Exercising without a gym

[Hamburger]

me too...just got my hew NB. I prefer traditional running shoe. More cushion sponge for $$

[Chickenbackside]

Cardiologist Dr William Davis writes:

 

http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/...e-dipstick.html

 

 

 

Don't be a dipstick

 

 

If I want to know how much oil is in my car's engine, I check the dipstick.

 

The dipstick provides a gauge of the amount of oil in my engine. If the dipstick registers "full" because there an oil mark at one inch, I understand that there's more than one inch of oil in my engine. The dipstick provides an indirect gauge of the amount of oil in my engine.

 

That's what cholesterol was meant to provide: A gauge, a "dipstick," for the kind of lipoproteins (lipid-carrying proteins) in the bloodstream.

 

Lipoproteins are a collection of particles that are larger than a single cholesterol molecule but much smaller than a red blood cell. Lipoproteins consist of many components: various proteins, phospholipids, lots of triglycerides, as well as cholesterol. In the 1960s, methods to characterize lipoproteins were not widely available, so the cholesterol in lipoproteins were used as a "dipstick" to assess low-density lipoproteins ("LDL cholesterol") and high-density lipoproteins ("HDL cholesterol"). (Actually, even "LDL cholesterol" was not measured, but was derived from "total cholesterol," the quantity of cholesterol in all lipoprotein fractions.)

 

Some other component of lipoproteins could have been measured instead of cholesterol, such as apoprotein B, apoprotein C, or others, all meant to act as the "dipstick" for various lipoproteins.

 

Relying on cholesterol to characterize lipoproteins provides a misleading picture. Imagine watching cars go by at high speed while standing on the side of the highway. You want to count how many people--not cars, but people--go by in a given amount of time. Because you cannot make out the detail of each and every car whizzing by, you count the number of cars and assume that each car carries two people. Whether it's rush hour, Sunday morning, late evening, rainy, sunny, or snowing, you make the same assumption: two people per car.

 

That's what cholesterol does: It is assuming that each and every lipoprotein particle (car) carries the same amount of cholesterol (people).

 

But that may, obviously, not be true. A bus goes by carrying 25 people. Plenty of cars may carry just the driver. People carpooling may be in cars carrying 3 or 4 people. Assuming just 2 people per car can send your estimates way off course.

 

That is precisely what happens when your doctor tries to use conventional cholesterol values (total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol) to gauge the lipoproteins in your bloodstream. Measuring cholesterol can also provide the false impression that cholesterol is the cause of heart disease, even though it was originally meant to simply serve as a "dipstick."

 

What we need to do is to characterize lipoproteins themselves. We can distinguish them by size, number, density, charge, and the type and form of proteins contained within. It provides greater insight into the composition of lipoproteins in the blood. It provides greater insight into the causes underlying coronary atherosclerotic plaque. It can also tell us what dietary changes trigger different particle patterns and how to correct them.

 

Until you have a full lipoprotein analysis, you can never know for certain 1) if you will have heart disease in your future, or 2) how your heart disease was caused.

 

Unfortunately, the vast majority of doctors are perfectly content to just count cars going by and assume two people per car, i.e., confine assessment of your heart disease risk using cholesterol . . . just as drug industry marketing has instructed them.

 

It's not your job to educate your doctor. If he or she refuses to provide access to lipoprotein testing to better determine your heart disease risk, then consider going out on your own. Many of our Track Your Plaque program followers have obtained lipoprotein testing on their own through Direct Labs.

[LookingBusy]

Later going to NTUC to buy one huge fried pork knuckle back home for dinner + some beef stew, i remember it ain't cheap the knuckle, 1 for about 14++ bucks, but it's simply delicious and worth it at the end of the day

[Xtrocious]

thot you always like that "Fishy" smell n taste.....

 

Erm, did you mix me up with someone else? hahah

 

Think the most "ngiao" of us is MO cos he has the most cats

 

Just kidding

 

But I do love grilled salmon heads

[Hjteo]

Hi CBS,

Nice VFF. Take it easy with them as the running posture uses the calf muscle a lot more. Allow some time for the calf muscle to recover and build up (i.e. run short distances during the weekday and a longer run during weekend to recover).

 

Some key things when I transit over:

1. Start landing mid foot even with the current shoes.

2. Shorten the stride and increase the cadence (i.e. 85-90 strides per min or 170-180 beats per min)

3. Feel the landing - for me, impact seems harder when I do HIIT with them. Hence maybe run on trails (macritchie etc) instead of hard surfaces like concrete,bitumen etc.

 

The next one to save cost is to buy online now that you got your VFF sizing. (watch out for non originals)

 

Cheers

[Chickenbackside]

Thanks for the tips bro.

 

Everything you described is everything I experienced. I also noticed I need to be more upright than usual.

[Crystal_tiong]

How's everyone dinner ? Me was pan fried salmon n some vege. Quite full ..

I bought belly salmon , dun have a lot of fats leh ...

[Chickenbackside]

Add butter or make a butter based sauce.

[Hamburger]

my lunch today......don know what to eat, so went for the easier way out

[LookingBusy]

Wow meat galore! All that by yourself?

 

Have decided, my lunch tomorrow will be mixed grill with another plate of pig trotters and intestines. Yum Yum

[Hamburger]

Wow meat galore! All that by yourself?

 

Have decided, my lunch tomorrow will be mixed grill with another plate of pig trotters and intestines. Yum Yum

yup, almost cant finish..... . quite full.

 

This portion is only a starter for CBS

[Chickenbackside]

Where's the rest of the duck??

[Hamburger]

Where's the rest of the duck??

see what i mean .................................

[Xtrocious]

my lunch today......don know what to eat, so went for the easier way out

 

I think you should give the chicken sauce a miss - confirm got starch and sugar inside...hahah

 

Anyway it's like almost 3x of what I eat - would probably be full eating the roast pork

[Wish1719]

Erm, did you mix me up with someone else? hahah

 

Think the most "ngiao" of us is MO cos he has the most cats

 

Just kidding

 

But I do love grilled salmon heads

sorry mate, replied to the wrong one....

Guess you already know who I was refering to......

nobody here but MO loves Fishy smell and taste.....

[Wish1719]

my lunch today......don know what to eat, so went for the easier way out

Now i know how you got your Nick.....

[Mazdaowner]

Nothing wrong with liking fish nor seafood. Unless you don't even consume seafood at all,

or have a allergic to seafood. My personal consumption of seafood in one meal, as stated in a previous

post, would be 2kgs of Live groupers, and 2kgs of live prawns, with 4kgs of crabs, all steamed.

and that is just one meal.

 

sorry mate, replied to the wrong one....

Guess you already know who I was refering to......

nobody here but MO loves Fishy smell and taste.....

 

[Xtrocious]

Nothing wrong with liking fish nor seafood. Unless you don't even consume seafood at all,

or have a allergic to seafood. My personal consumption of seafood in one meal, as stated in a previous

post, would be 2kgs of Live groupers, and 2kgs of live prawns, with 4kgs of crabs, all steamed.

and that is just one meal.

 

Hmm...if I were as ignorant as the masses, then I would probably admonish you for eating all those unheathly seafood which will raise your cholestrol levels, give you gout and heart attack...hahah

 

Fortunately, we are not like the masses...

 

You just made me very hungry now for seafood...hahah