One of my best friends has a habit of sending me long articles. He has this dream job where he seems to have all the time in the world. I visited him at work once and he has his own office with a big desk and a multi-monitor set up and has people working under him. It’s kind of a funny thought since I’ve known him since the fourth grade… but then again, I guess it makes sense since he’s one of the smartest and most diligent guys I know.… Read More
It’s been a little quiet here on BJJCaveman.com for the past few months or so and I haven’t had the chance to keep up with my posts because things have been all sorts of crazy. I wanted to share a brief personal update just to let you guys know what’s been going on.
I grew up in California and did all of my training in California including college, med school, internship, residency, and fellowship. In 2012 we moved to Cleveland, Ohio to take a job that gave us a lot of time off. … Read More
I first came across Dr. Sarah Hallberg’s name when I read Dr. Pokrywka’s guest editorial in Lipid Spin discussing the “Worsening Lipoproteins on a Low-Carb Diet.”
Dr. Pokrywka pointed out that Dr. Hallberg is in the midst of a large study investigating the effect of a ketogenic diet vs standard American Diabetes Association diet on type 2 diabetics and prediabetics. In this study she’s examining NMR lipoprofiles, carotid intima media thickness, and other metabolic markers
In the course of her investigations she’s noticed a sub-population of patients that, like myself, develop elevated LDL-P and cholesterol numbers despite an improvement in everything else.… Read More
Dr. Dayspring tweeted a link to Lipid Spin journal highlighting this article, and when I saw the title I knew I had to read it forthwith.
Lipid Spin is the official publication of the National Lipid Association and is, in my mind, a legit resource.
Here is the link to the issue from their site.
In case the link ever breaks (which I’ve discovered happens pretty frequently), I’ve taken the liberty of uploading it to my site, HERE.
While there isn’t anything groundbreaking, he does do a wonderful job of summarizing where we are currently.… Read More
I decided to take the plunge and get my poop analyzed by uBiome. What made me finally go through with this?
Well, I’ve been messaging back and forth with Grace Liu PharmD on Twitter (@Gut_Goddess) and she sent me some goodies from her site, The Gut Institute, that she thought would be helpful in my situation.
Since this was especially kind and generous favor on her part, in return I told her I would bite the bullet and get the uBiome analysis done which she especially loves delving into.… Read More
I had normal cholesterol, went low carb, and then ketogenic, and saw that my cholesterol started to go crazy. I tried a host of things to bring it down including raising my carbs and taking various supplements to no effect. I finally saw a lipidologist, did some more research, and came up with a 12 point gameplan which surprisingly worked!
I’m now in the process of peeling away parts of my gameplan to see what changes, if any happen to my cholesterol levels.
This past October I stopped taking bergamot and saw a bump in my LDL-P. … Read More