Lower Your Cholesterol
Deep dives on cardiovascular health — LDL, ApoB, heart disease prevention, and what the latest research actually says.
Deep dives on cardiovascular health — LDL, ApoB, heart disease prevention, and what the latest research actually says.
Episodes
Dr. Ronald Krauss, who developed the assay for measuring LDL particle size and concentration, explains why standard LDL cholesterol numbers miss the full picture. He and Rhonda ...
Dr. Michael Greger presents evidence that a whole-food plant-based diet may be up to 10 times more effective than statins for reducing cardiovascular events, citing Esselstyn's ...
Preventive cardiology dietitian Michelle Routhenstein breaks down the foods and dietary patterns that genuinely lower cardiovascular risk, what plaque stabilization really means...
Max Lugavere joins Gary Brecka to break down the research on seed oils, LDL cholesterol, and chronic inflammation, discussing how cardiovascular health connects to diet and exercise.
In the inaugural episode of Perform, Dr. Andy Galpin delivers a comprehensive guide to understanding and improving cardiovascular fitness. He opens with a deceptively simple que...
Three weeks of bed rest causes worse cardiovascular decline than 30 years of aging. The flip side: exercising 4-5 days per week preserves youthful heart structure, and the Norwe...
Dave Feldman and Alan Flanagan debate whether the "lipid triad" of high LDL, high HDL, and low triglycerides truly reduces cardiovascular risk. The discussion digs into LDL caus...
Cynthia Thurlow sits down with lipidologist Dr. Thomas Dayspring to challenge conventional thinking about cholesterol and heart disease. They cover the basics of triglycerides, ...
Dr. Thomas Dayspring, a fellow of the National Lipid Association, delivers a deep dive into apolipoprotein B (ApoB) testing, target lab values for different risk profiles, and w...
Dr. Nour Makarem, a cardiovascular epidemiologist at Columbia University, explains the eight lifestyle factors that most strongly influence heart disease risk, drawing from the ...
Shawn Stevenson interviews Dr. Jonny Bowden about the flawed theory that cholesterol is the primary driver of heart disease, citing UCLA data showing 75% of heart attack patient...
Preventive cardiologist Dr. Danielle Bellardo discusses the best dietary approaches for heart health, the truth about LDL cholesterol, and the most dangerous health habits drivi...