What interesting thing have you learned about health recently?

A few weeks ago I did a large panel of blood tests that looks at cardiac risk. I have always had elevated cholesterol and my family has a long history of heart disease at very young ages.

I am still researching what all the tests mean, but one interesting result was I was elevated for oils like Canola and oils that are naturally found in vegetables and fruits. What I read said that this usually indicates other lipids will be elevated. I didn’t even know that could be measured. So, I just have to eat less fats period I guess. Eating good oils are still a problem for me. The test also showed some genetic information, some of it I knew already and some of the information was new.

I don’t understand why none of my doctors ran these tests before with my history and family history. The results are very interesting, and I plan on seeing a cardiologist soon to ask more questions about other items on the panel of tests, and get a check up.