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5 hours ago, bignok said:

I don't trust blood tests. My magnesium and sodium was normal yet increased does fixed my issues.

 

Dr's are con artists.

Blood tests for magnesium levels aren't helpful. If your blood shows low magnesium, it's seriously low. You need to test magnesium in the cells which is a much more expensive test and not widely offered.

2 hours ago, recom273 said:

Are you sorted yet?

 

The whole series packs are available. All 6 episodes.

Can you please tell me where I can find episodes 3 - 6 as I cannot see them anywhere.

11 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Good bar managers DON'T drink alcohol during the shift.
Never saw "Larry" at infamous Baby Dolls drinking alcohol.

(all long gone, closed and "retired)

The much hated manager of the managers (Nightwish group) doesn't drink if I can believe his own testimony.

Funny that. Larry hasn't had a drink in 30 years.

4 hours ago, bamboozled said:

My HbA1C test was 5.3% so I guess no diabetes. Not sure if it matters that it is kind of close to the "normal" cut-off level of 5.7%. My CBC was all normal. Waiting for my B12 and Vitamin D test results.

 

Thank you.

5.3 is good. Nothing to worry about at all!

3 hours ago, TravelerEastWest said:

Looks like we will have to agree to disagree on some points. I have had diabetes for 30 years and  whole food plant based diet has worked wonders for me (yes lab numbers have improved)- along with exercise also very good and stress reduction

I'd say if your diet has not reversed diabetes (assuming type 2) after 30 years, then it's hardly a great diet!

A ketogenic, carnivore or even merely a reduced cab diet will reverse diabetes type 2.

2 hours ago, Startmeup said:

What are healthy fats and a healthy diet?
If you asked me what a health fat is I would say saturated fats and a health diet is one predominantly of grass fed meat.

Real time tested nutrition. 

 

Your initial post didn't even quote your triglycerides.
This is arguable the most important factor.
Whats your Trig-HDL ratio? An important marker.

How is your Hb1ac i.e metabolic health? 

 

CRP Inflammation? 

 

How's your Vitamin B12 and Vit D? 

 

Oh it's in the reference range, doesn't mean much the reference ranges are not reliable in many cases.

 

Im not trying to confuse you but there are Many moving parts that need addressing in a whole body approach that will not be answered on these pages. Coronary calcium scan is a good idea. I had blood tests done within the last few months, there is 28 pages of results. You won't get in depth analysis like that from any doctor on the planet who is in the system on the "production line". It cost $A600 for an hour consult plus the cost of the tests and the same again to interpret the tests but If you're serious about your health and getting to the root cause of some issues Consult with a specialist, a proper specialist (choose wisely) not a production line physician, the best people are usually booked out long in advance (months) even at those prices. They read the studies so you don't have to, that's why you are paying them top dollar.

 

Bingo. This is really excellent information - and this is where the science is currently at.

100% agree that the Triglycerides / HDL ratio is a great indicator.

2 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Serious scientists do not post on YouTube, TikTok or the like. Those media simply do not lend themselves to proper presentation of science. 

Saying scientists don't post to YouTube is absolutely false.

On the issue we're discussing in this thread about cholesterol and whether one should take a statin, perhaps the name Aseem Malhotra rings a bell. He is one of the world's leading cardiologists and he has posted A LOT on YouTube all about cholesterol and how it relates to heart attacks along with whether to take statins or not (spoiler: in many cases he recommends consuming a low carb diet rather than taking statins.)

A quick search of cholesterol and heart attacks on YouTube brings up thousands of videos from medical doctors, any of whom can be Googled to check that they are real and currently practicing. I am not talking about the likes of Eric Berg or Sten Ekberg, but doctors from the likes of Harvard and Johns Hopkins. I'm not American but I gather these are respected medical facilities.

3 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

And yet another. A sport physiotherapist who branched into diet and wrote books that he now promotes by saying things that will promote his book sales. THIS IS NOT MEDICNE, chumps. 

When you talk about medicine, be careful that you probably mean studies designed and financed by Big Pharma whose primary interest is in getting doctors to prescribe you drugs.......for life, thus increasing the size of their bank accounts.

If you are slim / have a low BMI and eat a low-carb diet (does not necessarily mean keto or carnivore), you may have what many medical professionals consider an "odd" cholesterol panel with total cholesterol high, LDL and HDL high but Triglycerides low. This describes me.

My total cholesterol is over 300, LDL over 200 and HDL touching on 100. Triglycerides are very low. My A51C is also very good. There is a greater awareness of these results which is referred to as a LMHR - lean mass hyper responder. There is a lot online about this WRITTEN BY DOCTORS who are increasingly aware of this.

High cholesterol numbers can be a worry and for sure, many doctors will freak out if they see a high total cholesterol number. But if you have a lean body mass and eat a very low-carb diet, you might be a LMHR. Google it (and check YouTube) for more information.

Pattaya is a great place to retire if you are on a tight budget and / or wish to avail yourself of the services of the city's many thousands of hookers.

If you have a decent budget and / or hookers aren't your thing, I really think there are a lot of much better places to retire.

Super slow and not usable IMHO. Asia Now should have sent an email to explain what was happening and what is going on which would have more value than an email with a list of new threads.

17 hours ago, jas007 said:

Anyway, all my worrying was for nothing.  My HBA1C was 4.8. All the other tests were also great.  One surprise, though, was my weight.  I actually lost 10 kilos or so.  

Congrats on your new diet and your A1C results. 4.8 is GREAT!

Took Taurine capsules some time back for gallbladder issues. It was part of a protocol including milk thistle, choline and TUDCA and the gallbladder issue (suspected to be gallbladder sludge) cleared up.

RCA, Patpong and Rachadapisek are the "official" nightlife areas. I read once that if you wanted to, for example, apply for a licence for a new gogo bar, you could do it in those three areas but anywhere else it would not be allowed (while existing licences can continue to be used).

Got a signed copy of Nick Nostitz's Patpong: Bangkok's Twilight Zone.

3 hours ago, Felton Jarvis said:

Try to get them to remove only the stones and NOT the gall bladder. Since my gall bladder removal ten years ago, I have had a permanent case of diarrhea. The doctors will usually tell you that this is temporary, but ten years is NOT temporary in my view.

A friend of mine has had exactly the same problem. Ever since his gallbladder was removed, he has yet to have a well-formed stool.

Have you tried an ox bile supplement? This can help with the digestion of fats.

On 11/14/2023 at 1:57 AM, mlkik said:

Being back in New Zealand he is not able to get the training that is available in abundance in Thailand.

He hasn't lived in New Zealand since he was a teenager. He lives on the Gold Cast in Australia.

On 11/12/2023 at 9:18 PM, BenStark said:

 

Let's not mention the many failures of this guy

Such as? The guy is hugely successful!

23 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

How was it? 

Watched it last night and thought it was good, but not great. Definitely worth watching if you like action movies that are a bit dark. It was very slow to get going, but worth it in the end.

I could be wrong, but I think if you get one of these DNA tests done where you get a saliva sample and send it away, then you get some raw data back which you can send to another company online and it will analyse and tell you which gene mutations you have etc. You might need to send the DNA sample to the States - but you should be able to do this from anywhere in the world. I looked in to this a while ago and if I remember right, you send off a sample of your DNA to a company like 23AndMe and then when you get your raw data back from them, you forward that to a company like SeekingHealth which looks at it and sends you back a report back outlining all your gene mutations (along with what they mean and suggestions to deal with them through diet and lifestyle).