Back in March, I had my cholesterol checked and found out my "good cholesterol," the HDL, had dropped from a low average of 43 to only 29, which is below the safe range. My ratio of good cholesterol to bad went from a barely good 5.1 to a not so good 7. As a result, I made a change in my diet to include salmon at least three times a week, oatmeal for breakfast with flaxseed added, and lots more nuts.
Recently, I purchased private life insurance that required a medical exam, and today I received the results of that exam. It has been only a little more than 4 months since my last test and according to the new results my HDL is up--way up. It is now 52 (normal range is 35-59) and the ratio is down to 3.9 (the lower the better). How can that be? Can that be right? While my total cholesterol is 205, I can't tell you how good I feel about the surge in my HDL. I hope it's not a mistake.
