Look at the chart. Above 200 mg you die with higher cholesterol. He read the chart completely incorrectly. Don't think I'm going to trust him with medical advice
I did, enjoyed enough red meat for a lifetime. My doctor prescribed statins, but I ignored it. 5 years later, at 52, I had a heart attack, cardiac arrest, and a 19 minute flatline. You're right, why worry? I don't worry about taking statins anymore. Cheers!
@@tzenophile I told my doctor I thought i had problems. He said i had no risk factors (guess he didn't know my red meat consumption!). Anyway, they ran some tests and two hours later I wasn't allowed to leave the hospital and had a quintuple heart by-pass!!! I was 49. My family raises and produces meat - breakfast bacon and eggs, lunch and dinner steak. Everything fried in lard. I never saw a vegetable until first day of school and couldn't figurre why rabbit food was on my plate. Mum and her brother died young of cancer, another brother heart disease, another dementia, Dad died heart disease, brother has heart disease, another uncle had heart-attack before the weekend,
@@egarchmh Ouch; I got away with two stents. I lost my dad suddenly when he was 73, that is probably what saved me; no warning signs, just a bit of intermittent weakness and dizzy spells which made me go to the ER instead of home to an empty house. It's only rabbit food for me now.
@@tzenophile 10 years carnivore. Heart attack, died 2x. Resucitattion. I had sky high cholesterol. Doctors warned me for years. I told them cholesterol was a myth and healthy for me. I am now a survivor with severe Coronary artery disease. I eat a whole food plant based diet now that is actually very delicious. I was lied to by the carnivore Atkins guys. Life lesson learned
I lost 4 brothers to heart attacks. All 4 were on statins and all 4 were under the age of 60. I'm 62 and healthy, yet Drs try to tell me with my family history, I should be on statins. No thanks! I'll stick to a healthy diet, exercise and natural remedies.
Thanks soo much doctor. I'm in my 70 . I have never measured my cholesterol, eat loads of eggs and only full fat products. This whole cholesterol business is a business for the pharmaceutical companies.
@@rod7944congrats! I’m 10-pounds below my high school weight now. Feels awesome doesn’t it! I’m starting to think that I need significant amounts of fat. The more I eat, the better I feel. It’s almost as if I’ve been starved of fat my whole life.
For those who do not know, LDL is not a kind of cholesterol. It is a lipoprotein sphere that transports cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins, triglycerides, and hormones to the tissues that need them. As Malcolm Kendrick, author of " A Clot Thickens" says, " You wouldn't call a car a person because it contains people". Since the blood is a water-based solution, and fats are not soluble in water, cholesterol and fats are carried in these submarine spheres so our blood vessels don't clog up immediately, starting with our leg veins. It is time for those who do know, to stop calling it LDL cholesterol and perpetuating the myth.
What does this change in the conversation though? Is my doctor going to respect me more because that’s really what I want *sarcasm 😬. It’s kinda like calling plants/animals by their Latin genus species names since that is mor correct. It just makes people think you’re trying to sound smart (nobody likes those people). Nobody wants to hire those people.
Thank you dr. Shawn Baker❤. My cholesterol is way up becouse of my lion/ omad for the past 2 years. I no longer eat toxic processed crapy foods🤮🤮🤮. I almost died from Statins in 2022😢. So just by watching you sir, and dr. Ken Berry i learn so much. The reason i do the lion diet/ omad, is that it helps me with stop the epileptic seisures, angiodeama anaphalethic, and no more bad metabolic syndromes. At 53 i feel like 23, and i will never go back to toxic meds and crapy foods
I recently had my first set of labs done since going carnivore. A1C is 4.9. Everything in the normal range except LDL was 150. Doc wants to put me on a statin. Uh, no. 😂😂😂
Just a little heads up for anyone who might still be smoking. I smoked for 40 years. I also wore glasses about 40 years. When I quit smoking,after a couple months I had to quit wearing my glasses. My vision is back to normal. I’ve never heard anyone talk about this but it happened. I did start a keto diet at the same time so maybe it’s a part of it. Took me about another year before I started carnivore.
Very interesting. I have also read somewhere that smoking cause lower back pain. It seems to affect the very small veins in our bodies. The veins in our eyes are also very tiny. So that might explain what you are observed.
@@eastafrica1020 my lower back pain is absolutely gotten better but not totally gone. It’s annoying and all but at least I can get right up and going. I used to roll out of bed and then struggled to get up
@@eastafrica1020It is actually the tiny capillaries that improve the delivery of oxygen to the tissues to all organs in our bodies when one stops smoking. Veins deliver deoxygenated blood back to the lungs where it is reoxygenated through respiration (breathing). The little filters in the kidneys are called nephrons. I suspect that the lower back pain that improved when you stopped smoking was related to the improved function of these nephrons. Often people attribute lower back pain, logically, to back muscles or the spine, but in fact it can be occasionally, kidney pain. Regardless, one can always benefit from quitting smoking! Kudos to you! That is a very hard thing to do for so many...
The brain is the most cholesterol rich organ. The brain is 3% of bodyweight and 25% of the body's cholesterol is in the brain. Not a good idea to inhibit its synthesis.
See how damaging lying is? The only reason we're having this conversation is because of the fradulent Harvard studies vilifying fat and exonerating sugar, and cholesterol was also blamed for President Eisenhower's heart attack, based on exactly nothing.
I’ve noticed that Harvard studies of any kind are nothing short of pure evil. They are paid to produce a particular result. And damn if they don’t do that. lol.
Dr. Baker, as someone who works closely with the elderly, I've become increasingly concerned about the sheer volume of prescription medications, particularly statins, that seem to be routinely prescribed to them. I am not a doctor so I cannot advise my clients directly, but i am concerned about the future of this country with a broken healthcare system and families affected. It has been a lot of efforts to convince my parents not to take all medication prescribed to them, because they trust doctors so much.
Let me tell you about some in the profession. My father, who had severe vascular dementia, had a massive heart attack. The doctor was angry at my mother for not allowing him to perform open heart surgery. For what? What improvement in his living condition would have resulted? Nothing, but the doctor would have made a pretty penny as well as the hospital. My dad would likely have died on the operating table. With the elderly having issues with sarcopenia I would ask them if they have any muscle pain or noticeable weakness since they started taking medicines. I would recommend watching Nicholas Norwitz's video on the subject matter. Someone above mentioned about ldl being a lipid protein that carries cholesterol and other nutrients to the tissues that need them. Might it be that those muscles are not getting the nutrients they need?
My adorable doctor nearly fainted when I said "NO!" to her when opened her mouth to suggest medication for my very high cholesterol. She said, "but'..." and I shook my head and told her "No". That stuff will never find its way into my blood. It isn't difficult to say No" when you know you're right.
I don't do check ups with a family doc. There is no test, advice, or pill that I trust. Might as well save the money and stay home. I'm not going to pay someone to argue with them.
For real! My doctor was telling me I needed to stop eating animal products and concentrate on eating more oatmeal, beans & whole grains to lower my cholesterol…btw she’s healthy (as per her comments), younger & heavier than I am. I’m overweight 😑
about 10 years ago my Dr. recommended Statins. I tried them for about a year and I was feeling really weak. I could barely carry a gallon of milk. I tried some others...but then I started learning more about cholesterol. My diet is low carb and even though my cholesterol is a bit high...I don't take Statins.
Statins inhibit production of CoQ10, which is needed by every cell in the body, especially the heart. That's why so many people will feel weak, tired, and have new pains when put on statins
This is interesting. When I was in my 20s and 30s my cholesterol was about 140 and I tend to be low energy, on the depressed side but not medicated. When I stopped menstruation at 39 I had to go to a counselor and was put on meds. It was kind of up and down from then on with my health and my cholesterol went up in my 40s to 250 so I went on a statin. Little did I know what they did to you. I am off them now and feeling better. Doctors need to continue their education and we do too!
I don’t know my cholesterol numbers, it’s over 30 years since I had a test, and I’m not even bothered about it. It can go up and down in a day anyway, so what is the point. Going carnivore over three years ago has made me feel so healthy I’m happy. I don’t care about having a long life, I just want a good quality of life. So I shall go with it and adjust anything as I go if I feel the need! Thank you for this video Dr Baker, I learn a lot from you!😊
I used to not give a damn what my cholesterol was. Of late, I am hoping that it is high. But overall, I still do not care enough to measure it. My body knows what to do. I trust my body.
My cholesterol use to be so low it actually worried my doctor. My triglycerides were high. Bad combination. Thankfully my last total was 202. My triglycerides are very low. 14 years of eating a human diet instead of starving myself fat on low fat, high carb.
@@dawnelder9046 yes dying people have low cholesterol. Tells you all you need to know really. Need to get that LDL up to 250 haha. Nah let your liver do it’s genius thing and make what it needs once it’s fixed from eating clean keto/carnivore. Metabolic disease kills. Not cholesterol by itself.
Let the pharmaceutical companies come up with an expensive drug that RAISES cholesterol, and let's see how long it takes for the medical establishment to instst that a person's cholesterol is dangerously low below 200.
If you want to know more bout how the medical industry got to this point, research about what Rock,efeller did in the past in regards to medicine. Absolutely appalling.
My mom is in hospital after a femoral artery bypass, what did they give her for breakfast? Coffee with sugar, processed biscuits and jam. No fruit, no protein, all sugar!
So the short story here is that the medical establishment and pharmaceutical cartel have gotten real good at achieving the depopulation agenda while staying under the radar and maximizing profits on the way!!!
My cholesterol has always been in the 200s. I’m a woman. And my understanding is women do not have the same type of metabolism as a man. All of the numbers are based on a man’s metabolism. But as a Ferrari, lol us baby making individuals need more fat to make Babies. 30 years ago when I was pregnant my numbers were up around two 230. That was normal. Now they want it to be so low. I think they lowered them 100 points. Also, it is necessary to have cholesterol because that is what converts the sun to vitamin D. People with low cholesterol have a hard time vitamin D.
Very nice! I really like watching the video where you talked about the lady turning 100 and having high cholesterol who also had good health for her age. I really want to see more videos like that!❤
Lean mass hyper responders have some of the highest ldl amount , and the lowest rate of cardio-vascular disease, (in a context of being lean, fit and metabolically healthy ).
I believe that my mother's diabetes, dementia, and strange lower back pain was all from her blood pressure meds. Some docs are now talking about BP meds and health issues. Not one of her doctors thought of switching out her BP meds. Up until this, my mom was active, ate clean, socialized, happily married, and was never sick. No one in her family had ANY of these issues. What happened?
Don’t forget that they lowered what is considered a healthy cholesterol level. At one point, pre-statins, anything under 300 was OK. How many statins were sold just by the repetitive lowering of recommended cholesterol levels?
Follow the money. The 300 level was back in the '70s when people looked trimmer and healthier. I mentioned this to my 30 something doctor who wanted to put me on a statin with my cholesterol at 188. She was clueless. I'm searching for a new doctor.
@@TrutherOne-xv8nr7yj3e Yeah. My doctors have finally given up on me. They basically open with, “your cholesterol is still high……sure you won’t take a statin?”
@@TrutherOne-xv8nr7yj3e I’m in my early 60’s ..200 and my doctor recommended a statin… It’s sitting at the pharmacy waiting to be put back on the shelf, cause I ain’t doin it ! No priors !
I have heard as an older woman having higher cholesterol means longer lifespan. It there wasn’t a drug to treat cholesterol, would it even be looked at?? Just wondering.
Over the years I’ve known several acquaintances and family members who suffered heart attacks. When I asked them, many had ideal cholesterol levels. I always suspected that science was far from settled on this subject.
Yes, the studies show that there are just as many people with normal cholesterol levels dying of CVD as there are those with high cholesterol and on statins.
Thank you doctor for wanting to just help you patients and to inform them. Our health really on us. But when your misinformed by a corrupt system it's hard. GOD bless you.
CAC score taken three times over 15 years and it is always zero. LDL is always over 200. 67 years old. 5’4”, 128 lbs. No diabetes. Keto/carnivore most of past 15 years. Doc says I’m going to die of cardiovascular disease if I don’t take statins.
This morning at the St. Regis breakfast buffet I had eight eggs, eight strips of bacon, four slices of smoked duck, four slices of smoked mackerel, two pieces of emental cheese, black coffee and soda water. I ate nothing else for the day. My cholesterol markers are down by half from standard American diet. Triglycerides perfect. Weight drop from 111kg to 96kg in about six months.
Thank you for sharing the studies for us to see and read. That's what I always want to see. It trumps anecdotes all the time. We really need more studies on cholesterol and LDL as they are the only two issues with a Keto/Carnivore diet.
Father-in-law doctor lowered his cholesterol drastically. Within a couple years he was suffering such bad dementia that his girlfriend was able to get almost all of his money transferred to her - his kids received a pittance when he died (prematurely btw).
My father, an ENT surgeon, had cholesterol over 230 for all of is life. Consequently as a family we were all subjected to the low fat diet craze of the 70s and he was placed on statins once they became available (after he was 60). His lives remained elevated regardless. In his early 80s he was recommended to take a stress test. After a few minutes on the treadmill he was told to sit down because he was having an acute dangerous arrhythmia that needed to have PCI as soon as possible. Dutifully he followed recommendations and went to the lab. When he came out of anesthesia, the cardiologist was tapping on his forehead saying “Doc can you tell me why we did this?” It was discovered that the "arrhythmia" was due to a bad lead. That was not the interesting part. The cardiologist a family acquaintance) reported that my dad's heart had absolutely no evidence of any atherosclerosis of any kind. He said that he sees many 40 year old hearts in far worse shape than my father's in his 80s. Whatever the problem is regarding heart disease it isn't cholesterol, unless you have familial dyslipidemia which is a very rare condition.
N = 1. It’s amazing how many fallacies you can find on both side of the aisle. What is consistent is that if you have really bad genetics, a diet can only help so much. If you have supreme genetics, you’ll live to 100 smoking cigarettes and eating donuts for breakfast and t bone steaks for dinner.
The cardiologist was unable to put a Stent in my heart because of the amount of cholestral build up .I was put on 40 mg of statins per day after two months the cholestral had been reduced and a stent was put in statins reduce bad cholestral that build up in the walls of your heart arteries this is a fact
Great info!!! I have high cholesterol!!! All other levels are great!!! I decided on no medication and started a whole foods plant vegan diet, but have switched to carnivore, in April my Doctor wants to check it again!!!💞💞🙃💞💞
Probably screwed up your health with that vegan nonsense. Give yourself at least 3 months pure carnivore before you go for blood work, and hopefully you will be celebrating!!
My Mom is 97 and her cognitive ability is the same as it’s always been she has high cholesterol close to300 Dr. always trying to put her on statins she takes only med for glaucoma.No high blood pressure or heart problems.
Your closest relatives aside from your siblings are your parents and their blood siblings. Looking at my parents and their siblings, the first in my family to die died from modern medicine as prescribed. My mom died from a brain surgery that doctors after the fact said should never have been done, and her brother died from bad interactions between the 10 medicines his doctors prescribed to him. So far looking at my closest relatives, the number 1 killer in my family is modern medicine. And they lived in Princeton, where the medicine is supposed to be top notch.
I'm A 42-year-old man. I had a heart attack last week, and was in the hospital for 4 days. I have three stents in my heart now. Then the doctors tell me to start a low-fat diet. They told me to stay away from egg yolks, red meat, and full fat dairy. They wanted to put me on cholesterol medication so the plaque doesn't build up in my arteries again. I told him no. And even the nurses kept insisting that I take it. They kept saying to me you need cholesterol medication so you don't have another heart attack. I kept telling them no.
Listen to what this doctor really said. He said he didn't recommend ignoring high cholesterol, but in some cases, there might be "mitigating circumstances." He never said statins are bad across the board.
Many, Many years ago I heard that breast milk helped babies immune systems. Not too long ago I also heard that those who had higher cholesterol fared better when they got the coof or the flu. I believe there may be something to this.
I often think of cholesterol like water in a hose... If there is a crack/leak in the hose, then the more water pressure, the more the hose will leak, but that doesn't mean the water caused the crack/leak.
I had an MI 12 years ago, 100% blockage of RCA and my cholesterol was 143 and my BMI was 21, I blame my 2 six pack a day of Cherry Coke and the High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Been Keto and then Carnivore ever since, take No meds and I feel great at 68.
I do an animal based diet, very low carbs with just fruits and honey and intermittent fasting as well. My cholesterol is now up to 265 and I was feeling worried. I'm not overweight, I'm skinny and metabolically healthy
Raw honey is a combination of Glucose, Fructose, & a small % of Sucrose. Your body & liver likes Glucose the best of these 3 sugars. If you look for crystallized honey, as that is nearly 100% Glucose, your liver will appreciate that even more. I am not condoning any firm if sugar consumption, but if your going to injest it, at least try to make it Glucose vs the others. We will never know in our lifetimes exactly what's healthy and what's bad for us, & even if we did know, it wouldn't apply to everyone equally, I suspect. What we do know is that sugar & carbohydrates are contributing to the Diabetes & Dimentia epidemic we are seeing in our current lifetimes. If you really want yo see sick & diseased cultures, just look at those who ate primarily meat for thousands of yrs, & have adopted a Western diet in the last few hundred yrs, or less even. Aboriginal tribes man, Inuit & Navajo Indians, as well as a few African tribes that turned to agricultural means to feed themselves, vs 🍖 🥓 🥩 & 🥚🍳.
Not even 1/10th of one percent of people “warning us of the dan*ers of cholesterol know WTF cholesterol is. I challenge you to find one person that can define what a cholesterol is.
visited a cardiologist yesterday , im 54 , train a lot and mostly carnivore 95 % at least for 12 months i`m lean and 165 pound 5.8 . i was happy to hear a guy whos been in the field for so long have an open mind to it . he said im not worried about high ldl in the absence of any calcium via cac scan done . i havn`t done a ct angiogram but he suggested its not needed . What i did have elevated was ck , an enzyme found when lean tissue breaks down . im guessing that`s from intense lifting with no glycogen but he didn`t know . Any ideas ?
the babies probably have high LP (a) which is usually genetically passed down. the LDL test doesn't break that down normally. I've had high LP (a) since forever. my cardio angiogram is fine now at 50 but cholesterol is very high. I've now developed dilated cardiomyopathy, LBBB, EF 30... and more. I've eaten a diet like you've explained for years, strength train 4 times a week, mountain bike, jog, and nothing helps. I'll now take my chances with meds to extend my life
Mainly triglycerides is what will indicate likelihood of plaques. High triglycerides is very bad but high cholesterol, HDL, or LDL is nothing to be worried about. Just eat meat, eggs, some seafood and you’re fine.
My father had high cholesterol for years. He's always worked out in the gym, played tennis, did lots of yard work...He got dementia and at 88 his fructose put him on Crestor because his cholesterol was over 400. Within 3 months I saw a definite decline in his conversations, he stopped asking questions and seemed mentally numb. I didn't know about the mental affects of the drug until months later when he died at 89. If i had a do- over is decline the doctors order
Just went carnivore 2 weeks ago... stopped statins today... ❤... statins may have contributed to some serious health conditions ive experienced since starting them in 2014. Im beginning to see significant improvements on carnivore and i can tell that the body is removing some toxins ❤🎉...
Pharma companies will appreciate your info on babys cholesterol level, now they can position better their statin meds to the market to include infants on their expanded profit target!💰
OK, around 220mg/dl looks like optimal. How about FH people? Their total cholesterol tend to stay over 300mg/dl. Is it risky, or likewise can leave it as is?
From my own experience caring for someone with dementia who was on a statin, it didn't make a difference getting off of it. But this is someone with mostly a stage 6 out of 7 progression. Perhaps an earlier stage would have better luck.
I had a stroke a month ago, despite the fact the doctors could not find a direct cause (I was on a Keto/low carb diet before hand) the first thing they prescribed me was a statin for my “cholesterol issues”. This goes DESPITE my telling that I was on Keto and that the stroke was probably stemming from years of narcissistic abuse fr my parents. I’m at a loss as to what to do now.
Steak and eggs might be the only solid foods we need to eat…some chicken wings or thighs might be good but not necessary…the others can be healthy liquids…coffee with cream and honey works well for me…watermelon juice is great…fruit juices are working well for me 🙏✝️🤴
Randomized trials have provided evidence that statin therapy may lower the overall mortality risk in persons with increased cardiovascular risk, mostly due to the reduction of mortality from heart disease5,6. The evidence, however, may not be definitive enough to claim that “the lower the cholesterol, the better” for all-cause mortality reduction in the general population with relatively low heart disease risk.
Great info. I am starting to look at sugar as the toxin and statins or SGLT 2 inhibitors as an antidote which makes no sense. Perhaps like insulin was to the toxin sugar and we had give patients more sugar to prevent the hypoglycemia! Granted insulin lowered the DKA in type one diabetes!
Here's a guy who mostly does vids about The Villages but who discovered carnivore and incorporated it into his eating plan. He used a CGM to learn about how certain foods affected him. Some of y'all might want to check out his carnivore journey. (It's been a while since I viewed these so I don't even know if he's still carnivore. Even so, I remember being interested in what he was learning about how his body handles carbs.) ua-cam.com/video/GCKso0URHlQ/v-deo.htmlsi=uAHfE7y2S9tAdw_I
Statins and blood pressure meds ought to be used like methamphetamine, only under the most extreme circumstances, with close monitoring, and only temporarily.....in other words, as needed.
I love my black coffee, bacon & 3 eggs every morning. i don't worry about cholesterol, enjoy life and eat meat.
Look at the chart. Above 200 mg you die with higher cholesterol. He read the chart completely incorrectly. Don't think I'm going to trust him with medical advice
I did, enjoyed enough red meat for a lifetime. My doctor prescribed statins, but I ignored it. 5 years later, at 52, I had a heart attack, cardiac arrest, and a 19 minute flatline. You're right, why worry? I don't worry about taking statins anymore. Cheers!
@@tzenophile I told my doctor I thought i had problems. He said i had no risk factors (guess he didn't know my red meat consumption!). Anyway, they ran some tests and two hours later I wasn't allowed to leave the hospital and had a quintuple heart by-pass!!! I was 49.
My family raises and produces meat - breakfast bacon and eggs, lunch and dinner steak. Everything fried in lard. I never saw a vegetable until first day of school and couldn't figurre why rabbit food was on my plate. Mum and her brother died young of cancer, another brother heart disease, another dementia, Dad died heart disease, brother has heart disease, another uncle had heart-attack before the weekend,
@@egarchmh Ouch; I got away with two stents. I lost my dad suddenly when he was 73, that is probably what saved me; no warning signs, just a bit of intermittent weakness and dizzy spells which made me go to the ER instead of home to an empty house. It's only rabbit food for me now.
@@tzenophile 10 years carnivore. Heart attack, died 2x. Resucitattion. I had sky high cholesterol. Doctors warned me for years. I told them cholesterol was a myth and healthy for me. I am now a survivor with severe Coronary artery disease. I eat a whole food plant based diet now that is actually very delicious. I was lied to by the carnivore Atkins guys. Life lesson learned
I lost 4 brothers to heart attacks. All 4 were on statins and all 4 were under the age of 60. I'm 62 and healthy, yet Drs try to tell me with my family history, I should be on statins. No thanks! I'll stick to a healthy diet, exercise and natural remedies.
hopefully they did tests for what the genetic cause was - clotting factors? there's good drugs for that now
Cholesterol is a big business and the only goal is to keep you sick and coming back for more and more meds.
Yeahhhhhh but the meat industry is a big business too.
@@CornerTalker I could name a dozen or more big businesses reaping profits.
@@Miraak1868 There's no doubt about it.
This also applies to pre-diabetes, flu, and covid vaccines.
@@CornerTalker Processed food is many times larger and with higher margins. Meat is fundamentally good for you, they don't need to lie.
Grandma had very elevated cholesterol, finally got her……at 104 years old!
*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA same with my grandmother 104* high cholesterol and loved burnt tortillas
😅😅 The establishment was right.
104?? Wow! Amazing!
I've fallen and I can't reach my fiber!
Yeah, sure.
Thanks soo much doctor. I'm in my 70 . I have never measured my cholesterol, eat loads of eggs and only full fat products. This whole cholesterol business is a business for the pharmaceutical companies.
I lost 40 pounds getting rid of carbs, sugar, grains. I don't eat low fat anything, I'm 73 doing fine.
No doubt about it!
@@catitude4 I lost 70 lbs the same way. Now at my high school weight. Never going back.
sugar=processed carbs= poison. Fat=good
@@rod7944congrats! I’m 10-pounds below my high school weight now. Feels awesome doesn’t it!
I’m starting to think that I need significant amounts of fat. The more I eat, the better I feel. It’s almost as if I’ve been starved of fat my whole life.
I took care of my cholesterol problem by just stop worrying about it.
For those who do not know, LDL is not a kind of cholesterol. It is a lipoprotein sphere that transports cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins, triglycerides, and hormones to the tissues that need them. As Malcolm Kendrick, author of " A Clot Thickens" says, " You wouldn't call a car a person because it contains people". Since the blood is a water-based solution, and fats are not soluble in water, cholesterol and fats are carried in these submarine spheres so our blood vessels don't clog up immediately, starting with our leg veins.
It is time for those who do know, to stop calling it LDL cholesterol and perpetuating the myth.
Great explanation.
Great breakdown.
On a side note,
ever heard of the Volkswagen?
Literally means peoplecar
What does this change in the conversation though? Is my doctor going to respect me more because that’s really what I want *sarcasm 😬. It’s kinda like calling plants/animals by their Latin genus species names since that is mor correct. It just makes people think you’re trying to sound smart (nobody likes those people). Nobody wants to hire those people.
it's a low density lipoprotein (LDL) and yes, the naming causes a lot of confusion.
The more confusion around cholesterol, the better, as far as statin pimps are concerned.
American pharmaceutical / Medical Community : "A customer cured is a customer lost...."
At this point, it can be considered wise to do exactly opposite of what the "experts" recommend
The moment I hear the phrase, "experts say", I know I am about to hear a load of nonsense and best advice is to totally ignore the crap that follows.
Thank you dr. Shawn Baker❤.
My cholesterol is way up becouse of my lion/ omad for the past 2 years. I no longer eat toxic processed crapy foods🤮🤮🤮.
I almost died from Statins in 2022😢. So just by watching you sir, and dr. Ken Berry i learn so much. The reason i do the lion diet/ omad, is that it helps me with stop the epileptic seisures, angiodeama anaphalethic, and no more bad metabolic syndromes. At 53 i feel like 23, and i will never go back to toxic meds and crapy foods
How did you almost die from statins? I am curious because I avoid statins and want more ammo to use if my Dr keeps insisting
Yeah how did you almost die from statins
Statins weakens the heart and will give you Alzheimer's
@@vinceedwards142i hear statins deplete COenzyme q10 or something similar.
So no concern for the poor pharmacological corporations ? As if they were evil ……….. Wait! They are . 😮
I recently had my first set of labs done since going carnivore. A1C is 4.9. Everything in the normal range except LDL was 150. Doc wants to put me on a statin. Uh, no. 😂😂😂
my LDL is 265
Just a little heads up for anyone who might still be smoking. I smoked for 40 years. I also wore glasses about 40 years. When I quit smoking,after a couple months I had to quit wearing my glasses. My vision is back to normal. I’ve never heard anyone talk about this but it happened. I did start a keto diet at the same time so maybe it’s a part of it. Took me about another year before I started carnivore.
Very interesting. I have also read somewhere that smoking cause lower back pain. It seems to affect the very small veins in our bodies. The veins in our eyes are also very tiny. So that might explain what you are observed.
@@eastafrica1020 my lower back pain is absolutely gotten better but not totally gone. It’s annoying and all but at least I can get right up and going. I used to roll out of bed and then struggled to get up
@@eastafrica1020It is actually the tiny capillaries that improve the delivery of oxygen to the tissues to all organs in our bodies when one stops smoking. Veins deliver deoxygenated blood back to the lungs where it is reoxygenated through respiration (breathing). The little filters in the kidneys are called nephrons. I suspect that the lower back pain that improved when you stopped smoking was related to the improved function of these nephrons. Often people attribute lower back pain, logically, to back muscles or the spine, but in fact it can be occasionally, kidney pain. Regardless, one can always benefit from quitting smoking! Kudos to you! That is a very hard thing to do for so many...
The brain is the most cholesterol rich organ. The brain is 3% of bodyweight and 25% of the body's cholesterol is in the brain. Not a good idea to inhibit its synthesis.
Biden's TCL is 115. He's taking Crestor. That could explain his dementia.
There will be a particular cholesterol-deficient individual popping up on these comments soon....😂
See how damaging lying is? The only reason we're having this conversation is because of the fradulent Harvard studies vilifying fat and exonerating sugar, and cholesterol was also blamed for President Eisenhower's heart attack, based on exactly nothing.
You have inspired me to reread Nina Teicholz’s ‘Big Fat Surprise’. 🙏
Absolute truth ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
I’ve noticed that Harvard studies of any kind are nothing short of pure evil. They are paid to produce a particular result. And damn if they don’t do that. lol.
@@Ashlyn-qg5tt You did not mention that President Eisenhower quit smoking a few years before becoming president !
@Ashlyn-qg5tt You forgot that he quit smoking before becoming president.
Dr. Baker, as someone who works closely with the elderly, I've become increasingly concerned about the sheer volume of prescription medications, particularly statins, that seem to be routinely prescribed to them. I am not a doctor so I cannot advise my clients directly, but i am concerned about the future of this country with a broken healthcare system and families affected.
It has been a lot of efforts to convince my parents not to take all medication prescribed to them, because they trust doctors so much.
Let me tell you about some in the profession. My father, who had severe vascular dementia, had a massive heart attack. The doctor was angry at my mother for not allowing him to perform open heart surgery. For what? What improvement in his living condition would have resulted? Nothing, but the doctor would have made a pretty penny as well as the hospital. My dad would likely have died on the operating table. With the elderly having issues with sarcopenia I would ask them if they have any muscle pain or noticeable weakness since they started taking medicines. I would recommend watching Nicholas Norwitz's video on the subject matter. Someone above mentioned about ldl being a lipid protein that carries cholesterol and other nutrients to the tissues that need them. Might it be that those muscles are not getting the nutrients they need?
dont think and take the money and any bonuses..
No one should trust to physicians any more - they don’t care for our health, but for their pocket
My adorable doctor nearly fainted when I said "NO!" to her when opened her mouth to suggest medication for my very high cholesterol. She said, "but'..." and I shook my head and told her "No". That stuff will never find its way into my blood. It isn't difficult to say No" when you know you're right.
I don't do check ups with a family doc. There is no test, advice, or pill that I trust. Might as well save the money and stay home. I'm not going to pay someone to argue with them.
When I find myself in the neighborhood where my doctor's office is, I take a detour😂
When a jacked doctor talks, I listen.
For real! My doctor was telling me I needed to stop eating animal products and concentrate on eating more oatmeal, beans & whole grains to lower my cholesterol…btw she’s healthy (as per her comments), younger & heavier than I am. I’m overweight 😑
Every person I've known who has suffered a heart attack was on statins.
My uncle was on them with his 2nd and 3rd heart attacks (last one killed him). His long term pescatarian diet definitely didn't help. 😢
Even if statins were 90% effective at preventing heart attack, that would still be expected. Think more critically.
Reverse causation.
I don't know any vegans on statins .
Pub med have got it right on that front .😊
But yet you're taking medications yourself. Isn't that right Julien ?@@julienfroidevaux1143
about 10 years ago my Dr. recommended Statins. I tried them for about a year and I was feeling really weak. I could barely carry a gallon of milk. I tried some others...but then I started learning more about cholesterol.
My diet is low carb and even though my cholesterol is a bit high...I don't take Statins.
Statins inhibit production of CoQ10, which is needed by every cell in the body, especially the heart. That's why so many people will feel weak, tired, and have new pains when put on statins
Stopped zetia for 3 months, after 5 days on it again had increased aggression, anxiety, sleep problems, taking it no more.
There is a high correlation between low cholesterol and depression and suicide.
Has anyone looked at a possible connection between low cholesterol and poor sleep? 🤔
That explains why vegans are so angry and aggressive
Probably because you cant enjoy anything you eat
Also death in the case of low LDLs.
This is interesting. When I was in my 20s and 30s my cholesterol was about 140 and I tend to be low energy, on the depressed side but not medicated. When I stopped menstruation at 39 I had to go to a counselor and was put on meds. It was kind of up and down from then on with my health and my cholesterol went up in my 40s to 250 so I went on a statin. Little did I know what they did to you. I am off them now and feeling better. Doctors need to continue their education and we do too!
...in the future people will pay for treatments to raise cholesterol
Yes ! ! ! ! !
A hot beef injection 🤔
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I don’t know my cholesterol numbers, it’s over 30 years since I had a test, and I’m not even bothered about it. It can go up and down in a day anyway, so what is the point. Going carnivore over three years ago has made me feel so healthy I’m happy. I don’t care about having a long life, I just want a good quality of life. So I shall go with it and adjust anything as I go if I feel the need! Thank you for this video Dr Baker, I learn a lot from you!😊
Bullshit!
I used to not give a damn what my cholesterol was. Of late, I am hoping that it is high. But overall, I still do not care enough to measure it. My body knows what to do. I trust my body.
lol, I care about mine just the same as you.
My cholesterol use to be so low it actually worried my doctor. My triglycerides were high. Bad combination. Thankfully my last total was 202. My triglycerides are very low.
14 years of eating a human diet instead of starving myself fat on low fat, high carb.
@@dawnelder9046 yes dying people have low cholesterol. Tells you all you need to know really. Need to get that LDL up to 250 haha. Nah let your liver do it’s genius thing and make what it needs once it’s fixed from eating clean keto/carnivore. Metabolic disease kills. Not cholesterol by itself.
EXACTLY 💯
I used to feel that way until I had a heart attack after 10 years on carnivore/Atkins diet
Let the pharmaceutical companies come up with an expensive drug that RAISES cholesterol, and let's see how long it takes for the medical establishment to instst that a person's cholesterol is dangerously low below 200.
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If you want to know more bout how the medical industry got to this point, research about what Rock,efeller did in the past in regards to medicine. Absolutely appalling.
You nailed it!!
My mom is in hospital after a femoral artery bypass, what did they give her for breakfast? Coffee with sugar, processed biscuits and jam. No fruit, no protein, all sugar!
So the short story here is that the medical establishment and pharmaceutical cartel have gotten real good at achieving the depopulation agenda while staying under the radar and maximizing profits on the way!!!
Bingo!
I think you hit the nail on the head with "depopulation agenda."
Let's not forget about all the shots.
@@bibibachmd9995 - Yep. All those shots. Nothing to gain... and everything to lose.
They got you coming and going.
Best to opt out, do your own thinking and seek favor from our creator.
My cholesterol has always been in the 200s. I’m a woman. And my understanding is women do not have the same type of metabolism as a man. All of the numbers are based on a man’s metabolism. But as a Ferrari, lol us baby making individuals need more fat to make Babies. 30 years ago when I was pregnant my numbers were up around two 230. That was normal. Now they want it to be so low. I think they lowered them 100 points. Also, it is necessary to have cholesterol because that is what converts the sun to vitamin D. People with low cholesterol have a hard time vitamin D.
Very nice!
I really like watching the video where you talked about the lady turning 100 and having high cholesterol who also had good health for her age. I really want to see more videos like that!❤
Lean mass hyper responders have some of the highest ldl amount , and the lowest rate of cardio-vascular disease, (in a context of being lean, fit and metabolically healthy ).
yes half of my family, ate small and very simple / healthy, sky high cholesterol and long life , long health and zero heart / circulatory problems.
I wish the discussion would be more accurate as
to when someone is talking about lipoproteins and
when one is talking about actual cholesterol.
I believe that my mother's diabetes, dementia, and strange lower back pain was all from her blood pressure meds. Some docs are now talking about BP meds and health issues. Not one of her doctors thought of switching out her BP meds. Up until this, my mom was active, ate clean, socialized, happily married, and was never sick. No one in her family had ANY of these issues. What happened?
Don’t forget that they lowered what is considered a healthy cholesterol level. At one point, pre-statins, anything under 300 was OK. How many statins were sold just by the repetitive lowering of recommended cholesterol levels?
Follow the money. The 300 level was back in the '70s when people looked trimmer and healthier. I mentioned this to my 30 something doctor who wanted to put me on a statin with my cholesterol at 188. She was clueless. I'm searching for a new doctor.
@@TrutherOne-xv8nr7yj3e Yeah. My doctors have finally given up on me. They basically open with, “your cholesterol is still high……sure you won’t take a statin?”
@@TrutherOne-xv8nr7yj3e I’m in my early 60’s ..200 and my doctor recommended a statin… It’s sitting at the pharmacy waiting to be put back on the shelf, cause I ain’t doin it ! No priors !
I have heard as an older woman having higher cholesterol means longer lifespan. It there wasn’t a drug to treat cholesterol, would it even be looked at?? Just wondering.
My hormone doctor did more extensive bloodwork on my cholesterol then my cardiologist!
Thank you Dr. Baker for your info and the truth.
Once again concise, well presented and str8 to the point! Keep up the great work!
Yes, great work as usual. But please always link the studies you cite. That way we can think things through for ourselves. 🙏
Cholesterol meds are a big business... and the "high readings" are only meant to scare you into going on Statin medications.
If cholesterol is so bad for you, why does practically every cell in the body need it?
Exactly!
Over the years I’ve known several acquaintances and family members who suffered heart attacks. When I asked them, many had ideal cholesterol levels. I always suspected that science was far from settled on this subject.
Yes, the studies show that there are just as many people with normal cholesterol levels dying of CVD as there are those with high cholesterol and on statins.
Thank you Dr. Baker for sharing this info.
Thank you doctor for wanting to just help you patients and to inform them. Our health really on us. But when your misinformed by a corrupt system it's hard. GOD bless you.
CAC score taken three times over 15 years and it is always zero. LDL is always over 200. 67 years old. 5’4”, 128 lbs. No diabetes. Keto/carnivore most of past 15 years. Doc says I’m going to die of cardiovascular disease if I don’t take statins.
Find a new doc
This morning at the St. Regis breakfast buffet I had eight eggs, eight strips of bacon, four slices of smoked duck, four slices of smoked mackerel, two pieces of emental cheese, black coffee and soda water. I ate nothing else for the day. My cholesterol markers are down by half from standard American diet. Triglycerides perfect. Weight drop from 111kg to 96kg in about six months.
That’s just greedy
Thank you for sharing the studies for us to see and read. That's what I always want to see. It trumps anecdotes all the time. We really need more studies on cholesterol and LDL as they are the only two issues with a Keto/Carnivore diet.
Father-in-law doctor lowered his cholesterol drastically. Within a couple years he was suffering such bad dementia that his girlfriend was able to get almost all of his money transferred to her - his kids received a pittance when he died (prematurely btw).
My father, an ENT surgeon, had cholesterol over 230 for all of is life. Consequently as a family we were all subjected to the low fat diet craze of the 70s and he was placed on statins once they became available (after he was 60). His lives remained elevated regardless. In his early 80s he was recommended to take a stress test. After a few minutes on the treadmill he was told to sit down because he was having an acute dangerous arrhythmia that needed to have PCI as soon as possible. Dutifully he followed recommendations and went to the lab. When he came out of anesthesia, the cardiologist was tapping on his forehead saying “Doc can you tell me why we did this?” It was discovered that the "arrhythmia" was due to a bad lead. That was not the interesting part. The cardiologist a family acquaintance) reported that my dad's heart had absolutely no evidence of any atherosclerosis of any kind. He said that he sees many 40 year old hearts in far worse shape than my father's in his 80s. Whatever the problem is regarding heart disease it isn't cholesterol, unless you have familial dyslipidemia which is a very rare condition.
230 was a perfectly normal cholesterol level before conflicts of interest drove down the numbers.
N = 1.
It’s amazing how many fallacies you can find on both side of the aisle.
What is consistent is that if you have really bad genetics, a diet can only help so much.
If you have supreme genetics, you’ll live to 100 smoking cigarettes and eating donuts for breakfast and t bone steaks for dinner.
@@jtell723 T bone steaks I can get behind. You will live to a hundred. Just not with the donuts and bread poisoning you.
They have also lowered BP ratings i hear
One of my favorite books is "The Great Cholesterol Myth" by Steven Sinatra.
Read the book Lipitor, The Memory Stealer written by.an ex astronaut who had 2 experiences losing his cognitive function with statins
Outstanding video!
Great vid Shawn! 👍👍👍
The cardiologist was unable to put a Stent in my heart because of the amount of cholestral build up .I was put on 40 mg of statins per day after two months the cholestral had been reduced and a stent was put in statins reduce bad cholestral that build up in the walls of your heart arteries this is a fact
I will never take a statin. I'd sooner eat a package of Oreo cookies. But that will be a cold day in hell too.
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Thank you Dr Baker ❤
Great info!!! I have high cholesterol!!! All other levels are great!!! I decided on no medication and started a whole foods plant vegan diet, but have switched to carnivore, in April my Doctor wants to check it again!!!💞💞🙃💞💞
Probably screwed up your health with that vegan nonsense. Give yourself at least 3 months pure carnivore before you go for blood work, and hopefully you will be celebrating!!
My Mom is 97 and her cognitive ability is the same as it’s always been she has high cholesterol close to300 Dr. always trying to put her on statins she takes only med for glaucoma.No high blood pressure or heart problems.
Thank you, Shawn😊
You need cholesterol at least 220
Your closest relatives aside from your siblings are your parents and their blood siblings. Looking at my parents and their siblings, the first in my family to die died from modern medicine as prescribed. My mom died from a brain surgery that doctors after the fact said should never have been done, and her brother died from bad interactions between the 10 medicines his doctors prescribed to him. So far looking at my closest relatives, the number 1 killer in my family is modern medicine. And they lived in Princeton, where the medicine is supposed to be top notch.
I'm A 42-year-old man. I had a heart attack last week, and was in the hospital for 4 days. I have three stents in my heart now. Then the doctors tell me to start a low-fat diet. They told me to stay away from egg yolks, red meat, and full fat dairy. They wanted to put me on cholesterol medication so the plaque doesn't build up in my arteries again. I told him no. And even the nurses kept insisting that I take it. They kept saying to me you need cholesterol medication so you don't have another heart attack. I kept telling them no.
Great research! Thanks Dr Baker.
Listen to what this doctor really said. He said he didn't recommend ignoring high cholesterol, but in some cases, there might be "mitigating circumstances." He never said statins are bad across the board.
Guess that explains why I couldn't remember shit before I tossed the statin meds.
Excellent video, Dr. Baker
Thank you Shawn. More and more I wonder when the cholesterol hype will end.
I'm less and less concerned about cholesterol. ❤❤❤
From my understanding Cholesterol makes up the protective membrane that surrounds our brain. Dr. Joel Wallach links low Cholesterol to Alzheimer's.
Many, Many years ago I heard that breast milk helped babies immune systems. Not too long ago I also heard that those who had higher cholesterol fared better when they got the coof or the flu. I believe there may be something to this.
I often think of cholesterol like water in a hose... If there is a crack/leak in the hose, then the more water pressure, the more the hose will leak, but that doesn't mean the water caused the crack/leak.
Shawn, you are trying to make Big Pharma mad by pointing out facts... ;-)
Thank you
I had an MI 12 years ago, 100% blockage of RCA and my cholesterol was 143 and my BMI was 21, I blame my 2 six pack a day of Cherry Coke and the High-Fructose Corn Syrup. Been Keto and then Carnivore ever since, take No meds and I feel great at 68.
Bullshit!!!!
I want my cholesterol high!!
I love CARNIVORE!! THE BEST THING I'VE EVER DONE FORYSELF!!
Thanks!
Wish you would have put the links to the studies in the description
My dad never had high cholesterol but was put on statins. He had high plaque levels and had stents placed.
I do an animal based diet, very low carbs with just fruits and honey and intermittent fasting as well. My cholesterol is now up to 265 and I was feeling worried. I'm not overweight, I'm skinny and metabolically healthy
I just got my blood work and my cholesterol is 351. I just watched Dr Anthony Jay. I'm not worried
Fruits and honey??? Those are not low carb but if you enjoy it…load with fructose worst of all sugars
@@gonefishing7813 Yeah but pretty small amounts. Like 2 teaspoons of raw honey a day and a banana and that's it
Raw honey is a combination of Glucose, Fructose, & a small % of Sucrose. Your body & liver likes Glucose the best of these 3 sugars.
If you look for crystallized honey, as that is nearly 100% Glucose, your liver will appreciate that even more.
I am not condoning any firm if sugar consumption, but if your going to injest it, at least try to make it Glucose vs the others.
We will never know in our lifetimes exactly what's healthy and what's bad for us, & even if we did know, it wouldn't apply to everyone equally, I suspect.
What we do know is that sugar & carbohydrates are contributing to the Diabetes & Dimentia epidemic we are seeing in our current lifetimes.
If you really want yo see sick & diseased cultures, just look at those who ate primarily meat for thousands of yrs, & have adopted a Western diet in the last few hundred yrs, or less even.
Aboriginal tribes man, Inuit & Navajo Indians, as well as a few African tribes that turned to agricultural means to feed themselves, vs 🍖 🥓 🥩 & 🥚🍳.
Not even 1/10th of one percent of people “warning us of the dan*ers of cholesterol know WTF cholesterol is. I challenge you to find one person that can define what a cholesterol is.
I'm just waiting for them to try and ban breastfeeding.
visited a cardiologist yesterday , im 54 , train a lot and mostly carnivore 95 % at least for 12 months i`m lean and 165 pound 5.8 . i was happy to hear a guy whos been in the field for so long have an open mind to it . he said im not worried about high ldl in the absence of any calcium via cac scan done . i havn`t done a ct angiogram but he suggested its not needed . What i did have elevated was ck , an enzyme found when lean tissue breaks down . im guessing that`s from intense lifting with no glycogen but he didn`t know . Any ideas ?
If you train hard, have some quality carbs - they are not dangerous.
the babies probably have high LP (a) which is usually genetically passed down. the LDL test doesn't break that down normally. I've had high LP (a) since forever. my cardio angiogram is fine now at 50 but cholesterol is very high. I've now developed dilated cardiomyopathy, LBBB, EF 30... and more. I've eaten a diet like you've explained for years, strength train 4 times a week, mountain bike, jog, and nothing helps. I'll now take my chances with meds to extend my life
Mainly triglycerides is what will indicate likelihood of plaques.
High triglycerides is very bad but high cholesterol, HDL, or LDL is nothing to be worried about.
Just eat meat, eggs, some seafood and you’re fine.
thanks!
My father had high cholesterol for years. He's always worked out in the gym, played tennis, did lots of yard work...He got dementia and at 88 his fructose put him on Crestor because his cholesterol was over 400. Within 3 months I saw a definite decline in his conversations, he stopped asking questions and seemed mentally numb. I didn't know about the mental affects of the drug until months later when he died at 89. If i had a do- over is decline the doctors order
Statins cause premature death. This is because of cognitive decline and muscle atrophy. In some it may also cause diabetes.
Just went carnivore 2 weeks ago... stopped statins today... ❤... statins may have contributed to some serious health conditions ive experienced since starting them in 2014. Im beginning to see significant improvements on carnivore and i can tell that the body is removing some toxins ❤🎉...
Thanks Shawn. Interesting info presented in this video. Appreciate the information.
Pharma companies will appreciate your info on babys cholesterol level, now they can position better their statin meds to the market to include infants on their expanded profit target!💰
Taurine - NAC - Glycine - Daily.
This cholesterol worry started with a Ancel Keys and President Eisenhower. If you cut back your smoking and stress, heart issues go away.
OK, around 220mg/dl looks like optimal. How about FH people? Their total cholesterol tend to stay over 300mg/dl. Is it risky, or likewise can leave it as is?
From my own experience caring for someone with dementia who was on a statin, it didn't make a difference getting off of it. But this is someone with mostly a stage 6 out of 7 progression. Perhaps an earlier stage would have better luck.
Cholesterol is our bodies natural anti inflammatory. If it increases, then there is an inflammatory process in our bodies and we need to address that.
I had a stroke a month ago, despite the fact the doctors could not find a direct cause (I was on a Keto/low carb diet before hand) the first thing they prescribed me was a statin for my “cholesterol issues”. This goes DESPITE my telling that I was on Keto and that the stroke was probably stemming from years of narcissistic abuse fr my parents.
I’m at a loss as to what to do now.
Steak and eggs might be the only solid foods we need to eat…some chicken wings or thighs might be good but not necessary…the others can be healthy liquids…coffee with cream and honey works well for me…watermelon juice is great…fruit juices are working well for me 🙏✝️🤴
Cholesterol is King!
Randomized trials have provided evidence that statin therapy may lower the overall mortality risk in persons with increased cardiovascular risk, mostly due to the reduction of mortality from heart disease5,6. The evidence, however, may not be definitive enough to claim that “the lower the cholesterol, the better” for all-cause mortality reduction in the general population with relatively low heart disease risk.
thank u dr. sean...❤
Can you put the research in the show notes please?
Great info. I am starting to look at sugar as the toxin and statins or SGLT 2 inhibitors as an antidote which makes no sense. Perhaps like insulin was to the toxin sugar and we had give patients more sugar to prevent the hypoglycemia! Granted insulin lowered the DKA in type one diabetes!
Here's a guy who mostly does vids about The Villages but who discovered carnivore and incorporated it into his eating plan. He used a CGM to learn about how certain foods affected him. Some of y'all might want to check out his carnivore journey. (It's been a while since I viewed these so I don't even know if he's still carnivore. Even so, I remember being interested in what he was learning about how his body handles carbs.) ua-cam.com/video/GCKso0URHlQ/v-deo.htmlsi=uAHfE7y2S9tAdw_I
Statins and blood pressure meds ought to be used like methamphetamine, only under the most extreme circumstances, with close monitoring, and only temporarily.....in other words, as needed.