After a month of eating raw food and running I went to the doctor and got some tests done. My blood tests are almost perfect (the exception is my LDL cholesterol is 108 and for Diabetics should be under 100, for a non-diabetic under 160 is acceptable). Previously when I got my macro/micro albumin checked my levels of protein in my urine were in the 600's. Values like that are considered macro albumin (from what I gather under 300 is micro).
Micro or macro albumin in the urine means that the kidneys are spilling protein into the urine because they are over worked and have leaks (this is a very basic description, if you want to know more the wonderful world of the internet will give you hundreds of websites). Having this in your urine means your kidneys are in early stages of kidney failure. My values two months ago were in the 600s and rising. Since going raw and running daily they have dropped down to 313! I am excited to see how they will continue to drop (and if they don't it will be a different hurdle to conquer).
I just also finished an amazing book called "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall. It was absolutely amazing and inspiring. On my two runs that I have done since reading the book I have switched to minimal running shoes and already notice that my knees don't hurt anymore when I run. I have also noticed that smiling while I run makes me not only run faster, but farther and with less effort. So far I have been running with Lauren which has been great because we push each other, but tomorrow I am running alone and will see how much I can push myself.
The past month has not been the easiest, but the rewards of what I am doing are making it all worth it. I didn't expect to see such amazing results in such a short time.
Anyone want to run the Disneyland Half Marathon with my in the beginning of September?
Go Jenny! This is so inspiring to read. I'm really interested to hear how your albumin continues to improve. :)
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