@loribmt In my case, I don't have the JAK2 mutation. My mutation is the CALR Exon 9, and yes, this is what is driving my high platelet count, but there are foods that can change platelet count by either elevating it or reducing it. I've experienced some of those that raise platelet count and some of them (all dairy, green leafy vegetables, basically most of the foods recommended by doctors and nutritionists for a "balanced diet"). Ground beef, which has been a staple of my paleo diet since 2007, neither raises nor reduces my platelet count. It was my paleo diet that eliminated my Type 2 Diabetes within 5 months of starting the diet. I have had four doctors who tell me I have kidney disease, citing the protein load on my kidneys. Despite the presence of protein in my clear, light yellow urine, and an eGFR that the fourth doctor says is "wavering" between 3A and 3B, I still don't have a single symptom of kidney disease since it was first diagnosed in 2009. I don't need dialysis, either, and I feel fine. But, getting back to food and platelet count, I have read that unsweetened cranberry juice does lower platelet count and I'll be starting my experiment with that in June. Meanwhile, I will also be trying ginger (the chewable form) and ginger oil (for the rashes) in June. I didn't mention that, in 2024, doctor number four congratulated me on the fact that my eGFR had dropped from 3A to 2, where it had begun in 2009. No explanation, though, for how that happened. At the end of 2023, I quit eating fruit because of the sugar content and this resulted in my weight dropping from the mid 160s to the low 150s by this time.