Zaphod
Kava Lover
Had a full work up the other day. Good news is my liver is just fine. Bad news is my Lipids are much higher then they have ever been, and I have the Testosterone level of a 12 year old girl. The lipid increase I have good reason to believe is caused by the kava. It has never been an issue before, my diet and exercise has not changed substantially over the last 2+ years, and there is some evidence in the literature that kava can effect cholesterol level. Not sure on the T-level, never had it tested before - could the interference in cholesterol effect T-levels?...probably. The rest of the blood work is copied just for an FYI. I didn't bother copying over units as I assume they are pretty standardized through the industry. Highlighted in RED is anything that was outside of the ref. range.
I can dig up my cholesterol levels from ~3 years ago before starting my kava journey for reference - but I remember them being in range.
CBC
WBC 9.1
RBC 4.75
HGB 14.2
HCT 41
MCV 86.3
MCH29.9
MCHC 34.6
PLATELET CT 273
RDW 12.1
Lipids
Total 224
HDL 46
TRI 174
LDL 143
Ratio 4.9
Non-HDL-C 178
Metabolic Panel
Glucose 97
BUN 15
Creatinine 0.84
BUN/CREAT 18
SODIUM 141
POTASSIUM 4.2
CHLORIDE 105
C02 29
CALCIUM 7.3
PROTEIN 7.3
ALBUMIN 4.5
GLOBULIN 2.8
A/G RATIO 1.6
BILI TOT 0.4
ALT 43
AST 28
ALK PHOS 55
VIT B12 738
FERRITIN 270
TSH 4.67
TESTOSTERONE 278.5
I can dig up my cholesterol levels from ~3 years ago before starting my kava journey for reference - but I remember them being in range.
CBC
WBC 9.1
RBC 4.75
HGB 14.2
HCT 41
MCV 86.3
MCH29.9
MCHC 34.6
PLATELET CT 273
RDW 12.1
Lipids
Total 224
HDL 46
TRI 174
LDL 143
Ratio 4.9
Non-HDL-C 178
Metabolic Panel
Glucose 97
BUN 15
Creatinine 0.84
BUN/CREAT 18
SODIUM 141
POTASSIUM 4.2
CHLORIDE 105
C02 29
CALCIUM 7.3
PROTEIN 7.3
ALBUMIN 4.5
GLOBULIN 2.8
A/G RATIO 1.6
BILI TOT 0.4
ALT 43
AST 28
ALK PHOS 55
VIT B12 738
FERRITIN 270
TSH 4.67
TESTOSTERONE 278.5