Well, I'd love to be able to post a subject along the lines of "My cholesterol went DOWN after eating more fat" - but it just isn't so. It did not go down. It did not go up. It's the same! Eating high fat and often times high protein had absolutely no noticeable effect on HDL, LDL, Total cholesterol or triglycerides. In fact, the numbers from 1994 (at the height of high carb / low fat) are pretty much the same as those from last Fall and last week.

Total Ch:
1994: 4.65
2001: 4.94
2002: 5.01

TG:
1994: 1.4
2001: 1.04
2002: 1.1

HDL:
1994: 1.0
2001: .90
2002: .93

LDL:
1994: 3.58
2001: 3.57
2002: 3.57

The only real change has been in thyroid function. It appears I'm now normal In 2001 TSH was 6.3; today it's 5.2. T4 is 13.

So my question to you savy people is this: What can I do to raise HDL further? I am taking a B vitamin, I am exercising, I am taking fish oil capsules and I have been taking Guggullipids for my thyroid (thyroid support is a side effect, they are mainly used to control cholesterol). Other than introducing some non-flushing Niacin to my daily pill popping I'm tapped out on ideas.

The Dr. did suggest that since nothing has changed much over the years that this is genetically where I am predisposed to be... any thoughts on this?

Nat (cursed with a very boring cholesterol profile)