tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252195753912741596.post7923690380900857938..comments2023-05-15T01:20:54.711-07:00Comments on The Barefoot Doctor: My frustration with mainstream medicine and its practitionersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11580378240004237521noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252195753912741596.post-71545764219698985162012-07-31T22:40:52.069-07:002012-07-31T22:40:52.069-07:00Low carb works very well for high triglycerides. C...Low carb works very well for high triglycerides. Combine that with a Paleo approach to eating and exercise, the weight will melt off.<br /><br />There are a bunch of low carb and paleo people on Google+, me included. <br /><br />I'm hoping to make a follow up post to this detailing the thought process and situation from the other side. Its difficult to blame just the doctors/medical professionals for this mess we're in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580378240004237521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252195753912741596.post-9604005547014732322012-07-31T18:28:40.697-07:002012-07-31T18:28:40.697-07:00Hi, someone just posted a link to your blog over o...Hi, someone just posted a link to your blog over on Google+, and although I'm not a doctor I'm starting to agree with what you said.<br /><br />I've had low HDL, high LDL, and high triglycerides for years, as well as being overweight (not enormous, but 6'1" 246 pounds. About three and a half weeks ago I started a low carb diet. In three weeks I dropped down to 226. I gained five pounds back since then as I had a day of circumstances out of my control (Bring Your Child to Work Day with Pizza lunch and my wife's birthday which was her choice of dinner + cake/ice cream). I'm back on low carb since that day though, and I'm sure the pounds will start coming off again.<br /><br />I spent years refusing statins from my doctor for the cholesterol/triglycerides issues, and him telling me more oats, wheats, etc and exercise. Last year I was running 15k+ a week and eating all his recommended foods and made no difference. <br /><br />I read a few articles a month or so saying that triglycerides and cholesterol are raised by eating carbs (http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Carbs_Are_Killing_You.png was one of them, but not the main one I'm thinking of which I can't find). <br /><br />Once I'm down in the 180 - 200 pound range I plan to go back in for a physical, and hopefully the TG/HDL/LDL levels are where they are supposed to be. And when he asks how I did it, I'll be sure to let him know it was by doing to polar opposite of his recommendations.Bill Jarretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549916174299431964noreply@blogger.com