Comments on: Jenny’s terrific cholesterol numbers…and why!

By: localnourishment

localnourishment — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:18:31 +0000

You are so right, Lorna! “Numbers” are just one small piece of a very large and complex puzzle!

By: Lorna

Lorna — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:54:56 +0000

Hi there. I just stumbled upon your site and thought this story was very interesting! I grew up on raw goat’s milk/butter and home-grown eggs and meat etc. We were so very healthy back then! Times have changed and so have our diets, but I hold on to the hope that I will someday soon be able to go back to that life. One thing I wanted to mention–even though low cholesterol is a good thing, it can be too low. And too low can contribute to a host of health problems, including depression. Once upon a time this was my problem; now that my cholesterol numbers are up and within a healthy range and ratio I am good to go! Your friend seems to have a healthy diet with good fats, so I’m sure this is not a problem for her, but it’s worth mentioning for people who get overly obsessed with just the numbers.

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:44:53 +0000

This is pretty exciting. A year ago I learned my cholesterol number was up a bit from where it should be. I have recently begun the conversion to real foods only. It will be interesting to see if my cholesterol changes, and if so, by how much. Neat post! Thanks!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:24:52 +0000

This is such an inspiring story! My mom is a nutritionist, and she’s slowly becoming convinced about whole/slow food diets, but we still get into an argument now and then, especially about raw dairy! Hopefully stories like this will become more common. Thanks for sharing.