Mitch felt fine. At 5 ft 7 inches, he weighed a comfortable 159 lb, though he did have a small visible "paunch" above his beltline. Mitch was active every day, walking, biking, and taking care of his home and lawn.
I had been seeing Mitch for his high heart scan score of 1157 caused by low HDL (38 mg/dl), an excess of small LDL particles (87% of total LDL), and the inherited abnormality, lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a).
Part of Mitch's therapeutic program was elimination of wheat, cornstarch, and...
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