So glad I found this video, I was freaking out as my HDL dropped from 39 down to 23 in a 2month period where I am doing OMAD with a keto eating style and very low carbs only from green veggies and have lost 50lbs in 8weeks time. I hope to see a rebound with my HDL to go back above 40🤞😎👍
Thanks Doc! I got your Undoctored book and love it. My HDL went from 40 to 80! Just from going low carb/Keto for about 4 months, along with all your advices. Thanks for all your work you're sharing with us. Daniel
@@singerrijit2383 What really works for me and many others is eating a low carb or keto diet along with wheat/grain elimination. Throw in intermittent fasting and exercise and you become super human. For WHAT to eat, you need to start with the above and keep eating what you know is healthy. And keep in mind, when you lower your carbs your appetite goes away and you are not hungry. It becomes easy. Hope this helps.
I am a man 62 yrs old type2 diabetic for almost 20yrs. I used to take many meds for sugar, statin , ezitimib blood pressure aspirin and much more. I wasn't fit at all because of abdominal fats especially around my waist and breasts however every common blood factor was good and my cardiologist was believe i am doing well. It's good to know that I did angioplasty which was unsuccessful so that doctors could not put a stand in my heart and they also told me that other veins are partially clogged about 10yrs ago. Last year I changed my diet to almost low carb and lost all that nasty fat . I turned from 75kg to 63 kg during last year. My glucose is under control and a1 c is 6.3 While I cut off all the meds except met. My trig is 90, hdl is 54 and ldl is 160. Now I feel good but a little bit my energy is low. My blood pressure is under control as well. So what is your advice for me. Everybody is welcomed. Thanks.
keep A1c 5.5 aroud keep BMI 22.8～23.2 little Weight Training Morning Walking or Jogging Drink some TEA in the day Sleep well Enough Protein and good Oil Some Nuts No Junks！ Good Luck…….
HDL 104, LDL 130, TriG 70. Electrolytes all nominal. Pushing 70 YOA. EVOO every day. A gallon of filtered water, with fresh lemon, every day. Exercise, fresh air and sunshine, every day. Top shelf bourbon only, every day. Eat what you want but stop eating before you're full. Eat only when you're really hungry. Laugh out loud, every day.
Thanks for the info, i have started keto like 1 month back. My HDL dropped slightly, and my triglycerides dropped frpm 274 to 154, and confused why do my HDL didnt inprove as suggested. Glad to know HDL might dropped in initial phase, and will rebound later.
This year my Triglycerides fell further from 70 to 63, but my HDL fell from 77 to 59. My weight has basically been stable around 69 kg over this time, and my diet HFLC. I steer clear from the word "keto" because I do occasionally include foods which are a taboo on keto, e.g. legumes.
@@redhotbits If you are going to make a statement then please substantiate it. Don't just drop a comment and then run away. Please explain in a rational substantiated way WHY the video is incorrect.
Sadly your book is called "stupid as bread" in Germany. Dumm wie Brot. Safflower oil kept my HDL regularly around 28 and when I stopped using it my HDL went up to 60. I don't use any seed oil unless I go to a restaurant or buy occasionally a bag of chips. I try to keep a 80/20 rule. Some days I am keto, some carnivore, sometimes I eat a pizza then I eat sardines or steak. I did switched over to very low carb and it changed my metabolism to where I can run on a high fat diet and not use sugar as fuel. I even ran a marathon fat adapted. Only water. Eggs and bacon before running and butter coffee. I feel good and don't have blood sugar crashes anymore. I adapted and now I can eat occasionally cake and my body doesn't reverse to the old days. I never drank fruit juice or softdrinks or added sugar to drinks or aspartame. I was just carb dependent and a skinny one as well.
Dear Doctor thank you so much for sharing this insightful and significant narrative on the importance of higher levels of HDL and lower levels of LDL through proper dietary habits. It's really very objective and quite 👍
Wow!!! Awesome info!! I lost 30 pounds and my HDL dropped from high 70's to 39. I couldn't believe it. It's always been high. My doctor wants me on statins/crestor. My total is 239, down from 300. Triglycerides 89. LDL 189. Humm interesting? So, my HDL will start to go back up? That's good to know. Thanks doc!!!!
@@ZZtop2024 Yes I know. I think I figured it out. It was the Arimidex/Anastrozole, my doc had me on also. A drug to lower your estrogen/estradiol. Which I didn't need. My estradiol was only in the 40's. 🤔🤔
Been on low carb for over a year - lost the 30 pounds I needed to lose - now weigh 219 - HDL barely moved at all, went from 27 to 29 to 33 and that's it.
FWIW...My lipid particles are Type A (large, which is better/lower), and my inflammation markers, hs-CRP and homocysteine, are in ideal range, my LDL-C averages ~130, Vit D @ 60 .... And I have confirmed plaque in carotid arteries and heart as measured by CAC and CIMT. So, just because many of your markers are "okay," don't assume you are not at risk.
I have always (20+ years) had a trig/hdl ratio of less than 2 and I also have discovered what you say is true due to my elevated CAC score. Genetics usurps all markers, which are only statistical generalities, not necessarily applicable to you specifically.
My HDL dropped from 50 to 46 mg/L right after starting my Keto diet but my Triglycerides dropped from 151 to 72 during the same time. Not bad but not great either. I am Type 2 and have lost 17 lbs in 11 weeks. I am looking at ways to bump up my HDL to the 60s but I want to also lose a lot more weight.
I lost 16 kg a year ago. I am following a low carb diet, I fast for 20 hours, my fasting blood sugar is around 85, my magnesium in blood is high (slightly over 2), my vitamin D is around 65, my triglycerides are between 35 and 50, my total cholesterols is below 170 (currently 166) always, my protein C reactive is below 1. I eat fatty fish, extra virgin olive oil, fatty fish, avocados, take niacin (nicotinic acid), pistachios, I am eating kefir to improve my gut health, etc. And yet, my HDL is rarely over 40 and has never been higher than 45. I will include liposomial berberine to see if that helps.
@@rafaelortega1376 Search for the carnivore diet (of course you should be aware that studies about eating meat are mostly fake or poorly done) and see how HDL sky rockets to over 70. Animal Fat (organic of course not processed) and eggs are the answer.
duke1duke1 my hubby is doing! High calcium score, stop the poison, sugar carbs and lots of supplements K2 D3 high fat his cholesterol more than 200 we don’t care about the number, eating all types of fat the kind good ones and we will do another exame in one year! He lost 23 lbs in a month!
@@TheBeautyanna Test after 6+ when weight loss is stable. During weight loss the liver temporarily moves liver fat out to blood to clean house, and then the body will clean up blood stream as well. Wait until 6 months to a year with weight stable when lipid tests will show correct levels. Total cholesterol test and LDL-C are only totals. They do not show particle size or count of each. Triglyceride : HDL Ratio is beneficial CAC scan C-Peptide HOMA-IR 25(OH)D Homocysteine B12 Inflammatory markers like ALT, AST, and GGT are useful too.
@@marlenegold280 Thank you for this piece of information. I've been on a weight loss journey for 4 months, high protein-low carb diet and my total cholesterol and ldl levels results came back high, my hdl came back good. So, I'll give it another 6 months to see if it stabilizes
@@thetruth14444 just normal unrefined organic coconut oil from Trader Joes. The one in a jar. I sauteed with it for three months and my HDL went up. Coconut oil has the good fat.
My Cholesterol, and my Triglycerides are good, and went down, however, my LDL and HDL are above normal. I am not going to take a STATIN, and will try never to take one. My blood pressure is on the low side, but still normal range. I am not fat, and do not smoke or drink alcohol. If anyone does, is RED WINE okay? Thank you and have a wonderful life.
I have read some articles which says that fish oil doesn’t low the cholesterol, bu can do worse. I worded too .. 2 bottles but I didn’t start them yet. Before I bought them I saw 👀 some people commented on UA-cam that will help to low the cholesterol. And after that when the bottles arrived at home, I looked again on google to be sure, and I got disappointed. 130 dollars away
Very glad to land on this video. My problem is my LDL remains elevated accompanied by my Uric Acid. HDL is 40. I changed my diet and favor more good fat. I would like to increase my HDL as DR said. I listened to the tube several times but since I am not a native English, it's difficult to note all the procedures for increasing the HDL like all the supplements he mentioned. Can somebody help me to understand and drop down all the supplements like Omega-3, the type of magnesium(cause there are different types of magnesium)... and so on. I hear something like Iodine also. I don't know if I hear correctly. Your help is most welcome. Thanks.
So I got my results this week and LDL 214 and doc wants me on a statin and was surprised by my arguments because my triglycerides are now 104 and HDL is 42 but actually came up from low 30’s and my A1C is 5.4 from a 6 a year ago. Here I was thinking I’m proud of those blood sugar numbers but I love how she only points out my cholesterol. Should I limit saturated fat? Is it a myth? I don’t want to take the statin.
They do this because they are taught this in medical school, the curriculum and influence on it is from the pharmaceutical companies pushing statins. Doctors prescribing habits are monitored, and if they don’t prescribe enough meds, they are given a warning by the higher ups to prescribe more. You are in charge of your care; they work for you. Statins significantly increase risk of full diabetes by ~ 48%. How on earth will that improve one’s health. Doctor’s are taught to fixate on LDL only. You’re doing well, keep it up. Statin ‘treatment’ is like fixing the blinking warning light on the dash but not the underlying problem… statins create new problems with all the side effects… very serious ones. Parkinson’s, ALS, Cataracts, muscle Rhabdomyolysis, Type 2. Diabetes, Dementia, mental fog, … The LDL-C doesn’t show particle size… and studies show that LDL that is too low worsens longevity. Continue with the diet that improved/lowered your Triglycerides, and add walking, some resistance training, even climbing stairs or lifting groceries, mowing /raking lawn, shovelling snow, activities that improve insulin sensitivity more, and build endurance, muscle, and strength. LDL level used to be higher in the 1960s. The people deciding ‘acceptable’ LDL-C lowering the number to artificially make more people supposedly ‘need’ a statin. You’d be the one stuck with side effects, not your doctor.
Women should not take statin drugs according to my Doctor because it cause cancer of the breast and should not prescribed to women. My friend drink 3 cups of organic Hibiscus tea and her cholesterol back to normal. Hope it also work for anyone who have problems with their cholesterol. I heard also to another Doctor that Losartan can cause comatose. God bless!
@@riverflow8186 Losartan causes Alzheimer and dementia... I eliminate it from My mami prescription and started the Bredesen Protocol that includes keto, intermitent fasting, exercices and other natural plants like Mane lions, and high dosis of coco oil and there was a huge difference... I told to My family and doctors she take Losartan because they were pushing and she is not... I make her prívate blood checking by My own...
William Davis - Even if those of us who suffer from Kidney Disease give up all grains and wheat, we have nothing left to eat. We have to avoid all animal products too. And veggies also contain protein, phosphorous & potassium, which we must avoid as well. And you say to avoid all oils. So what's left for us to eat to prevent further Kidney Disease and prevent huger pains as oils & fats do? FYI: Be careful when telling people to consume large doses of Omega Fish oil. It may cause a Brain Leak. I should know, my naturopath "convinced" me to take 5,000mg per day against my better judgement. Within a week & a half, I ended up with a brain stroke.
@@fsjeep611 - Thank you for caring. Yes, I have studied him years ago & did his diet and put on a lot of weight & could not stop constantly peeing every 15 min., even thru the night. No sleep, only up & down to pee! I only recently found out that there is a "huge" difference between regular white rice & "parboiled" rice. Parboiled rice doesn't spike the insulin as much. I pee less Thank God & can actually get at least 2 hrs sleep. I also recently found out that Omega 3 Fish Oil, in clinical studies, does help the Kidneys, only I'm afraid to take it again bcos I had a brain stroke (brain leak) bcos of the high dose I was taking. So I stick with Olive Oil, which will not have the same healing effect, but it's better than nothing I guess. On the upside, the Mayo Clinic has had success with taking our belly fat stem cell to regenerate the Kidneys. Sadly we have to wait man years before they go thru all of the regulation process.
@@OMGaNEWBIE can you please tell me how peeing is related to the spike of insulin? I have this problem with peeing at night. I've recently realized that rice is very problematic and somehow related to this problem. I use brown rice. My kidneys are ok.
@@roxyinthegarden9551 - Last month, I learned a lot by subscribing to KenDBerryMD (that's his YT channel name, he's a doctor) and another channel called Diet Doctor. Both have excellent info. Click the VIDEOS tab on their YT home page. To answer your question, foods that turn into sugar, will cause much peeing bcos your body is trying to get rid of it. I was so sleep deprived due to peeing every 15 min. for over a decade & no specialist could tell me why. When I gave up all grains, NOTE: it takes 14 days for offending foods to leave the body, see the Elimination Diet, that's when I finally was able to sleep 4hrs before getting up to pee. Huge difference. FYI: If you cheat once in that 14 day period, you have to start counting the 14 days from the beginning. And "no", eating meat or fats will not harm our kidney's. You will learn a lot from the two channels I gave you. I especially like Dr. Berry bcos I can easily find the topic I'm interested in, in his VIDEOS tab on his YT home page. I hope this info helps you!
I'm scared. I was Dx with DM 2 in Jan, A1c 7.7. Started metformin and statins. A1c now 5.2, lost 50 lbs. LDL went from 130 to 95, HDL went from 34 to 19!!! Help!
I need help.. I had a heart attack. I am 131 pounds 5 footv2. I exercised daily. I was eating fresh food for last 4 years. Before that I was on low fat diet which made me sick. I am trying to get on the website. I am desperate to turn my situation. Cardiologist says impossible, I am doomed by my heredity.
Three meals a day full of vegetables, beans, avocado, nuts, and lean protein (fish, chicken, beef). Have fruits for a snack at the end of the meal to satisfy sugar craving. ...and, 30-60 minutes of moderate intensity exercise 5 days a week.
@@Teivel666 it is impossible to keep blood sugar down on a low fat diet. Imo I quit flour and refined carbs. Fasting sugar is now 85. Aic down from 5.6 to 5.4. I quit all snacking.
Marty Abreu, I'm just a beginner in this quest for health but my understanding is that the fruit(sugar) and grains(more sugar) were the culprits in the vegetarian diet, not the leafy greens.
@@bernibeckmann9753 Avoiding fruits is worse in the longer-term because they contain important vitamins minerals and phytonutrients. E g. Pomogranetes promote heart health
i just got my blood work back, maybe someone can give me some advice. im on a statin, and my total cholestriol is 138, my triglycerides is 81 very low, my HDl is 37 low, my LDl is 85. i have a non alcoholic fatty liver so its very difficult dropping the poiunds. i work out 4 days a week, lift 3 days. I work out very intensly, im 55 and still lift heavy
My cholesterol, without any drugs, is very low. Total: 152. HDL: 56.7 LDL: 76 I am 64 and am afraid this is too low. My research shows that low cholesterol is a predictor for cancer and shorter life span. I am not overweight, I take no drugs at all, I am an omnivore and use olive oil and coconut oil. My only exercise is walking. I would like to RAISE my cholesterol. Testing shows I am low in all my hormones. I think higher cholesterol would help this. How can I do this?
Comrade Fernando Mandrake You are correct. Although, it would be fair to say that it is now 348% of what it was before. Or approximately 350% of what it was. Keeps it really juicy.
that is correct. from, say, 25, doubling to 50, is a 100% increase, cuz the increase of 25 is 100% of base of 25 (but note that decrease from 50 to 25 is only a 50% decr. cuz decr. of 25 is 50% of base of 50) from 25 to 75, is a 200% increase, cuz increase of 50 is 200% of base of 25 from 25 to 100 is a 300% increase, cuz increase of 75 is 300% of base of 25
Question. I have been on the keto diet following faithfully at no more than 20 net carbs per day.I’m age 54. HDL started at 30. I have lost 40 pounds doing & sardines every day for lunch and olive oil etc. and it’s been a year later and I my HDL has only gone to 36. Is that normal or should I see some better improvement? I just don’t believe I’m getting the numbers that I should based on your information…. Is there something else I should be looking at?
@@dodyh657 I check every 4 months. Running from 205 to 185. I take berberine every morning with garlic and Ceylon cinnamon and turmeric as well. Even back in the 80s when I was in the army, I was fit my, HDL average around 30 as well.
@@solidrockhi7 My HDL was around 38, it increased to 44 after 4 months since I changed my diet. I think your experience is not normal. Olive oil is good. But I advise you to change to butter (90%), and virgin olive oil (10%). Or just 100% butter/lard to cook. Eat beef, bacon (fatty), 4-6 eggs, every day. Sardines, avocado, beef liver 2 - 3 times a week. Eat carbs max 20gr each day. Or zero carbs. Avoid sugar. Do resistance exercise 3-4 times / week. Do intermitent fasting 16/8 at least. You should see improvement on your HDL score by 3 months. Also improvement on your trigliceryde score to less than 140.
He said magnesium water which you can find the recipe for in his Undoctored book. Then he said to fix your gut flora (microbiome ) which is the main portion of his advice.
Doc, I'd like to clear something up for you. You raised your HDL from 27 to 94. That is not a 350% increase. It is a ~ 250% increase. Here's why. If you double 27, that's 54. You raised it 27 above 27, that is a 100% increase over the base figure. If you triple 27, that's 81, a 200% increase. So you more than tripled your HDL, but in percentage terms it was only a 250% increase. So you can state that you more than tripled your HDL, but you cannot correctly state that you raised your HDL by 350%.
@@boldeagle43 a 100% increase of HDL:27 would be an HDL = 54 and 54 divided by 27 X 100 = 200. lumixtube94 is correct. It is a percentage . Τhats the key word. So we are measuring anything in excess of the base value which is 27
Raider Leo, she is trying to kill you. I am glad you think that is funny. I received statins in the mail from my new doctor, whom I have had only one phone appointment with, without any notice. My cholesterol is not high. I do not think it is funny. Alzhiemers (spell ?) ed, dementia, increase risk of early death is not a all funny.
The diet this Dr. says made him unhealthy is exactly the diet that I am now on because my total cholesterol was 8 mmol/L (308 mg/dl). Following the 'bad diet' he describes my total cholesterol, after just 2 months, is now 5.4 mmol/L (208 mg/dl). The advice I followed was from Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and the Forks over Knives cookbook. My HDL is slightly on the low side so I was hunting for some advice on how to bring that up a bit and came across this video. I guess one of the tell tale things to look out for is if there is scientific research that backs up these claims. It is no suprise then that Dr. Esselstyn has published a ton of original l research along with his colleagues. I found no articles backing up Dr. Davis' claims though I did come across an article on WebMd critiqueing his diet and it seems that there are elements of his diet that are really good and would lower LDLs and lead to weight loss, but for him to characterise the oil free vegan diet as unhealthy is very misleading information. Plant based diets do seem to get lots of people knocking them recently. I would just say this - there are cultures in the world where this is basically the standard diet and generations of those people have lead long healthy lives on it - not because it's a fad, but because they've always eaten that way. Clearly they would have died out had it been unhealthy....
Seems your doctor forgot to test: Triglycerides or a full lipid profile, instead of the useless LDL-C which does not show particle count. Total cholesterol is just a total, no benefit to this test.
Please if you leave a comment please explain your health conditions first. For example I am diabetic and lob lob lob then give your advice blood work and so on so forth. Thanks
Going on diet losing wait raises HDL but same time it raises LDL that’s a big trade off ,not sure what’s the alternative to keep the LDL low same time 🤔
Mine is not raising too fast, just really slowly since losing 40 kilos, I'm doing everything mentioned in this video except eating low carb as that's too much for me to manage right now, I focus on calories, eating organic and walking 3 hours a day.
"I raised my HDL by 350%." I understand exactly what you're saying. Your HDL rose from 27 to 94, and 94÷27≈3.5. But isn't there a better way to describe this? What if I told you that my HDL increased by 100%? Would you think that it had stayed the same? Or would you think that it had doubled?
You're right. Dr. Davis should have said either that "I raised my HDL to 350% of what it was" or "I raised my HDL by 250%". Either of these statements would have been correct. Of course even a mere 250% increase in HDL is really good! I'm a mathematician.
Mark Hardy The doctor's statement is actually wrong. He should have said "I raised my hdl by 250%"(67÷27~2.5), or he could also say "My hdl rose to 350%".
Have read really high HDL can be a risk, so then found HDL efllux (not sure what that is) or HDL nonfunctional. I dont need weight loss, also "good' results on Trigl labs. Thanks for info !
Can you state the HDL in units other than % ? Is this relative % they way they state the benefits of statins. You’ll have people listen more if you use actual HDL lab units versus % Also show Triglyceride : HDL Ratio. This is an important number.
guess that my answer I was diagnosed type2 in December of 2023. my CHOLESTEROL was - 255. my HDL was 33.9 my LDL was 191 my TRIGLYCERIDE was 150.5 my AC1 was 7.2 my WEIGHT was 290 as of MARCH 19th my CHOLESTEROL is 123 my HDL is 31.2 my LDL is 78 my TRIGLYCERIDE is 69.1 my AC1 is 5.4 my WEIGHT is 232 i lost weight but my HDL dropped. i corrected my entire diet and included exercise.
Um, no. Not vegan at all. Going vegetarian made him gain weight and become Type 2 Diabetic. Cutting out grains, adding the supplements he mentions (including fish oil which is not vegan!) and eating healthy natural animal fats (not chemically processed seed oils) is what he recommends.
It's the ratio of HDL/trig, or LDL/HDL that is critical. Another one is the ratio of fasting insulin/apoB. See Ivor Cumming's "The Cholesterol Condundrum"
@@sagarsonnappa9657 oh good...will also try it out....nothing to worry right?? I am actually obese, so thought hdl might be low, now will work out to reduce weight....will hdl values go up? I heard it should be around 40-45 atleast...
I heard that too. It was confusing. I think he meant per meal. Eating twice a day would give you ~30 grams which is acceptable per most guidelines that I’ve seen.
you still got one step forward to enter the world of wholistic lifestyle and that is when you subside the artificial supplements and depend totally on food. and one step further to to become a real healer and that is when become able to guide the mass to a proper diet that is accessible to every single person on earth. and you would become a master when you become able to teach people how to get rid of their medications and replace it with proper diets..
For those wanting to know ,info starts at 3:06 and ends at 3:44.
Thank you.
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Legend!
thank you
[(44-06)/379] = 10% Poor ratio of info to video length ... but maybe above YT average? Thanks!!!
Thank you Dr. Davis. You are one of those few real doctors. I learned a lot from your videos.
Thank you for saying so!
So glad I found this video, I was freaking out as my HDL dropped from 39 down to 23 in a 2month period where I am doing OMAD with a keto eating style and very low carbs only from green veggies and have lost 50lbs in 8weeks time. I hope to see a rebound with my HDL to go back above 40🤞😎👍
What is it now
what's your hdl now?
Update?
Thanks Doc! I got your Undoctored book and love it. My HDL went from 40 to 80! Just from going low carb/Keto for about 4 months, along with all your advices. Thanks for all your work you're sharing with us.
Daniel
NutraNuva - FACE FOOD you either lie or you are a special case, or maybe you went from high junk to low junk diet
Pls tell me what to eat and what to not eat
@@singerrijit2383 What really works for me and many others is eating a low carb or keto diet along with wheat/grain elimination. Throw in intermittent fasting and exercise and you become super human. For WHAT to eat, you need to start with the above and keep eating what you know is healthy. And keep in mind, when you lower your carbs your appetite goes away and you are not hungry. It becomes easy. Hope this helps.
@@DanielTrevorOnline but what about people which are already underweight ?
Thanks
@@DanielTrevorOnline just curious, are trying to say stop wholemeal bread and oats? Please share because my hdl level is terrible.
Avoid sugar carbs commercial oil, plastic ( highly processed-pesticide ridden, zapped up ) foods.
I am a man 62 yrs old type2 diabetic for almost 20yrs. I used to take many meds for sugar, statin , ezitimib blood pressure aspirin and much more. I wasn't fit at all because of abdominal fats especially around my waist and breasts however every common blood factor was good and my cardiologist was believe i am doing well. It's good to know that I did angioplasty which was unsuccessful so that doctors could not put a stand in my heart and they also told me that other veins are partially clogged about 10yrs ago. Last year I changed my diet to almost low carb and lost all that nasty fat . I turned from 75kg to 63 kg during last year. My glucose is under control and a1 c is 6.3 While I cut off all the meds except met. My trig is 90, hdl is 54 and ldl is 160. Now I feel good but a little bit my energy is low. My blood pressure is under control as well. So what is your advice for me. Everybody is welcomed. Thanks.
keep A1c 5.5 aroud
keep BMI 22.8～23.2
little Weight Training
Morning Walking or Jogging
Drink some TEA in the day
Sleep well
Enough Protein and good Oil
Some Nuts
No Junks！
Good Luck…….
I have found another good doctor!
HDL 104, LDL 130, TriG 70. Electrolytes all nominal. Pushing 70 YOA. EVOO every day. A gallon of filtered water, with fresh lemon, every day. Exercise, fresh air and sunshine, every day. Top shelf bourbon only, every day. Eat what you want but stop eating before you're full. Eat only when you're really hungry. Laugh out loud, every day.
Terrible numbers. You have to change 100%.
@@nebojsa1976 don't be a schmuck.
Thanks for the info, i have started keto like 1 month back. My HDL dropped slightly, and my triglycerides dropped frpm 274 to 154, and confused why do my HDL didnt inprove as suggested. Glad to know HDL might dropped in initial phase, and will rebound later.
Add and have raw extra virgin olive oil
Add resistance training
This year my Triglycerides fell further from 70 to 63, but my HDL fell from 77 to 59. My weight has basically been stable around 69 kg over this time, and my diet HFLC. I steer clear from the word "keto" because I do occasionally include foods which are a taboo on keto, e.g. legumes.
Excellent Podcast 🙂👍
Better to avoid sugar at all costs to reduce systemic inflammation. Inflammation is the root cause of poor lipid profiles.
Sadly, many grains and other foods turn into sugar too, after digestion.
M W its not always root cause
My inflammation levels crp are normal 0.5 yet high triglycerides
@@devendersehrawat2947 yes, because this video is not correct
@@redhotbits If you are going to make a statement then please substantiate it. Don't just drop a comment and then run away. Please explain in a rational substantiated way WHY the video is incorrect.
Sadly your book is called "stupid as bread" in Germany. Dumm wie Brot. Safflower oil kept my HDL regularly around 28 and when I stopped using it my HDL went up to 60. I don't use any seed oil unless I go to a restaurant or buy occasionally a bag of chips. I try to keep a 80/20 rule. Some days I am keto, some carnivore, sometimes I eat a pizza then I eat sardines or steak.
I did switched over to very low carb and it changed my metabolism to where I can run on a high fat diet and not use sugar as fuel. I even ran a marathon fat adapted. Only water. Eggs and bacon before running and butter coffee.
I feel good and don't have blood sugar crashes anymore. I adapted and now I can eat occasionally cake and my body doesn't reverse to the old days. I never drank fruit juice or softdrinks or added sugar to drinks or aspartame. I was just carb dependent and a skinny one as well.
Appreciate the passion Doc, however, please slow down for those of us who don’t come from medical background and it’s lingo. Thanks.
You can select the three dots on the top right of the video and slow down the playback speed.
Dear Doctor thank you so much for sharing this insightful and significant narrative on the importance of higher levels of HDL and lower levels of LDL through proper dietary habits.
It's really very objective and quite 👍
Wow!!!
Awesome info!!
I lost 30 pounds and my HDL dropped from high 70's to 39.
I couldn't believe it. It's always been high. My doctor wants me on statins/crestor. My total is 239, down from 300. Triglycerides 89. LDL 189.
Humm interesting?
So, my HDL will start to go back up? That's good to know.
Thanks doc!!!!
HDL supposed to be raised not lowered.
@@ZZtop2024
Yes I know.
I think I figured it out. It was the Arimidex/Anastrozole, my doc had me on also. A drug to lower your estrogen/estradiol.
Which I didn't need. My estradiol was only in the 40's. 🤔🤔
Been on low carb for over a year - lost the 30 pounds I needed to lose - now weigh 219 - HDL barely moved at all, went from 27 to 29 to 33 and that's it.
Statins destroys your liver.
Good info. I learned a few things, thanks !
FWIW...My lipid particles are Type A (large, which is better/lower), and my inflammation markers, hs-CRP and homocysteine, are in ideal range, my LDL-C averages ~130, Vit D @ 60 ....
And I have confirmed plaque in carotid arteries and heart as measured by CAC and CIMT. So, just because many of your markers are "okay," don't assume you are not at risk.
I have always (20+ years) had a trig/hdl ratio of less than 2 and I also have discovered what you say is true due to my elevated CAC score. Genetics usurps all markers, which are only statistical generalities, not necessarily applicable to you specifically.
My HDL dropped from 50 to 46 mg/L right after starting my Keto diet but my Triglycerides dropped from 151 to 72 during the same time. Not bad but not great either. I am Type 2 and have lost 17 lbs in 11 weeks. I am looking at ways to bump up my HDL to the 60s but I want to also lose a lot more weight.
I lost 16 kg a year ago. I am following a low carb diet, I fast for 20 hours, my fasting blood sugar is around 85, my magnesium in blood is high (slightly over 2), my vitamin D is around 65, my triglycerides are between 35 and 50, my total cholesterols is below 170 (currently 166) always, my protein C reactive is below 1. I eat fatty fish, extra virgin olive oil, fatty fish, avocados, take niacin (nicotinic acid), pistachios, I am eating kefir to improve my gut health, etc. And yet, my HDL is rarely over 40 and has never been higher than 45. I will include liposomial berberine to see if that helps.
Hi my HDL is low also. Did you raise your?
@@Ghost_bros A little bit. Alpha Lipoic acid and exercise might work.
@@rafaelortega1376 Search for the carnivore diet (of course you should be aware that studies about eating meat are mostly fake or poorly done) and see how HDL sky rockets to over 70. Animal Fat (organic of course not processed) and eggs are the answer.
one year on carnivore. hdl 96, up from 79, ldl 145 up from 103, triglycerides 48 up from 38.
Exactly. That's what I was stating above. The Carnivore Diet is the answer.
Do a coronary calcium scan, take vitamin K2, D and salmon roe daily for a year, then take another scan.
duke1duke1 my hubby is doing! High calcium score, stop the poison, sugar carbs and lots of supplements K2 D3 high fat his cholesterol more than 200 we don’t care about the number, eating all types of fat the kind good ones and we will do another exame in one year! He lost 23 lbs in a month!
@@TheBeautyanna
Test after 6+ when weight loss is stable. During weight loss the liver temporarily moves liver fat out to blood to clean house, and then the body will clean up blood stream as well.
Wait until 6 months to a year with weight stable when lipid tests will show correct levels.
Total cholesterol test and
LDL-C are only totals. They do not show particle size or count of each.
Triglyceride : HDL Ratio is beneficial
CAC scan
C-Peptide
HOMA-IR
25(OH)D
Homocysteine
B12
Inflammatory markers like
ALT, AST, and GGT
are useful too.
@@marlenegold280 Thank you for this piece of information. I've been on a weight loss journey for 4 months, high protein-low carb diet and my total cholesterol and ldl levels results came back high, my hdl came back good. So, I'll give it another 6 months to see if it stabilizes
Excellent information Dr. Davis!! Thank you so much for all your directives in getting healthy!! 🤗👌
hi doc..why dont u put subtitles on ithat video?
Bottom line avoid processed sugar and fats and oils
Avoid grains, sugars, and bottled plant oils.
Excellent video!!
I sautéed my food in coconut oil for three months and raised my HDL from 48 to 65.
WHAT TYPE OF COCONUT OIL ? BECAUSE THAT OIL IS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT
@@thetruth14444 just normal unrefined organic coconut oil from Trader Joes. The one in a jar. I sauteed with it for three months and my HDL went up. Coconut oil has the good fat.
@@indranidasgupta8982 Get the one with the green label, it will say triple filtered, it taste better.
Do you eat low carb and do you use olive oli or any other?
Do you think doing same with olive oil will help me? My HDL is 25.
NMR Test is good. Get it at lab corp. 119.00 but worth it. Get a cardiologist or your primary doctor to read.
You are 100 %correct
Great advices, thanks
My Cholesterol, and my Triglycerides are good, and went down, however, my LDL and HDL are above normal. I am not going to take a STATIN, and will try never to take one. My blood pressure is on the low side, but still normal range. I am not fat, and do not smoke or drink alcohol. If anyone does, is RED WINE okay? Thank you and have a wonderful life.
You are very healthy don't worry at all, you can consume red vine it's good for out body but not to much ofc :)
I appreciate the video but you’re talking a little too fast. What was the last thing you recommended? Cultivate healthy bowl floor?
Gut flora
One of Dr. Bill’s more informative vids.
I thought you were going to talk about exactly how you raised your HDL. Looks like I was wrong.
Thanks for information
I just ordered Ascenta fish oil, which I learned about in Undoctored.
I have read some articles which says that fish oil doesn’t low the cholesterol, bu can do worse.
I worded too .. 2 bottles but I didn’t start them yet.
Before I bought them I saw 👀 some people commented on UA-cam that will help to low the cholesterol.
And after that when the bottles arrived at home, I looked again on google to be sure, and I got disappointed. 130 dollars away
Great information
My labs just came back hdl is 81 flagged too high low c peptides. What's wrong, ? I am keto 7 years intermittent fasting 2 years.
Very glad to land on this video. My problem is my LDL remains elevated accompanied by my Uric Acid. HDL is 40. I changed my diet and favor more good fat. I would like to increase my HDL as DR said. I listened to the tube several times but since I am not a native English, it's difficult to note all the procedures for increasing the HDL like all the supplements he mentioned. Can somebody help me to understand and drop down all the supplements like Omega-3, the type of magnesium(cause there are different types of magnesium)... and so on. I hear something like Iodine also. I don't know if I hear correctly. Your help is most welcome. Thanks.
same problem i have, he talks so fast. but read the description at the bottom of the video
No mention of simple niacin?
So I got my results this week and LDL 214 and doc wants me on a statin and was surprised by my arguments because my triglycerides are now 104 and HDL is 42 but actually came up from low 30’s and my A1C is 5.4 from a 6 a year ago. Here I was thinking I’m proud of those blood sugar numbers but I love how she only points out my cholesterol. Should I limit saturated fat? Is it a myth? I don’t want to take the statin.
They do this because they are taught this in medical school, the curriculum and influence on it is from the pharmaceutical companies pushing statins.
Doctors prescribing habits are monitored, and if they don’t prescribe enough meds, they are given a warning by the higher ups to prescribe more.
You are in charge of your care; they work for you.
Statins significantly increase risk of full diabetes by ~ 48%.
How on earth will that improve one’s health.
Doctor’s are taught to fixate on LDL only.
You’re doing well, keep it up.
Statin ‘treatment’ is like fixing the blinking warning light on the dash but not the underlying problem… statins create new problems with all the side effects… very serious ones.
Parkinson’s, ALS, Cataracts,
muscle Rhabdomyolysis, Type 2. Diabetes, Dementia, mental fog, …
The LDL-C doesn’t show particle size… and studies show that LDL that is too low worsens longevity.
Continue with the diet that improved/lowered your Triglycerides, and add walking, some resistance training, even climbing stairs or lifting groceries, mowing /raking lawn, shovelling snow, activities that improve insulin sensitivity more, and build endurance, muscle, and strength.
LDL level used to be higher in the 1960s. The people deciding ‘acceptable’ LDL-C lowering the number to artificially make more people supposedly ‘need’ a statin.
You’d be the one stuck with side effects, not your doctor.
Women should not take statin drugs according to my Doctor because it cause cancer of the breast and should not prescribed to women. My friend drink 3 cups of organic Hibiscus tea and her cholesterol back to normal. Hope it also work for anyone who have problems with their cholesterol. I heard also to another Doctor that Losartan can cause comatose. God bless!
@@marlenegold280 well said 👏 👍
@@riverflow8186 Losartan causes Alzheimer and dementia... I eliminate it from My mami prescription and started the Bredesen Protocol that includes keto, intermitent fasting, exercices and other natural plants like Mane lions, and high dosis of coco oil and there was a huge difference...
I told to My family and doctors she take Losartan because they were pushing and she is not... I make her prívate blood checking by My own...
William Davis - Even if those of us who suffer from Kidney Disease give up all grains and wheat, we have nothing left to eat. We have to avoid all animal products too. And veggies also contain protein, phosphorous & potassium, which we must avoid as well. And you say to avoid all oils. So what's left for us to eat to prevent further Kidney Disease and prevent huger pains as oils & fats do?
FYI: Be careful when telling people to consume large doses of Omega Fish oil. It may cause a Brain Leak.
I should know, my naturopath "convinced" me to take 5,000mg per day against my better judgement. Within a week & a half, I ended up with a brain stroke.
Have you searched for John Mcdougall and his lectures on the original William Kempner Rice Diet. I would try that if I had kidney problems.
@@fsjeep611 - Thank you for caring. Yes, I have studied him years ago & did his diet and put on a lot of weight & could not stop constantly peeing every 15 min., even thru the night. No sleep, only up & down to pee!
I only recently found out that there is a "huge" difference between regular white rice & "parboiled" rice. Parboiled rice doesn't spike the insulin as much. I pee less Thank God & can actually get at least 2 hrs sleep.
I also recently found out that Omega 3 Fish Oil, in clinical studies, does help the Kidneys, only I'm afraid to take it again bcos I had a brain stroke (brain leak) bcos of the high dose I was taking. So I stick with Olive Oil, which will not have the same healing effect, but it's better than nothing I guess.
On the upside, the Mayo Clinic has had success with taking our belly fat stem cell to regenerate the Kidneys. Sadly we have to wait man years before they go thru all of the regulation process.
@@OMGaNEWBIE can you please tell me how peeing is related to the spike of insulin? I have this problem with peeing at night. I've recently realized that rice is very problematic and somehow related to this problem. I use brown rice. My kidneys are ok.
@@roxyinthegarden9551 - Last month, I learned a lot by subscribing to KenDBerryMD (that's his YT channel name, he's a doctor) and another channel called Diet Doctor. Both have excellent info. Click the VIDEOS tab on their YT home page.
To answer your question, foods that turn into sugar, will cause much peeing bcos your body is trying to get rid of it. I was so sleep deprived due to peeing every 15 min. for over a decade & no specialist could tell me why.
When I gave up all grains, NOTE: it takes 14 days for offending foods to leave the body, see the Elimination Diet, that's when I finally was able to sleep 4hrs before getting up to pee. Huge difference.
FYI: If you cheat once in that 14 day period, you have to start counting the 14 days from the beginning.
And "no", eating meat or fats will not harm our kidney's. You will learn a lot from the two channels I gave you. I especially like Dr. Berry bcos I can easily find the topic I'm interested in, in his VIDEOS tab on his YT home page.
I hope this info helps you!
Check out Dr Jason Fung Nephrologist. He recommends intermittent and low carb.
Does this program help with high blood pressure?
I'm scared. I was Dx with DM 2 in Jan, A1c 7.7. Started metformin and statins. A1c now 5.2, lost 50 lbs. LDL went from 130 to 95, HDL went from 34 to 19!!! Help!
how r u now
Gotta be feeling better. Bones might hurt some at 19 HDL
@@SpreadAU bones?
Thank you, Dr.
I need help.. I had a heart attack. I am 131 pounds 5 footv2. I exercised daily. I was eating fresh food for last 4 years. Before that I was on low fat diet which made me sick. I am trying to get on the website. I am desperate to turn my situation. Cardiologist says impossible, I am doomed by my heredity.
Three meals a day full of vegetables, beans, avocado, nuts, and lean protein (fish, chicken, beef). Have fruits for a snack at the end of the meal to satisfy sugar craving. ...and, 30-60 minutes of moderate intensity exercise 5 days a week.
@@Teivel666 it is impossible to keep blood sugar down on a low fat diet. Imo I quit flour and refined carbs. Fasting sugar is now 85. Aic down from 5.6 to 5.4. I quit all snacking.
get away from the low fat diet, keep you carb intake lower
What did suggest to eat?
Now I'm totally confused. He got unhealthy on vegetarian diet? Then he got healthy? With what kind of diet?
Marty Abreu, I'm just a beginner in this quest for health but my understanding is that the fruit(sugar) and grains(more sugar) were the culprits in the vegetarian diet, not the leafy greens.
@@bernibeckmann9753 Avoiding fruits is worse in the longer-term because they contain important vitamins minerals and phytonutrients. E g. Pomogranetes promote heart health
@@mehulsharma5228 Fruit is just a sugar bomb with some vitamins.
@@mehulsharma5228do you eat the seeds
Hey doc. Why does hdl initially drop when we lose weight. Didn’t understand
did u get the answer
@@directajith no
So I became a vegan and lost 40 pounds and all my numbers are good hummmm ???
i just got my blood work back, maybe someone can give me some advice. im on a statin, and my total cholestriol is 138, my triglycerides is 81 very low, my HDl is 37 low, my LDl is 85. i have a non alcoholic fatty liver so its very difficult dropping the poiunds. i work out 4 days a week, lift 3 days. I work out very intensly, im 55 and still lift heavy
why are you on a statin
My cholesterol, without any drugs, is very low. Total: 152. HDL: 56.7 LDL: 76 I am 64 and am afraid this is too low. My research shows that low cholesterol is a predictor for cancer and shorter life span. I am not overweight, I take no drugs at all, I am an omnivore and use olive oil and coconut oil. My only exercise is walking. I would like to RAISE my cholesterol. Testing shows I am low in all my hormones. I think higher cholesterol would help this. How can I do this?
Actually your numbers are very good!
Eat an AVOCADO EACH DAY!!
Do ketovore... You will raise them.
I need those number at 40 😂
Error in the calculation: From 27 to 94 is a 248% increase. Not 350%. For some people math is hard.
Comrade Fernando Mandrake
You are correct. Although, it would be fair to say that it is now 348% of what it was before. Or approximately 350% of what it was. Keeps it really juicy.
multiply 27 by 2.48 then multiply 27 by 3.5.
that is correct.
from, say, 25, doubling to 50, is a 100% increase, cuz the increase of 25 is 100% of base of 25
(but note that decrease from 50 to 25 is only a 50% decr. cuz decr. of 25 is 50% of base of 50)
from 25 to 75, is a 200% increase, cuz increase of 50 is 200% of base of 25
from 25 to 100 is a 300% increase, cuz increase of 75 is 300% of base of 25
it means one can reverse diabetes if he raises HDL levels
What type of magnesium???? Is there a video for the recipe?
Question. I have been on the keto diet following faithfully at no more than 20 net carbs per day.I’m age 54. HDL started at 30. I have lost 40 pounds doing & sardines every day for lunch and olive oil etc. and it’s been a year later and I my HDL has only gone to 36. Is that normal or should I see some better improvement? I just don’t believe I’m getting the numbers that I should based on your information….
Is there something else I should be looking at?
How much is your trigliceryde?
@@dodyh657
I check every 4 months. Running from 205 to 185. I take berberine every morning with garlic and Ceylon cinnamon and turmeric as well. Even back in the 80s when I was in the army, I was fit my, HDL average around 30 as well.
@@solidrockhi7 My HDL was around 38, it increased to 44 after 4 months since I changed my diet.
I think your experience is not normal.
Olive oil is good. But I advise you to change to butter (90%), and virgin olive oil (10%). Or just 100% butter/lard to cook.
Eat beef, bacon (fatty), 4-6 eggs, every day. Sardines, avocado, beef liver 2 - 3 times a week.
Eat carbs max 20gr each day. Or zero carbs. Avoid sugar.
Do resistance exercise 3-4 times / week.
Do intermitent fasting 16/8 at least.
You should see improvement on your HDL score by 3 months. Also improvement on your trigliceryde score to less than 140.
When I started keto my HDL was 58 at losing 100 pounds they went down to 24. I am trying to find a way to raise this.
A few drops of Henessy cognac, a few walnuts per day and berries will raise HDL,
@@drjosephsmaresca8256 thanks
Resistance training improves insulin sensitivity.
Can show with
HOMA-IR test
I want a 94 HDL cholesterol . The highest I got it is 50.
My fish oil is 1000 mg per serving and it said take 2 a day should I take 3??
Is eating Ezekiel Bread ok or is it also a no no
3:32 what he told after magnesium? I am not native and I don't understand.
He said magnesium water which you can find the recipe for in his Undoctored book. Then he said to fix your gut flora (microbiome ) which is the main portion of his advice.
How do you raise HDL naturally if you already skinny and working out ? P.S my HDL is 37
Do everything else: fish oil, vitamin D, no grains or sugars, cultivate healthy bowel flora. The effect should still be substantial.
And make sure you not overtraining.
Eat saturated fat the more you eat the higher the HDL
Me too
Doc, I'd like to clear something up for you. You raised your HDL from 27 to 94. That is not a 350% increase. It is a ~ 250% increase.
Here's why. If you double 27, that's 54. You raised it 27 above 27, that is a 100% increase over the base figure. If you triple 27, that's 81, a 200% increase. So you more than tripled your HDL, but in percentage terms it was only a 250% increase. So you can state that you more than tripled your HDL, but you cannot correctly state that you raised your HDL by 350%.
lumixtube 94 divided by 24 X 100 = 348.15.
@@boldeagle43 a 100% increase of HDL:27 would be an HDL = 54 and 54 divided by 27 X 100 = 200. lumixtube94 is correct. It is a percentage . Τhats the key word. So we are measuring anything in excess of the base value which is 27
@@boldeagle43 According to your calculation he could raise it by 100% just by remaining at 24. (24 / 24 * 100) = 100%
The simple way to express this calculation is: 100 * (94 - 27) / 27 = 248%
@@boldeagle43 Yes, more that tripled, but only around 250% increase....
My doctor has me on statins for high cholesterol, is she trying to kill me? Lol
Probably
Get Serious about your diet. Clean whole nutritious foods only. You can easily kick Statins to the frigging Curb!!!!
That medicine silence killing your organs...and no feeling
Statin use almost made me an invalid. Toxic to some people & I am one. Got off them.
Raider Leo, she is trying to kill you. I am glad you think that is funny. I received statins in the mail from my new doctor, whom I have had only one phone appointment with, without any notice. My cholesterol is not high. I do not think it is funny. Alzhiemers (spell ?) ed, dementia, increase risk of early death is not a all funny.
Im 67 and my hdl has never tested in the normal range. Now have atherosclerosis.
What has it been?
The diet this Dr. says made him unhealthy is exactly the diet that I am now on because my total cholesterol was 8 mmol/L (308 mg/dl). Following the 'bad diet' he describes my total cholesterol, after just 2 months, is now 5.4 mmol/L (208 mg/dl). The advice I followed was from Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn and the Forks over Knives cookbook. My HDL is slightly on the low side so I was hunting for some advice on how to bring that up a bit and came across this video. I guess one of the tell tale things to look out for is if there is scientific research that backs up these claims. It is no suprise then that Dr. Esselstyn has published a ton of original l research along with his colleagues. I found no articles backing up Dr. Davis' claims though I did come across an article on WebMd critiqueing his diet and it seems that there are elements of his diet that are really good and would lower LDLs and lead to weight loss, but for him to characterise the oil free vegan diet as unhealthy is very misleading information.
Plant based diets do seem to get lots of people knocking them recently. I would just say this - there are cultures in the world where this is basically the standard diet and generations of those people have lead long healthy lives on it - not because it's a fad, but because they've always eaten that way. Clearly they would have died out had it been unhealthy....
Seems your doctor forgot to test:
Triglycerides or a full lipid profile, instead of the useless LDL-C which does not show particle count.
Total cholesterol is just a total, no benefit to this test.
The longest living cultures dont eat plant diets. They all eat meat with their sweet potatoes. You have been lied to.
Please if you leave a comment please explain your health conditions first. For example I am diabetic and lob lob lob then give your advice blood work and so on so forth. Thanks
Going on diet losing wait raises HDL but same time it raises LDL that’s a big trade off ,not sure what’s the alternative to keep the LDL low same time 🤔
Please, subtitle are not disponible!
So it was let's say it was 1 so if you raise it to 3.5 you just raised it by 350 percent.
350 percent does not mean anything.
Nobody has an HDL of 1. I agree 350 % of a little bit isn't much, but it is still an improvement.
So if your boss told you that you were getting a 350% raise, you'd tell him that it "does not mean anything" ?
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How can a person’s HDL be at 178?
My HDL is 110 and my Dr. wants to put me on statins. Lol
Excellent
I have 80 kilos to lose, is it possible to raise my HDL while I am losing this weight? Many thanks.
Yes, my HDL went from 25 to low 50s whilst eating low-carb and losing weight. And trigs dropped from 200s to 50-100
Mine is not raising too fast, just really slowly since losing 40 kilos, I'm doing everything mentioned in this video except eating low carb as that's too much for me to manage right now, I focus on calories, eating organic and walking 3 hours a day.
But it is raising, just very slowly.
I do eat mainly low GI though.
No transcript ?
U literally said nothing that could help🤦🏽♀️ only how it has helped u
How about organic whole oat gains and whole wheat?
So what do we do?
We explode.
"I raised my HDL by 350%." I understand exactly what you're saying. Your HDL rose from 27 to 94, and 94÷27≈3.5. But isn't there a better way to describe this? What if I told you that my HDL increased by 100%? Would you think that it had stayed the same? Or would you think that it had doubled?
You're right. Dr. Davis should have said either that "I raised my HDL to 350% of what it was" or "I raised my HDL by 250%". Either of these statements would have been correct. Of course even a mere 250% increase in HDL is really good! I'm a mathematician.
Mark Hardy
The doctor's statement is actually wrong. He should have said "I raised my hdl by 250%"(67÷27~2.5), or he could also say "My hdl rose to 350%".
it was better said: 'i raised my HDL from 27 to 94, ie a three and half times increase'.
Have read really high HDL can be a risk, so then found HDL efllux (not sure what that is) or HDL nonfunctional. I dont need weight loss, also "good' results on Trigl labs. Thanks for info !
Can you state the HDL in units other than % ?
Is this relative % they way they state the benefits of statins.
You’ll have people listen more if you use actual HDL lab units versus %
Also show
Triglyceride : HDL Ratio.
This is an important number.
guess that my answer
I was diagnosed type2 in December of 2023.
my CHOLESTEROL was - 255.
my HDL was 33.9
my LDL was 191
my TRIGLYCERIDE was 150.5
my AC1 was 7.2
my WEIGHT was 290
as of MARCH 19th
my CHOLESTEROL is 123
my HDL is 31.2
my LDL is 78
my TRIGLYCERIDE is 69.1
my AC1 is 5.4
my WEIGHT is 232
i lost weight but my HDL dropped. i corrected my entire diet and included exercise.
I have fool-proof evidence that my high LDL, low HDL and high triglycerides are a problem - chest pain, shortness of breath and high pulse rate.
3 hard boiled eggs for breakfast, salad for lunch, avocados for dinner, with coconut oil & fish oil is what helped me.
Couldnt really get how he increased his HDL apart from that he went vegan
Um, no. Not vegan at all. Going vegetarian made him gain weight and become Type 2 Diabetic. Cutting out grains, adding the supplements he mentions (including fish oil which is not vegan!) and eating healthy natural animal fats (not chemically processed seed oils) is what he recommends.
Is it good to have high HDL
nuclearthreat, ahhh yes ! It is very good.
It's the ratio of HDL/trig, or LDL/HDL that is critical. Another one is the ratio of fasting insulin/apoB. See Ivor Cumming's "The Cholesterol Condundrum"
My Hdl is 24 but my other cholesterol level are in normal range ….I am worrying
Same...Mine 30 did you do anything to increase hdl?
@@soorajv1128 going for a walk , having dates and having pomegranate
@@sagarsonnappa9657 oh good...will also try it out....nothing to worry right?? I am actually obese, so thought hdl might be low, now will work out to reduce weight....will hdl values go up? I heard it should be around 40-45 atleast...
@@soorajv1128 yes that’s correct all are connected to weight loss
@@soorajv1128 even I am also obese but I am trying to reduce my weight too
my hdl is 120 is that too high
Wow , the highest mine has ever been was 88 - just curious what are LDL and triglycerides
Did all of this and NEVER achieved that high level of HDL.
@Abdel-Ilah BENAHMED for how long? and how much it will raise the HDL ?
No more than 15 g carbs per day or per meal?
No more than zero carbs per day.
I heard that too. It was confusing. I think he meant per meal. Eating twice a day would give you ~30 grams which is acceptable per most guidelines that I’ve seen.
you still got one step forward to enter the world of wholistic lifestyle and that is when you subside the artificial supplements and depend totally on food. and one step further to to become a real healer and that is when become able to guide the mass to a proper diet that is accessible to every single person on earth. and you would become a master when you become able to teach people how to get rid of their medications and replace it with proper diets..
Thats a bad veggi diet he quotes a healthy veggie diet is exactly that
The doc is buzzed... good info though.
I eat high carbs, low fat diet and my lipid profile looks like this:-
LDl is 100
HDL is 108
TG is 52
What is your usual source of carbs? Do you exercise? how often?
Replace "silly" with "plain fu**ing dumb".
Please stop talking so fast. It’s impossible to follow you in delivering this critically important information.
Doesn’t fasting also raise cholesterol?
No. Fasting raises Growth Hormone and Testosterone.
Fasting increases sugar
nope!
This man practically gobbles his words. Barely understood a thing.
I agree I am struggling to follow