Vision is purrrrrfecto! =D I was curious what a 6/5 vision means... I always thought perfect is 6/6... so after reading this... now I know what is 6/5...and is it really a normal for people to have waistline of 90cm??? I don't think so leh... their standard very funnyy...... wierd..... outrageous!
Snellen Chart
This is the important part... cholesterol! My total cholesterol is borderline high. My HDL (Good cholesterol) is high, very high in fact. My LDL (Bad cholesterol) is Borderline high. So what does all these HDL, LDL, Total cholesterol means?Actually there is not much meaning on their own, we have to look at the ratio. A person can have Normal levels of LDL (Bad cholesterol), but less than normal HDL (Good cholesterol) and he/she will still have higher risk of heart diseases if the ratio is not optimum.
As for my case, the ratio of Total/HDL is 3, and that is less than the normal of 4.5, meaning I belong to the low risk. So from this we can see that to prevent risk of developing heart diseases, there is 3 things we can do:
1. Increase HDL (Good)
2. Lower LDL (Bad)
BUT the golden question is How? What can I do?
To increase HDL (Good) - Increase cardiovascular exercises, Lose weight (fat mass) if you are overweight, Stop smoking, Increase intake of monosaturated fats from sources such as avocado, olive oil and PEANUT BUTTER! Omega 3 fatty acids, and cut down on transfats (killer).
To Lower LDL (Bad) - Decrease intake of saturated fats, avoid transfats, increase intake of soy products according to studies, Lose weight (fat mass) if you are overweight, eat food high in fibre such as wholemeal bread, oats.
As for my Triglyceride level, mine is 23, which is much less than the optimum or 150. Too low in Triglycerides is also not good as it suggest malnutrtion. Anything less than 10. I am still safe. :)
Blood Glucose normaland they say... "we are happy to note that you are generally not at increased risk of developing heart diseases...bla bla bla"
You are happy... so am I. =)
On egg yolks
http://www.chetday.com/eggyolk.htm
On increasing HDL
http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/cholesterol/a/raiseHDL.htm
On Vision
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/major/vision/visual_acuity_vision.asp
On Triglycerides
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/triglycerides_test.jsp
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/triglycerides/CL00015
