MPV (MEAN PLATELET VOLUME) — MVP deals with platelet size
reflecting bone marrow weakness or function.
LP.D. Profiling Panels
CHOLESTEROL (LDL AND HDL) — Cholesterol is essential for the
formation of steroids (anti-inflammatory: anabolic type), bile acids and
cellular wall membranes.
Cholesterol can only be used by the body in its free form. It is
synthesized by the liver or metabolized from dietary cholesterol (meats
mainly). This free cholesterol is then bound or connected to transporters
(lipoproteins) for transport through the blood to the cells. Note: In cooked
meats, lipids become bonded and are no longer free.
There are two types of lipoproteins: LDL’s Low-density proteins, and
HDL’s High-density proteins. Seventy-five percent of the body’s free
cholesterol binds to the low-density proteins and 25 percent to the high-
density proteins. LDLs bring the most abundant type of cholesterol. It leads
some to think that the elevation of this type of bound cholesterol is an
indicator of arteriosclerotic disease. This thinking is unreasonable to me.
When you examine why cholesterol is produced and how it is used by the
body, you realize that cholesterol production is linked to steroid use, in
particular, to inflammatory responses, and to the rebuilding of cells when cell
destruction has taken place.
Because the liver synthesizes and metabolizes cholesterol, low cholesterol
levels can be associated with liver diseases (like inflammation, hypo-function,
narcosis, and cancer), as well as malabsorption, hyperthyroidism, some
anemias, sepsis and stress.
Increased levels of cholesterol may create or indicate low adrenal
function, inflammatory conditions, nephrosis, biliary cirrhosis, dietary habits
(over-consumption of meats), pregnancy, hypothyroidism, high blood
pressure, or other conditions.
What elevated or decreased cholesterol levels indicate is quite different
than what they cause. For example, low blood pressure is indicative of
adrenal medulla weakness and sodium imbalances, which can reflect adrenal
cortex weakness. When the cortex of the adrenal glands is weak, the body’s
response to inflammation from acidosis (mostly dietary and hormonal) will
be low. Therefore, the production of cholesterol by the liver will increase,
thus increasing blood serum levels. Cholesterol is an anti-inflammatory lipid