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Michael Warner

The Standard is my no-fluff newsletter on bloodwork, hormones, and performance physiology. Lab markers decoded, what optimal actually looks like, and the data behind real results, straight from my client work to your inbox.

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My client's Lp(a) dropped 85%

My client's Lp(a) dropped 85%, but does that actually mean less cardiovascular risk? Hey Reader, It's not often I come across a serum lab panel like the one below and see Lp(a) drop. 103.3 down to 15.1 nmol/L. An 85% drop. That's rare because Lp(a) typically doesn't budge. Changing up your diet won't do it. Exercise certainly won't do it, and statins aren't reducing it either. Historically, I've only consistently seen it drop with nandrolone, but in this case, no nandrolone was in place. And...