Calcium score in 2015 - 534
Started on Dr. Esselstyn diet - vegan with no oil for 18 months.
Triglycerides way too high. Switched to very low or no saturated fat. Lean meats. Triglycerides came way down
Started Linus Pauling therapy in May of 2018.
Calcium score in May 2019 - 1865.
Bloodwork always good. Most current is posted below.
Any thoughts on why calcium score increasing so fast? How worried should I be? Doesn't seem to be working, right?
Bloodwork results on Pauling therapy, April 2019:
Actual is listed first, normal range listed second.
VLDL Particles 12 <85 nmol/L
Total LDL Particles 605 <900 nmol/L
Non-HDL Particles 617 <1000 nmol/L
Remnant Lipoprotein 45 <150 nmol/L
Dense LDL III 173 <300 nmol/L
Dense LDL IV 87 <100 nmol/L
Total HDL Particles 7823 >7000 nmol/L
Buoyant HDL 2b 2307 >1500 nmol/L
Triglycerides 51 30-150 mg/dL
Lipoprotein(a) 7.9 6.0-29.9 mg/dL
hs-CRP 0.34 <3.00 mg/L
Homocysteine 13.9 <11.0
Apolipoprotein A1 168 >115 mg/dL
Apolipoprotein B 67 40-100 mg/dL
Insulin, Serum 7.8 <21.0
Leptin 13.4 0.0-9.5 ng/mL
Glucose 107 70-105 mg/dL
Hemoglobin A1c 5.4 1.0-5.5 %
C-Peptide 2.2 0.7-7.1 ng/mL
Adiponectin 39.3 5.5-26.0
HDL 62 >40 mg/dL
LDL 76 40-130 mg/dL
Total Cholesterol 145 <200 mg/dL
Metabolic Syndrome Traits 2
Estimated Average Glucose 108 <117 mg/dL
Cardio Metabolic Risk Assessment Low
HOMA-IR 2.1 <3.0
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Low
Non-HDL Cholesterol 83 <160 mg/dL