Annual Health Exam Returns Promising Results

I had my annual health exam Monday and this year for some reason, the results came back fast (at least for me, Joe is still waiting for his.)  I was curious to see if being vegan for 11 weeks would yield any noticeable results. The one thing I was most concerned about was the 'C-reactive protein' which had taken a HUGE jump last year. It was supposed to be in a range between 0.00-3.00. Last year mine was 18.85   YIKES!!  This protein is an indicator of inflammation in the body and is related to 'cardiac', though I don't understand it completely.   This year, though still out of range, my level had  come down to 5.92. Five or six other indicators of kidney function that had been abnormal, have now normalized. Cholesterol (184) is only one point lower, yet tricglycerides are up a little (maybe because I weighed in 7 pounds heavier this year since I had been dieting last year.)  So it will be interesting next year to see what happens.

You'd think being vegan, I would have dropped tons of weight, but actually I went up 3 pounds. Since starting to drink a gallon of water everyday, over 2 of those 3, have dropped off again. I'm hoping this starts the trend I'm looking for - the numbers are certainly pointing that direction.