Re: Question for Quentin (cholesterol ratios)

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:55:39 +1200, Quentin Grady
<quentin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:27:54 -0500, bittersweet
<bittersweet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks -- I'm not sure whether it's changes in diet or exercise or the
Lipitor that pushed the HDL up -- or possibly a combination of all
three (although it doesn't sound like the Lipitor would have made much
of a contribution). That, plus the genetics, as you mention. It has
been a long slow climb for the HDL, with it creeping up a bit every
year.

G'day G'day Bittersweet,

If it is the Lipitor then you will need to keep using it to maintain
the higher level. While you probably haven't attached much
significance to "It has been a long slow climb for the HDL, with it
creeping up a bit every year" I most certainly do. Blokes tend to get
a fast initial response from exercise then plateau. Women tend to get
continued improvement if they continue to exercise.

Best wishes,

Another good thing to know; thanks. Yes, the exercise will continue;
it's a permanent addition. I've been able to do more and more as time
goes on. This past weekend we hiked a total of almost 20 miles over
two days, some of it on very hilly/rocky terrain, and I wasn't winded
or aching at all; I would have been able to do it all again the next
day if we had had the time. A far cry from my starting point, to be
sure!

I view the diet & exercise thing sort of a like a lawn mower... there
are lots of kinds, and all of them will cut your grass well, so just
use a type that is comfortable to work with -- gasoline, battery,
electric cord, push mower, riding mower, whatever -- but the grass
only stays looking nice if you keep using it. You can't cut it for a
while, then stop, and complain two months later that "this lawn mower
didn't work after all -- as soon as I stopped using it, the grass grew
back!" :-)

--bittersweet
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