15 million Americans are drinking contaminated water, a new report finds

[OriZ 3,157]

21 hours ago, IAMX said:

That's awesome. I noticed when I gained 15 pounds not only was my liver pissed off (with nearly concerning numbers, elevated) but my HBA1c (3 month blood glucose, very accurate portrayal of eating habits for prior 3 months) was up to 5.3, which isn't far from pre-diabetes (5.7), so I had a standing order done every 3 months for the last year and it's now down to 4.9 which is fantastic. Preventative care like this is priceless and can help you identify a problem early on and fix it. An uncle of mine from Michigan didn't have preventative care done and found himself going to the hospital in the midst of a heart attack.. if he had been getting preventative care done every so and such months (he's retired now so no excuse for people this age) as he was supposed to, this easily could have been prevented.

 

And I haven't even gotten into my (late) youngest sister's 20 year winning battle with leukemia. 

Yep, so that was you. 

Yeah, I watch my HBA1c and Glucose closely, especially with drinking all that juice 

 

I also monitor my cholesterol closely due to our love for cheese.

[IAMX 3,055]

56 minutes ago, OriZ said:

Yeah, I watch my HBA1c and Glucose closely, especially with drinking all that juice 

 

I also monitor my cholesterol closely due to our love for cheese.

Block cheese isn't so bad.. carb-free and not really high on bad cholesterol. Like all things, moderation. I'm huge on cheese as well. I just stay away from processed cheese.

 

My HDL/LDL were perfectly fine, despite having a diet that consists highly of eggs, 2% milk (though 1 cup a day, still like 15-20g of carbs and mix HDL/LDL), lean ground beef, rotisserie chicken, almonds/unsalted peanuts, string/block cheese, beans, etc., so I'm not worried at all about my cholesterol intake.

 

Sodium isn't even an issue actually because of all the water I drink, and staying away from high processed foods which have ridiculous sodium/cal ratios.

Edited June 12, 2017 by IAMX

[OriZ 3,157]

8 hours ago, IAMX said:

Block cheese isn't so bad.. carb-free and not really high on bad cholesterol. Like all things, moderation. I'm huge on cheese as well. I just stay away from processed cheese.

 

My HDL/LDL were perfectly fine, despite having a diet that consists highly of eggs, 2% milk (though 1 cup a day, still like 15-20g of carbs and mix HDL/LDL), lean ground beef, rotisserie chicken, almonds/unsalted peanuts, string/block cheese, beans, etc., so I'm not worried at all about my cholesterol intake.

 

Sodium isn't even an issue actually because of all the water I drink, and staying away from high processed foods which have ridiculous sodium/cal ratios.

Nah with all due respect I have not found anybody who does cheese like we do. I'm talking for example about a typical pizza that consists of double cheese, and on top of that cheddar, parmasan and asiago. I try to not have it often but when I do have it I like to enjoy it. It's not just the foods that contain cholesterol though that can be a problem - Fats cause your liver to make more cholesterol than it otherwise would. For that reason palm oil is also very bad for you.

 

Sodium has never been an issue for me.