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Been there, done that. Glad no one was hurt.

Interesting subject. I guess a couple of things that I do might be uncommon in the community are not near as uncommon as yours but I’ll play. First off, I raise or hunt as much as 95% of the food I eat. We raise goats, cattle, sheep and chickens. I hunt deer, pigs, birds and fish a lot. We have a small far and are very self sufficient. I also eat many organ meats from those animals that most in the community don’t eat Another thing is i rarely use deodorant and when i do it’s a very clean and natural product. I have found that since becoming a carnivore I just don’t have BO like I used too as long as I take a shower every day. I use natural soaps whenever I can and avoid those that have a bunch of chemicals in them. I’ve recently met a woman in my area who makes soap and I’m going to ask her to teach me how. I enjoy a pioneering lifestyle where I make much of what we take for granted. I make my own yogurt, bacon, ham and tallow. I’m always looking for ways to go back to the old style of doing things.

I haven’t. Didn’t know it was a thing. I’d try it though.

It’s exactly what it sounds like. It’s the belly of the fish. Large catfish like that have big belly’s where there’s a good deal of meat.

Interesting. Have you tried baking small, thin squares of cheddar in the oven until they are crisp? They are like crackers.

If you are eating a proper carnivore diet with the right protein to fat ratios, feel good and your test came out normal then I wouldn’t be concerned. Mine is almost always foamy but my kidney function is normal.

Your numbers are very normal for a carnivore as far as the cholesterol. Your doctor is ignorant and doesn’t understand what cholesterol is and how it works in the body. He also doesn’t seem to understand the real cardiovascular risk factor and that is your Tryglyceeides to HDL ratio. Yours is stellar. Tell your doctor to go pound sand. Yes, your A1C is high but that can be many things including what were you doing before your blood test. Exercise, eating, poor sleep, stress…these can affect your test results. Do you eat a strict carnivore diet or do you allow carbs, even hidden carbs into your diet? These can factor in. Do you eat or drink dairy? Are you eating too much protein and not enough fat? Review your eating habits to see if there are any carbs that are getting in.

Nothin beats catching your supper. 10.6 pound blue cat. Two big beautiful filets and a bunch of belly meat. Egg washed, coated in pork rind panko and deep fried in tallow. Heart attack style. First batch done and more to go. Good eats right there folks. Fresh from lake to table in just a few hours.

A chuck roast needs to be cooked slowly in a crockpot or in a deep pan in the oven ant a low temperature for a long time. I put a splash of bone broth in my crockpot then season the roast and place it in the pot. Cover it and turn it on low. You can do this just before you go to bed and it will be done in the morning.

Triglycerides can rise on a carnivore diet due to factors like the "triglyceride carryover effect," where high-fat meals delay triglyceride clearance, or insufficient fasting time before blood tests. Some people also see elevated triglycerides when consuming coffee or caffeine around testing.

In my opinion I would tell the doctor to go pound sand if he wants to insist on a statin. No one has ever been saved by taking a statin. In fact, there is plenty of evidence to show that those with lower cholesterol levels are more prone to heart attacks than those with higher cholesterol. Backing off of the heavy cream is certainly a choice you can make and might make for a good N of 1 experiment to see if it helps but personally I don’t think it will do anything remarkable. You don’t have to worry about blockage. It took a lifetime to get your first blockage so why would you think that you’ll get another blockage in just a couple of years? It doesn’t work like that. Besides, blockages are not due to cholesterol. They are the result of damage to the arterial wall from most likely seed oils and the cholesterol is coming in to try to repair the damage. Don’t damage the arteries in the first place and there will never be blockages.

If you can sustain that it’s great. I prefer some variety so I eat a wide range of animals.

As would well all but we find that few are receptive to the truth and even fewer are willing to give up their addictions. The best we can do is be a good example. Be educated and ready to defend our position and be prepared to educate and help anyone who asks questions.

See if this video helps you understand your numbers a little better.

So in American units that comes out to , Total cholesterol 8.4 mmol/L ≈ 325 mg/dL Triglycerides 2.7 mmol/L ≈ 239 mg/dL LDL cholesterol 5.1 mmol/L ≈ 197 mg/dL Cholesterol/HDL ratio 4.0 4.0 Non-HDL cholesterol 6.3 mmol/L ≈ 244 mg/dL The only number that looks out of wack is the triglycerides. To know for sure I’d have to see what your HDL numbers are not the ratio. The high LDL is not an issue in most cases but without being able to factor in the risk ratio of HDL to Triglycerides it’s hard to know for sure. The formula is Tri<100 divided by Hdl >50 = <1.5