Dear Owen,
I was hoping you could you give me some advice on lowering my Lp(a), hs-CRP and Fribrogen? I am 50 years old with a history of CAD, MI when I was 30, Stroke in 2007, two stents placed in RCA in 2010, Hypertension and Hypothyroid. I have Factor V Leiden (heterozygous). I started somewhat following the PT in March 2011. My VAP Lab numbers did improve from Aug 2011 but my Lp(a), hs-CRP and Fribrogen all increased despite some lifestyle changes within the last 6-7 mo’s (lost 30 lbs, cut out trans fats, white flour, sugar, red meat, exercising more).
Here is my meds and supplements:
Losartin 100mg
Metoprolol 100mg
Plavix 75 mg
Ecotrin 81 mg
Levothyroxin 175 mg
Hydrochlorot 25 mg
Crestor 20 mg
Niaspan 1000 mg
Vit C 6-8 g
Lysine 3g
Proline 500mg
Multi-Twin Labs Daily One Cap
Vitamin D3 2000 IU
Magnesium 200 mg
Omega 3 Oil 2000 mg
CoQ10 (ubiquinol) 100 mg
Phytosterol Complex 1800mg
Petadolex 50 mg (been taking about a mo for migranes)
My Last VAP Lab numbers are as follows:
Cholest Total 144 mg/dl
LDL-C direct 81 mg/dl
HDL-C 40 mg/dl
Triglycer 109 mg/dl
Non-HDL-C 104 mg/dl
APO B 77 mg/dl
LDL-P 1406 nmol/L
sdLDL 20 mg/dl
% sdLDL 24 calculated
Apo A-1 140 mg/dl
HDL-P 29.5 umol/L
HDL2 12 mg/dl
Apo B:Apo A 0.55 ratio calculated
Lp(a) mass 94 mg/dl
Lp(a) Choles 11 mg/dl
Hs-CRP 4.3 mg/dl
Fibrinogen 489 mg/dl
Insulin 13
Vit D 51 ng/ml
Homocysteine 10 umol/L
Any help is greatly appreciated! Joe
Drugs worry me. Total cholesterol too low. Probably need more vitamin C just to help detoxify toxic drug load (don't eat grapefruits!) Where are Pauling's vitamins E? A? B-complex? Magnesium might be low.
Not use to Lp(a) being reported that way - but seems to imply large particles, which are usually less atherogenic.