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.… Read More
In my review of VSL#3 Probiotic, I touched on a paper published in the Obesity journal, this October 2015 titled:
They concluded that:
VSL#3 supplementation appears to have provided some protection from body mass gain and fat accumulation in healthy young men consuming a High-fat and high-energy diet.
This of course made me curious. Some questions that immediately popped into my mind included: How did they run this experiment? … Read More
While I’m all about self experimentation, one area that I don’t intend to explore is ‘smart drugs.’ I know it’s something that Tim Ferriss, Dave Asprey, and Ben Greenfield have all dabbled with, but the thought of pharmaceutically messing around with my brain is just more than I’m comfortable with. I’m ok with coffee and tea and ketones… but that’s pretty much where I draw the line.
This article from the BBC details one journalists experience with ‘Modafinil,’
… Read MoreModafinil was dubbed the “world’s first safe smart drug” by researchers at Harvard and Oxford universities who suggested its effects were “low risk” when taken in the short term.
Once a few coworkers discovered the fact that I run a health website they asked me for some guidance in their efforts to lose weight as part of their New Year’s resolutions.
I thought it’d be fun to do some informal coaching to help them with their goals, especially since they were so motivated.
Unlike me, they don’t consider themselves to be biohackers or quantified-selfers, they don’t read health blogs or listen to paleo podcasts religiously, and they definitely don’t do blood tests or finger pricks for the fun of it.… Read More
Continuing with my theme this week of following Jimmy Moore’s fasting/cholesterol experiments here are my notes on Jimmy’s lipid panel after his second 17 day fast.
If you’d like to learn more about Jimmy you can check out his blog at LivingLaVidaLowCarb.com or read his books Cholesterol Clarity and Keto Clarity which I’ve reviewed here and here.
Here are some of the previous posts I’ve written about his blood tests:
Here are the links to the previous posts in this series:
After writing about Jimmy Moore’s markedly improved cholesterol numbers from undergoing a 17.5 day fast, I learned that he decided to do another fast in December with another pre-fast lipid panel. Of course I watched and took notes on this Periscope episode.
If you’d like to learn more about Jimmy you can check out his blog at LivingLaVidaLowCarb.com or read his books Cholesterol Clarity and Keto Clarity which I’ve reviewed here and here.
Here are some of the previous posts I’ve written about his blood tests: