You are getting this because you asked about my health statistics. Another quarter has passed and I have a new set of blood chemistry data. This test marks the end of my first year with Shaolin-Do. (I tested for my green belt a year and a day after my first lesson.) The good news is that my total cholesterol was down again. This time to 118. As a result the Dr. lowered my dosage on my cholesterol medication. I now take it 2 times/week. Over this year my dosage on that drug has dropped in steps from

7/week (daily) at the start of the year

5/week after 1 month of Shaolin-Do

3/week after 4 months

2/week after 12 months

The other good news is that I am still losing weight. I'm down nearly 40 pounds it the last year.

My A1c hemoglobin is up 0.1, which leaves it at 6.0, the top end of normal. Which is still significantly better than it was a year ago. I was very disappointed with the result. My Dr. checked my records and noted that I was sick more times during the last quarter than I have been for the previous year, and noted that blood sugar always goes up when you are ill. He thought the level I was maintaining was amazing. He asked me a number of detailed questions about Shaolin-Do. It is completely out side of his experience.

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