Name:
Ricardo
Gender:
male
Birthdate:
March 20, 1940
Location:
Brazil
Relationship Status:
Married
Seeking:
friendship for friendship
Ricardo
Description:
I am vegan since October of 2007 and I have accomplished:
1) I lost a lot of extra weight:
2) I got rid of my medicine for blood pressure:
3) Solved embarrassing "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" digestion problem;
4) Reduced statins pills;
5) Reversed CAD
6) And now a good result in a colonoscopy (I promise to ask more questions to the colonoscopy doctors to see how much percentage of this last benefit came from the Vegan diet).
I am a heavy user of Vegansource site and specially of the part of Dr. Pinckney heart problems about discussion group.
I have had many good things from Vegsource !
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I am in the vegan/VLF for almost 4 years. My blood test is OK regarding nutrients. My plates are allways multi colors and I eat of everything that is plant based. My family was afraid I could be having lack of B12, etc. Here are the results:
Glucated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
5.1% Hb = otal
Reference values: 4.0 to 6.0% total Hb.
GLUCOSE
94 mg / dL
Reference values: = 70 to 99 g / dL
Fructosamine
248 micromol / L
Reference Values: 205 to 285 micromol / L
IRON
113 mcg / dL
Reference Values: Male - 59 to 160 = cg / dL
CALCIUM
9.6 mg / dL
Reference Values: Adults - = 8.4 to 10.2 g / dL
SODIUM
136 mEq / L
Reference Values: 136-145 = Eq / L
POTASSIUM
3.7 mEq / L
Reference Values: Adults - 3.5 to 5.3 mEq / L
MAGNESIUM
2.0 mg / dL
Method: = olorimetrico
Reference Values: Above 20 years - from 1.6 to 2.6 = g / dL
Ferritin
82.4 ng / mL
Reference Values: Men - 24 to 336 = g / mL
Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase
14.0 U / L
Reference Values: Male - Up = 60.0 / L
FOLIC ACID
> 20:00 ng / mL
Reference Values: Normal - Up = 3.56 g / mL
Vitamin B12 = / H1>
367 pg / mL
Reference Values: 180 to 914 = g / mL
Lipid Profile
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL
107 mg / dL
Reference Values:
Adults: Ideal = - Less than 200 mg / dL
TRIGLYCERIDES
52 mg / dL
Reference Values:
Adults: Ideal = - Less than 150 mg / dL
CHOLESTEROL - HDL
54 mg / dL
Above 19 years - greater than or equal to 40 mg / dL
Cholesterol - LDL 35 mg / dL
Reference Values: Ideal -Inferior = 100 mg / dL
Cholesterol - VLDL
10 mg / dL
Reference Values: Ideal - = Less than 0 mg / dL
Bordering - 30 to 40 mg / dL
CHOLESTEROL - NON HDL
45 mg / dL
Recommended value for non-HDL cholesterol in ancient = high risk and
= very high for CAD:
High risk: Less than 130 = g / dL
With very high risk: Less than 100 mg / dL
INSULIN
4.0 MCU / mL
Values = Reference:
For individuals with glucose until = 99 g / dL:
Body Mass Index up to 25: 2 to 13 = Cu / ml
Body Mass Index between 25 and 30: 2 to 19 = Cu / ml
Body Mass Index above 30: 2 to 23 = Cu / ml
C-reactive protein ultrasensitive
0.08 mg / dL
Reference Values:
= For Testing of inflammatory / infectious diseases: Less than = 0.50 g / dL
For cardiovascular risk assessment: Less than = 0.30 g / dL
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I am vegan since October of 2007 and I have accomplished:
1) I lost a lot of extra weight:
2) I got rid of my medicine for blood pressure:
3) Solved embarrassing "Irritable Bowel Syndrome" digestion problem;
4) Reduced statins pills;
5) Reversed CAD
6) And now a good result in a colonoscopy (I promise to ask more questions to the colonoscopy doctors to see how much percentage of this last benefit came from the Vegan diet).
I am a heavy user of Vegansource site and specially of the part of Dr. Pinckney heart problems about discussion group.
I have had many good things from Vegsource !
I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but my heart is with you all times.
About Meals for Health I loved the testimonials of the recent graduates! Good results also from that group that inspire me a lot more.
Congratulations Jeff, Sabrina and all of you!