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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.

3 hours ago, mlkik said:

Being back in New Zealand he is not able to get the steriods that are 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).

On 11/1/2023 at 8:44 AM, spidermike007 said:

There are many herbs that you can use to help regulate your cholesterol levels. Sesamin is a great supplement and it's easily available in Thailand on Lazada. Also cooking oil is absolutely critical, rice bran, olive or sunflower have relatively high flash points and help to keep your cholesterol levels low. If you're cooking with standard cooking oil like soybean, palm oil and canola your cholesterol levels are going to be higher and you're likely going to be less healthy. 

If you're cooking at high temperatures, go for avocado oil, if you can afford it. Very high smokepoint, unlike olive oil (which is otherwise, an excellent oil).

9 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

Nothing wrong with white meats like Chicken. Avoid red meats. 

Nothing wrong with grass-fed red meat. It's probably about the most nutrionally dense food you can consume. Hard to beat a good roast beef or better still, roast lamb.

16 hours ago, Jack1988 said:

Just wanted to know if immigration will know that a couple just divorced, but the marriage extension will expire in the next months

No, and I speak from first-hand experience!

20 hours ago, atpeace said:

Interesting and may ad to my new toolbox.  Have you suffered from severe sinus infections in the past?  This last week has caused me to reevaluate my approach to severe sinus issues the last decade in Thailand which were debilitating when  living in Chiang Mai.  I stumbled into using pseudoephedrine 10 years ago and it became my miracle cure.  I would stress if I didn't have at least 10 pills ready for the next flair up.  I travel all the time which is difficult because hospitals only dispense the pills.  

 

I got over this last episode by diligently cleaning my nasal passages and almost got the same almost immediate relieve I got with Pseudoephedrine.  Made me think.  My sinuses are trying to clear something out and once the process is started they overreact that causes the weeks of drainage.  Pseudoephedrine stops the drainage but doesn't resolve the what caused the issue in the first place,  Prolific cleansing my sinus passages resolves the root issues which is clearing the irritant.

 

Long post but for those in Thailand with severe sinus issues this search for a remedy, I'm sure will be understood.  Thailand is arguably one of the worst places to live with sinus concerns and a sinus infection can destroy you for weeks.

Yep, I suffered from severe sinus infections in the past that were knocked out with antibiotics only to come back within a few weeks. VERY annoying. To be clear, stinging nettle root and NAC won't kill a sinus infection, but they treat the symptoms very well well which is a great relief.

As a natural alternative, consider Stinging Nettle Root and NAC i.e. taking both at the same time. Both these supplements help hugely with sinus issues and taking both at the same time have proved to be a great remedy for me.