Lyme disease.
My cholesterol went from 168 to over 200 over some years, triglycerides were up, inflammation (RA factor) was up, I ate little, and well, but weighed 15 lbs more than I wanted. I was finally diagnosed w/ Lyme disease.
It also made me very sensitive, I had allergic reactions when it got really bad, was afraid to eat anything, had the elisaact.com allergy test done, was told to avoid cheese and other things.
For a while I ate only chicken, fish, fruits, vegetables, brown rice, raw almonds and cashews and tortilla chips, and drank mostly water. Between this and getting antibiotics for Lyme, my weight dropped EASILY for the first time in years, in fact it scared me as I dropped 25 lbs. very quickly. It's balanced out well now, but I hardly eat any prepared or packaged foods, and use healthy oils as I always have.
My cholesterol is 158... and I've been cautioned by doctors and the pharmacist that I don't want it being too low, as it affects hormones.
I'm on cholestyramine (mainly used to reduce cholesterol) to help remove lyme toxins, and I actually came to this site to remind me what I could have to increase it! : 0
Btw, anyone w/ questions about fatigue, pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, not feeling quite right, and having problems attributed to hormones or stress or depression should look at this:
http://www.ilads.org/files/burrascano_0905.pdf
Most standard doctors know nothing about it, and claim it's not in their area, etc. This is "the" other side of the story! (as well as numerous books of horror stories by families w/ undiagnosed Lyme for years, it's so sad). Some think even M.S., Alzheimers and mental disorders may be undiagnosed Lyme disease.
