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Body Chemistry - Triglycerides
Date : 07-16-2003 - 07:05 PM - Readers : 2661
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Well I had my first annual exam since becoming a hyster-sister last May 30. It went great! BUT ... they called today and said the blood work shows my triglycerides are a bit high.

My cholesterol, glucose, insulin, etc. are all normal. They told me to do all this stuff which I'm already doing -- walk, cut fat & sugar, etc.

So I guess I need more info about triglycerides (Trish, others..???) especially lowering them!

I have lost almost 40 pounds since I started this health thing about 2 years ago...but I haven't lost ANY since my first few post-op weeks. I don't know if it's the hormones, or the bounce back from surgery, etc.

All I know is what was working, isn't. Will losing more weight help the tri's, and if so HOW do I do it since my plan quit on me?

Background info: Started at 194, now at 158 lb.
Meal plan - follows food pyramid with 6 servings grain, 3 veg, 4 fruit, 2-4 LOWFAT dairy, 1 meat daily. 1900 calories.
VERY low fat intake (prob. 15-20% of total calories).
Sugar ... improving. Try to limit "empty" calories to 200 per day (about one good treat).
Walk minimum of 1 mile most days, plus 1/2 mile additional many days, and moderate activity at work and home.
On Premarin 1.25. Doc wants me to try .3 at night for sleep, but we're trying other options first.

Thanks!

Rosa Edwards

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Wow Rosa! Congratulations!

My guess is that you should look at the exercise. That'll boost your metabolism. And make sure the grains are high fiber and low glycemic. Of course, I'm just a beginner! But the database of people who have lost 10% or more of their body weight and kept it off shows that most of them exercise vigorously for an hour a day--not neccesarily all at once, but every day.

As for triglycerides. Oral estrogen increases them. Premarin particularly. Transdermal/patch forms of estrogen increases them far far less. One of the culpits may be low vitamin B. If you don't consider a complex of B's since oral estrogne creates deficiencies and affect a lot of systems.

Garlic, oats, vitamin E, fish oil--they all lower triglycerides and or minimize their damage. And the biggest one is exercise.

I have them too, so I read up. Hope some of this helps!

Cheers, trish


 
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