Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Heart Attacks, Cancer and strokes. Preventative approaches -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (3688)	2/21/2009 6:23:04 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39323

I have very high LP(a). This is the worst one. I am so glad you have lost weight and are off wheat. All of the TYP people with this problem are taking niacin and extra Omega 3's daily. It is the hardest symptom to correct. Here is a recent post by "Hearthawk," an associate of Dr Davis's who does his internet site: And now, some good news . . I had been watching my Lipoprotein(a) steadily rise for the last few years. Note the slow, nasty rise! You can roughly multiply the mg/dL numbers by 2 to convert to nmol/L (LipoScience converted to nmol/L in later years). Lp(a) in nmol/L Date Value Notes 3/20/2008 231 3/06/2008 230 3/02/2007 109 LipoScience Lp(a) in mg/dL Date Value Notes 1/27/2005 67.9 LipoScience 3/31/2004 51.3 LipoScience 3/09/2004 80.7 LipoScience 10/23/2003 45.8 LipoScience 4/18/2003 47.2 LipoScience 2/06/2003 42.2 LipoScience 8/21/2001 32.4 LipoScience 1/29/2001 28 Berkeley HeartLab 6/28/2000 70 Berkeley HeartLab So there I sat at roughly triple the TYP limit and that was with 3g niacin per day. I even double checked it when I hit 230 nmol/L. So what to do? Read the Special Reports! Doc Davis kept pounding thyroid normalization and ggglll kept beating me up over mega-dose fish oil - so I tried it. Well, the new results are in. After a few months on 5g/day (EPA/DHA) fish oil and only partial thyroid correction. The new number is (drum roll please) 118 nmol/L a roughly 50% decrease! Now, I have significant room for continued improvement but remember, my thyroid is still not up to snuff. Let's see if I can get this sucker even lower - but for now - I'll take the 50% decrease! Thanks for all the suggestions (and brow beating) ladies and gentlemen. It paid huge dividends. I know I am only an "n" of one but I am happy to BE that one! Regards, HeartHawk