Dr Brewer's Friday Rant: NEW Evidence on LDL Cholesterol and Clogged Arteries
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In today's rant I discussed the results from the new paper showing that in Lean Mass Hyper-Responders LDL Cholesterol doesn't seem to matter that much
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Just fired my cardiologist yesterday. She came in yelling about my LDL and I could drop dead at any moment. Weight is down, glucose is down, A1C is almost normal, HDL is up, BP is down. 40 to 50 lbs left to lose. I can ruck with a 30 lb weight in my backpack for hours.
Thanks for sharing!
You hurt their ego.
My ldl dropped when I went on keto. My cardiologist says it's killing me. That I should go on the heart association diet. So I experimented went on the heart association diet for 3 months my LDL rose 12% and my A1C rose 10%.
He looked me dead in the eye and said the higher numbers are no issue. I laughed and said I'm going back on keto. 3 months later I'm starting to feel healthier.
That is shocking but also sad that a "health professional" who studied for many years has ended up giving people terribly bad advice.
I was told to go on a high fiber diet. Im 69, with cardiovascular disease. Am taking 80 mg of atorvastatin, which causes muscle and joint pain in my right leg . Keto involves animal products which have,saturated and trans,fats....isnt that a,killer???? HAVE THEY GOT IT
ALL WRONG WRONG???
@@SweetSassyBull I thought eggs,were cholesterol bombs unless you thow away the yolks? I was,diagnosted with hyperlipidmia. .
@@jayman2261Yep, like they told is ALL fats were bad, sugar was good, high carb foods were good and seed oils were good 🙄
Nick Norwitz conducted a study showing that eating a bunch of oreo cookies reduces LDL.
I had an appointment with a Nutritionist this morning. I told her I have six ‘eating periods’ per week. I feel great, have lost 25 pounds and have a 27 BMI. She said my cheeks and temples are sunken and urged me to abandon my once-a-week 36 hour water fast. I just realized she’s used to looking at fat folks!
Yup, there's a human bias to suggest the reverse of what you experienced. If someone is sick, their doctor may suggest they're not that sick, simply because he has patients much worse off than the one sitting in front of him.
The fact is that 95% of our leadership in this area is totally wrong.
@@PrevMedHealth Hi doc, I’m a vet, get my care at VA, but I’m interested in joining your practice ( VA cardiologist and my GP keep pushing statins at me). What do you advise?
@@harleyb.birdwhispererJust don’t take statins.
lolol. Up until my early 30s (my exercise habits changed after a car wreck) I was mostly under 10% bodyfat, never over 12%. I looked increasingly like a misfit. Now I'm trying to get back down to 12%. I'm worried that if I go below that, I'll look malnourished when compared to other Americans.
Perfect timing for this video...
I am going through this exact situation... Zero sugar zero carbs for 5 months, all my numbers have come back to normal, except LDL... it's high. My cardiologist has been trying for a year to get me on statins, but I won't take them. I feel better than I have in years, I have lost all excess wieght. I have to see the cardiologist Thursday, it's not gonna go good...
Thank you for putting a big light on this subject....
Did you fire the cardiologist?
I know it's no laughing matter but 😂 " We don't call that marbling in humans, we call that diabetes" really got me cracking up. Love these videos. I remember many yrs ago a cardiologist in a lunch n learn once mentioned his thought that cholesterol was a rescue mechanism not a causal agent. It was the height of the statin push. Many disregarded him as a heretic and went back to the office writing the rxs and are still to this day never questioning. THANK YOU FOR QUESTIONING.
I got kicked out of a cholesterol forum because I said LDL doesn't matter if all your other markers are good and referenced LMHR studies. LOL. I've been low carb for over a year and reversed my type 2 diabetes, increased my HDL by 20% and lost 25 lbs. (i wasn't considered overweight in the first place).
00:05 Patient frustrated with previous cardiologists' approach to LDL cholesterol.
02:43 High LDL cholesterol from low carb keto diet causing conflicting medical opinions
05:32 Lipidology community focusing on LDL cholesterol and clogged arteries.
08:15 LDL cholesterol is conditional on metabolic health.
10:54 High LDL levels not linked to cardiovascular plaque
13:18 Misinformation on cholesterol is causing harm and access to medical care is being affected.
15:45 Medications for lowering cholesterol may not address the root cause of heart disease.
18:21 Switching to a carnivore diet led to a significant increase in LDL cholesterol levels.
20:44 APO B is a better indicator of cardiovascular disease than LDL
23:12 LDL cholesterol significance in genetic conditions
25:28 LDL Cholesterol and Clogged Arteries are conditionally associated with metabolic health.
27:42 Cholesterol and cardiovascular inflammation
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Same as many commentators, I'm mid-sixties, once keto, now low-carb lifelong runner/health nut. My CAC score is 5.95 but my doctor wants me on statins because my LDL is moderately high. He said, "Don't blame me when you're in the ER with a heart attack."
My point of view is you can't determine overall health with one data point. That's like saying that I weigh 180 lbs so I must be healthy. There's too many variables too rely on just one number.
For MDs to talk to patients in such a derogatory way, such as "Don't blame me when you have a heart attack" is a terrible thing to do to a patient and counterproductive in the healing processes. It is almost like they want you to keel over to prove their point.
This is happening more and more, as in trying to tell us how we have this and that to give people pills and more pills to make the other pills work, instead of giving us a pat on the back for losing weight, getting our numbers more in line, and so forth on the diet that works for us.
Especially a made up number
Just went through exactly the same thing.
I’am 35 had massive ischemic stroke, 3 months ago, I was 1 month post partum. I really enjoy your videos on cholesterol. I have always been under weight. I work out 7 days a week. Life is a pain now 😭 but I am getting better
So sorry! Blessings for continued healing.
Did they find the cause?
@@levitastic no
Respectfully, did you receive the mRNA covid vaccines?
'Good health is a threat to the cardiology community' ! 😂
Bravo from France!
À l'ensemble des cardiologue mais aussi au complexe pharmaceutique.
To cardiologists but also to Big Pharma.
That said, I understand statins may have a role in secondary prevention.
And my greatest respect to dr. Ford Brewer and his awesome research and considerations.
Thank you !
They been researching for 40yrs and now they say they need more research
I went to my cardiologist for afib and he started focusing on my cholesterol. I said dude I'm not here about the cholesterol. The guy wouldn't give it up so I told him to f off. 2 months later the AFib stopped. All I had to do was eliminate alcohol completely. I figured it out on my own.
I'm surprised he didn't push "drugs" for afib AND cholesterol. He missed a chance to line the pockets of B!g Ph@rm@ there.
Thanks for sharing
Benfotiamine and D-Ribose stopped my afib. Walking the golf course 15000steps a day.
That’s excellent! Great example of what happens when we listen to our body and have the courage to respond when it tells us something we don’t want to hear. Good for you!! 🤗
Yes alcohol and too much caffeine were triggers for me.
Hey Dr. Don't worry about people beating up on you ! Started Monday the 26th weighed 290 lbs. today weight 272 Carnivore and average 7500 steps a day 20 min mile pace Heart rate is about 120- 125 for 40 min Thanks If you remember I am the one that asked about A1C
It seems that you do not know your arse size from your heart rate, but yet 18 ignoramuses up-voted you none the less. The human race is in deep trouble!
Great job! Keep it up!
My doctor quit bugging me about my ldl of 254. Finally. Now we hear from family that we need carbs. NO, no no….
I do like these talks where the doc is alone and speaking directly to an issue .
My calcium score went from 283 to 153 in a year. Atherosclerosis can be improved. My cardiologist said he has never seen that before. I am looking forward to my next scan in February. Hopefully it will be even better.
What did you do?
And how did you improve??
Literally have never seen this happen. Ever.
@@stavross3321 natto, D3, K2, asprin, Diet, Exercise…
@@carolfactor1865 Natto, Nattokinese, D3 with K2, extra K2, asprin, diet and exercise. I actually have a long list of things I did. Including Plaquex treatments and Tocotrinols. It all works but not overnight. I will be taking my third calcium scan next February and hopefully more improvement. Also, I had an angiogram that went from 50% occlusion to 30% in a fairly short period of time.
Lots of whole veggies, clean protien, no GPS (grains potatoes sugar) fruits, omega 3 fats, no seed oils, no fried, no mega processed etc.
Regular exercise too. Get your heart rate up and keep it there for a while. Do it regularly.
83 retired md. Keto diet one year. Lost 45 lb, now as heavy as when I was 21, off 3 blood pressure pills, normalized glucose, HgA1c, uric acid, CRP, but LDL up to 270. Feel great, doing 100 pushups and squats a day, walk 3m 3 times a week, writing articles, preparing a guitar concert, and my two doctors still yell at me. One prescribed double dose of statin (but never did a physical exam on me, ever). I don’t want to fire them so there are lots of unused statin pills. Wouldn’t touch the stuff.
There are unopened bottles of statins in my cupboard too😊
The story about the lady who left her doctor, it happened with me too !!! It is very disappointing !
I was on keto and intermittent fasting for about 6 months at that time, I felt and looked better then ever before, lost 10 kilograms very easily, my skin was better, looking much younger... Then I went to my doctor to have some good advise about my bloodwork (I hoped), just to be sure if I was eating healthy or not, if I did not have any shortage of minerals etc... but her advise was a real disaster. The only thing she pointed out was that my LDL was to high, and all the rest was good. What rest ? That's it ???And she also said without hesitation that my high LDL was due to eating to much meat !!! Really ??? What an explanation, what a conclusion. I said I was eating keto, she rolled her eyes and became unfriendly, trying to convince me I was not on the right path.
By the way, I do not eat lots of meat at all, sometimes a bit of chicken or turkey, but more vegetables, nuts, seeds, and yes, 2 eggs a day.
Nowadays I am still on keto and IF, but I still have no clue about my minerals/electrolites and my health in general.
I never went back to her, and I still do not know where to go (I live in Belgium).
I am epileptic. I used to have myoclonic jerks and was prescribed divalproex over 20 years ago when I had my first full blown seizure. Now 6 years ago, I went Keto. I have since completely stopped taking pills and 99% of my previous epilepsy symptoms have completely dissapeared. I now live a normal life thanks to my nutrition. I am of the camp that NEEDS keto, its not a matter of preference. So I am following this LDL data and debate very closely. It is on my mind everyday wondering if I am trading epilepsy for a future heart attack. I remain hopeful and cautious.
Same! I dropped 20 lbs on 9 months of ‘ketovore’, mostly wild caught sardines and herring, beef and chicken. now I weigh 125 (I’m skinny!!) and I’m 5’7”. My HDL is 78, my triglycerides are 55, and my LDL 349! I’m putting a lot faith in these new data….i hope I’m not harming myself. My cardiologist wants me on a statin or at least a PCSK9. I’m resisting this recommendation.
Brilliant! If you have metabolic disease LDL matters. Taking a statin to bring the LDL down does not fix the underlying cause of the plaque buildup though ie inflammation. The inflammation and arterial damage continue. All the statin will do is increase the lifespan by a short period till the inflammation and metabolic disease cause you harm. Best would be to resolve the underlying metabolic disease at which point the LDL number is probably irrelevant.
I was beginning to think there were no intelligent epidemiologists out there. Good to see and keep up the good work.
Love your rants - short and to the point
I'm 73yo and carnivore since June 2023. I left my regular doctor (MD) for harping at me about my jump in LDL cholesterol, and yet, she ignored my healing thyroid. She refused to do more extended thyroid testing. I found a thyroid specialist who had no problem running more tests and lowering my meds. So far, he's had no problem with my CAC score or LDL.
The mindless focus of even the smartest conventional doctors on essentially just reducing ldl and largely ignoring or only paying lip service to anything else except maybe blood pressure is depressing. I tell my doctor i have vastly improved my body composition and lipid numbers also significantly and he essentially ignores me and almost bullies me to take more meds reduce my ldl futher. Meanwhile he ignores/misses other issues with my bloods
This is so interesting! I'm Carnivore since 11, of 23..
5'3"151 lbs. Down to 115. off my2 BP meds, 2 cholesterol meds, calcium score 0 no longer pre diabetes. and trying so hard to get off my thyroid med! My dr. said my thyroid is still low.😢 I didn't know my thyroid could heal. Dr. Only checked T4. I wanted a full thyroid panel done, but she said it wasn't necessary. sigh..She talked me into going back on levthroxin. (Sorry spelled wrong).. 88 MG. My knee pain returned, so taking 1/2 dose. But anyway, thanks for this. It gives me hope that I CAN get off that horrid drug...😊
You think carnivore is why your thyroid is healing? My friend n̈needs that healing. GOD BLESS!
@ByDesign333 Yes. After 6 months on Carnivore, TSH went from 2.0 to 1.90. After the next 6 months, TSH dropped to 1.19. New doctor decreased meds one level, from .125 to .112. I'll be testing every 2 months and see how it goes. Over medication causes heart palpitations and overall jitteriness, and other side effects. The decreased medication stopped the palpations/jitters within a few days.
@karenhopson736
Thanks...you are nicely rewarded for your efforts! I'm hoping my over medicated friend will take this valuable info and get helped. God bless yoù.
My total cholesterol is now about 400. HDL 113. Triglycerides 46. Blood pressure 90/60. BPM 40-60. Zero CAC.
CAC is a very late stage marker
@@llicit1833 good marker for possible future cardiovascular disease is A1C, insulin, blood pressure, HS-CRP but total cholesterol is not. A High CAC score are associated with diabetes and inflammatory conditions.
@@UnknownUser-sc6jx Metabolically healthy people get heart disease. This has been studied - people with no insulin resistance, no inflammation, not overweight and more still accumulate plaque if their LDL-C is over only approx. 60 mg/dL.
"Normal LDL-Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Subclinical Atherosclerosis in the Absence of Risk Factors" 2017
90/60 BP? Are you even concsious?
@@llicit1833you haven't seen the LMHR/keto study yet?
Thank you, Dr. Brewer. This is one of your best! I was so sick of doctors hating on me when I'm trying to improve. I have had bad LDL for my whole life (spare you the story). However I had a calcium score very low a couple of years ago. Yet to hear a doctor, that I fired, I was walking death. And I also take at least one 81 mg aspirin per day. Please keep up your mighty works, sir. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Bad LDL? what is bad ldl?
Is aspirin necessary?
There's a well known Cardiologist, sorry don't remember name, who was quite a bit overweight and exercised and had tried several different diet or eating plans without success - he just couldn't get his weight down. When he'd pay his own physician, friend and colleague, Cardiologist he was told: "If you don't get this weight off, you'll end up being on my table as my patient for heart surgery" (may not be exact quote but close). Someone recommended the Carnivore diet and desperate, he tried it and he found himself satiated, and with increased energy and was losing weight consistently without is intensive workouts which likely often left him hungry! He's written a book and there even MD'S who've had Wright and chronic health issues who've turned to Carnivore as a lifestyle, one is Dr Ken Berry and they feel better and have lost and maintained their new weight.
Dr. Philip Ovadia?
Yes, that’s correct. He was very heavy and felt it was a bad example to tell his patient they needed to lose weight. So he searched and found Carnivore. He got his weight and other issues corrected and now teaches it to his heart patients. He wrote the book, ‘Stay Off My Operating Table’. Thanks Dr. Ovadia.
An excellent talk sir! Sharing it with my cardiologist here in Bangkok Thailand, the same old dogma exists here too. The great thing is that she is actually willing to learn, could well change people's lives for the better.
I’ve always had high cholesterol levels even when I was on a vegetarian diet (for several years) - not super high but usually 200-240 and my doctor is always after me to eliminate saturated fats from my diet (which I haven’t). I’m 62 - my blood pressure has been steady at around 110/68 and I have a BMI of 21. By any metric, I am quite healthy but my doctor continues the drumbeat of high cholesterol = bad.
No wonder so many people have dementia😮
Could you expand your meaning?
Statins and lower cholesterol are the cause.
I am all over this. I am a 57 year old female and the more I do to try and protect my health as I age the more problems I am developing, but I just keep on truckin'. Most recently I developed multiple PEs in one lung. The CTA showed calcifications in my coronary arteries and I think a valve. I've had gut problems over the years and since maybe 2019 I've tried various diets to control symptoms, the latest being Keto, and I am strict about it. My cholesterol has remained stablish - triglycerides 60s, hdl near 100, LDL between 120 - 160, no real change with Keto. I recently asked for my ApoB to be checked - 107 I think. They have suggested a statin which I have yet to pursue. I'm about to ask for a Lp(a) test, but then what's the answer if it's high, I already live a healthy lifestyle. Apparently insurance doesn't tend to cover that either. I've also had my DNA tested and interpreted showing a high risk for cardiovascular disease r/t endothelial inflammation. I'm not overweight (5'1" and 100lbs before I lost my appetite with the clots), I've never been overweight and ive always excercised. What's a girl to do, I dunno 🤷🏼♀️. Will listen to this podcast again and go through your videos. Sounds like I should start crestor.
Statins are never required. See Dr David Diamond and Dr Ken Berry.
Statins can mess you up. My mom's had arthritis and dementia while on statins. The Dr. finally took her off it.
Watch Dr. Ken Berry. He's got a bunch of info. you could use♥️
Why would anyone hire a cardiologist in the first place? If they’re operating within the wrong paradigm, then their advice will harm you.
Just watched a video from Chappus (sp?) in which he hosted a cardiologist expert who proclaimed CAC score is all important in prediction of CV event likelihood. Soft plaque issues were only important to doctors who don't understand the diagnosis of heart disease.
that isn't what he said. It could have been phrased better, but he said that calcified plaque is a good indicator of the the whole messy ball of wax. It isn't necessary to _test_ for soft plaque separately. Yes it is possible to have soft plaque before it is calcified, but you are better off looking for metabolic dysfunction, insulin resistance and cutting the whole cascade off at the pass.
Thankyou Doctor for sharing your experience and educatibg us .
Thankyou .
I believe cholesterol is a good thing and would NEVER do anything to lower mine.
I'm with you Doc, but as soon as you say I saw a doctor on You Tube, and you get that look from your doctor...
Dr Brewer I have heard this debate some time ago and I practice Keto life style and diet and the take away in the discussion was basically a reduction in glycemic elevating foods creates a need for LDL to compensate this loss TO THE CELLS therefore the spike in LDL providing the loss. That is my recollection and I have no background in medicine so you could critique? Thank you for your program.
Only about half of FH have cardiovascular issues in which these SNPs are associated with other factors- clotting factors or increased macrophage production
There is a lot of money in statins. If you try and change anything there will be a lot of resistance.
My LDL is up to 397 on carnivore for 9 months now.
How about triglocerides and HDL?
@@Ben-mn3xz ….HDL 68, TRIG 170. 3 months ago my Trig were 88. I don’t get it.
I'm eating 20 or less carbs per day for 4 months and counting. My LDL-C is 103 and my PCP will not stop insisting that I take a statin if I don't want to have a heart attack. I don't know how to handle this. My A1C dropped from 10.6 to 5.1 after 3 months of Keto. I've already dropped over 50 pounds in 4 months eating like this.( 285 lbs to 230 lbs) I'm eating in a 4 hour window and could easily fast for longer but I need to understand how to handle the Metformin I'm supposed to take twice a day. I wish I knew how to convince my doctor that Keto works.
It's their religion. No way to God except thru Jesus thing.
They are a relationship between hereditary and LDL add to that stress is other factors which we need to consider
Fire that Dr; he is insane
Doc Do you know why I trust you , And and Nick , and Your side kick . And Dr Berry . Etc .
You all have gone and or going through. It .
The med field wants money not health .
I know I had heart surgery at five . I had good care back then but they packed on antibiotics every time I had a sniffles.
I had all sorts of complications that caused problems . I was allergic to every yhing . Severe Asthma .why . Microbiome ?? .
I had to use druggs that caused bad things . I kept On searching and I prayed . God answered . I got off all druggs and started to do nutrtion . I have to use antihistamines still . But nothing like I had too .
Nutrtion , we need nutrtion .
I listen to you and use what you give use .
My eyes are very bad . But get better when I use fat . Thankyou .
We need to go back to pay as you go medicine instead of being dictated by insurence . My Dad was right . No reason for big business to be in the medical field . That is not ehat its about .1967 , his words .
He was a Doctor
LDL 240. BP 130/60. 80 year old. Calcium scan result 3 weeks ago: Negligible deposits. Keto 1 year.
Good for you!!
I love your channel! Here is my personal testament to how lifestyle changes CAN make a difference.
I just had my blood drawn as part of my continual n=1 experiment.
1 year on Keto.
Last 30 days of no alcohol.
TONS OF red meat and animal fats. Lots of plain, full fat yogurt.
5-6 eggs a day
Less than 20 gram of carbs a day.
Fasting insulin 2.7
HbA1c 4.9
LDL 105
HDL 76
Triglycerides 52
BUN/Creatine 15.
Uric Acid 6.1(I was able to stop Allopurinol)
No more sleep apnea.
In January of 2023 I weighed 215lbs. Today I am 170lbs.
My mom and dad are as sick as can be. T2D, fatty liver, ampullary cancer, Afib, cardiomyopathy, pitting edema, tired all the time and more!... Yet they won't get on board with what I have discovered. I am their closest genetic match on this planet and this lifestyle change has transformed my life!! And yet they still revere and listen to their old school doctors. The worst factor in this scenario is my dad is a retired physician and mom was trained as a nurse.
I send them every video I can find from Dr. Westman, Dr Brewer, Dr Berry, Norwitz, etc. It's so sad and depressing to see them continue to eat terrible and pop more prescribed pills.
I told a group MD interns the secret to a long life.
Choose your grandparents wisely.
There was a case study that found eating Oreos for 16 days lowered ldl cholesterol which should cause medical professionals to question the current standards. The amount of pressure patients receive from pcp’s to reduce their ldl is despite the success of a low/no carb lifestyle is medical bullying.
You are exactly right about patients leaving their doctor because he says their LDL is high and they are killing themselves. Thats my doctor. Ill probably never go back to him. I do low carb and my LDL is high.
Is the China study still the gold standard of what we should be eating or not eating?Very low carb skyrocketed my bloodsugar if I ate a cake or a donut
We have the same problem with my wife’s John’s Hopkins trained GP. My wife hdl is 96, ldl 100. 0 cac. BMI 24. Age 70. Doctor wants her off keto now and on statins. She was quite arrogant to my wife. Such is our problem here in our senior years. What you say to this alumni of yours?
Low carb diet has helped me lose 85 lb. At 71 I feel better than ever. LDl 250.
Great video
This is what happened to me went low carb dropped my weight to 53kg my doc said I shouldn't be loosing weight at my age 55 years old and she wanted me to take all these health tests . Family said I didn't look healthy need to put more weight on so I started eating more carbs still under 100 total carbs now I weigh 55 kg and going up.
What about people listening to their own body? Are we so blind to our own bodies that we have to believe what doctors say before we trust our own bodies? Sure corroberate your levels with your feelings and blood work, but don't ignore hw your body feels and functions on a low carb diet. It is a game changer. When I eat carbs to any significant degree I feel like you know what. My joints ache, my mind is not as clear, and I am more sluggish. Wearing a CGM, even though I don't have diabetes corroborates my subjective feelings with my elevated blood sugar readings when I eat carbs. Sleep is significanty affected by too much carbs and then is corellated with negative markers of health with poor sleep. Low carb, along with avoiding processed foods and seed oils, along with limiting as many Rx meds as possible could end the medical crisis of chronic disease in our country and the money spent on chronic disease. Uh oh, could that be the reason our public health officials, along with the AHA and ADA don't lead the way on this? Follow the money. It's not rocket science. Logic, coupled with sound science and subjective feelings of overall health and our intuition for believing what we know is right is the only path forward. Commercial interests collide with these paths on a regular basis, but unfortunately have the money to influence public health for the worse, moving forward.
Totally agree. Been telling people close to me that only you know your body and how you feel. No one will be invested in your health more than you. Following doctors advise blindly without thinking and doing your own research is probably not the answer.
One thing that would be helpful is for folks to print out studies and give them to their doctors. Just telling doctors this web channel said this or that doesn't work. Studies that are published and in the NIH database, not printed web pages. - Also get testing that a doctor may not prescribe such as CIMT, HS-CRP, ... Maybe someone can put out a list of studies everyone should provide (printed) to their doctors if they plan on going on a Keto Diet? - I am on a low carb myself, running at 30% carbs versus 60% last year. I believe that being in a Keto paradigm, LDL is not so important. But I am not so sure where on the "spectrum between high and low carbs" diet does LDL come into play. LDL is a factor in the high carb paradigm as is shown in multiple studies over decades. Noting that all carbs are not equal, such as slowly absorbed carbs in broccoli has less of an impact serum glucose spikes than frosted flakes. A 30% carb diet with whole foods carbs is not the same as 60% carbs of white bread, Fruit Loops and white rice. So, the spectrum question is a little more complex than just macro carbs. My two cents.
Finding the peer-reviewed studies is the snag. If you know of them, let’s hear it.
If I took a print out of a study to my doctors they would:-
1. Be totally offended
2. Tell me not to ask Dr Google
3. Totally dismiss the info
4. Tell me to leave it to the "experts"
I could not deal with the look of disapproval on their faces 😂
@@SweetSassyBull That is why I mentioned NIH or other expert based studies published in a medical journal and not a webpage printout from an online influencer. Those studies are done by the actual experts. But yes, some Doctors are very dismissive, but not all. Don't try to tell them what to do or that they are wrong but do ask them to simply read the study at their convenience and add "at least read the study Abstract". Don't expect them to read it Infront of you, but they might.
@@edl653You are going to think that I am a very negative person but I'm not, honestly 😁. I've decided that I don't take any info on face value from any organisation. All data can be manipulated, tests/trials can be biased etc. It's the so called "experts" that for decades have given us extremely bad advice. Unless you have an accident/emergency/broken bones etc I would stay well clear of doctors. Doctors are trained to prescribe "drugs", some with terrible side effects and most aren't trained to give good advice to stay/become healthy. I appreciate that some people choose not to look after themselves and don't care but we aren't all like that and neither should we be treated like that. It's laughable, seriously, the things doctors have said to me, wrong diagnosis, told to take meds that I don't need etc etc.
@@SweetSassyBull It is okay to be cynical to a degree. Understanding and knowledge changes and grows over time. Just because something was thought of as being true at one time in history does mean bad intentions. lack of vigorous research or flawed logic. Yes, changing general understanding of things believed to be true, but are not, takes time to shift to some new understanding. That is true in all forms of understanding not just medical/health. In time inertia builds and everyone gets smarter. Intelligent and educated people knew that the world wasn't flat and that the Sun revolved around the earth. It took a while for those same educated folks to believe those who told them that in fact the earth revolved around the Sun. We just have to be lucky or keep looking for those Doctors who are on the front of the new understanding curve while simultaneously also avoiding the quacks selling snake oil.
We have mendelian randomization showing how ldl perfectly correlates with heart disease… which indicates it’s causative. Insulin resistance is awful as well, both insulin resistance as well as high ldl should be avoided
🤦♂ Right off of Web MD or Wiki or some HMO's diagnostic protocol a junior doctor would read at a visit.
@@Robnord1 not an argument
@@jesseshaver2262 This video by Ken Berry MD has several references in the description pointing to newest data regarding both the older statistics validity and causation issues; title;
Statin Deception (Truth about Cholesterol Medicines) New Study!!
I invite you to open your mind and expand your knowledge.
Thank you for specifying LDL and not just saying cholesterol.
Lost 100lbs cutting carbs and off all meds. A1c is 4.8, BP is 120/60, Tyg 40, HDL 70, LDL 130. I saw a cardiologist a few months ago. He filmed an Echo Cardio and thought I was extremely athletic confirmed with a Resting HR of 45. I'm looking for a new primary after she continued to harp on about my 25% risk of a Heart Attack! Where if I don't get bk in a Statin and get my ldl bk down to 40 I'm going to be out on a daily 15mile cycle rides and drop! This upset my wife who has her as a PC as well. Oh: I'm 68y, 5’8”, 175lb. I can maintain 18mph for 15 min sans ever going over 130 HR. My peak HR has dropped from 160 to 145. Walking HR is 85 at 3mph over a mile.
PS: I would like a calcium scan but apparently need to order it myself!
Experiencing the same thing with my doctor and cardiologist
10 months on carnivore and LDL is 216. But low trig and higher HDL.
I understand and believe the whole LMHR debate that high ldl is not causal to plaque buildup if we are metabolicly healthy. But what if i have very high CAC score already from my previous bad lifestyle, but have lost the weight, now at BMI of 21, good metablic stats, low TRI high HDL, do i still have to worry about my very high LDL (>180) from my low carb diet??
My cardiologist kept saying im at the secondary prevention stage now because i have high CAC, so cannot say treat my case as a LMHR. IS THIS TRUE??
Yeah I would be interested in this too.
Most doctors are (or have become) religious practitioners instead of science practitioners. They are treating their training as "gospel".
Dr. Brewer, I had a CAC heart scan in 2019, 2020, and 2021 my first one was 221 in 2019----194 in 2020------183 in 2021. I started taking vitamin K2 & MK7 and also Nattockenase in 2019 to see if I could lower my count. I kept taking it in 2020, 2021 to see if it would work. I thought it was working as my number kept dropping. Fast forward to 2024----I did not get any scans in 2022, 2023 and 2024. So I thought wow, I better get a scan to see how I was doing. I did keep taking the vitamin K2 & MK7 and the nattokinase. I got the scan and my number had jumped up to 427!!!! I was really surprised, as I thought it would be maybe 200 because I was told it would go up about 15% per year. So I wonder what could have happened for it to spike up that much. What do you think about this Dr. ???
Hey, you are a UK grad! Me too, twice. Had a great 7 years in Lexington. Miss my UK years. (74-81)
@PrevMedHealth : Dr. Brewer, could you please list the studies that support the idea OX LDL is *not* relevant enough as critical factor? Thanks --
I was wondering about that as well since I'm always hearing about the danger of oxidized small particle LDL.
I understand this lady's frustration, because I'm having the same issue with my Dr and Cardiologist!
No more T2D, no more sleep apnea, no more GERD, and so many more health benefits I've experienced over the past 6.5 years, but heaven forbid my LDL is elevated (despite my Triglycerides significantly reduced). SO FRUSTRATING!!!
Me too and I have zero plaque yet am recommended a statin.
My doctor was concerned about my cholesterol even though it was the only blood level that was outside the 'normal range' after a year of carnivore 😮 however accepts that I will be continuing carnivore after I told them about the improved memory, balance, skin, mood, circadian rhythm, eye sight, and mental clarity.
There are ways to bring down LDL, one involves upping your carb intake, which would of course kick you out of ketosis., which might not be a bad thing, giving you metabolic flexibility. I'd add healthy carbs like yam, berries etc. A handful of supplements can help in that regard, too
Quite happy with sufficient cholesterol to keep my body functioning. You may be surprised what your body makes cholesterol for and whatever my cholesterol level is may what my body needs 😶@@phoenixaz8431
My primary did recommend a low carb Diet, I used to like broccoli and cauliflower but some reason the don't taste the same!😲😲
It seems that for his time Dr Atkins was on track.
Every time you get a calcium score you subject yourself to higher doses of radiation. Cold showers and bath can reduce artery plaque along with protein and fat diet along with exercise
Talking about business, my nurse friend works in theatre putting Stints into humans bodies. $10,000 per body 6 to 8 bodies per day. Apparently the shocking part of this business is that these bodies people humans don’t even need the stints. I guess the bodies are older with retirement, money, superannuation money, personal money independently, wealthy money. It doesn’t matter what money you get in with the right business and they’ll take all your money. My personal Dr has put me on hi cholesterol, need to bring it down on medication as of today but I’m not going to do that. I’m getting some more blood tests as my doctor can’t tell me why I have high cholesterol, oh yeah it’s hereditary , Oh no, it’s not hereditary , in my family. Thank you for your video 🙏🌻
I'd like to see some research on when you drop the overall Cholesterol level with statins, does the rate of cancers increase?
The muscle spasms sure do…
Talk about timing, the doctor's office called while I was watching this, gonna prescribe a statin. Will I get it? Yes, will I take it? I'm thinking it will sit on the shelf unopened for a long long time while I think about it.
Do you have evidence of plaque, calcium, cardiovascular disease?
they want to make money on statin
@@TorqueMonsterAWDAlso maybe ask if they have looked up the actual benefit of taking a statin. Everything I've heard and read points to them being pretty unimpressive 😧
I let my doc prescribe a statin and never pick up the Rx. I haven't told her and based on the basic lipid panel she upped the dose. I still never got it. I'll have to sign up with Dr Brewer or another informed doc for internet consultation and getting valid tests since my doc doesn't know as much as I do about this and I can't randomly go doctor hopping trying to find a doc locally. Too bad no one takes Medicare assignment but based on the reimbursement rates I can't blame them. I'll have to deal with it.
My personal theory is LDL goes up because of the large bouyant (good ldl) goes up and the triglycerides (bad ldl) goes down. HDL/trigs ratio is more important. I wonder what the statin pushers say about patients ending up with T2D. Dr Berry says run away if a doctor gets emotional.
My hubby is prediabetic, always gives excuses that carb is good for you 😮
I’m over 65 and my Cholesterol went literally off the charts this past year (so high it couldn’t give an actual number). Statins and Rapatha have barely moved the needle. I’ve been on keto, but it hadn’t raised my level this high previously (LDL 588). Triglycerides are good,HDL high. Thankfully a recent CAC score was zero.
I’m suspected to have Lupus based on recent labs. Does SLE cause cholesterol levels to spike and become medication resistant?
I have switched from keto to just low carb and added Berberine 1500 mg per day to my routine (with MD approval).
Hopefully upcoming cardiology and primary care appointments will show some improvement. I couldn’t get in to see a rheumatologist until January.
Carbs necessary? I recall Dr Ken Berry said that carbs are NOT a necessary energy source, as proteins and fats should take care of the body’s nutrition needs.
With some caveats as I vaguely recall.
Doc., I'm new to this and intensely curious as a patient of traditional medical practice that espouses low LDL, and with statins, if necessary. So, did I understand it correctly that LDL isn't dangerous? And arterial placque is the result of carbs and not fat? I don't eat highly processed fast or junk food. However, I enjoy vegetables, legumes, and fresh fruit. I'm 70, exercise regularly, and I'm not overweight. Am I going down the wrong path? Appreciate your alternative perspective. Thank you.
I'm new to the channel. I presented what I believed to be a legitimate concern. The end result was no reply. I am very surprised and disappointed. I mistakenly thought people - not traditional medicine - were the priority here. Wrong again!
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My ldl is 350 on my carnivore/keto and my cardiologist said that he has never seen someone with it so high so he wants me on a statin I said no and the numbers he never mentioned was hdl and triglycerides witch are in a good range hdl 63 and triglycerides 84 y
I've been enjoying the youtube channel of "Peter Rogers MD". He claims that LDL cancels the negative charge on red blood cells, and increases the viscosity of blood, causing hypertension and clots.
Your mic gain is cutting out when you pause a little longer. You should disable the feature or get a different mic.
Not only was there no correlation between LDL and plaque in the LMHR group but also the MI heart study group with "normal LDL" showed no correlation either.
My LDL WAS 300 hundred. Clearly my HDL was high as well. MY triglycerides were low. I asked for a CT of the arteries zero plaque!
2 of my doctors were flipping out on me, that my LDL is high!
Dr Brewer…thanks so much for all you do. I’m bit confused here’s my Lipid test. Ive been on a carnivore diet for 2 months now. Ive lost 25lbs and ALL of my lipid blood markers went down. What’s up with that? Cholesterol 140 down from 230, triglycerides 50 down from 110, HDL stayed the same at 44, LDL dropped to 70 from 140, Cholesterol/HDL ratio 3 down from 5. Im having the reverse effects that all these doctors tell us. Ive been pretty much doing the Lions diet but with some broccoli. What’s up any guesses?
seems the best route is a keto diet and taking repatha at the same time.
Hi Good Doctor. Please announce what is your diet. What is the main source of Carbohydrates. What do you eat generally. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Thank you.
I take a statin, but don't have any negative side effects. While the scientific community seems to not be in consensus on Keto and LDL contribution to heart disease, would there be any negative consequence to staying on the statin while eating Keto and covering both bases? I know LDL will increase, but the statin will keep it from getting to high, right?
What is the connection with eftenbar's virus and cholesterol, Dr. Brewer?
Love your shirt, Steve in London KY
Lp(a) or lipoprotein (a) is a type of B class, sticky, dense particle carrying just about the worst kind of cholesterol. Unfortunately it’s genetic and only 20-30% of people even make it- some unlucky enough to make it way higher than is safe. I am such a one. People should be tested for this because this is the one that gets people young and in good health. Or gets people who have low LDL, but all their LDL is lp(a). So they don’t even flag for risk when they are!
If you know you have it, you can monitor arteries and be proactive. But usually you have to demand a test… not many docs have it on protocol yet. Imo everyone should be tested regardless of LDL numbers because this is an independent risk factor.
This isn’t the egg yolk kind of cholesterol. This is the real bad guy. Get tested.
Hello Dr. Brewer, my husband was telling me all about you. Would you be willing to tell me your blood type? I am wondering if type A blood is more inclined for arterial blockages? Thank you!
I had an ldl of 61 after having an ischemic stroke brought on by covid, per the doctor. They seemed confused.
If Dayspring is a walking advert for his advice, I ain’t buying.
Dayspring is a great influencer. Engaging, charming and 95% healthily educational but the last 5% is where he somewhat subtly sneaks in the conventional medicine meds solution and pushes that ApoB is the absolute main devil. He recently apparently got an award from them for this work. And yes, he isnt a great looking advertisement for the lifestyle he lives
@@georgecav looks to me like Dayspring doesn’t walk his talk.
I don’t have easy access to those tests so I just assume i have plaque and modify diet and lifestyle. It’s simple and no debate with my doctor.
Two years ago l had heart bypass for triple vessel disease. Cardiologist put me on plethora of meds including statins l can’t take them so my dr freaked out when l wasn’t taking them, he tried to force the psk9 jab on me but l refused because l have several autoimmune diseases and putting an unknown antibody into the mix was not an option. I told him l would change my diet in six months l got my ldl down to 3 and cholesterol to 5. He said well done but not enough and tried to get me to take an mRNA jab to get ldl down, again l refused.
To humor him l said ok prescribe me the lowest dose statin and we’ll see how we go. I’ve been low carb all yea lost 11kgs feel great ldl now 2 and total cholesterol 3.5. Cardiologist impressed.
My LDL and ApoB levels are high on carnivore diet
A friend 64F told me her naturopath is very reluctant to write a script for estrodial because her LDL was "so high, they couldn't differentiate the particles to see if there were atherogenic markers. Is there a pathological level of LDL? She's been eating great since 2008 (thanks to Gary Taubes)
I have high total cholesterol at 336 and LDL at 263 on a keto diet (aged 50). Might have to get coronary angiogram done just in case.
I loved eating Keto but unfortunately I got diverticulitis both times I was on it. I didn’t get pushback from a cardiologist but boy oh boy did my gastroenterologist tell me I was headed down the wrong road if I didn’t give it up.
Was time for you to get rid of veg and fruit, and go carnivore.
Well I was shocked as heck because my new doctor took a blood test, and I was dreading the results. Well my results were STELLAR! and my cholesterol was really HIGH - but it was 100% HDL - the good one. And NO LDL! I mean everything was stellar! like perfect levels of Vit. D/ you name it. I was pretty happy! Like my B12 apparently was through the roof! And I don't take B12! It's great when you have 'perfect scores' on your blood test. And frankly - this is the first time ever for me!
Can you share the top 10-12 foods you consume? Congratulations on the good numbers 🥳
I fired my cardiologist I eat steak and eggs everyday😂
So you're saying APoB doesn't correlate to plaque? Really?