https://youtu.be/oyKGNoSBZXg?si=3POelxSth_UuW4bv In this video, I wanted to explain how lipoproteins are classified by size and density and why the whole idea of “LDL is bad and HDL is good” is way too simplistic. Lipoproteins range from chylomicrons (the largest, with the most free fatty acids) to VLDL, IDL, LDL, and then HDL (which has [...]
https://youtu.be/4szNcq1bkL8?si=4unZVuPPdJ5HoL2_ Cardiovascular disease is still the number one cause of death, yet the conventional approach, of lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, only offers small statistical benefits and fails to address the root causes. Half of heart attack patients have normal or low cholesterol, and many with low cholesterol have higher mortality risk. The [...]
The medical industry profits massively from treatments like stents, cholesterol medications, and blood pressure drugs, often pushing them despite questionable benefits. Stents generate $800 million annually, with many deemed unnecessary, while cholesterol medications bring in $19 billion per year without significantly reducing heart disease deaths. Blood pressure and diabetes medications also generate billions, yet health [...]
