Re: Followup - huge uptick in cholesterol

From: Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD (andrew_at_heartmdphd.com)
Date: 06/25/04


Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:29:14 GMT

Mike wrote:

> Preston Crawford <me@prestoncrawford.com> wrote in message
>
> >So now I'm really worried. In addition to putting on weight in the
> >last 9 months (from 250 and cycling all the time to 268)
>
> Your morbid obesity S/B as worrisome as driving your bike at night
> without brakes or lights on a Friday night in L.A. Your sleep apnea,
> which is caused by extra tissue (fat) in your airway, is possibly
> causing sleep deprivation and exacerbating your anxiety. Stop letting
> yourself and others (i.e. the receptionist not giving you your Lipid
> #s) take you on the easy path to poor health. The obesity and
> environmental diseases will cause more life-year casualties in the
> next 30 years than if terrorists nuked several cities. You need to
> focus on your health being a young programmer that knows + 7
> languages, as physical health is needed for mental clarity. In +20
> years of COBOL and Macromedia technologies, this old brain can barely
> handle (in good health) 2 languages. I also had panic attacks and
> social anxiety disorder that only resolves with prayer, fasting, CRON
> diet, love from my family and exercise (lots of biking) that leads to
> my proper weight.
>
> >Could that be why I'm feeling so poor and should I be worried?
>
> Yes! You are fighting a war for your health and you need to arm
> yourself with medical professionals, devices (scales, BP monitors, fat
> calipers) and spiritual leaders that also focus on health (i.e.
> http://www.changinglives.org/daily.html or
> http://www.healthmasters.com ), as our flesh is weak. Find a wellness
> center such as the Copper Clinic in Dallas that has Medical Doctors
> and Nutritionalists. Focus on people that are good examples of health
> as in the great article in July's http://www.Bicycling.com magazine
> about 90 y/o John Sinibaldi, who dusks most young cyclist, rides > 25
> miles every day for 65 years and grows his own food. You seem to like
> biking so on weekends go to events, google.rec.bikes, use rear view
> mirrors-helmets, find safe-low traffic routes, get a cycle-trainer or
> good Precor elliptical for late night in front of the TV. Stop all
> refined sugars (especially corn syrup) and caffeine, which increase
> your anxiety and temporary keeps you alert (caffeine). You have made
> spectacular weight loss and this plateau can be broken with the right
> tools and guidance. Good Luck! Mike

Ime, the 2PD approach works every time for sustained weight loss.

http://www.heartmdphd.com/wtloss.asp.

But because it works, doctor supervision is required.

Servant to the humblest person in the universe,

Andrew

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