Without knowing why you want to bring down your cholesterol then messing with it might not be a great idea.
what is this?
High Intensity Interval Training. Rather than killing oneself with say 30 minutes of exercise, one can focus on say 30 seconds of sprinting on a bike, followed by 2 minutes of rest, then repeat 3 to 5 times. It is a draining exercise but the benefits are immense - brilliant for VO2 max, heart health and visceral fat reduction. Any exercise can be turned to HiiT but I think static cycling is the safest, least likely to cause an injury. If anyone reading this is going to try consult your Doctor first. A variation on the cycling protocol used successfully in Australia is to cycle at low intensity for 20 seconds, then at the same resistance flat out for 8 seconds, repeat around 8 times.
Thanks for all this info but it strengthens my feeling that I'm going have to read up on this myself as it doesn't make sense because I don't understand all the abbreviations
I really like the 4x4 system recommended by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. They argue that for the best benefit to the heart the high intensity intervals should not be shorter than 4 minutes. They intersperse them with 3 minute low intensity recoveries.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? Sorry about that. Some studies demonstrating the efficacy of exercise after meals to lower bg found that gentle exercise had as good an effect as moderate for this purpose. However, I have to admit that I often feel even gentle walking after my evening meal in particular is a step too far, and I expect you must feel the same.
To be fair (rushing to the defence of GPs, for one night only) they can't do right for doing wrong. So many people do prefer, even demand, that their doctors decide everything for them and not upset them with the grisly/complicated details. A friend of mine had to decide whether to take HRT. I explained that she would have to weigh up her priorities and her family history. Did they all die of heart failure, or of cancer? Was she more concerned abut the risks or the benefits? She looked at me as if I was mad. "Oh no, I'll let my GP decide". And this was a highly educated woman.
I'm not sure if this is saying that aspirin works and has no side effects on 1 in 83, or that it works for 1 in 83 with no side effects on any. I believe aspirin has quite dangerous side effects on many people, causing internal bleeding.
I just want someone to tell me what to do for the best! Unfortunately it doesn't work like that so I tend to put my head in the sand
where there is too much conflicting advice. I know LC works for me and I'm losing weight so I'm going to leave it at that for now. I'll see where my cholesterol is when I've stabilised at my desired weight.
Sounds a good plan to me. I've only had one blood test since I started LCHF and my LDL was up (but HDL was also up, and trigs down). I'm convinced that lowering my bg takes precedence over lowering my LDL. I know by my own experience that LC lowers my bg, though not as much so far as I'd like. I don't think anyone would dispute that lowering one's bg in the direction of normal is a good thing. I have myself experienced a marked improvement in various symptoms since I began that process. On the other hand, the harms to be expected from a high LDL are controversial. I'd still prefer to have a low LDL as well as a low bg.I just want someone to tell me what to do for the best! Unfortunately it doesn't work like that so I tend to put my head in the sand
Warmups are essential before strenuous/high intensity activity and should be 'warmups' to gently mobilise the joints etc, and NOT stretches. Cool downs are equally important and can include stretches. I gave my husband the walking plan from the low carb programme and his fitness level has improved so much!
The DN forgot to request cholesterol etc tests for me with my last HbA1c. She has since issued the paperwork, but I've 'forgotten' to go and get the test done! I've reduced my HbA1c from 52 to 35 and lost over 2 stone since diagnosis all on LCHF and exercise. I can't take on anything else at the moment, but agree that long term it would be good to get my LDL down. Maybe after my next HbA1c....... but I don't want to take statins as my husband suffers really badly from muscle aches/pains probably due to taking statins and I'm scared!
Don't blame you, this should be all about you anyway and your n=1 study. I was not satisfied with LCHF until I got several blood tests including full panels for comparison every 6 months. I was like one of those people at the swimming pool who just dips their toe in the water, before committing - you have to be comfortable.
