1. Eat a low carb diet 2. Eat a higher fat diet (No vegetable oils like soybean, canola, peanut, & sunflower. Use butter, bacon grease, full fat real fermented cheese, cod liver, or lard) 3. Vigorous exercise (3 to 5 times a week) 4. Get 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night 5. Quit smoking if you are a smoker 6. Berberine can help raise your HDL while you work on the first 5 steps
Thank you for all the videos on cholesterol. Good news! After my LDL went up, my doctor's nurse called to tell me the news and to tell me that my cardiologist wanted me to start on Lipitor. I made an appt with my doctor. Saw her today and we discussed Keto. She didn't know that I'd been doing Keto now for three years. She says I'm in great health, not overweight, all other markers are great. So before I could even ask for a CAC, she brought it up. She reversed her decision of me going on a statin. I wouldn't have anyway. I was so pleased that she was knowledgeable about low carb. She said that anyone who sees her who is overweight, she puts them on a low carb diet. It was so good to hear!!
Good to hear and very nice of your doctor to understand you. But most doctors wants to put you in medication. Very sad. You are very lucky to have this doctor.
For 6 months straight, I ate 4 eggs with about 5 strips of bacon or 2 sausage patties every morning for breakfast. The rest of my diet was ketovore. Before starting, my HDL was 46 mg/dL and my LDL was 105 mg/dL. After 6 months of ketovore with the above mentioned daily breakfast, my HDL increased to 79 mg/dL and my LDL lowered to 94 mg/dL. I am lean (5'7" 130 lb.) and glad that I didn't fall into the LMHR phenotype.
Started keto Jan 2021 ...I was 336lbs. By Feb 2021 308lb. Started carnivore Feb 2021 til now April 30th 2021 279lbs. I Iove carnivore it's so simple. I just eat meat, butter, salt, and water. I wish I new about this years ago. No more recipes..Yes
Just had bloodwork and my triglycerides were 58, HDL was 100! My doc said he hasn’t seen that in very many people! He said I had the right size of ldl which was also high. Try to do keto but mostly low carb and trying to get in that adequate animal protein daily...... work in progress. 58 year old female with autoimmune issues and I’ve finally lost the last 12 lbs this past year! Found you at the beginning of all this COVID craziness and so thankful I did! Enjoy Neisha’s channel as well! Also, I live just outside of Nashville 😁
Dr. Berry, I am consistently amazed at the quality of your video content. Thanks for giving, giving, giving. We truly appreciate your help and professionalism - especially since you are one of the rare people who are willing to admit they might not know everything and instead consistently do the research and look at the FACTS and studies. Thanks!
Thank you.. yes I am a vaper and it was the only way for ME to give up smoking 435 days no cigarettes...I was 45years a smoker and now I someday see like I was 20 again....
I went carnivore for a month and felt amazing. I went back to eating oatmeal and felt instantly depressed. I was shocked because I ate oatmeal every day for years. Had no idea.
Oatmeal boosts serotonin. There was a time when if I stopped eating oatmeal every day, I was immediately SUPER depressed. E-manganese by Standard Process also helps with depression.
I raised my hdl to 50 after eating the fat off my steaks,cooking in bacon grease....and I have the bloodwork to prove it! My triglycerides stayed in a great range
I'm so glad you're sharing the truth about vaping. I have multiple family members who could ONLY quit smoking with a vape after years of failed alternative treatments. It is an amazing cessation tool. I constantly find people who think vaping is too dangerous, yet continue to smoke. We can all thank recent, aggressive tobacco industry propaganda for spreading misinformation about an amazing tool that was infringing on their market.
Yes 🙌 i started fatty meat CV in Oct 2019 and my HDL was 60 in July 2020. I then added lots of butter everyday to my fatty meat to raise progesterone (which it did) but my HDL in Jan 2021 went to 98!!! Yes 98!!! 🙌
@@nickbardan3867 my LDL has most definitely gone up too while CV. I’m a hyper responder like dr Barry. From all my research unless there are inflammation factors at play LDL being high has no negative effects.
What's cv? Did you eat a low fat diet before you started eating fatty meat,? My hdl is low, has been for years and I mostly eat reduced fat/fat free cheeses, and chicken breast with olive oil, only light whipped butter on occasion and only lean or extra lean beef. I've been worried about clogged arteries eating full fat butter, cheese and meats but after seeing your post, I'm thinking of trying full fat, butter, egg yolks ect. If I may ask what all do you eat and how long did it take to get your hdl up?
My HDL went from 30 mg/dL when I started keto 3 years ago to 84 mg/dL on a test taken a couple months ago. Dr. wanted me on statins when my total cholesterol went up to 230 mg/dL which I declined. I was keto for the first year and went carnivore only after that eating mainly beef, eggs, cheese, liverwurst and occasionally sardines, salmon and oysters.
Hey Robert - could I ask your age and do you happen to know how long you had low HDL? I'm just now starting to try and get mine up which is in the 30s mg/dL. Thanks!
@@mattg7977 Hi Matt. I'm in my late 50's and looking back through all the labs I have available my HDL was low for decades. I did eat a pretty crappy diet before which included quite a bit of sugar and high carbohydrate foods. Triglycerides were high as well and they dropped quite a bit too.
I had my annual physical in Jan. after 5 months on keto. My HDL nearly doubled from 41 to 76 while my triglycerides dropped from 76 to 56. That means my triglyceride/HDL ratio, the best predictor for heart attacks and pre-diabetes, is less than 1 when just under 2 is good. I also take berberine.
My HDL went from 42 to 69 since I started carnivore last November. Triglycerides are down to 73, but would like that to lower a bit more. Still working on the fasting blood glucose. Can't seem to get it under 100 consistently. HA1C is dropping too.... 5.9 to 5.7, but that needs improvement also. Maybe all that will normalize once I get the rest of the weight off. 48 gone so far, 28 more to go. Thanks Dr. Berry for another great video.
I have had the same problem of getting my blood sugar under 100 consistently. What I believe is going on is that I've been doing this ultra low carb way of life for several years and my liver starts making sugar on its own. So what I've found to actually get my blood sugar to be lower by a good 15 to 18 points is to do two things daily: Do some arm weight exercises and also have just a tiny bit of carbs. When I have maybe two teaspoons of honey, it sort of tells my body not to start making sugar (gluconeogenesis is the term). These two things have helped. But I would still like to have waking blood sugar under 100 which seems almost impossible for me.
@@jonfragments3294 I'm pretty sure gluconeogenesis is not the problem, at least for me. Gluconeogenesis is a demand-driven reaction which occurs only when the body needs glucose. If my blood glucose is high, then gluconeogenesis will not take place. I think rather the problem is insulin insensitivity, but I haven't figured out the mechanism yet. I wish Dr. Berry would do a video on this. I'm reading everything on the Internet, but I haven't found an explanation yet. It is very baffling. I wonder if some people are just wired with a higher fasting blood glucose.
@@janesmith492 I think you’re right, that it’s just stubborn insulin resistance. I imagine that the carnivore way of eating with its attendant weight loss and insulin lowering abilities will do the trick. Incorporating exercise, getting good sleep and fasting always helps my fasting glucose, as well.
Dr. Berry. Saying hello from Ooltewah, Tn. I am 57 years old. I have been on Carnivore for about 6 weeks. I started at 235lbs. Today I weighed 203lbs. I also, visited my doctor at the VA and among other things, we went over my labs. I don't have my old lab numbers for reference. but all of my numbers improved except HDL. It has hovered around 30 for a good while and that was it was this time, 30. However, my other numbers improved significantly. My Overall Cholesterol was 114 , down from nearly 200. My LDL was 63.7, down from about 120, Triglycerides was 100 from about 230, my Chol/HDL Ratio is 3.8. My Glucose was 87 down from about 130. My A1C was 5.5, down from 5.9. SO my HDL is my issue that I cant get under control. I am on a low dose of Rosuvastatin (10mg) and I also take Carvedilol (6.5mg twice a day.) Exercise and sleep are my two biggest problems from your list. I have sleep apnea (waiting on a new sleep study to see if weight lose has improved that), but, I don't sleep well. I have been taken 10mg Ambien for some time now and I can not get to sleep with out it. Or, at least I think I cant. If i miss a dose or accidently let it run out, that night, I do not sleep at all. The Ambien does get me to sleep, but no matter what I do, I can only get about 5 hours of sleep and wake up every night after about 4 hours and struggle to get much more sleep. I guess I am asking what do you think of that situation and how can I get more sleep? Will exercising more, help with that. I have been lacking in exercise because its hard to do a lot of lifting and other exercise due to a should rotator surgery that just made my shoulder worse. Also the shoulder and some hip discomfort, interrupt my sleep as well. Any thought you have on this would be much appreciated. If you can. Thanks. Love you videos and I am trying to convince my two brothers and my sister to look into Carnivore or Keto and to check out your videos. Keep up the good work.
Oh my goodness, you are doing spectacularly for just 6 weeks on carnivore. A 32 lb weightless and all you lab numbers except HDL look amazing. I think you need to give it more time. Keep doing what you are doing with your diet, it will get there. As for exercise I see you mention a shoulder injury. I would recommend you look into resistance bands to get you back and started. Much easier on your joints than weights. Give that a try. It will definitely help with your HDL and your sleep. You can get a pretty good workout in getting breathless and sweaty, it you do each exercise to complete muscle failure. As for sleep I really hope you can wean off the Rx. It really does mess up your sleep. Try switching it for melatonin, try a consistent bedtime ritual. I suffer with some of the same issues especially when fasting. I go to sleep but them about 3-4 hours later I am up and wide awake. It does play havoc on your body. I wish you well in your health journey. Good luck
Everything Elizabeth says and your magnesium could be low as most of us are. Low magnesium causes a host of symptoms like muscle cramis, poor sleep, poor vitamin absorption, brain fog, anxiety and the list goes on. Ythere are several kinds of magnesium and all seem to have their own target area. High Intensity Health (YT channel) has a good video on the differences.
Keep at it. Ms Elizabeth is right, it took months on the ketovore lifestyle to help me, most of my issues were resolved but occasionally I still have those sleepless nights and I find that magnesium does help but a vigorous walk does more than anything. I’m old and out of shape and have an extremely stressful job (not to mention family members that require constant attention) so any time I can walk until I’m winded and can watch a rare old actually funny movie I can sleep like a baby again. Ketovore, exercise and laughter are the keys for me! Wishing you good luck and health! You’ve got this!!!
My hubby's GP told him that it wasn't possible to increase HDL. There is too much conflicting information out there. Enough to make one's head spin. Thank you for your clarity.
Agreed. I do all the suggested steps mentioned above (except step 3 which is medium exercise 2-3 times a week) and my HDL will not move. It is stuck at 38.67 mg/dl (1 mmol/l). I wonder what I'm doing wrong. And ALL the others, that is national health agencies are so strongly putting out the message about "high cholesterol" and statins that it is hard to fight with the leading narrative and doctors.
After over 4 years on a very low carb diet, I spent three months occasionally eating high-carb meals while traveling and at conferences and through the holidays with carb-loving friends and family. I gained 16 pounds and my AC1 went from 4.2 to 5.8, just from those cheats meals several times a week. My doctor wants to put me on Metformin, but I said I was going to try to get things back to normal by going back to strict keto and taking berberine, a natural Metformin I had read. In one month I have lost 9 lbs and will be redoing blood work in six months to see other effects. your information and the links are very helpful because they are better sources than I had found myself on this topic. Thanks, Dr. Berry.
I loved the part about vaping instead of smoking. I quit smoking 9 years ago and switched to vaping ever since and do fast jogging exercise and never get winded. Good one!
I'm 61 and my HDL has been 45 for forty years. My LDL has been all over the place, but my total cholesterol has never exceeded 177. After starting fish oil, one pill at night, here and there, and eliminating alcohol, my triglycerides have gone from 265 to 155. My doc was pleased. Working on raising HDL now with exercise and eggs, sunny side up (had to learn to like those). I tend towards a plant based diet though, so coconut oil is my saturated fat of choice. I put it in coffee and then don't eat solid food until noon or so. I've done away with processed carbs. My microbiome is better (IBS sufferer for years). Eating tubers, roasted or baked with the peeling, has done wonders, along with eating garlic and onions, for my gut. I eat a lot of pickles, olives, and kimchi and alternate greens with cruciferous vegetables to balance vitamins and minerals (darned phytates, oxylates, and lectins). Beans are my friend now, believe it or not, as long as I don't exceed 1/2 cup per day. And I feel best eating 1500 calories or less per day. A1C and glucose are both coming down, though I've never been diabetic, just overweight. It's slowly coming off. However, the best thing I ever did for my health was getting rid of the assholes in my life, except my own, of course. Meditation and gratitude take care of any strays that come around. They can't stand the higher frequencies.
Yes, but so often assholes are in the eye of the beholder. Every asshole I ever met behaved that way because they thought they were surrounded by assholes and therefore were justified in their behavior.
eliminating the alcohol is what fixed your triglycerides. I quit drinking 6 months ago and last week my triglycerides were 168. that's the first time they've ever been under 200 in my life.
I am a living example that what you have said is absolutely true. At 70 years old, I feel much younger and am still enjoying life as I have been on Mediterean Clean Keto lifestyle for 2years. 5'8" 144 lbs BMI 22 , 15.6% body fat HDL 95 LDL-c 137. Have avoided PCSK9i inhibitors due to high HDL as more protective than my high LDL-C is problematic. Love your videos.
I've been following your recommendations for a couple of months and feel better than I've felt in years. I've lost weight without a lot of exercise as I'm up there in years but more than the past. Low carb high good fat is working for me.
Based on my experience, vigorous exercise is the key to raise HDL. I did swimming interval training that easily gets me winded and completely short of breath. I did that without diet control. After for around a month or more, my HDL increased from 72 to 86. LDL stays around the same at 122 because I have no diet control but do not limit too much intake of meat, egg and etc. Based on my experience, my LDL will decrease only if I lose weight much to the level that I feel low energy. Also, for LDL, it is very hereditary and as we know over 70 percent of cholesterol is made by our liver and it is the liver metabolism. So I believe the key to the cholesterol health is HDL and vigorous exercise. It should be very challenging and make you feel completely out of breath at least 15 minutes out of 1 hour exercise... well it can be different by person. Yet, the exercise that makes you feel comfortable will not do anything much....
Same, but I walk at a pretty good clip. You have to do what we used to call "power walking" (without the stupid arm and step movements), rather than a leisurely stroll. I think that's what Dr. Berry was alluding to.
@@loridupuy1428 Keep doing it every day! The more you do that the easier it gets, and in 2 weeks you'll find yourself walking farther with the same effort!
Recently saw my doctor and he said I need to think about a statin and should eat a plant-based diet…. I’m so glad I have been doing my own research. Keto and Fasting lowered my Triglycerides from 100 to 47, so no thank you, I’m doing fine :)
Hello Dr Berry this video came in the right time for me... my HDL is 71 and my LDL is 274. So I will be working to get my HDL higher. Thanks very much, God bless you and your family.
I just received your book, "Lies My Doctor Told Me" this afternoon. My triglycerides have gone down tremendously but the HDL is staying low around 30. I've also lowered my glucose to normal and lost 25 lbs since Dec. Hopefully, the HDL will cooperate. Thanks for all you do.
I have heard between 40-60 HDL is healthy. mine is 51. My triglycerides are 71 and my LDL is above 200. However my cardiologist said my arteries are like a kids. I'm 67. I'm not concerned about my LDL. I'm low carb high fat and eat only unprocessed healthy food. My cardiologist just scratched his head and tells me to keep doing what I'm doing. Also my total T is 742 which I think my high LDL is contributing to my high T for my age.
I used to have 410 cholesterol 2 years ago - my diet wasn't the best but the main reason is because I went on "chicken liver" diet after being diagnose w anemia. Another year went by and I went to 340. And this month down to 250. All I did was STOP chicken livers, as well as lowered fatty foods. I'm intent to go to normal range this year.
Love your Vids !! From what i understand, Berberine is a natural form of Metformin. Being a type 2 i have eliminated Metformin and are now taking Berberine without any of the dangerous side affects. thank you, Alan
Hey Dr Berry ,. I am carnivore now lost 15 pds . But I'm pleased to say my blood pressure is alot better . Wish you were my personal doctor . I have so much hope now . I live in Mt Juliet , Tn. If ever I could be a patient . ☺️. Just saying ....
My HDL end April 2021 this year was 2.0 mmol/l (77 mg/dL). I do HIIT 6 times a week, and the most important foodstuff IMO are avo's, oils like extra virgin olive/avocado oil, fatty fish, eggs, lots of leafy greens.
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There seems to be a lot of discussion that cholesterol isn't the main factor for heart problems. More and more people are saying inflammation is the main culprit. What to believe?
My HDL went from 27 to 49 with an average of 38 throughout my adult life. I take a statin now for 12 years, low dose. I am a health nut who exercises about 45 to 70 hours each month. Now well into my 50s, arthritis is setting in so vigorous exercise is not in the cards anymore but still do what I can do each day on a bike or walking or in the gym. I eat a pescatarian diet now for 11 years. My HDL was at its highest on the statin while eating fish and veggies and no red meat or poultry. We're all different I guess but when my HDL spiked to 49, I was walking 3 miles daily in addition to my daily routine as opposed to 2 mile a day on other days. So walking can indeed make a difference but you have to push it (I was averaging 3.3 MPH).
@@markmirabella4066 Thanks. No I have never been a swimmer and really just don't like it. Plus the logistics of it. My arthritis has worsened in the past few months -- part of which may have been a hernia which has already been found and fixed. So we'll see as that heals if the arthritis sensations are improved any. I am doing one day of 24 hour water only fasting as well and that seems to help. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to improve their health.
Hello, I previously had problems with my hip, to the point where my leg go numb and I had extreme pain in my hip also my fingers were full of arthritis, I went on the carnivore diet for the most part it's seldom I get any carbs, part of my regiment includes K2 with D3, as I do have autoimmune disease as an eximus rise plus the arthritis, I am taking 4000 IUD of K2 in the mk7 and I went from 5000 ID to 10,000 IUD in the D3 and all em down just to a small patch of eczema psoriasis and I don't notice any arthritis anymore. And I would say to work it out with your doctor and see if this can work out for you maybe tried for a few. I do know that fruits and vegetables can be a cause of arthritis from the research I've done because of the toxins they naturally carry to fend off bugs and such. I'm hoping this information can help you via through your doctor.
I am just learning about carnivore or human diet... I am in pain all the time and can barely walk around, I'm over weight and I want to feel better! I'm looking for help to live a better, healthier, and pain free life.
Good luck. Keep at it. Just don’t give up. I think I”l get to my next birthday either fat or not. Might as well be pain free and trim. What a fabulous word. Main thing is just do it. Don’t weigh yourself more than once a week. Even less if you can. Go as low carb as you can. Dr Ken Berry is excellent
Have you tried carnivore yet? You will not be hungry eating meat, fish, saturated fat, cheese, eggs, and you’ll drop weight like crazy. Yes, it may bore your taste buds, but you don’t have to do it long term. I’ve been doing KETO for six months. When I feel like having fruit, I mix orange flavored electrolyte powder in a big glass of water or eat a few strawberries.
My HDL is 27...MI at 41. 29mg Lipitor x 28 years. I am eliminating Sugar from my Diet. Eating a reasonable diet now beyond that after limiting Fat and subbing in Carbs for 30 years. I'll let you know. Bicycling a couple days a week. I can peg out at 150 limit and not be short of breath.
Been keto since Sept 2022, carnivore since Jan 2023. My HDL in August 2022 was 36. My HDL July 2023 is 34. I did lack on intense exercise but I have ate zero to extremely low carb for nearly a year and i still dropped 2 points. :(
Hello Dr. Ken, just started watching your youtube channel this year, really great info, I just had my blood work done 12-22-21 I have since starting your channel eating what you say. I'm not sure what are the main numbers and names you look for, My glucose was 130 total cholesterol 119, HDL 38 , LDL 60 I have lost 12lbs since then. Thanks for all the videos
Bacon and egg diets, fresh ground sausage, steak, pulled pork, bleu cheese, chicken. Got it. I'll need to eat at least a pound of it a day though. 2 to 3 times a week Run 5 sets of- 50, 100, 200 yard sprints (yes yards, not meters). They called it 'progression regressions' in track practice. It sucked but worked really well, and I really hate 'jogging/distance running'. And I love to sleep.
Anyhow, Paul Mason does a wonderful presentation on cholesterol. He covers VLDL, ILDL, LDL, and HDL. Amazing information and simplified for us simpler folks.
THIS. My cholesterol levels are a tad high, and I could be doing better, but they don't warrant the Rx a cardiologist wants me on. HDL is 44, overall cholesterol is just below borderline, LDL is higher than I'd like. I'm confident this will continue to improve with my lifestyle changes, as my blood glucose has.
I use a stationary bike and try to go full speed for up to two minutes before slowing back to a steady pace and do this intermittently. I hope this counts as 'vigorous' enough :-)
Great content as always. Been fat adapted for nearly 2 years now. No morning hunger and great blood work. Not even a small bowl of noodles can't kick me out of ketosis, haha (once a week).
A coworker actually showed me her blood work cholesterol results. It blew my mind away. Her HDL levels were above 110 and her triglycerides were under 60. She does NOT exercise at all and she's a heavy smoker. However, she told me she doesn't eat much carbs and she sleeps about 7 hours on average.
I’m 70 years old. Female. Just got my test results after having a Lipid panel and A1C test completed yesterday. I am AFRAID to visit my doctor and I have cancelled appointments in the past. My test results were horrible. I feel like I should just go dig a grave and lay down in it. I’ve never been so discouraged in my life. I am probably 25 lbs over weight and my diabetic numbers are off the chart! Please set me on a path that will give me just a smidgeon of improvement so that I can believe in myself once again. My doctor appt is on the 29th and I’m praying for the Rapture to happen before seeing him. (Not joking)
I eat eggs and meat and bacon when I find it grass fed. I eat ghee and butter, sockeyed salmon. The only carbs are from vegetables and I do exercise 3 times a week with pounds. But I changed my foods only from 2 years and a half ago, as I had a macrobiotic diet: a lot of cereals and tofu and seitan, just a small portion of fish once a week, soy joghurt at breakfast and fruits fresh and almonds and so on for about 33 years (I am 74). Then began problems with my tiroid and heartbeat (49/58 60 only in the morning out of bed), and the right eye sight. Then I changed everythink with the suggestion of a great physician. Now I feel better but the problem of eye sight remain. I hope it will improve in the future but in the meantime I can't use the car in the evening.
I got my hdl checked 2 days ago, and it was 32 .......Im 52 years old and have been doing a high protine low-carb diet, and I take beta blockers for blood pressure. I've dropped about 30 lbs, but it looks like I have some more work to do!
Dear Dr Berry, I would like to congratulate you for the fantastic information you share in the best way possible with clarity and sufficient detail. Greetings from Greece🇬🇷
On keto. Was concerned...but.. Just got blood results back today 04/2021. It seems that it's finally leveling off as I do keto. Interesting! Went from 139 down to 115lbs. Enjoy your videos...and they are more current. Thnx!! Just re'cvd results. Chol now 278 Trig now 81 HDL now 90 VLDL now 13 LDL now 175 T.Chol/HDL Ratio now 3.1
For years I have been battling low HDL cholesterol. Not even a low-carb diet and exercise could get me above 40. It was only until I started taking a resveratrol supplement that I was able to do so. The last lab work I did was in January and I had an HDL of 51.
Same here on the HDL. It's been a genuine battle, despite low-carb, plenty of exercise (emphais: resistance and HIIT). Rez helped a lot. I'm at 54, which is a lifetime high, alongside TriG of 48.
HDL: 62.71 (😍😍) Triglycerides: 50.7 (😍😍) VLDL: 10.14 LDL: 97.54 My numbers as at April 20. A1c 5.51. Been failing at ketovore i.e..cheating since January. Off and on. But, definitely had a stick of butter weekly and lamb or beef on most days, for most weeks.
@michaelbrandon7742 that was after 3 months of mostly carnivore. Mostly lamb and pork, with beef, eggs here and there. I say Mostly carnivore because I still used coconut oil when I ran out of butter, and I eat spices and seasonings like rosemary, garlic, geera, etc. I ate cream cheese and drank San pellegrino, perrier, and Viva flavoured sparkling water, which is sucralose sweetened. I also used another flavoured sparkling water when they did not have Viva. That one had maybe 20 calories because it had a small amount of sugar in it. So, I wasn't particularly strict.
@@shawnellemartineaux6212 thank you for taking the time to respond! My levels have been confusing me because I thought I was doing the right things, but I think I have cholesterol all wrong. Going to start eating meats again more than once or twice a week.
Forgive me if you’ve covered this but as a new subscriber do you have a video on ways to LOWER LDL? Thank you! Ps I’ve tried plant based and was so bloated and didn’t lose weight and feel so much better eating this way. Thank you 👏🏻💕
I’ve lost a lot of weight in the last 45 days. I have been trying but nothing worked. I got unwell and wasn’t interested in eating. I started losing about a pound a day. I was having whole milk yogurt mid morning and a steak or burger, meat only, at night. And I was dropping it. I already was doing a keto like regime with Half and half in the coffee with monk fruit sweetener. I wasn’t hungry and liked the results. Then the real reason I wasn’t feeling well surfaced. An abscess tooth. Started as a general teethache at night for two days. I went to primary care and started clindamycin, but it left my teeth and went into my face. Two days later my eye almost swollen shut I had that tooth pulled. Then my face got drained. I’ve just finished the clindamycin, a 10 day 300 mg per dose regiment. My appetite is returning and so is my energy. And I’m 15 pounds lighter! I’m staying with it. Lots of yard work to do with 10 days lost to the tooth, and being very out of shape I get winded chasing the mower around. String trimming, and then there’s the field mower. Not a huge field but a steep hill, some ravines and tricky spots and again I’m walk/running behind. I’m also almost 70 years young. I’ve been having a heart block issue that’s being analyzed now. The dizzy symptoms have kept me from pushing it and they are still with me. But now, also not carrying around 15 pounds makes all things easier. I drinking lots of water. Lots and lots. Take lots of supplements with some Rx’s and an electrolyte when working/sweating. I work myself to a standstill almost daily and that keeps the pounds falling off. I’ve gone from obese to overweight. A place I never thought I would see again. My goal is another 20 pounds. The BMI index I use says for my height, normal weight is from 95 to 126 pounds. I’m sure 95 is WAY too light. I’m shooting for 120 to 125. My HDL is low and my pcp has encouraged me to find out how to raise it. So thank you for doing this video!
Hi Dr Berry! I have always had good HDL levels, but ever since I lowered my carbs and gave up sugar my HDL has been over 100. My last blood work it was 110. Can it be too high? My doctor told me there is not any studies regarding very high HDL and wanted to put me on cholesterol medication because my other numbers were slightly elevated. I refused to take the medication. What are your thoughts?
My HDL has been over 100 too for many years. My LDL has been high as well . My total is 300. Even before I gave up sugar & carb my HDL is over 100. I don't do vigorous exercise . I do my chi machine exercise twice a day for few years now. My lab work always shows high blood lipids. I had a detail LDL lab work done twice & my large particles are high . My ND doctor said as long as my ratio is normal, no need to worry.
I agree 100 percent how to you deal with a family doc that thinks a cholesterol level of 210 or 220 is too high. My triglycerides are fine and my HDL and LDLs are outta whack and I've been on keto for a year. I feel better in my 50s than I did in my 30s and 40s
I smoke cigars- about 2-3 a week- sometimes less- My doctor wanted me on statins 5 months ago- when my lab results showed a total Cholesterol was 197, LDL was borderline, HDL was at 40- I started eating better- no fried or fast food or processed meats- No desserts, I use stevia instead of sugar- and I work out 4 times a week. My recent results were total cholesterol 149! normal range on all triglycerides and LDL however HDL dropped by 2 pts My goal is to get HDL at 60 and above which means I'm going back to bacon, cheese and monosaturated and saturated fats- I believe I had cut most of that.
Ive been doing Keto/Carnivore for the last 6 months solid, and previously did carnivore for over a year (previous issues with SIBO). I exercise 2 to 3 times a week with heavy to moderate weights, keeping the reps between 6 and 20 depending on the set. I push a sled across the floor because of some knee issues, this is one exercise that causes me the least pain. My workout takes about an 1.5 hours and there is a 30 min sauna included. Funny thing is, my cholesterol came back at 315 just for LDL and my HDL was at 30. So, none of what you are saying in this video helped me in the slightest, as a matter of fact, I just got out of the hospital after suffering my second heart attack, I now have 6 stents and will likely have to be on some medication for the rest of my life after taking the advice offered in this video. Please explain this, also, when I eat red meat, my toes go numb, indicating that there is increased inflammation. I would occasionally eat some mushrooms and red peppers, serranos and jalapenos, but my last trip to the gym, pushing the sled across the floor, my chest felt strange, and a half hour later I was in the ER getting my groin shaved and having instruments run up my femoral artery to open the arteries going to my heart, I would like to know why this happened.
My HDL is 74 & my mother's HDL is 85. We both take one teaspoon of liquid fish oil (We use the Wiley's Wild Alaskan Liquid Fish Oil) everyday. I do low carb and I also have a low triglyceride level ~~ 48.... My mother's tri- level is 114.....Mine is really excellent...Hers is good though.
I also walk 5 miles or more 3 times per day and I do yoga on Sundays. My mother does the Fit For Life Class at the Y each Monday -- it really works....she does the light weights....
I was shocked my HDL tested super low this time (HDL/TG ratio was good because TG really low.) It had been 47, and this time it was 31. It was such a surprise because I've been eating a lot of relatively clean meat and very low carb. I've been doing a lot of light cardio for fat burning, but not heavy cardio, so I guess I'll switch up. Sleep is a killer, though. Ordered berberine.
@@CarbageMan Anytime you eating really clean do fish oil or cod liver oil morning n night and also eat plenty nuts and water. When you detox alot its good for LDL but it can affect HDL also eat Salmon eggs 3 times out week
Since a few months, I've decided to stop using any vegetable oils while cooking. You know when you grease your pan a little to cook anything? I stopped using canola and olive oil for that; what I use and I find it so wholesome is butter, or clarified butter if I have any. It's so much more tasty, aromatic, and healthy.
I've got a meeting coming up with my primary care doc, and am dreading it a little. At the start of the year 2023 I made a major dietary shift from a low fat/high carb diet to a high fat/low carb diet. I also stopped taking the statin I was on. In not quite two months, I've lost 30lbs and feel healthier in just about every way. I'm going to have a standard panel of blood tests, and while I'm pretty sure that my HDL is likely to be higher, my LDL will be higher still. I'm contemplating printing out some of the studies Dr Berry and others have posted on their videos to support my position. Not that my doc is a particularly argumentative.
Cod liver oil contains vitamin A retinol, D3, and lower amounts of Omega3. Fish oil has higher amounts of Omega3 but no vita A. My opinion is to take neither because both are oxadized. Eat canned cod liver in its own oil or fresh wild fish instead
I keep my carbs around 20-30 a day. Ground flax seeds have helped me improve my cholesterol a LOT! The carbs in flax seeds are virtually all from fiber, in my understanding.
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1. Eat a low carb diet
2. Eat a higher fat diet (No vegetable oils like soybean, canola, peanut, & sunflower. Use butter, bacon grease, full fat real fermented cheese, cod liver, or lard)
3. Vigorous exercise (3 to 5 times a week)
4. Get 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night
5. Quit smoking if you are a smoker
6. Berberine can help raise your HDL while you work on the first 5 steps
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We are not a species that workout N times a week.
Every day is more natural, with some rest days whenever you feel like it.
Thank you for all the videos on cholesterol. Good news! After my LDL went up, my doctor's nurse called to tell me the news and to tell me that my cardiologist wanted me to start on Lipitor. I made an appt with my doctor. Saw her today and we discussed Keto. She didn't know that I'd been doing Keto now for three years. She says I'm in great health, not overweight, all other markers are great. So before I could even ask for a CAC, she brought it up. She reversed her decision of me going on a statin. I wouldn't have anyway. I was so pleased that she was knowledgeable about low carb. She said that anyone who sees her who is overweight, she puts them on a low carb diet. It was so good to hear!!
Amazing!!!
Brilliant story!
Good to hear and very nice of your doctor to understand you. But most doctors wants to put you in medication. Very sad. You are very lucky to have this doctor.
@@cjcj6945 I was thrilled!!!
There are some good doctors out there!
I have been fighting metabolic syndrome for years! Low Hdl,
i did my test week ago, my bmi is good but a1c is 5.7 and high tg, i am also started cutting crab
Day 15 of my sugar free 30 diet. Which is a clean keto plan and my tinnitus is gone. My energy is better.
Is Tinnitus linked to eating carbs and sugar as well because I can’t seem to get rid of mine
I would live to get rid of mine too!
@@CaliVibez111 It IS linked to high blood sugar in many cases. My life-long tinnitus is always lower and less piercing when I'm eating very low carb.
@@CaliVibez111 yes. If it is not associated with an injury it is probably inflammation in your ear. Inflammation caused by blood sugar disregulation.
I had no idea. my brother has tinnitus.
I started eating 3 pasture-raised eggs everyday since 3 months ago, along with a low carb diet, and I significantly increased my HDL
What was your new HDL levels?
What was the effect on LDL?
I eats 2 or 3 eggs daily most of the time and it helps HDL a lot and also has a marginal impact on LDL increase
For 6 months straight, I ate 4 eggs with about 5 strips of bacon or 2 sausage patties every morning for breakfast. The rest of my diet was ketovore. Before starting, my HDL was 46 mg/dL and my LDL was 105 mg/dL. After 6 months of ketovore with the above mentioned daily breakfast, my HDL increased to 79 mg/dL and my LDL lowered to 94 mg/dL. I am lean (5'7" 130 lb.) and glad that I didn't fall into the LMHR phenotype.
Started keto Jan 2021 ...I was 336lbs. By Feb 2021 308lb. Started carnivore Feb 2021 til now April 30th 2021 279lbs. I Iove carnivore it's so simple. I just eat meat, butter, salt, and water. I wish I new about this years ago. No more recipes..Yes
Started keto 3 months ago. A1c went from 6.2 now 5.3. Weight was183 now 158 and Dr. took me off B.P meds.Thank you Dr.Berry. This keto really works.
Just had bloodwork and my triglycerides were 58, HDL was 100! My doc said he hasn’t seen that in very many people! He said I had the right size of ldl which was also high. Try to do keto but mostly low carb and trying to get in that adequate animal protein daily...... work in progress.
58 year old female with autoimmune issues and I’ve finally lost the last 12 lbs this past year! Found you at the beginning of all this COVID craziness and so thankful I did! Enjoy Neisha’s channel as well! Also, I live just outside of Nashville 😁
Kudos!!!!❤️
Dr. Berry, I am consistently amazed at the quality of your video content. Thanks for giving, giving, giving. We truly appreciate your help and professionalism - especially since you are one of the rare people who are willing to admit they might not know everything and instead consistently do the research and look at the FACTS and studies. Thanks!
Well, he did not mention Alcohol Consumption Raises HDL Cholesterol Levels.
You're looking younger in every video now Dr. Berry, that's another sign to show how the proper human diet is and what does for your body 🙌
He's 18 in this one 😂
@@TheMasterGee LOL
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Thank you.. yes I am a vaper and it was the only way for ME to give up smoking 435 days no cigarettes...I was 45years a smoker and now I someday see like I was 20 again....
I went carnivore for a month and felt amazing. I went back to eating oatmeal and felt instantly depressed. I was shocked because I ate oatmeal every day for years. Had no idea.
Yeah, I used to think that oatmeal was great for a long time.
Wow that's crazy cause I've had the exact opposite experience 🤷♀️
Weird. I mean congrats on realizing what you feel is better. But I'm actually the opposite. All the best man
Oatmeal boosts serotonin. There was a time when if I stopped eating oatmeal every day, I was immediately SUPER depressed. E-manganese by Standard Process also helps with depression.
I raised my hdl to 50 after eating the fat off my steaks,cooking in bacon grease....and I have the bloodwork to prove it! My triglycerides stayed in a great range
Do you eat low carb?
@@Country_Creations yes- my only carbs from eggs, liver, hwc under 5 carbs a day
I'm so glad you're sharing the truth about vaping. I have multiple family members who could ONLY quit smoking with a vape after years of failed alternative treatments. It is an amazing cessation tool. I constantly find people who think vaping is too dangerous, yet continue to smoke. We can all thank recent, aggressive tobacco industry propaganda for spreading misinformation about an amazing tool that was infringing on their market.
You are a blessing to mankind!
My HDL has been low since I was in my 20's, (and I'm 50 now). Even when I was close to a healthy weight. I'm excited to hear these tips!
Same for me until I was keto for awhile. I’m also 50, and I’ve never tested with high enough HDL until this last year.
@@tarantulady8565 If you don't mind sharing, how much was your HDL before & after keto?
@@satyanarayanatiruveedhi5215 Before, it was always around 30-35 mg/dL. I recently had bloodwork and my HDL was 53.
@@tarantulady8565 Thank you for your reply.
@@tarantulady8565 what did you do ?
Yes 🙌 i started fatty meat CV in Oct 2019 and my HDL was 60 in July 2020. I then added lots of butter everyday to my fatty meat to raise progesterone (which it did) but my HDL in Jan 2021 went to 98!!! Yes 98!!! 🙌
Congratulations! Such good news.
And your LDL didn't raise too?
@@nickbardan3867 my LDL has most definitely gone up too while CV. I’m a hyper responder like dr Barry. From all my research unless there are inflammation factors at play LDL being high has no negative effects.
What's cv? Did you eat a low fat diet before you started eating fatty meat,? My hdl is low, has been for years and I mostly eat reduced fat/fat free cheeses, and chicken breast with olive oil, only light whipped butter on occasion and only lean or extra lean beef. I've been worried about clogged arteries eating full fat butter, cheese and meats but after seeing your post, I'm thinking of trying full fat, butter, egg yolks ect. If I may ask what all do you eat and how long did it take to get your hdl up?
What type of fatty meat and was did this occur primarily with diet or did you work out more?
My HDL went from 30 mg/dL when I started keto 3 years ago to 84 mg/dL on a test taken a couple months ago. Dr. wanted me on statins when my total cholesterol went up to 230 mg/dL which I declined. I was keto for the first year and went carnivore only after that eating mainly beef, eggs, cheese, liverwurst and occasionally sardines, salmon and oysters.
Hey Robert - could I ask your age and do you happen to know how long you had low HDL? I'm just now starting to try and get mine up which is in the 30s mg/dL. Thanks!
@@mattg7977 Hi Matt. I'm in my late 50's and looking back through all the labs I have available my HDL was low for decades. I did eat a pretty crappy diet before which included quite a bit of sugar and high carbohydrate foods. Triglycerides were high as well and they dropped quite a bit too.
I had my annual physical in Jan. after 5 months on keto. My HDL nearly doubled from 41 to 76 while my triglycerides dropped from 76 to 56. That means my triglyceride/HDL ratio, the best predictor for heart attacks and pre-diabetes, is less than 1 when just under 2 is good. I also take berberine.
How do you calculate triglyceride to HDL and which Berberine do you consume and where do you buy it? Thanks
@@MyMusiclover28 is it the HDL-C or the HDL-P total? Thanks
@@MyMusiclover28 Thanks man or woman.
@@MyMusiclover28 Triglycerides are usually denoted in mg/dL and HDL-P (Total) are umol/L Need to convert one or the other. I am thinking
what are your total cholesterol and ldl levels?
My HDL went from 42 to 69 since I started carnivore last November. Triglycerides are down to 73, but would like that to lower a bit more. Still working on the fasting blood glucose. Can't seem to get it under 100 consistently. HA1C is dropping too.... 5.9 to 5.7, but that needs improvement also. Maybe all that will normalize once I get the rest of the weight off. 48 gone so far, 28 more to go. Thanks Dr. Berry for another great video.
I have had the same problem of getting my blood sugar under 100 consistently. What I believe is going on is that I've been doing this ultra low carb way of life for several years and my liver starts making sugar on its own. So what I've found to actually get my blood sugar to be lower by a good 15 to 18 points is to do two things daily: Do some arm weight exercises and also have just a tiny bit of carbs. When I have maybe two teaspoons of honey, it sort of tells my body not to start making sugar (gluconeogenesis is the term). These two things have helped. But I would still like to have waking blood sugar under 100 which seems almost impossible for me.
@@jonfragments3294 I'm pretty sure gluconeogenesis is not the problem, at least for me. Gluconeogenesis is a demand-driven reaction which occurs only when the body needs glucose. If my blood glucose is high, then gluconeogenesis will not take place. I think rather the problem is insulin insensitivity, but I haven't figured out the mechanism yet. I wish Dr. Berry would do a video on this. I'm reading everything on the Internet, but I haven't found an explanation yet. It is very baffling. I wonder if some people are just wired with a higher fasting blood glucose.
I was also struggling with fasting bg over 100 consistently until 3 days ago. I did a 40 hr water fast and this morning my bg was 83!!!!!! 😂😂
@@juliewells4006 WOW!!! I may have to give this a try. Thanks.
@@janesmith492 I think you’re right, that it’s just stubborn insulin resistance. I imagine that the carnivore way of eating with its attendant weight loss and insulin lowering abilities will do the trick. Incorporating exercise, getting good sleep and fasting always helps my fasting glucose, as well.
Dr. Berry. Saying hello from Ooltewah, Tn. I am 57 years old. I have been on Carnivore for about 6 weeks. I started at 235lbs. Today I weighed 203lbs. I also, visited my doctor at the VA and among other things, we went over my labs. I don't have my old lab numbers for reference. but all of my numbers improved except HDL. It has hovered around 30 for a good while and that was it was this time, 30. However, my other numbers improved significantly. My Overall Cholesterol was 114 , down from nearly 200. My LDL was 63.7, down from about 120, Triglycerides was 100 from about 230, my Chol/HDL Ratio is 3.8. My Glucose was 87 down from about 130. My A1C was 5.5, down from 5.9. SO my HDL is my issue that I cant get under control. I am on a low dose of Rosuvastatin (10mg) and I also take Carvedilol (6.5mg twice a day.) Exercise and sleep are my two biggest problems from your list. I have sleep apnea (waiting on a new sleep study to see if weight lose has improved that), but, I don't sleep well. I have been taken 10mg Ambien for some time now and I can not get to sleep with out it. Or, at least I think I cant. If i miss a dose or accidently let it run out, that night, I do not sleep at all. The Ambien does get me to sleep, but no matter what I do, I can only get about 5 hours of sleep and wake up every night after about 4 hours and struggle to get much more sleep. I guess I am asking what do you think of that situation and how can I get more sleep? Will exercising more, help with that. I have been lacking in exercise because its hard to do a lot of lifting and other exercise due to a should rotator surgery that just made my shoulder worse. Also the shoulder and some hip discomfort, interrupt my sleep as well. Any thought you have on this would be much appreciated. If you can. Thanks. Love you videos and I am trying to convince my two brothers and my sister to look into Carnivore or Keto and to check out your videos. Keep up the good work.
Oh my goodness, you are doing spectacularly for just 6 weeks on carnivore. A 32 lb weightless and all you lab numbers except HDL look amazing. I think you need to give it more time. Keep doing what you are doing with your diet, it will get there. As for exercise I see you mention a shoulder injury. I would recommend you look into resistance bands to get you back and started. Much easier on your joints than weights. Give that a try. It will definitely help with your HDL and your sleep. You can get a pretty good workout in getting breathless and sweaty, it you do each exercise to complete muscle failure. As for sleep I really hope you can wean off the Rx. It really does mess up your sleep. Try switching it for melatonin, try a consistent bedtime ritual. I suffer with some of the same issues especially when fasting. I go to sleep but them about 3-4 hours later I am up and wide awake. It does play havoc on your body. I wish you well in your health journey. Good luck
Everything Elizabeth says and your magnesium could be low as most of us are. Low magnesium causes a host of symptoms like muscle cramis, poor sleep, poor vitamin absorption, brain fog, anxiety and the list goes on. Ythere are several kinds of magnesium and all seem to have their own target area. High Intensity Health (YT channel) has a good video on the differences.
I agree w/Elizabeth! You're doing great! I second Magnesium threonate, niacin, melatonin, Berberine. Good luck on your journey!
Keep at it. Ms Elizabeth is right, it took months on the ketovore lifestyle to help me, most of my issues were resolved but occasionally I still have those sleepless nights and I find that magnesium does help but a vigorous walk does more than anything. I’m old and out of shape and have an extremely stressful job (not to mention family members that require constant attention) so any time I can walk until I’m winded and can watch a rare old actually funny movie I can sleep like a baby again. Ketovore, exercise and laughter are the keys for me! Wishing you good luck and health! You’ve got this!!!
Just got my lab work today and my hdl is low! This is just what i needed! Thanks.
What is "low" to you?
My hubby's GP told him that it wasn't possible to increase HDL.
There is too much conflicting information out there. Enough to make one's head spin. Thank you for your clarity.
Agreed. I do all the suggested steps mentioned above (except step 3 which is medium exercise 2-3 times a week) and my HDL will not move. It is stuck at 38.67 mg/dl (1 mmol/l). I wonder what I'm doing wrong. And ALL the others, that is national health agencies are so strongly putting out the message about "high cholesterol" and statins that it is hard to fight with the leading narrative and doctors.
Eating avocados made my hdl high though my ldl was high because of french fries.
that is sad.
My last blood work was in February and my HDL was at 50. Thank you for all you do.
After over 4 years on a very low carb diet, I spent three months occasionally eating high-carb meals while traveling and at conferences and through the holidays with carb-loving friends and family. I gained 16 pounds and my AC1 went from 4.2 to 5.8, just from those cheats meals several times a week. My doctor wants to put me on Metformin, but I said I was going to try to get things back to normal by going back to strict keto and taking berberine, a natural Metformin I had read. In one month I have lost 9 lbs and will be redoing blood work in six months to see other effects. your information and the links are very helpful because they are better sources than I had found myself on this topic. Thanks, Dr. Berry.
I loved the part about vaping instead of smoking. I quit smoking 9 years ago and switched to vaping ever since and do fast jogging exercise and never get winded. Good one!
I'm 61 and my HDL has been 45 for forty years. My LDL has been all over the place, but my total cholesterol has never exceeded 177.
After starting fish oil, one pill at night, here and there, and eliminating alcohol, my triglycerides have gone from 265 to 155. My doc was pleased.
Working on raising HDL now with exercise and eggs, sunny side up (had to learn to like those). I tend towards a plant based diet though, so coconut oil is my saturated fat of choice. I put it in coffee and then don't eat solid food until noon or so.
I've done away with processed carbs. My microbiome is better (IBS sufferer for years). Eating tubers, roasted or baked with the peeling, has done wonders, along with eating garlic and onions, for my gut.
I eat a lot of pickles, olives, and kimchi and alternate greens with cruciferous vegetables to balance vitamins and minerals (darned phytates, oxylates, and lectins). Beans are my friend now, believe it or not, as long as I don't exceed 1/2 cup per day.
And I feel best eating 1500 calories or less per day. A1C and glucose are both coming down, though I've never been diabetic, just overweight. It's slowly coming off.
However, the best thing I ever did for my health was getting rid of the assholes in my life, except my own, of course. Meditation and gratitude take care of any strays that come around. They can't stand the higher frequencies.
I love to dance!
That's what I did too, and it was the icing on the cake to change my health....getting rid of the assholes in my life!!
Yes, but so often assholes are in the eye of the beholder. Every asshole I ever met behaved that way because they thought they were surrounded by assholes and therefore were justified in their behavior.
eliminating the alcohol is what fixed your triglycerides. I quit drinking 6 months ago and last week my triglycerides were 168. that's the first time they've ever been under 200 in my life.
@@userac-xpg I agree. Despite what one physician told me, it does not take much alcohol to raise triglyceride levels.
So glad that you mentioned the Berberine. I have dropped 130 pounds and almost at my goal. Thank you for all of your videos.
Well done! 😊
I was diagnosed with hdl of 15. Added a slow release vitamin B3. Three months later hdl was 48.
Which brand? And dosage ?
@Hope Of Eternal Life Take 'full flush' slow release, 500mg. Non flush does not work or works very poorly.
@@rubix01That's Ass Backwards , research it yourself
@@timmcdowell4092 how often did you take it
I am a living example that what you have said is absolutely true. At 70 years old, I feel much younger and am still enjoying life as I have been on Mediterean Clean Keto lifestyle for 2years. 5'8" 144 lbs BMI 22 , 15.6% body fat HDL 95 LDL-c 137. Have avoided PCSK9i inhibitors due to high HDL as more protective than my high LDL-C is problematic. Love your videos.
I've been following your recommendations for a couple of months and feel better than I've felt in years. I've lost weight without a lot of exercise as I'm up there in years but more than the past. Low carb high good fat is working for me.
Based on my experience, vigorous exercise is the key to raise HDL. I did swimming interval training that easily gets me winded and completely short of breath. I did that without diet control. After for around a month or more, my HDL increased from 72 to 86. LDL stays around the same at 122 because I have no diet control but do not limit too much intake of meat, egg and etc. Based on my experience, my LDL will decrease only if I lose weight much to the level that I feel low energy. Also, for LDL, it is very hereditary and as we know over 70 percent of cholesterol is made by our liver and it is the liver metabolism. So I believe the key to the cholesterol health is HDL and vigorous exercise. It should be very challenging and make you feel completely out of breath at least 15 minutes out of 1 hour exercise... well it can be different by person. Yet, the exercise that makes you feel comfortable will not do anything much....
Who says taking a walk doesn't leave me out of breath? I'm pretty out of shape right now. (But working on it on a diet and exercise level.)
We can do it
right! My "shape" right now is awful...walking down the hall leaves me a bit pooped...lol
Same, but I walk at a pretty good clip. You have to do what we used to call "power walking" (without the stupid arm and step movements), rather than a leisurely stroll. I think that's what Dr. Berry was alluding to.
@@loridupuy1428 Keep doing it every day! The more you do that the easier it gets, and in 2 weeks you'll find yourself walking farther with the same effort!
I figure I'm carrying an extra 150 lbs everywhere I go so ... walking and even getting up from a chair is high intensity exercise, right ?
Recently saw my doctor and he said I need to think about a statin and should eat a plant-based diet…. I’m so glad I have been doing my own research. Keto and Fasting lowered my Triglycerides from 100 to 47, so no thank you, I’m doing fine :)
Hello Dr Berry this video came in the right time for me... my HDL is 71 and my LDL is 274. So I will be working to get my HDL higher. Thanks very much, God bless you and your family.
My numbers are similar to yours - is 274 LDL dangerous?
@@chantaylor5562 if you are on a keto diet I don't think it is dangerous. Check out Dr Berry videos.
@@6833 I’m on keto - thank you 🙏 and I will watch his videos . The Dr is brilliant.
I just received your book, "Lies My Doctor Told Me" this afternoon. My triglycerides have gone down tremendously but the HDL is staying low around 30. I've also lowered my glucose to normal and lost 25 lbs since Dec. Hopefully, the HDL will cooperate. Thanks for all you do.
Look into niacin to increase your HDL 🤙
@@CHiLLWiThWEED Really? Worth a try.
Yep, good old niacin.
exercise is the key to raising hdl. no other way around it.
I have heard between 40-60 HDL is healthy. mine is 51. My triglycerides are 71 and my LDL is above 200. However my cardiologist said my arteries are like a kids. I'm 67. I'm not concerned about my LDL. I'm low carb high fat and eat only unprocessed healthy food. My cardiologist just scratched his head and tells me to keep doing what I'm doing. Also my total T is 742 which I think my high LDL is contributing to my high T for my age.
I used to have 410 cholesterol 2 years ago - my diet wasn't the best but the main reason is because I went on "chicken liver" diet after being diagnose w anemia. Another year went by and I went to 340. And this month down to 250. All I did was STOP chicken livers, as well as lowered fatty foods. I'm intent to go to normal range this year.
I am taking berberine since last June . It helped me with cholesterol and lowering the sugar.
How many Milligrams a day were you taking of Berberine?
@@larrywalden626 I am taking twice a day . One dose 1000 mg and second time 500 mg .
I lowered my carbs from 250-300 to 100-150 grams , added avocados, salmon, chia seeds and my HDL went up 55%!
how long did it take you to get that level ?
8 months @@gandharvrao4993
Great books on the shelf Dr. Berry. You saved my life.
Love your Vids !! From what i understand, Berberine is a natural form of Metformin. Being a type 2 i have eliminated Metformin and are now taking Berberine without any of the dangerous side affects. thank you, Alan
When I went paleo from the standard American diet my HDL went up, then I went keto to carnivore, my HDL is 105! Results… proof 🎉
Wow!
Hey Dr Berry ,. I am carnivore now lost 15 pds . But I'm pleased to say my blood pressure is alot better . Wish you were my personal doctor . I have so much hope now . I live in Mt Juliet , Tn. If ever I could be a patient . ☺️. Just saying ....
I ate for breakfast this morning pork belly air fried and that’s it. Was amazed at the energy I had for hours after it.
PORK BELLY.....my favorite! I find bacon and pork belly leave me content for hours!
i read a bodybuilder saying if he had carbs at breakfast, he'd have a bad workout later; it really seems to be true.
The last half of Step 3 is the best advice I have ever heard
My HDL end April 2021 this year was 2.0 mmol/l (77 mg/dL). I do HIIT 6 times a week, and the most important foodstuff IMO are avo's, oils like extra virgin olive/avocado oil, fatty fish, eggs, lots of leafy greens.
My HDL this year (March 2022) has dropped from 77 to 59 mg/dl. But my trigs have dropped a little further from 70 to 63 mg/dl.
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There seems to be a lot of discussion that cholesterol isn't the main factor for heart problems. More and more people are saying inflammation is the main culprit. What to believe?
I like to sleep. It's relaxing and I don't have to get out of bed and go to work. I like sleep. Just feels right.
My HDL went from 27 to 49 with an average of 38 throughout my adult life. I take a statin now for 12 years, low dose. I am a health nut who exercises about 45 to 70 hours each month. Now well into my 50s, arthritis is setting in so vigorous exercise is not in the cards anymore but still do what I can do each day on a bike or walking or in the gym. I eat a pescatarian diet now for 11 years. My HDL was at its highest on the statin while eating fish and veggies and no red meat or poultry. We're all different I guess but when my HDL spiked to 49, I was walking 3 miles daily in addition to my daily routine as opposed to 2 mile a day on other days. So walking can indeed make a difference but you have to push it (I was averaging 3.3 MPH).
Garlic and Moringa work for arthritis
Congrats on the improvements and sorry to hear you’re struggling with arthritis. Do you swim?
@@markmirabella4066 Thanks. No I have never been a swimmer and really just don't like it. Plus the logistics of it. My arthritis has worsened in the past few months -- part of which may have been a hernia which has already been found and fixed. So we'll see as that heals if the arthritis sensations are improved any. I am doing one day of 24 hour water only fasting as well and that seems to help. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to improve their health.
Hello, I previously had problems with my hip, to the point where my leg go numb and I had extreme pain in my hip also my fingers were full of arthritis, I went on the carnivore diet for the most part it's seldom I get any carbs, part of my regiment includes K2 with D3, as I do have autoimmune disease as an eximus rise plus the arthritis, I am taking 4000 IUD of K2 in the mk7 and I went from 5000 ID to 10,000 IUD in the D3 and all em down just to a small patch of eczema psoriasis and I don't notice any arthritis anymore. And I would say to work it out with your doctor and see if this can work out for you maybe tried for a few. I do know that fruits and vegetables can be a cause of arthritis from the research I've done because of the toxins they naturally carry to fend off bugs and such. I'm hoping this information can help you via through your doctor.
I tried Berberine and it gave me a horrible case of diarrhea so I'll just be working with my diet.
I am just learning about carnivore or human diet... I am in pain all the time and can barely walk around, I'm over weight and I want to feel better! I'm looking for help to live a better, healthier, and pain free life.
Sounds like me!
Good luck. Keep at it. Just don’t give up. I think I”l get to my next birthday either fat or not. Might as well be pain free and trim. What a fabulous word. Main thing is just do it. Don’t weigh yourself more than once a week. Even less if you can. Go as low carb as you can. Dr Ken Berry is excellent
Have you tried carnivore yet? You will not be hungry eating meat, fish, saturated fat, cheese, eggs, and you’ll drop weight like crazy. Yes, it may bore your taste buds, but you don’t have to do it long term. I’ve been doing KETO for six months. When I feel like having fruit, I mix orange flavored electrolyte powder in a big glass of water or eat a few strawberries.
My HDL is 27...MI at 41. 29mg Lipitor x 28 years. I am eliminating Sugar from my Diet. Eating a reasonable diet now beyond that after limiting Fat and subbing in Carbs for 30 years. I'll let you know. Bicycling a couple days a week. I can peg out at 150 limit and not be short of breath.
Love love looooooove the recent increase in sound quality of you videos doc 👌
Been keto since Sept 2022, carnivore since Jan 2023. My HDL in August 2022 was 36. My HDL July 2023 is 34. I did lack on intense exercise but I have ate zero to extremely low carb for nearly a year and i still dropped 2 points. :(
Hello Dr. Ken, just started watching your youtube channel this year, really great info, I just had my blood work done 12-22-21 I have since starting your channel eating what you say. I'm not sure what are the main numbers and names you look for, My glucose was 130 total cholesterol 119, HDL 38 , LDL 60 I have lost 12lbs since then. Thanks for all the videos
Bacon and egg diets, fresh ground sausage, steak, pulled pork, bleu cheese, chicken. Got it. I'll need to eat at least a pound of it a day though.
2 to 3 times a week Run 5 sets of- 50, 100, 200 yard sprints (yes yards, not meters). They called it 'progression regressions' in track practice. It sucked but worked really well, and I really hate 'jogging/distance running'.
And I love to sleep.
Anyhow, Paul Mason does a wonderful presentation on cholesterol. He covers VLDL, ILDL, LDL, and HDL. Amazing information and simplified for us simpler folks.
I agree, Dr Mason's videos are well worth watching.
THIS. My cholesterol levels are a tad high, and I could be doing better, but they don't warrant the Rx a cardiologist wants me on. HDL is 44, overall cholesterol is just below borderline, LDL is higher than I'd like. I'm confident this will continue to improve with my lifestyle changes, as my blood glucose has.
I use a stationary bike and try to go full speed for up to two minutes before slowing back to a steady pace and do this intermittently. I hope this counts as 'vigorous' enough :-)
I have chronically very low HDL and chronically high LDL...I'm freaking out.
Great content as always. Been fat adapted for nearly 2 years now. No morning hunger and great blood work. Not even a small bowl of noodles can't kick me out of ketosis, haha (once a week).
A coworker actually showed me her blood work cholesterol results. It blew my mind away. Her HDL levels were above 110 and her triglycerides were under 60. She does NOT exercise at all and she's a heavy smoker. However, she told me she doesn't eat much carbs and she sleeps about 7 hours on average.
I’m 70 years old. Female. Just got my test results after having a Lipid panel and A1C test completed yesterday. I am AFRAID to visit my doctor and I have cancelled appointments in the past. My test results were horrible. I feel like I should just go dig a grave and lay down in it. I’ve never been so discouraged in my life. I am probably 25 lbs over weight and my diabetic numbers are off the chart! Please set me on a path that will give me just a smidgeon of improvement so that I can believe in myself once again.
My doctor appt is on the 29th and I’m praying for the Rapture to happen before seeing him. (Not joking)
@@margaretharris65 are you willing to do the necessary changes or would you prefer a magic pill?
I eat eggs and meat and bacon when I find it grass fed. I eat ghee and butter, sockeyed salmon. The only carbs are from vegetables and I do exercise 3 times a week with pounds. But I changed my foods only from 2 years and a half ago, as I had a macrobiotic diet: a lot of cereals and tofu and seitan, just a small portion of fish once a week, soy joghurt at breakfast and fruits fresh and almonds and so on for about 33 years (I am 74). Then began problems with my tiroid and heartbeat (49/58 60 only in the morning out of bed), and the right eye sight.
Then I changed everythink with the suggestion of a great physician. Now I feel better but the problem of eye sight remain. I hope it will improve in the future but in the meantime I can't use the car in the evening.
You had me at "ANY RED MEAT"🍖
Hotdogs 🌭🌭🌭
@@sdfpcplay9392 He said real food, not fake food...kkkkk.
❤️
Just received my blood test. Hdl 90, total cholesterol 210, triglycerides 130, iron 180 ( saturation 52%) vitamin b12 600
I've been needing a good Berberine! Thank you for the suggestion!
I got my hdl checked 2 days ago, and it was 32 .......Im 52 years old and have been doing a high protine low-carb diet, and I take beta blockers for blood pressure. I've dropped about 30 lbs, but it looks like I have some more work to do!
I take 1 g of niacin a day (the type that causes flushing). My HDL went from 33 to 66.
Dear Dr Berry, I would like to congratulate you for the fantastic information you share in the best way possible with clarity and sufficient detail. Greetings from Greece🇬🇷
More elaboration on berberine please. My hdl is low and ldl very high
On keto. Was concerned...but.. Just got blood results back today 04/2021. It seems that it's finally leveling off as I do keto. Interesting!
Went from 139 down to 115lbs. Enjoy your videos...and they are more current. Thnx!!
Just re'cvd results.
Chol now 278
Trig now 81
HDL now 90
VLDL now 13
LDL now 175
T.Chol/HDL Ratio now 3.1
For years I have been battling low HDL cholesterol. Not even a low-carb diet and exercise could get me above 40. It was only until I started taking a resveratrol supplement that I was able to do so. The last lab work I did was in January and I had an HDL of 51.
Same here on the HDL. It's been a genuine battle, despite low-carb, plenty of exercise (emphais: resistance and HIIT). Rez helped a lot. I'm at 54, which is a lifetime high, alongside TriG of 48.
HDL: 62.71 (😍😍)
Triglycerides: 50.7 (😍😍)
VLDL: 10.14
LDL: 97.54
My numbers as at April 20. A1c 5.51.
Been failing at ketovore i.e..cheating since January. Off and on. But, definitely had a stick of butter weekly and lamb or beef on most days, for most weeks.
Wow! I want those levels!
This is following keto strictly?
My HDL is 48, LDL 99.
I’m worried because my HDL is low.
@michaelbrandon7742 that was after 3 months of mostly carnivore. Mostly lamb and pork, with beef, eggs here and there. I say Mostly carnivore because I still used coconut oil when I ran out of butter, and I eat spices and seasonings like rosemary, garlic, geera, etc. I ate cream cheese and drank San pellegrino, perrier, and Viva flavoured sparkling water, which is sucralose sweetened. I also used another flavoured sparkling water when they did not have Viva. That one had maybe 20 calories because it had a small amount of sugar in it. So, I wasn't particularly strict.
@@shawnellemartineaux6212 thank you for taking the time to respond! My levels have been confusing me because I thought I was doing the right things, but I think I have cholesterol all wrong. Going to start eating meats again more than once or twice a week.
Forgive me if you’ve covered this but as a new subscriber do you have a video on ways to LOWER LDL?
Thank you!
Ps I’ve tried plant based and was so bloated and didn’t lose weight and feel so much better eating this way. Thank you 👏🏻💕
Smoking and not subscribing lol. Dr you got me with that one. That’s funny.
My HDL is already a super healthy 96!
Do you have any tips?
That's wild!
I was sold when you said to eat bacon 🥓 I’m all in 100%
Thank you
Can you do a video on collagen? I've heard conflicting theories on it and the keto diet. THANKS!
Thanks Dr Berry You always make sense when you tell your fans about health issues. 😊
Wait! What?! TOO MUCH sleep can also keep your HDL low? Damn!
I love my sleep. I thought I was doing good😞
None of these statements apply 100% Sleep, coffee, exercise, are all debatable in terms of harm/benefit.
LACK of Sleep, but also low excercise for low HDL
I’ve lost a lot of weight in the last 45 days. I have been trying but nothing worked. I got unwell and wasn’t interested in eating. I started losing about a pound a day. I was having whole milk yogurt mid morning and a steak or burger, meat only, at night. And I was dropping it. I already was doing a keto like regime with Half and half in the coffee with monk fruit sweetener. I wasn’t hungry and liked the results. Then the real reason I wasn’t feeling well surfaced. An abscess tooth. Started as a general teethache at night for two days. I went to primary care and started clindamycin, but it left my teeth and went into my face. Two days later my eye almost swollen shut I had that tooth pulled. Then my face got drained. I’ve just finished the clindamycin, a 10 day 300 mg per dose regiment. My appetite is returning and so is my energy. And I’m 15 pounds lighter! I’m staying with it.
Lots of yard work to do with 10 days lost to the tooth, and being very out of shape I get winded chasing the mower around. String trimming, and then there’s the field mower. Not a huge field but a steep hill, some ravines and tricky spots and again I’m walk/running behind. I’m also almost 70 years young. I’ve been having a heart block issue that’s being analyzed now. The dizzy symptoms have kept me from pushing it and they are still with me. But now, also not carrying around 15 pounds makes all things easier. I drinking lots of water. Lots and lots. Take lots of supplements with some Rx’s and an electrolyte when working/sweating. I work myself to a standstill almost daily and that keeps the pounds falling off. I’ve gone from obese to overweight. A place I never thought I would see again. My goal is another 20 pounds. The BMI index I use says for my height, normal weight is from 95 to 126 pounds. I’m sure 95 is WAY too light. I’m shooting for 120 to 125. My HDL is low and my pcp has encouraged me to find out how to raise it. So thank you for doing this video!
Hi Dr Berry! I have always had good HDL levels, but ever since I lowered my carbs and gave up sugar my HDL has been over 100. My last blood work it was 110. Can it be too high? My doctor told me there is not any studies regarding very high HDL and wanted to put me on cholesterol medication because my other numbers were slightly elevated. I refused to take the medication. What are your thoughts?
My HDL has been over 100 too for many years. My LDL has been high as well . My total is 300. Even before I gave up sugar & carb my HDL is over 100. I don't do vigorous exercise . I do my chi machine exercise twice a day for few years now. My lab work always shows high blood lipids. I had a detail LDL lab work done twice & my large particles are high . My ND doctor said as long as my ratio is normal, no need to worry.
I agree 100 percent how to you deal with a family doc that thinks a cholesterol level of 210 or 220 is too high. My triglycerides are fine and my HDL and LDLs are outta whack and I've been on keto for a year. I feel better in my 50s than I did in my 30s and 40s
Good information! 🍖🍗🥩🥓
New videos!!! Thank goodness to see more current and up to date. Thank you !!
Any thoughts on Niacin for raising HDL?
I smoke cigars- about 2-3 a week- sometimes less- My doctor wanted me on statins 5 months ago- when my lab results showed a total Cholesterol was 197, LDL was borderline, HDL was at 40- I started eating better- no fried or fast food or processed meats- No desserts, I use stevia instead of sugar- and I work out 4 times a week. My recent results were total cholesterol 149! normal range on all triglycerides and LDL however HDL dropped by 2 pts My goal is to get HDL at 60 and above which means I'm going back to bacon, cheese and monosaturated and saturated fats- I believe I had cut most of that.
Ive been doing Keto/Carnivore for the last 6 months solid, and previously did carnivore for over a year (previous issues with SIBO). I exercise 2 to 3 times a week with heavy to moderate weights, keeping the reps between 6 and 20 depending on the set. I push a sled across the floor because of some knee issues, this is one exercise that causes me the least pain. My workout takes about an 1.5 hours and there is a 30 min sauna included. Funny thing is, my cholesterol came back at 315 just for LDL and my HDL was at 30. So, none of what you are saying in this video helped me in the slightest, as a matter of fact, I just got out of the hospital after suffering my second heart attack, I now have 6 stents and will likely have to be on some medication for the rest of my life after taking the advice offered in this video. Please explain this, also, when I eat red meat, my toes go numb, indicating that there is increased inflammation. I would occasionally eat some mushrooms and red peppers, serranos and jalapenos, but my last trip to the gym, pushing the sled across the floor, my chest felt strange, and a half hour later I was in the ER getting my groin shaved and having instruments run up my femoral artery to open the arteries going to my heart, I would like to know why this happened.
What were you doing/eating in all the years prior to this brief window of time?? How old are you.. need some context here.
My HDL is 74 & my mother's HDL is 85. We both take one teaspoon of liquid fish oil (We use the Wiley's Wild Alaskan Liquid Fish Oil) everyday. I do low carb and I also have a low triglyceride level ~~ 48.... My mother's tri- level is 114.....Mine is really excellent...Hers is good though.
I also walk 5 miles or more 3 times per day and I do yoga on Sundays. My mother does the Fit For Life Class at the Y each Monday -- it really works....she does the light weights....
I was shocked my HDL tested super low this time (HDL/TG ratio was good because TG really low.) It had been 47, and this time it was 31. It was such a surprise because I've been eating a lot of relatively clean meat and very low carb. I've been doing a lot of light cardio for fat burning, but not heavy cardio, so I guess I'll switch up. Sleep is a killer, though. Ordered berberine.
Have to eat healthy fats and fish oil or Cod oil, omega 3's
@@mmt9581 I do
@@CarbageMan Anytime you eating really clean do fish oil or cod liver oil morning n night and also eat plenty nuts and water. When you detox alot its good for LDL but it can affect HDL also eat Salmon eggs 3 times out week
Don't waste your money on berberine. It isn't orally well absorbed.
I love your delivery Dr. Berry. It makes all these new concepts understandable and entertaining!
Mine is 90 and trigs 70 on low carb T2.
Ricky B, T2 ??
T2??
Type 2 diabetes
Since a few months, I've decided to stop using any vegetable oils while cooking. You know when you grease your pan a little to cook anything? I stopped using canola and olive oil for that; what I use and I find it so wholesome is butter, or clarified butter if I have any. It's so much more tasty, aromatic, and healthy.
My HDL went way up when I started taking real niacin and eating good fats.
When you say “way up” from what value to what value ?
Also, what does niacin have to do with HDL?
I tried the niacin in a high dose several years ago. was on it for 3 months , it did NOT raise my HDL
Exactly
@@KenDBerryMD which food rich in niacin?
Niacin is dangerous. It
makes your face red. It made me pass out_ twice in axrow.
I've got a meeting coming up with my primary care doc, and am dreading it a little. At the start of the year 2023 I made a major dietary shift from a low fat/high carb diet to a high fat/low carb diet. I also stopped taking the statin I was on. In not quite two months, I've lost 30lbs and feel healthier in just about every way. I'm going to have a standard panel of blood tests, and while I'm pretty sure that my HDL is likely to be higher, my LDL will be higher still. I'm contemplating printing out some of the studies Dr Berry and others have posted on their videos to support my position. Not that my doc is a particularly argumentative.
Would a cod liver supplement be better than a fish oil supplement?
I take cod liver oil supplement and my HDL is 74
Eat cod liver
Cod liver oil contains vitamin A retinol, D3, and lower amounts of Omega3. Fish oil has higher amounts of Omega3 but no vita A. My opinion is to take neither because both are oxadized. Eat canned cod liver in its own oil or fresh wild fish instead
I keep my carbs around 20-30 a day. Ground flax seeds have helped me improve my cholesterol a LOT! The carbs in flax seeds are virtually all from fiber, in my understanding.