regularly
15-30 minutes at a time minimum.

I have already tried to increase my HDL via diet with eggs, oils, fish,
vitamins. I only cook with olive oils and occational butter. Never
margerine or crisco type [censored].

20 Dec 2005 07:56:49 -0800 in article
<[email hidden]>

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Yea, I have had this for about 6 years and it keeps getting lower. To
answer, I am about 300lbs, 5'10", stocky strong build. No family
history of low cholesterol, but history of high on both sides of the
family. I am in ain apartment building with no lawn so no exposure
there. I have had several work places since I first found out about my
issue. My doctor prescribed the Niacin and told me to swim regularly
15-30 minutes at a time minimum.

I have already tried to increase my HDL via diet with eggs, oils, fish,
vitamins. I only cook with olive oils and occational butter. Never
margerine or crisco type [censored].

What are your blood pressure, blood glucose, CRP and triglyceride values?

--
Matti Narkia

What about symptoms? Do you have any problems that you can feel or see?
Highly unsaturated oils will lower serum total cholesterol, and should
be avoided regardless of your cholesterol levels due to oxidation
issues. Obviously, you could afford to lose more than a few pounds.
Since the liver is involved in synthesis, you should have that
possibility checked out, or has the doctor already done this? If you
have every test done that is relevant, I would eat the two boiled eggs
a day, along with whole milk dairy (uncooked), dark chocolate, berries,
white tea, while avoiding things that suppress cholesterol from being
released into the bloodstream and also might oxidize the cholesterol
you have (meat cooked while exposed to air, fat from an animals source,
such as lard, and any oil that is liquid at room temperature. Don't
exercise in a strenous way, don't drink too much alcohol, don't smoke,
etc., in other words, avoid any kind of physical stress. You can get
the weight off by using fresh coconut oil and avoiding any major source
of unsaturated fat, along with the other suggestions above. You could
have a genetic defect, but at this point, I'd be worried about my liver
if I were you. At one point my cholesterol was 131, and I would pass
out upon minor blunt force traumas, like banging my knee into
something. That does not happen now, with my cholesterol above 200.
I'm surprised you have not felt the low cholesterol in some way, or
have you?

You might want to take a look at this link:
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9902/06/strokes/

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I have looked through alot of posts about low cholesterol, but not
anyone as low as mine. I am a big guy, I do eat well and correctly.
Just too much of it 🙂

I have always had low cholesterol. This time it was really low. My HDL
was 15, total was 40's. So far I have been told to drink a glass of red
wine a day and exercise more while taking 500mg nicain pills.

Is there anything else I should be looking into or any severe health
risks I should be wary of?

Very low HDL generally means only one thing. Your diet is too low in
fat. Contrary to popular belief, a healthy diet doesn't contain ZERO
fat. A good diet contains about 30% fat. In extreme cases, where you
eat only RAW food your diet contains too much fiber.

2nd, exercise 3 or 4 times a week at the high intensity level. Follow,
the exercise one hour later by a meal that contains a good amount of
fat.

3rd cut all sources of and supplements that contain ZINC. Seemingly
minor amounts of Zinc will decrease your HDL levels.

Increasing your HDL levels means increasing the level of fat in your
diet.
--
John Gohde,
Achieving good Nutrition is an Art, NOT a Science!

The nutrition of eating a healthy diet is the foundation of the
biomedical model of natural health. Weighing in at 17 web pages,
Nutrition (http://naturalhealthperspective.com/food/) is now with more
documentation and sharper terminology than ever before.

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At one point my cholesterol was 131, and I would pass
out upon minor blunt force traumas, like banging my knee into
something.

... and you think that this is a perfectly normal physical condition?
You surely have problems much more severe than you might realize.
There are lots of people with cholesterol in that area (just think of
vegetarians) and no problems whatsoever with "passing out when banging their
knees".

Well that problem, along with many other chronic ones, are gone now,
MMu, now that I avoid "essential fatty acids." That's what I've been
trying to tell you and the other naysayers for years now.

To the OP: have you had an MRA done, or anything else that indicates
cholesterol buildup in the arteries?

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I am about 300lbs, 5'10", stocky strong build.

I did not see this reply of yours before.

Everything I wrote before still applies.

However, due to your weight you probably are suffering from a metabolic
syndrome ("Syndrome X"😉. According to the personal experiences of Susan
Fein, which she never lets us forget about, her HDL went from 34 to 68
within weeks of dropping starch and sugar from her diet, without any
change in her activity levels. In other words dropping grains and other
refined carbohydrates from your diet alone should at least double if
not triple your HDL levels.

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Well that problem, along with many other chronic ones, are gone now,
MMu, now that I avoid "essential fatty acids." That's what I've been
trying to tell you and the other naysayers for years now.

That problem, and this what I was trying to tell you, is not present in
other people with vegetarian diets for instance (and those do have a
significant ammount of essential fatty acids as well)- which in term means:
it obviously is an individual problem you have and not a general effect.

I am a Registered Dietitian at a hospital in Boston. The patients I see
with VERY low cholesterol usually have some underlying illness present.
One of the reasons why someone may have VERY low cholesterol is because
their bodies are not making enough protein to transport the fat and
cholesterol around the body (all lipoproteins (HDL, LDL, VLDL, IDL,
Chylomicrons) contain some protein).
Some conditions in which this occurs include:
Celiac disease (gluten enteropathy) - a condition where you are
"allergic" to a component of wheat protein (gluten)
Hyperthyroidism
Liver Disease (the liver makes most lipoproteins, if there is a problem
with the liver then your cholesterol may be low)
Malabsorption or inadequate absorption of nutrients from the small
intestine
Malnutrition
Manganese deficiency

According to the infomation you've given, I DOUBT that you have
hyperthyroidism or malnutrition secondary to decreased food intake.
Have you had your liver functions tested? Do you eat a balanced diet?
Are there any foods/food groups that you strictly avoid? Have you ever
been tested for Celiac Disease?

I would get these things checked out - having a TOTAL cholesterol in
the 40s is EXTREMELY low and may be a sign of an underlying condition.

Matti Narkia said:

19 Dec 2005 16:49:17 -0800 in article
<[email hidden]> "montygram"

Quoted message said:

Niacin is
supposed to "lower cholesterol" so I would be wary of listening to
whoever told you to do that in the future - that has "malpractice"
written all over it.

Niacin does not lower LDL markedly, but it _raises_ HDL, which is the main
reason for its use in lipid profile context.

Policosanol also raises HDL levels while lowering LDL.

Quoted message said:

--
Matti Narkia

--Bryan