@paulsaladinomd2: According to mainstream medicine my cholesterol is VERY high… The last time I checked my labs, my LDL cholesterol was 174mg/dl with a particle count of around 1900 nmol/L… (For those wondering about ApoB, this is essentially the same thing as LDL) Do I worry about this? Nope! Here’s why…. I don’t believe there is evidence within the western medical literature to support the notion that LDL is DIRECTLY injurious to the arterial wall… And for the lipid hypothesis that more LDL => more heart disease to be correct, LDL MUST be the proximate cause of atherosclerosis…. That is, LDL must directly injure the arterial wall and initiate the process of plaque formation… But why would nature design us with a lipoprotein particle like LDL that does many valuable things in the human body, and also harms us? Furthermore, if LDL causes damage to blood vessels why do we get atherosclerosis in arteries but not veins? They both contain the SAME amount of LDL… There’s clearly something else going on here, and I’d say that though LDL may be involved in the process of atherosclerosis I don’t think it causes it… I believe that the arterial wall must be damaged first, and then have problems with repair (aka insulin resistance physiology)… This is all quite complex and way deeper than an Instagram post. I have spent HOURS discussing this on my podcast, Fundamental Health, available everywhere… And yes I would LOVE to debate anyone who think that LDL is the proximate cause of atherosclerosis, go ahead and tag them below. I have reached out to many of them without response. Don’t fear your “high” cholesterol if you are insulin sensitive, celebrate it! How do you know if you are insulin sensitive? Check a fasting insulin, it should be <5 uiu/ml, mine is <3. Welcome to #theremembering

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Tuesday 04 October 2022 18:45:22 GMT