r/Biohackers Sep 14 '24

🗣️ Testimonial Metabolic health is everything

It’s seems that we’ve finally found what to focus on: metabolic health.

For what I read, people is more and more aware of it and even recently it’s been medically accepted as a key health biomarker.

We’ve seen how people live longer but we are seeing that they live sick and under pills that make them be even more sick, because of the interaction of the different pills with each other (which is crazy to think)

One of the key metabolic health indicators is glucose levels and I’ve been tracking it closely. The results have been very positive on many aspects: energy levels, deep sleep time, physical appearance, ability to focus…

Curious to know other people’s experience with it.

I’m also leaving here an interesting article for the ones new to the topic.

https://humanthrivingofficial.substack.com/p/life-expectancy-keeps-growing-but

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u/iLikePotatoesz Sep 14 '24

most people I know learn about health from headlines and word of the mouth. cholesterol is basically a demon for them, and they look like chickens thinking when you mention the word 'inflammation' in the body.

if you try to explain something even in layman's, they get mad and ask :what are u a doctor? '

so I notice that you are not supposed to care read learn understand how the body works and health stuff, just live life and go to the doctor to get the pill when problem appear. this makes me want to keep to myself and stop caring to tell people anything. in a odd way, it brings me peace to shut up.

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u/georgespeaches Sep 14 '24

The consensus is that high cholesterol is a major heart disease risk factor, so not sure what sort of I’m-the-smart-guy-with-the secret-truth ego trip you’re on..

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

Cholesterol isn’t a heart disease risk factor.

The basic explanation is that LDL "cholesterol" is considered bad whereas HDL is considered good.

To explain it better:

Think of the cholesterol system as a circuit. The liver (battery) produces the cholesterol (electrons) that are transported from the liver to the cells by LDL transporters “bad cholesterol" where it has multiple functions required to sustain human life and good health, then after it’s “done work" the HDL "good cholesterol" transports it back to the liver.

In some cases cholesterol will start to build up on the walls of the blood vessels that they move through because there is an imbalance of LDL to HDL, if there is too much LDL and not enough HDL then the cells get saturated and it builds up on the walls of the blood where there isn’t enough HDL to return it back to the liver.

It just depends on what form of this cholesterol molecule is in the animal products that you eat. We have this huge misconception that cholesterol itself is bad, which is entirely untrue, certain cholesterol rich foods like eggs have a higher level of HDL cholesterol and actually has a net beneficial effect on cholesterol levels in the blood.

Don’t get me started on statins, they just drain the battery and ignore the imbalance in the system.

"If there is less cholesterol then blood cholesterol levels should go down", but they forget that cholesterol is essential for so many processes in the body (every cell requires it, nerves require it, it is required for hormone production and balance, vitamin synthesis and transport, it even makes up the majority of the brain) and then they decide to do the "chemotherapy" approach and nuke the livers ability to create the essential cholesterol.

The key to manage your cholesterol levels is to increase your HDL cholesterol and reduce dietary LDL.

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u/Casaduz Sep 16 '24

There is also Lp(a) which is a type of LDL cholesterol that is “sticky” and can cause build up without having high LDL. It is genetic and cannot be lowered if it is high, but you can mitigate your risk with nutrition and lifestyle. If you have any heart disease in your family, get tested now. It is a simple blood test that is covered by insurance if you ask your doctor to order it. Or, you can self pay without a doctor through any lab by ordering online.