I think what I don't eat now made the biggest difference. I have always had a sugar addiction. Some of the most extreme at an early age involved me with a spoon and a sugar cannister. It wasn't raw sugar anymore when I hit my teens but no less harmful. Did not help that I was tall and always thin so I didn't see any reason to slow it down. Fast forward to age 59. I had not had any real health issues until then so I was lucky. The LPR felt like it came out of nowhere but looking back I probably had it for years. With the testing came a lipid panel and my triglycerides were nearly 400 - So I found this part out first.

As mentioned I read a lot and knew sugar had to go, I concentrated on no other food elimination except the sugar at first because it was the worst. After the LPR I started removing more foods. The mints and ACV is what I think made the biggest difference. Concentrating on my diet I then removed meat and dairy. I'm not a huge veggie fan but still drink smoothies so I put in there what I don't like mixed with fruits. I also loved stir fried veggies over rice with Tamari and spices. I stopped eating most processed foods. I have more time to cook from scratch now because since Covid I have been working from home. The only citrus fruit that I eat is lime because citrus is bad for LPR. It's not easy and I do not preach my diet to anyone else. I feel great eating mostly healthy. Olive oil occasionally. I don't follow any rules other than my own as far as carbs. I do eat tortillas, pancakes, pasta and white rice. I use oat flour over white flour if I'm baking. My sweet tooth is still with me but I use maple syrup and fruit now. Seriously, applesauce and raisins help. Mild salsa over spicy and soups are great. I don't think there is any one answer to controlling LPR for different people.