Heart To Heart: Why You Need To Care About ApoB 🫀💖
I've got your number
3 min read
WELL ON HEELS
👠 Another inductee into my illustrious list of healthy ladies kicking ass: 78-year-old Joan McDonald has just teamed up with Lululemon on a new campaign as their oldest fitness influencer. And how! She started training at age 70, and now she shares her story and her workouts with the entire community she has created on her platform Train With Joan. Bravo, Joan! No notes. 💪🏻
AVOCADO’S NUMBER
Not my wordplay, that one comes courtesy of Trader Joe and one of his hundreds of adorably punny products now featured in a controversy surrounding the beloved grocery brand. In disappointing-but-not-surprising news comes this 3-part exposé, detailing PR crises ranging from allegations of cultural appropriation to record numbers of food recalls and David v. Goliath lawsuits by small brands. It’s an eye-opening example of why we can’t have nice things. Sigh.
I’ll still shop there – those Everything-But-The-Gluten crackers hold a place in my heart – but I will do so with eyes wide open.
At any rate, there are better pre-made guacs out there. 🥑 Here’s a roundup of those, and pro tip: they freeze well, which may come in handy cuz avocado’s number is definitely gonna be up once we stop yelling about eggs.
HERE’S A LITTLE NUMBER
A new section where we look closer at the many, many, MANY metrics of health measurement out there and focus on one at a time, cuz that’s truly all our brains can handle…So this week the number to know:
What’s your apoB?
ApoB (pronounced “A-Po-B”) is a cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein that research shows is a far better predictor of cardiovascular disease risk than the more widely known metric of LDL (aka the “bad”) cholesterol, and therefore a very important number to watch. A test indicates how many apoB particles are circulating in your bloodstream, and the more you have, the greater your risk of heart attack or stroke.
You’re about to tune out and stop reading, so I’ll just say this: the ideal number you are going for is less than 60mg/dL. It sounds like an aggressive goal, but while your reading of 90-100 is considered “normal,” remember that “normal” standards are based on the average of our population – which, as you may recall, is suffering from obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes at alarming rates.
From my ❤️ to your 🫀, know your numbers.
LOVE POTION #9
A Valentine for you: an assortment of poetic ponderings – a Whitman’s Sampler, if you will 😉 – on all the many kinds of love. Which one resonates with you the most? Leave a comment below and share. 💘
Affection shall solve the problems of freedom yet; those who love each other shall become invincible. - Walt Whitman
Find a partner you do not have to perform for. - Yung Pueblo
Friendships between women are built of a thousand small kindnesses...swapped back and forth and over again. - Michelle Obama
Someone I loved once gave me/ a box full of darkness./ It took me years to understand/ that this too, was a gift. - Mary Oliver
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. - Marcus Aurelius
