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Total cholesterol: every measured intervention

Ranked only against the same measurement, in the same unit. See the positive, neutral, opposite-direction and still-collecting evidence before deciding what is worth your own test.

Research issue
Issue 01
Data through
2026-08-09
Evidence map version
v1.1.0
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Phoenix research is longitudinal and observational: we follow real APOE4 carriers over time and compare each member with their own earlier self, with no placebo group, no randomisation, and members choosing their own interventions.

That means these are strong signals pointing at what to test next, not proof of cause. Most nutrition, supplement and lifestyle research you read online has exactly the same design. The difference is that we say so, and we show you the confounders.

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What the Phoenix community is measuring

Browse exact outcomes and interventions. Each result keeps its source, measurement rule and audit record beside the claim.

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Cholesterol and heart risk

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Most promising

Total cholesterol

Laboratory total cholesterol result · Aim: lower

Probiotics

✓Repeated positive

Two curated probiotic cases lowered total cholesterol; one moved from 199 to 171 mg/dL and the other fell 17.7%.

Selected member cases

  1. Probiotic Repeat · genotype not disclosed · female · age 60-69

    Total cholesterol fell 17.7%; the public report does not print the paired values.

    What else changed: no nearby starts were recorded.

    Next study: repeat Total cholesterol after a dated Probiotics window.

  2. Triple Mover · APOE3/4 · female · age 40-49

    199 → 171 mg/dL · -14.1% · 56 days

    What else changed: no nearby starts were recorded.

    Next study: repeat Total cholesterol after a dated Probiotics window.

2 selected member cases · not a response rate

Observations
2
Measurements
4
Sources and context

Members with a logged probiotic and repeat total cholesterol result; the visible cases are curated.

  • report-lines-248-343, reviewed by independent verifier

2 selected cases shown with this evidence.

Statin family

✓Positive individual result

The ApoB Ace's total cholesterol fell 41.6% in the longer statin arc; paired values and exact elapsed days were not printed.

Selected member cases

  1. ApoB Ace · APOE3/4 · female · age 60-69

    Total cholesterol fell 41.6% in the longer statin arc; paired values and exact elapsed days were not printed.

    What else changed: no nearby starts were recorded.

    Next study: repeat Total cholesterol after a dated Statin family window.

1 selected member case · not a response rate

Logged members
1
Members with repeats
1
Observations
1
Measurements
2
Sources and context

Curated statin-family cases with repeat total cholesterol.

  • report-lines-215-245, reviewed by independent verifier

1 selected case shown with this evidence.

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