How to Raise Your HDL & Lower Your Triglycerides (NOT what you Think)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I've had people who have tried for years to lower their triglycerides and raise their HDL by eating diets recommended by such websites as WebMD and Mayo Clinic, come to me after they failed. It seems that no matter how hard they tried, they just couldn't improve these proven risk markers for Heart Attack and Stroke.
Turns out that these people were not stupid or lazy or gluttons, the advice they had taken was just WRONG. The AMA/AHA/ADA/WebMD/Mayo Clinic have been giving ignorant advice on this subject for decades. Their advice would be laughable, had it not killed and crippled so many...
If you want to lower your Triglycerides and raise your HDL, and in the process slash your risk of heart attack and stroke, the you need to do the opposite of what these organizations tell you.
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Keep on doing this great job!!!
And I also noticed that you look leaner everyday! Nice! 🙂
It seems like eating a Carnivore Diet agrees with me!
I am trying intermittent fasting and a low carb diet. Little, but consistent progress...
I loved this new lifestyle and I thank you so much for all the tips and thoughts
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I started Keto about four weeks ago to get rid of the unhealthy belly fat and try to finally have healthy triglyceride numbers. This video confirms I am now on the right eating plan. I get bloodwork done soon. Eager to see how my numbers are. I’m also down 10 pounds. Thank you for your wonderful videos!
I am 60 y/o. My cholesterol has always been below 200, HDL in the 30's, LDL 120+, trg 80 - 153, always avoiding fats and eating "good carbs", pasta, oatmeal and fruit every morning, never egg yokes, etc. In May my trg/HDL ratio was 3.16 (117/37), with a "normal" cholesterol of 179. I cut carbs to an occasional treat, started eating more meat, use butter, bacon, cheese, whole eggs, half and half in coffee. I did increase sardines- before I ate a good amount of fish already. I also increased vegetables. Now, my tg/HDL ratio is 1.2 (64/53), with a cholesterol of 189. My A1C is 5.4. I didn't exercise on purpose to attribute results to nutrition. I also started taking 4000 units of D3, and a K2. D3 went from 30 to 48. You would think that increasing fat intake would spike blood fat, it didn't. Thank you doctor for your advice
Why doesn't my cardiologist know this? He thinks I'm nuts. Then he looks at my blood work and says whatever you're doing it seems to be working.
It's called not being educated regarding the Natural Human Diet.
Instead push the Standard American Diet.
Simple because he loves your business for him and his industry.
I support this whole heartily ... I thought yeah right eat all this fat ... I have PCOS and have always had high trig and my cholesterol was always off my HDL was usually good because I worked out a lot ... A year after doing keto (with screwups along the way) I have to say my triglycerides are under control and I got a good bill of health from my Dr other than my BMI is still high ... But working harder than ever now and loving keto!!! Thank you Dr Barry
You are absolutely right Dr.
Since I have started Keto, my HDL went up with a hugh number and triglyceride number went down alot. So happy
Are you still eating keto? What is your hdl and triglycerides now after a year?
CJ cj the last time I checked that Hdl was around 87 and tri was 20.
I have all five! 😢 My doctor never told me to eat good fats and never told me high triglycerides means more VLDLs. He just put me on Crestor at age 44 and never discussed how to increase HDL. 😢I'm 65 now and still have high triglycerides, low HDL, high blood pressure, large girth, obesity, rising A1c. Thank you Dr. Berry for all your videos. I have to heal myself. This is so hard.
Its great to know that there are a few doctors coming around to telling us the truth!
Yes, an older gentleman (probably late 50s) said he cut his carb intake and lowered his bad cholesterol by 30 points.
I discovered that 2 T of ground flax each day lowered my cholesterol level from 240 to 187. I thought Id share this with everyone.
Thank you! And well done you!
2 tsp or tablespoons?
@@thrshwll1526 i think the upper case T means Tablespoons
Thank you. And is that table spoon or tea spoon?
Cynthia Nelson tablespoon look at the comment above you
Cleveland Clinic updated the article on-or-around 01/16/2019 and is now mostly in lockstep with the medical establishment pushing whole grains and low-fat. That didn't last long.
Thank you Dr Berry for always doing your best at keeping us well informed...
When I was first diagnosed with diabetes my doctor wanted me to meet with a diatician. Everything she told me was wrong except she was partially right on portion sizes. Actually that wasn't right. If you don't eat enough you will always be hungry and will eventually cheat. You need to eat fewer meals, eat low card, high fat real foods until you are full. Also eat all the salt you want. It is a crying shame that people are licensed to practice medicine that are doing the wrong things.
Thanks! Just got my bloodwork back and this helped make sense of it, in a ketogenic sense!
Link to Cleveland Clinic is no longer valid but it’s probably just as well. It looks like they’ve been pressured into changing their view. This was copied from an article in their Health Library:
Grains
Use barley, bulgur, couscous, millet or wheat berries as a side dish.
Choose hot and cold cereals with at least 5 grams of dietary fiber per serving.
Choose cereals with no more than 8 grams of sugar per serving.
Try whole-wheat pasta or brown rice.
Choose breads, crackers and cereals that list any of these as the first ingredient: whole grain oats, barley, corn, rice or wheat.
Limit refined grains. These are products made with bleached, enriched or refined flour.
I read the article from the Cleveland Clinic and they are right there with Mayo clinic advice and Web MD.
Dr Mark Hyman from the Cleveland Clinic is a proponent of no sugar low carb diet
The ketogenic diet is the same one my diab. Dr gave me 30 yrs ago when I had gest, diab. At 135lbscat the time. They told me after my child was born, make sure to follow this the test of your life, even if you aren’t diabetic
Thank you. My doctor says as 75inches tall male at 52 years old. My ldl is too high and hdl is too low and weight is too high at 229. I agree on the weight and have loss 30 pounds. We are on a keto friendly diet with more veggies and fish and fat etc. No more grains and bread. Feel the best ever. They say now I'm at risk for CVD. Want to put me on drugs. I said no thanks.
My HDL went from 40 to 85, and my triglycerides went from the 150s to 52 in just over 4 1/2 years of being a ketovore.
Psh unreal
Denied insurance based on high Cholesterol , triglycerides, creatinine. Been keto to carnivore spectrum for two years. Never been healthier. Good blood pressure. Low resting HR. Lost 30 lbs from my top weight. Lost all that viscerally. Was probably prediabetic two years ago when I made my change. But, looking at forms on the insurance bloodwork it explains how the cholesterols are all related to heart issues... oh well- gonna keep on keto/carnivore journey to stay healthy so I don’t need life insurance...
The Dr. must not have read the Cleveland Clinic article. It goes against almost everything he is saying in this video.
I went carnivore, did my blood test about 6 months in, very low triglycerides - lover than my drs actually! He was shocked. HDL up a little bit - told him I was carnivore and I basically only eat animal products and he said we will keep an eye on your HDL but how do you feel? Answer: Like Im 40 again. Im in my 60s. Dont always stick to my diet but for me its the best and easiest diet to do.
Healthy oils means no processed seed oils, no margarine and no shortening. These are high in Omega 6 fatty acids and are inflammatory.
My heart doctor told me my HDL was too high and we needed to get it lowered. He prescribed statins.
This is what Mayo Clinic says to lower triglycerides: "Trade saturated fat found in meats for healthier fat found in plants, such as olive and canola oils. Instead of red meat, try ..... ". Oh my God!!
Not with kidney disease too!!
I am on keto/ LCHF diet for 11 years now. My HDL is 80 and triglyceride is 45. My CA score is zero on 4 coronary arteries. I eat tons of butter and egss.😊 I am 60. Thank you for the great video..
So dr McDonald's and dr McGregor are idiots? I wish they would do a debate. So much contradicting info. Not sure what the truth is
@@Guy3008 not idiots but they need some education..😊
Thank you! 428 total cholesterol 223 HDL Don't know the rest yet.
Great! Then your LDL must be about 240-250, right? (which is a great thing, since LDL is basically the cholesterol transported from the liver to the rest of the body, meaning you'll have more building & repairing material to spare, better cognitive function and better testosterone).
Gursel, may I know what your LDL is/was? I was pre diabetic 6 months ago with total cholesterol 235. Now my A1C is 4.8 my total cholesterol is 397, HDL is 64. LDL 333 and triglycerides are 99. I want these numbers to be closer to yours.
I had open heart surgery when I was 42. My HDL was 35. I was told that my HDL was genetically determined, and there was nothing I could do about it. At the time. I ate high carb low fat as recommended. Recently, I was very surprised to see my HDL at 68! The change I made was higher fat with lower carbs. However my fasting glucose was a little high, so I’m going to reduce more carbs and add more fat and recheck in 3 months. I just can’t believe that I was told by the medical profession that there was nothing I could do. We have really been misinformed!
My HDL 3 years ago was 31 and I felt really sluggish -
17 month's ago I went low carb (not keto) fasting 16;8 4 days a week and going from 1 egg a week to 15 I've raised HDL
My figures last week were
HDL 62
LDL 112
Triglycerides 70
Remnant chlorestral 13
Chlorestral ratio 2.8
All other markers for bloods normal
My BP is reduced to now normal along with sugars
So another vote for more fats and less sugar
Pleased it's working out for you- all the best
nnr2d m
Hi nnr2d m,
Thank you 🙏🏻 for your share. It’s absolutely amazing how wrong the medical community has been regarding do many issues. Glad to hear about your success. Take care, Bambi
No, not misinformed.... We're being LIED to!! 😡
If your hemoglobin A1C is below 5.6 ignore the fasting glucose level. It’s just dawn phenomenon. He has a video on this.
Yes your glucose especially in first year will be higher for variety of reasons, keep going
No need to take pills or restrict your calories... Follow the advice in this video and your HDL and Triglycerides will fall right into line.
KenDBerryMD Thank you so much. No more pill for high LDL.
Thanks Dr. Berry! Very good information. I have suffered from ultra high triglycerides levels (1300+) for over two decades now. I suffered from Fatty Liver and I had liver pain every week... Pills were hurting my liver, too!
I have started following a low carb, low sugar diet and triglycerides are coming down in less than a month... However, can I go into a full Keto Diet? How can I know my liver will respond well? Thanks again. Keep up the good work and God Bless You! Hernan
Dr. Berry... I decided to get back on the low carb WOE in February and stop taking my prescribed atorvastatin . From last year, I cut my triglycerides nearly in half to 114 and raised my HDL to 50. I cut my VLDL almost in half to 23. Low carb/no grain works (and I've got 20 lbs off too). Keep putting out the good word.
Yep, all positive results by following this method. I have records of liver enzymes dropping dramatically, HDL increase and triglycerides dropping! The improvements I have seen in my health records are miraculous, really!
I told my doctor that I was going to try this keto diet..he just laughed and said good luck..Then prescribed more cholesterol pills....omg....
It’s all about the money. The money is in treating you not curing you.
SOOO TRUE ! If you have good insurance, which i do, once you start seeing a physician they will find something wrong and have you on an endless loop of taking tests for any and every thing. AND... want to prescribe you to death with so many pills that have side affects that cause you other problems. keto diet & fasting is working for me thank god i feel so much better running on empty. (fasting) My belly fat is burning off and i can see wee willie for the firs time in about 8 years.(blush) i have high bp and while on keto and fasting religiously bp is dropping also. cholesterol has always been good. I am so excited that i have finally found something that works! So i have decided once and for all to loose weight and come off these pills and doctors. no offense :) I have hypnotized my self into believing that hunger pain and stomach growling is FAT BURNING.
Bingo!!!
BTW, I just posted a comment and wanted your opinion. I forgot to tell you what Keto has done for me. I no longer have high blood pressure. My doctor doesn't even know I stopped my high blood pressure med. Lisinopil. I was put on Aldactone (generic) because I was getting dark facial hair on my chin, neck and upper lip. I have high testoserone and I guess that what caused that, but it's slowing down in growth. However, when I got the generic Aldactone, I read about this medication before I started it. I always do. I noticed this drug is also used for high blood pressure so basically I was on 2 blood pressure meds. My gynecologist prescribed this to me and my family doctor is aware I'm on it. Not one of them caught the fact that I was on 2 blood pressure meds. So, threw away the Lisinopil and my blood pressure is perfectly normal. It was running low on those 2 meds. I started Keto at 233 lbs. I'm now 187 and I'm 5'7 1/2". I rescused a beautiful female blonde Labrador a few months ago and I don't have a big backyard so I walk her everyday. I do all my own yard work and here in Oklahoma, it's been in the 90's to 100 degrees, but losing just those 46 lbs., I can take the heat. My immune system has always been awesome. I haven't had even a common cold in over 10+ years, I have no allergies, and the last time I had the flu was 32 years ago. One more thing. I suffered from anxiety since I was 18. I'd have panic attacks when I'd try to drive on highways. It really ruined my life and my therapist had me go on disability because he wanted me away from stress. I owned a medical transcription business which was pretty stressful. Anyway... I went to a dentist that was one hour from me. I asked my 84 year old mother to drive me. When she came to pick me up, she asked if I wanted to try driving. I thought, "What the heck. Mom is 84 and I'm 61 and we've lived a good life so if I kill us, it will be okay". Ha Ha Ha. No, I wouldn't crash. So I started driving and heading out to the highway and just waited for the feeling of a panic attack coming on. It never did. Keto, I feel, cured my brain. Getting off sugar and bad carbs healed my brain. I drove all the way to my dentist and all the way back. That was a miracle.
Vickie Anderson I’m so glad to hear your story and how Keto helped improve your health. Way to go! I’m learning about Keto now.
Momma knows best. Awesome story. I bet she was so proud and excited for you.
Great!!! What did you eat? I need someone to plan my meals; need someone to tell me exactly what to eat
Lisinopril is not just for blood pressure; it also protects the kidney. Your doctor is trying to save you from chronic kidney disease, which is highly prevalent among diabetics. That’s why it’s smart to always talk with your doctor before stopping a medication, or at least notify their nurse or support staff.
On Keto about 3 months. I enjoy a mental clarity and stability that I’ve always craved. It used to be, when my brain’s fuel was carbs, that i would have many ups and downs emotionally. I would be exhausted, eating all the time more carbs with the crazy up and down, all day. Now, emotionally more even throughout the day, and recognize I must be fat adapted and my brain is burning ketones. Loving it. Continual success for you and congratulations on your success.
If you have hypothyroidism, this can interfere with your lipid metabolism (not enough stomach acid/bile). I've been a zero carb carnivore for over a year, no weight to lose, but my Triglycerides were 328 last test. Important to be aware of thyroid problems when you talk about saturated fat consumption. Not all of us can process it efficiently, sadly.
@@catea2551 Good luck with that, I had been eating a lot of saturated fat, mainly butter (fell into the Dr. Elizabeth Bright butter thing being good for hormones) and my TC after a year on clean carnivore was 650. High cholesterol is unavoidable with hypothyroidism, but I'd been hoping that carnivore would help fix my thyroid. Didn't work for me, sadly. My T3 and T4 were both very low after 14 months on carnivore. Watching Dr. Robert Cywes on RUclips, and Paul Saladino, I think what had happened is that I was insulin suppressed. Cywes (the carb addiction doc on RUclips) has a video on this. Basically, being zero carb for me meant my hba1c was as low as it could get, which would be great if I were trying to reverse diabetes or something, but insulin is anabolic, so you need it for the production of both thyroid and sex hormones. If you were hyperthyroid, that slowdown in thyroid production might help, but for people like us, it makes everything worse. Would you believe that after 14 months of carnivore, eating steak every day and liver several times a week, I was tested as severely anemic?! And my ferritin was like 5. I couldn't believe it. But the lower your thyroid function gets, the worse your digestion becomes, so you're just not taking the iron and other nutrients out of the food. I was chronically constipated, and even taking 10 capsules of Betaine HCL with every meal, as well as ox bile and Tudca, didn't help anymore. The sky high cholesterol panel was the final straw. I've followed Saladino's approach and I've reintroduced fruit and honey and kefir. Still eating meat based and no processed foods, but rarely go over 50 grams of fat per day, and shoot for at least 150g protein and 120g net carbs. Dr. Westin Childs on RUclips has some good hypothyroidism advice, but I gotta say, I only started feeling better when I started taking a T4 and T3 combo medication. I think you need the T3 if you're very unwell with hypothyroidism, because taking T4 alone might not kick start things for you. The main site of T4 to T3 conversion is in the gut, after all, and if your digestion is completely gone, you're not going to convert the T4 medication effectively. T3 is instantly usable and honestly, you feel better within a couple of days. Your gut starts moving again on day 2. It's amazing stuff. You don't need a lot. I'm currently on 100mg levothyroxine and 12.5mg T3 (liothyronine/cytomel). Finally getting my iron up where it needs to be. Such a complicated business, but would definitely advise taking the meds over trying to solve it with diet. You need to get your digestion working or it won't really matter what you eat because you won't be getting the nutrients out. Hope this helps, it's all nightmare minefield I know.
My wife went for her 3month a1c blood work yesterday. Last time her triglycerides were over 600 yesterday they were at 133. That is after only 11weeks of doing healthy keto we found our new life style.
Lyndol Redwine, that fantastic..! I can relate, my wife Tiffany and I have also improved our triglycerides, lowered our A1C and lost a bunch of weight between our February (when started keto) and June blood work. Our Dr. wasn't too happy about us doing keto and wanted to put me on "another" diabetes med in February but I said no I will see what keto will do instead. In June he said that he was very impressed and asked for info on keto. So we sent him to Dr. B's YT and a few others that we use. BTW after 10 years for me and 21 for Tiff we both no longer have to use insulin and Tiff has cut her Metformin in half thanks to keto. We think KETO ROCKS..!
Fred West yeah lol I forgot to mention her a1c lol. It's at a 5.9. They dr said he wants to wait and see what her next one says but he said he will b cutting her meds down after that. She takes a1000 mg in morning and 1000 in the evening. She is ready to get off them. When we told dr we was doing keto he said that's good just do the healthy keto and just started explaining how ketosis works lol like I never heard about it before lol. I guess he couldn't bring it up before on his own but now we brung it up he will talk about it. I'm really enjoying this way of living. It took me awhile to adjust but most of my problems was salt. I never liked it and barely ever had it. So I had to get use to taking it because I was just so weak at first. I know when I don't get enough salt now lol
wow that is amazing! 👏
BRAVO!!!!
Did your wife take Fish oil, apple cider vinegar or niacin also? My Dr. didn't mention at me taking any of these things. I was just told to stop all the carbs & come back in three months. I have two more months to go. I sure hope they will be down. Great news about your wife.
Keep blood sugar down and keep insulin down and everything else WILL fall into place! The key is to invert the food pyramid and you’re on your way to great health! Thanks again for your time and expertise!🙏🏻
I figured that a long time ago. Invert the food pyramid. Thanks for pointing it out again.
Thanks !
Hey, that’s smart and creative! 👏
I took your advice six months ago after getting some concerning blood work. Cut out carbs and went keto. Here are my “then/now” results:
Triglycerides 104 to 59
HDL 43 to 51
LDL 174 to 142
Lost 30 pounds in the process.
is this just pure keto diet without exercise?
@@tsuyax6054 I am on keto since 7 months. Today I got my blood fat test: it went crazy upwards. Especially triglycerides went from 135 to 375!! Liver markers however went down by 40% to low normals. LDL and Cholesterol also went up crazy. HDL almost doubled.
@@rokker333 so what does that mean? Keto doesn't work?
@@tsuyax6054 I don't know. I feel good on keto, lost 20kg and am on a normal weigh. Some blood work did much better but blood fat is bad. Also, I am 50 years old and it is possible that I get dyslipidemia. So, it may come from that.
Nevertheless, the easy advise of all YT doctors that LDL and triglycerides will lower and HDL will raise does not seem questionable to me. Don't really know how to proceed from here. I think, first I cut out all the high saturated fat from sausage and dairy. Maybe I go back to a low carb diet with only seed oils. Like 70-100gr healthy carbs, no saturated fat more unsaturated fat. This is how I started my weight loss. It also works for that purpose.
wow that’s awesome! 😀
The wrong info is so engrained in this society even when you show a person the truth they don’t believe it. 😢
You can lead a thirsty horse to water, but you can't make them drink the water if they are convinced water is poison.
Crazy, isn’t it. Just like most things. Those old tapes that play in our head are very difficult to record over.
Frankly, I don't know what to believe.
"It is easier to fool a man than to convince him he has been fooled."
Mark Twain
I feel exactly the same way you do! In an effort to be helpful, I told someone a little older than me who was diagnosed with colon cancer recently that sugar feeds cancer and he just looked at me like he had never heard that before. And, then when I saw him 2 weeks later, at refreshment time after a church meeting, I noticed he had 4 different sweet desserts on his plate!!
I’ve been on keto for over two years now. Started at 248 pounds and pre-hypertension and rising blood pressure. Metabolic panel reflected the aforementioned. After two years I now have have much much lower triglycerides and higher HDL. Total cholesterol is 211 but given the other noted improvements my physician is not concerned. My weight fluctuates around 200 lbs for a 6’ 60 yr old plus male and my blood pressure is back to normal. I feel better than I have for 20 years. I eat steak regularly with the fat, salads, make keto desserts and do not have the craving for sugar and carbs that I had when I started. And yes sometimes I cheat but ultimately I get back on track get my weight right back down within a few days. Unfortunately barely a week goes by when I hear the same tired misinformation about eating healthy. It has been so ingrained in people’s minds for so long that even though they remain obese they can’t see the real culprit.
I hit all five items you list in your video Dr. Berry. I'm on day two of the Keto plan., wish me luck on my journey.
Jeffrey Haynes trust the process, hows it gone?
Good luck!🙏🏽🙏🏽
Hey! How are you doing now?
You can do it it's actually fun and make it a challenge .I love experimenting with all the fun recipes out there Joe Duff is a good guy to Google for keto goodies
You’ll make it. My triglycerides were over 100 I think and now are 36. My HDL was 34 but is now 66. Blood pressure is 104/62. Resting heart rate is usually between 44 and 54. Oh thanks to Keto and intermittent fasting
since going Keto my HDL went from 69 to 96 and my Triglycerides went from 96 to 69... LOL yeah, really! My total cholesterol is well over 200, but I am not concerned. My mom's HDL is 125ish, so I have hereditary predisposition to high HDL. My huband's Triglycerides went from 480 to 80 in 8 months on keto- his blood sugar went from 160 fasting to 74. I KNOW this way of eating is the best
Keto, is your LDL still high? But it's not a problem, right?
What did you eat
Indeed👍😁
@tahoemist98 maybe keto is not suitable for all body? No explanation here
Wonderful
I have already raised my HDL by lowering carbohydrates and increasing animal fats. I feel energetic and healthy.
Since I was put on HFLC diet, I am no longer vitamin deficient (potassium, vitamins D, magnesium, calcium), severe feet & leg edema gone, triglyeride drop from 243 to 60, hdl gowing up & ldl going down, a1c drop from 5.7 to 5.2 & lost 50 lbs. I eat once a day or when I am hungry. I'm a 70 yrs old female. The standard HCLF diet given to diabetics made me sick due to the high carbs & gained lots wt (300 lbs). My hlth is improving w the high fat low carb diet. Thanks 4 ur videos.
Hello chipnava am happy 4 you .when you eat one times a day which kind of food u eat?
CONGRATS, Chipnava. Way to go.
Carbs, especially moreso than certain, but wide range of veggies and meat, are what gets one to the diabetic state if so predisposed! Some can be 300 and never get it. Like cholesterol, you need a certain amount for energy for cells. I thought oats were good, but they are to be steel rolled or something like that, but that Dr. Laundry says no to oats. There are fad diets. Be moderate in everything, except what we need more of or not at all. Be careful of RUclips video doctors, also. Read lots of sources. Sadly, though not trained to be experts, we have to almost be anymore.
Cleveland almost got it right, they still recommend canol oil and many small meals per day. This advice is what has made me obese in the first place. IF is where it’s at and throw away that dang poisonous Canola oil. Thanks doc!
OMG....Canola oil?
Becky :Thanks I keep trying to add fasting in..How long are your fasts and how often ?
@Becky Byrley...I’m glad you read the Cleveland study and saw the misinformation as well. They recommend only 30-35% caloric intake from total fats and 7% from saturated fats and toxic, fake canola oil. Completely opposite of Dr. Berry’s recommendations. I think Dr. Berry should re-evaluate this study and give his thoughts on this misinformation.
Organic cold pressed extra virgin olive oil and good ole bacon grease or beef lard!👍😁
@@cjcj6945 How about freshly pressed ?
This is true. I spent 2 decades trying to follow the AMA/AHA diet, avoiding red meat, egg yolks, saturated fat, and cholesterol. HDL the entire time was bound between 30 and 45, and triglycerides were consistently >100. On whole plant foods diet, my trigs went over 400. 6 months after switching to keto, my HDL went to 92 and trigs came down to 38. Incredible. The dietary guidelines from USDA/AHA/AMA/etc simply have zero efficacy. They are either hopefully lost in their own cognitive bias bubble or corrupted by external influences. Or both.
Hi how’s your cholesterol numbers now?
It is deliberately done to suppress testosterone and endocrine function.
they help BIG PHARMA make money. Pills and continued reliance on medications
Those organizations want you sick it's their job security and job security for dieticians and of course the health care professionals.
It is almost like healthy food is specific to the person.
Perhaps their suggestions works for most people, but not everyone.
HDL is 67 and LDL is 97 but Triglycerides are 154. I thought all 3 would be good or bad levels not 2 good numbers and one bad one. How can I target the blood fats while keeping HDL/LDL good?
Omega 3
chia seeds and or sardines for the high levels of Omega 3 (both excellent Keto sources)
My triglycerides are very high 333 mg/dl and my HDL is very low 34 mg/dl after 2 months of keto diet. is there any explanation for this.
Describe the foods you are eating. Are you eating clean keto? Are you eating enough butter, ghee, animal fats, fatty cold water fish, avacado oil, olive oils, cruciferous vegetables? Are you completely avoiding vegetable & seed oils?
Try restricting your feeding window until you can fast for 3-5 days. Your liver/body may be purging itself. Check out Dr Jason Fung and Dr Brett Sher, Diet Doctor.
are you serious? why are you different from the many who went into low carb diet. in three mos my triglycerides fell from 189 to 58 and a1c from 12.4 to 6.4.
Our bad health is good business for BIG PHARMA.
Unfortunately my wife won’t listen to your videos. She had a stroke in 2010 and still has the after effects. I’m going to send you a buck or two, thanks.
Don't give up
Just serve her a big ol' steak with butter and a few asparagus. She won't think she's on a diet and she will reap the rewards. Sometimes a little whote lie to help your loved one be healthy is a sign of true love.
I just had blood work done my ldl was 234, hdl 52, triglycerides 146. My doctor wants to put me on statins. I have been on the keto diet almost 2 years.
Great video. I'd like to add that a terrific metric that is important is the RATIO of Triglycerides to HDL. When you divide your Triglycerides by your HDL, you want the resulting number to be less than 3.0, with less than 2.0 better, and in the 1.0 range better still. Note that this equation doesn't even consider LDL, which mainstream media has painted as the evil, bogeyman of your lipid profile. But LDL isn't pure evil. Rather, it's the KIND of LDL that matters to health. The bad kind of LDL is a lot of very small particles in your bloodstream, and the good kind is fewer, large, "fluffier" size particles.
I wish everyone would follow your advice because you are spot-on. I also like another Feldman who provides really great advice.
Great point!
This was very succinct and helpful. Thankyou! I have a Cardiologist who is hellbent on me being on statins. Everything I have read (not put out by AMA, Mayo, and other related) warns me that just like you say, this all went the direction it is today when back in around 1977, the FDA declared cholesterol the enemy and diets in meat, eggs, whole milk, and cheese the culprit. I grew up in the Midwest in a rural farming community. People ate what they raised and they lived to old ages in decent mental and physical health - not the epidemic today of over weight, adult diabetes, and dementia. The decline ever since statins have been pushed. As a consumer/patient of modern medicine it is very frustrating to have my care co-opted by big pharma and doctors driven by them and insurers. Today's doctors, MD's in particular, with exceptions like you, don't address at all diets for metabolic syndrome. In fact, Cardiologists never mention Metabolic Syndrome as the root concern. They just put you on a statin drug.
See Dr. Jamnadas on RUclips cardiologist also Dr Nadir Ali also a Cardiologist .
The other day at my Doctors office she tells me to STOP eating red meat!!! To eat veg and fruits chicken and fish only!! Then the nutritionist where I got my colonoscopy talked about keto!!! Well,, I’m going with her I don’t trust my very young doctor at all. When all she wants to do is prescribe high blood pressure pills and Lipitor... and now I have leg cramps and she prescribed CoQ10 for those. I’m almost done with this doctor.
It would be interesting to get see the blood tests of those leaders of the Mayo Clinic, American Heart or Diabetic Association after eating their recommendations.
I do not agree with this just based on personally experience. I eat less than 20 carbs a day and I eat a ton of saturated fat. My LDL and total cholesterol has gone up a ton since this diet started around 2 years ago.
I think high fat is healthier than high carb, but high saturated fat cannot be healthier than monounsaturated and polyunsaturated diets.
By the way I am very thin. Please help me understand why this hasn't worked for me.
cholesterol is good
I eat lots of healthy fats, very little refined carbs and no sugars. Blood work for my annual physical last year came back with LDL @ 131, HDL @ 97 and triglycerides @ 38. 🙂
I have been watching your videos now for a couple of months. Frankly I can’t stop watching it, just ordered your book as well. I am a nurse practitioner myself and have been a nurse for about 20 years and was always interested in nutrition the right way. I wish you would teach nutrition course for nutritionist in school as I feel their education is totally off. I have had so many arguments in terms of recommendations for the patients. Thank you for all you do!
Been keto three days. Blood sugar was 247. Second day 125 and today 115. I’m still scared of heart issues. I’m hoping everything I’m reading is true. I’m comfortable eating this way. Thx for your videos!
Check out Ivor Cummins, The Fat Emperor, he focuses on heart health and will ease your mind.
Updates please!
How are you now? If you continued with your keto diet, your heart ❤️ must love you more than ever!
They died
@@HEARTANDSOULOFMINE he died
As a point of reference for those watching/reading... Go beyond biomarkers if you REALLY want to know your condition and therefore risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Over the past 8 years, I have developed plaque build-up in my carotid artery (as determined using ultrasound)
- My 1st CAC scan done on 2/2/2022 resulted in a CAC scope of 130, so I do have some calcium build up in my heart
- My total cholesterol for the past 15 years has averaged 221
- My LDL level has averaged 142
- My triglycerides have averaged 125
- My HDL has averaged 54
- Therefore my average triglyceride to HDL ratio is 2.3 (which is in/near the "ok" range)
- I have "Pattern A" lipid size (the larger size which is supposed to present less risk)
- I don't have metabolic syndrome
- My blood glucose, insulin, A1c, and OGTT/Kraft insulin has always been normal
- There is a history of heart disease/stroke in my family
- There is a history of diabetes in my family
- I have refused to take a statin during this time
- For most of that time, I have eaten the Standard American Diet (SAD) diet.
- I'm in my late 50's; BMI under 25, and very near my college graduating weight
- I now supplement with 1000 mg/day of fish oil, which has brought my triglycerides down to 89 the past 2 years
- I have self-referred for a CIMT scan soon to assess my "cardiovascular age"
My message: just because your biomarkers are "in some ideal range" does not mean you don't or won't develop cardiovascular disease. If you really want to know your cardiovascular condition, get a carotid artery scan or a CIMT to check for plaque that can lead to strokes, and a CAC scan to check for heart issues. PS... A stress test won't necessarily tell you the condition in either location unless it is really bad. You can self-refer for these tests in most major cities and they cost less than $150 each.
Also, you can use the ACVSD calculator from the American Heart Association to assess your risk level.
Very informative and interesting
I have been eating only spinach, kale, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels, celery, basically all green leaf, avocado, sardine, salmon, almonds, walnut, olive oil, avocado oil, fish oil, lemon, healthy food only with zero or very low carb, also doing exercise regularly, by the way I'm staying away from "high saturated fat" as possible, getting more healthy fats monounsaturated and polyunsaturated, for 4 months and I did 2 cholesterol tests before and after, the second test was remarkable! HDL went up from 49 to 69, my triglycerides from 49 to 23! I know it's nothing! VLDL 8, LDL 90, triglycerides/HDL ratio very low. hair, skin, energy, testosterone levels, metabolism, clarity, all health went up.
RoyalLion If you switch them fats around, you will be practically superhuman.
gyrospinup that's true, I do that sometimes few days a week
PUFAs are NOT good. hope you are not eating seed oils like sunflower etc! Overall it sounds like you've cracked it though...well done!
J. Mariposa I've been told saturated fats are extremely bad for us..so i have been doing my best to avoid them....if our body produces more cholesterol as we get older then we must need it..
@@marlenemcmillan8891 - not sure if you are joking? If you aren't then I would take a good look at all of the videos on this channel to get re-educated about saturated fats.
If I may suggest, also follow Dr ford brewer and eric berg on this topic
Get your APO B. You have to ask for it and it's not covered by insurance but costs about $12.
I get a laugh when Dr. Berry says "click on the bell to get updates, tell your friends about me"... lol I already have everyone in my household on keto! including my 80 year old father! My sister, my niece and nephew! and now forwarding all of your videos to my brother, who happens to be an ER doc and had a heart attack just months ago! My brother actually has been eating "healthy", exercising and lifting weights all of his life! and yet, here we are. So wish me luck!
i love this guy. Eating more saturated fat is my new amended new year's resolution.
Your channel rocks Dr.!!
I have been on carnivore almost 3 months. Total cholesterol increased from 204 to 322. LDL from 122 to 251. My HDL went from 71 to 55. Triglycerides stayed the same at 56. I eat fatty red meat, eggs, butter, and dairy. Exercising 5 times a week. Sleeping 7 hours a night. Why would my HDL decrease?
Hey Dr. Berry, I’ve been on this WOE now for about 7 months and I’ve lost a little over 60lbs. But I’m the last 3 months my Triglycerides have jumped from 125 to 250. Can you please help me figure out how or why. I keep my daily carb intake to 50g. or less.
Cut your carbs even more
Doctor I love ❤ u r advice all the time . I am 72 years and was having open heart surgery February 2016. On 9th January blood test report is FBS 212 / LDL 140 / HDL 47 / Triglcerides 271/ HB A1C 9.4. I am on strict diet of Keto . I do walk every day two time each 30min . Can u advice what should I do more to reduce my triglycerides. Mumtaz Ali
Hey Dr. Ken, I just got my blood work back and my results show that my triglycerides= 83, HDL= 70, & LDL= 196. The nurse practitioner says that my cholesterol is very high. Should I be worried? Everything else in the blood work was fine (no diabetes, no HTN, etc). I’m in my 30s, am very active, & eat a relatively lower carb diet (not full Keto). Thanks for your help!
I have been on a Keto diet for about a year. I lost about 20 pounds, but my mid section seems to be getting bigger despite the Keto diet. And I'm being strict about this diet. No sugars, no pastas, none of those items. Meat, or meat with raw cabbage salad with a little salsa and sour cream....all within limits of Keto. So I'm thinking that my hormones are off somewhere. I have a kidney lesion on my right kidney and I'm wondering if it's cause my pituitary to pump out more ACTH hormone, which signals my adrenals to pump more Cortisol? I plan on having a needle aspiration of the cancer cell. I have bouts where I feel sick all over, which makes me believe its a hormone imbalance? Anyone have any suggestions?
This is SO true! I proved it on myself after stumbling across Gary Taubes about four years ago. Love your videos!
I lowered my triglycerides from 160 to 107 and tri/hd ratiol went down from 3.7 to 2.7 on plant-based diet in just 6 weeks... go figure
Thanks Dr. B. I found you in May and have followed you and Keto since. The weight is coming off extremely slowly BUT bloodwork came back fantastic. Triglycerides down 60 pts in two and a half mos. and HDL went up. Both are now in the normal range.
How are you doing now, after 2 years?😊
My insolin is not high (6 mU/L or 1.9 mn/ml), but my HDL is still very low. Tryglycerides are very good too. What my cause this?
The Mayo Clinic website is just about the WORST medical website if you need nutritional and/or lifestyle guidance. I mean that sincerely. The WORST. I have yet to see any advice on their site that I would follow.
Oh! My triglycerides? Six months ago they were 99. They other day they were 94. With the result my VLDL/Triglyceride Ratio is just 19, the "Optimal" range even though my total cholesterol is about 253, down from 267.
My HDL is 43, up 3 (which is good)
LDL is 191, down from 211.
None of that would have happened if I was eating "high quality" grains!
Thank you for sharing this information, I can't wait start feeling better, wish me luck
Doc wants me on statins ASAP, my ratio is 7.6. Been eating carn/keto for 6 months and still can't get my numbers to improve. I eat almost no carbs, just an apple every other day. I hate to say I'm about to try going vegan!
November 2017 the chairman of AHA had a heart attack. Probably followed his recommended diet.
steve1711 Typical.
Healthy people can have heart attack
Jay Rick Healthy *looking* people can have a heart attack. A coronary artery calcium test gives more of an idea of the risk factor. Looks can be deceiving.
@@CaraWeston Is that the test where you drink a weird vanilla shake first? ...Then after you wait about an hour they send you thru that CT scanner? 🤔
@@jayrick5174 absolutely
Now I understand why my HDL is low. I am cutting those cheese and red meat diet for the past 6 months.
But I am still eating bread daily 😂
Will try to reverse this. More red meat it is. Also a keto diet.
My triglycerides went from 239 down to 65! And my total cholesterol from 221 to 201… so I am so hopeful! Thank you Dr Berry… you and Dr Eric Berg saved my life!
hi how did you do that? Mine is the same and I want to lower it
@@kitkat-w1j I use butter, ghee, olive oil, and avocado oil. I also time restrict eat and do intermittent fasting
@@JewishKeto Please tell me your ldl scores? Do you eat any veggies? If so, like what?
Hi Dr. Berry. What is it in smoking that's bad for HDL? Is it the nicotine or the by-products of combustion?
So true!! Years ago I lowered triglycerides 50 points & cholesterol by 70 points by atkins!!! Doing this keto will be beautiful
Im 52 and my triglycerides are 700
My mom had vascular disease diabetes,
I jog 2 miles a day work out 6 days a week,my right side starting hurting its inflammed pancreas from high triglycerides
Now im on strict diet and and paying attention,its serious i have a different outlook now.
The right side pain, is it just under the rib cage?
How did u lower your triglicerides?
were you able to get the triglycerides down?
Thank you SO STINKIN' MUCH, Doc!
Where are the links that you promised? I don't see them below. I am really interested in the Cleveland diet that you mentioned.
I have hopes of lowering my triglycerides and raising my HDL before my next office visit.
I really enjoy your videos, Thanks!
Thank you for sharing this priceless information! After 3 weeks of low to no carbs I am down 15 pounds and feeling great. I believe I was on my way to type 2 diabetes, but believe I am reversing it. Blood work will tell the tale...
Doctor I have a HDL of 80 and my triglycerides is 52, is this good numbers. Thanks
Thank you for sharing the truth! My twin brother just passed with a lot of health issues. Heart attach, diabetes, high blood pressure and failing kidneys. I stopped eating sugar 20 days ago as I started the keto way thanks to listening to your informative videos. My hubby isn't on board so I just keep sharing your videos with him. One day he might realize this is a safe plan.
keto isn't for everyone and everyone reacts to it differently. The diet can cause kidney stones, causes LDL to increase, increases constipation, etc. It's an extreme and very restricted diet and is not the panacea that everyone thinks it is. Alot of the folks that comment on here seem to have improved their health mostly due to significant weight loss and are lauding the effects of the diet when it's their loss of weight and body fat that likely improved things. Not saying that keto doesn't have an overall advantage for those that are genetically sensitive to blood sugar or that the medical community might be spouting the typical food pyramid to knowingly encourage illness because both of these conclusions are likely true. Just saying that as with anything that is an extreme departure, there is a dark side that should always be evaluated.
I am so sorry about your twin brother passing away😢. I lost my brother when he was 47. Died in his sleep from a massive heart attack. He was also diabetic with all those same health issues. His death occurred over 24 years ago and crushed me. I became a holistic nutritionist so I could help other T2 diabetics from facing the same fate. I had to dig deep into the research and rely on my female intuition and common sense to uncover the truth about what diets are false narratives and which ones are life savers for people who have a genetic code for metabolic syndrome. And low carb and healthy fats are the key to overriding a metabolism that produces insulin resistance so readily. Keep on that path. I am 73 now and still vibrant and continue to guide others who wish to follow a diet that will not have them pushing up daisies at an age that we all should be enjoying life. My brother is my guardian angel who gave me a purpose. I hope yours can do the same for you. Be well and the best to you ❤️.
I know this video is old, but the Cleveland Clinic link doesn't work, I don't mind searching for it but not sure what I should be searching for..
Fast forward to 5:59 or go make a coffee.
Coffe is bad for you
Coffe kills
@@johnkimball5872 Nonsense.
@@armadillotoe lol
Funny how my HDL went up and my Triglycerides went down to normal limits when I went vegetarian, lowered my oils, salt and sugar, started exercising and lost over 50 pounds. High complex carbs and decreasing saturated fats especially with processed foods is helping me feel like I am in my 20's again!
Has anything on your diet changed yet or what's going on
i vegeterian 20 years still i have high Ldl
Funny how I had the worst labs of my life when I decided to do vegetarian during Lent.
ya ya ya consider yourself lucky. i've tried all the ways of eating and never had normal lipid labs. i have thyroid disease though. many of the people trying now to eat hflc have tried vegetarian already.
Thanks for the video. Does taking red rice yeast extract help to lower triglycerides?
Started keto 4 weeks ago cut out 95% of crap, trig dropped from 505 to 430 still have a long way to go but on the right track
Eat a low carb diet. Avoid sugars and processed grains. That means granola, muesli and cereals are out. Surprising thing is these foods are often viewed as healthy breakfast/snack staples.
The Cleveland Clinic advice, isn't really all that great in my opinion. It's better than the other 2 sites advice but I'd certainly not compliment them on much any of it.
True -- there's a lot of bad advice there -- it's just less bad than the advice you'll find on those other sites. For example, it says: _"To lower your triglyceride levels, your diet should be: * low in fats, * low in sugars"._ Since all carbohydrates we eat are reduced to sugars, I guess that mean the only macronutrient we should eat is protein?! Completely absurd.
Thank you for this! I've had a mix of both schools of thought in my personal and professional education. I focus on lots of healthy fats and do eat a few carby foods daily, but nothing processed or with sugar. Oats, sweet potatoes, brown rice, etc. Just had a lipid panel done, I'm 39 and this is the second time anyone has tested this. My LDL is 106, but HDL is 72 and triglycerides 63. Just learned about the TG/HDL ratio and I feel very thankful. Thanks for this good information and helping combat the wrong messages we still hear from the 70s low fat craze.
Dr. Berry, what's your take on the CAC score? Is it something that you recommend getting done? Could you do a video about it? Thanks!
Check out Ivor Cummins, The Fat Emperor. The CAC is his focus.
I've been doing keto / carnivore for 2 years now. Here's my recent blood work
Triglycerides. 63
Hdl. 72
Ldl. 170
Total cholesterol. 250
What's your opinion Dr Berry?
Same in Italy Doc. The cholesterol scare (and lies) continues...
It would be really helpful to have links to peer-reviewed studies that I can discuss with my doctor, who wants to put me on statins.
My numbers got better when I was eating keto for a year and a half. And then COVID came along and my eating went to hell, as did my numbers. I'm trying to get back on the horse.
Selenium (Brazil nuts) for cholesterol and triglycerides.
AMLA for insulin and blood glucose control.
What are good ranges for Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL & is there a valid Risk Ratio Ldl/Hld?
Google it👍😁
I'm mean on a Keto diet lifestyle.