Beyond Cholesterol - Freeing Yourself from the Tyranny of your Cholesterol Numbers (updated)
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Has a recent blood test shown elevated levels of total cholesterol or LDL-cholesterol - despite your eating a plant-based diet? Should you start on statin medications? Should you worry about your cholesterol numbers, at all?
All these important questions are explored in this clear presentation on cholesterol - a complex subject that perplexes doctors and patients alike. After you view “Beyond Cholesterol” you’ll be able to free yourself from the “tyranny of the numbers” that unnecessarily frighten so many.
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Running Time: 89 minutes
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This video should play in all classrooms around the world.
Dr. Klaper, I have the upmost respect for you and your work. Thank you for an informative video. I am one of those who have not been able to get my cholesterol below 200. My LDL stays high. A couple of years ago, I had my carotid arteries checked, and they were normal, so I convinced my doctor to give me a chance to clean up my diet and do another blood test in a few months. He told me, I can eat fruits and vegetables until I'm blue in the face, it wouldn't help. He said, I needed to take statins. Anyway, I did manage to get my cholesterol down enough points to stay off statins. But lately, although, I am 61 years old, an avid runner and I have eaten a vegan diet for awhile, my cholesterol remains high. I was really puzzled. So, one day, I sat down and wrote down everything I ate. Turns out, my diet wasn't as great as I thought. I had a lot of added oils in my meals, processed junk, and added sugars. I already knew to stop drinking smoothies, because they raised my triglycerides, so I only eat whole fruits and my last blood work showed normal triglycerides. Now, I am eating a lot of vegetables, whole fruits, oats, potatoes and sweet potatoes with greens and beans. Mainly, I added beans, because I am also anemic. Anyway, I retest in a couple of months and I hope my blood work is much better. But, as long as I continue to eat as clean as am now, whole plant-based with no oils, nuts, seeds, added salt or sugars, and I continue my daily exercise, I should be fine like you mentioned in this video. Peace.
@@Mud-Sock-Girl thanks for your reply. Yes, I have been eating my 4 Brazil nuts every 30 days for Selenium, but for my hair. Other than that, I've given up anything with added fats or anything with high fats (avocado, coconut, nuts & seeds), except for very little fats found naturally in the other fruits & vegetables. We'll see how my next blood work levels turn out.😉
@Peter Rabitt oh yeah, definitely doing all of this! And, never will take statins or any other pharmaceuticals. Plus, no oils or processed food. Whole plant foods all the way! Thanks. Peace.
@meat Ismurdera couple of weeks ago, I got my bloodwork done, after a whole plant based diet & running more. My cholesterol is finally below 200, but my LDL, still high. It's not crazy high, so I just need to keep doing what I'm doing.
@meat Ismurder I use chronometer to track my nutrition. I look for a higher omega 3 over omega 6 ratio in what I eat, so I think I'm on the mark.
@@dianadesilva4877 I eat 100% Esselstyn and with 1T ground flax, my Omega 6:3 ratio is mosty 2:1, sometimes even 1.1 which is perfect.
This is the most thorough, clearly presented talk about cholesterol and arterial health that I have heard. Just great. Thank you, Dr Klaper, for taking the time to write and deliver such an intelligent and informed presentation.
I hate to break it to you but the data isn't on his side
@@samvandervelden8243 - can you elaborate?
@@samvandervelden8243what are your data?
By going on Esselstyn's diet, I was able to get a TC of 142 and LDL of 72. I have blockage in my iliac, and doc thought for sure I'd need a stent. However my absent right femoral pulse is now palpable though weaker than the left, and the circulation to my right foot is greatly improved. And it keeps geeing better. My carotid arteries look good now, although a sonogram several years ago showed a 30-50% narrowing. No meds. Just diet.
What was your TC HDL and TG prior to heart issues?czcams.com/video/vp1TjW28Kto/video.html
4JOJO1947 - You need to look up APO-E-Gene. There are several gene numbers.
If you have the #4 gene, then eating fats can kill you. If you have the #2 gene, then NOT eating fats can kill you.
You need to get your Doctor to give you the APO-E-Gene test so that you know for sure what #Gene you have so that you know what to eat and not to eat. Without that knowledge, everything is just a guessing game, which can cost us our lives while playing the experiment game.
Watch the video in the link below, about half way thru he shows a chart. Freeze the frame and read what it says: Review of: Mercola's book FAT FOR FUEL, (not for everyone)
czcams.com/video/AVvp0lGdjHQ/video.html&lc=z22ztzfxyw3px1fcbacdp435rcjeu5yxvtr05escmc5w03c010c.1567655312651665
@@OMGaNEWBIE Stop spreading bullshit please.
Where do you sit on these tables? czcams.com/video/vp1TjW28Kto/video.html
@meat Ismurder - Did you mean "heart" attack, not heat attack? Either way,
watch the video I shared in the post above and freeze the frame when he shows the chart. This is very real.
I appreciate this video more than you can know. I've been eating a whole foods, plant-based, no oil, low salt and sugar diet for over a decade. I also walk, laugh and smile a lot, control stress, and all the other suggested ideas for a healthy person. Yet my cholesterol and triglycerides results remain elevated. I refused statins. My new MD is newly practicing plant-based, nutritional prevention and quite confused over my results. Since I follow the prescription, I'll just keep doing so and ask my doc to stop measuring the cholesterol. I'll share this video with him and ask if we ought to measure the inflammatory markers instead. Thank you again for this video.
Have you tried reducing considerably your exposition to indoor voc's and outdoor pollution? I sincerely believe that this source of oxydative stress is under estimated.
SuzieQ I just had my blood test done and my cholesterol is high (genetically high), triglycerides are a bit high and so is my LDL. But my C-reactive protein is good; 0.3 which means I have no inflammation, but my other markers are high... I do have to cut my fruits to 2 a day. I run 3 miles or more a day... I am thankful for this wonderful video. Keep on doing what you are doing!
Do you have any stent or bypass? Thanks 🙏
"your arteries are never not looking" I love that quote, just too hilarious and so true!
Maximizing the integrity of my endothelial fortress........My self talk prior to eating a meal......and on my bucket list!
Thank you for this. I am one of those 30 year vegans who cannot get my cholesterol down to the 150 number I have heard makes one heart attack proof. I have been eating whole food, no oil for the last 8 years and have been frustrated and puzzled because my cholesterol is usually around 170. I didn’t know what more I could do. I keep hearing about others whose cholesterol would go from very high numbers to numbers around 150 or lower.
This was very helpful and informative!!!
170 is probably fine. Focus on TC/HDL ratio. Triglycerides and blood pressure. czcams.com/video/vp1TjW28Kto/video.html
If worried get a PET scan or CAC
@@TB1M1 What's a good ratio? thanks
I'm in a similar situation. I eat WFPB, other than about 2 restaurant visits per month (spouse like to eat out), make my own meals, no oil, no fried foods, and the lowest I''ve gotten my TC was 155. Then it bounced up to 160, and 178 last time. I eat lots of beans, oatmeal, quinoa, greens, veggies, fruits.
Vegan For The Animals Ⓥ Apparently some of us for whatever reason cannot reach those low numbers. However, as long as we are eating the diet we are eating, I suppose we are fine. That is reassuring. Btw, I am also vegan for the animals. That is what is closest to my heart!
Thank you Dr Klaper. It's astonishing to me that my doctor recommended a statin based only on one biomarker- a slightly raised cholesterol. No questions about diet or lifestyle. I refused, and will continue to refine and improve my plant-based diet on a daily basis - and continue with vigorous exercise. Those Numbers Needed to Treat with statins should be better known by the general public.
Oh, I'm growing Asian greens in a raised garden bed in my garden, so I have a plentiful supply of leafy green vegetable on hand. So easy!
Amazing presentation! I was on a non-statin drug for years because my cholesterol kept hovering between 210 and 230. The women in my family tend to get higher cholesterol after menopause--even those who are not overweight. When I transitioned to a plant-based diet, my cholesterol dropped to 198 and has stayed there. My internist is happy with that--the non-statin I was taking started to affect my muscles the way statins would, so I need to avoid these medications. I still have more weight to lose, so I am hopeful my cholesterol will drop more. Thank you!
I found this video by Dr. Klaper to be extremely clear, comprehensive and scientifically right on point. Well done.
Before i start on Dr Esselstyn's diet my LDL at the highest was 396 even though I was on the statin and cholesterol absorption medication. After my bypass surgery, I follow strictly Dr Esselstyn's diet but I still continue with my statin and cholesterol absorption medication. My LDL is now 56. Diet definitely is more effective and powerful than medications. I didn't stopped the medications as I am on the very high risk group and also Dr Esselstyn is not totally against medications.
LDL of 56 down from 396. That is amazing!!!!!! Keep doing what you are doing and watch dr Michael klapers videos he is fabulous and positive Cheers from Aussie 🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦋
THANK YOU Dr. Klaper!!! I have been really worried for the last five months about a blood test which showed a higher LDL cholesterol number than 3 months before but stable HDL. I started eating whole food plant=based diet about five months before the latest blood test and stopped taking statins. The doc insisted I go back on them and maxed the dose. I bargained with her to give me 3 months before I go back on statins as I could not think of how I could be eating any better. I am no SOS and no nuts and keep seeds (flaxseed and hemp) to a healthy minimum. I feel great eating this way and not tired like I used to feel. My diabetes is now under control.
I was still puzzled , upset by the numbers (and quite worried) UNTIL I watched this video. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
The video is correct. Biomarkers are unimportant compared to diet. But not carrying excess body fat is also important. Get rid of your excess body fat and your diabetes by eating properly and exercising.
Interesting to hear that a patient who has had a cardiac episodes, DOESN'T have to be on statins for rest of their lives, as prescribed by the Morden thinking.
After an year of whole food plant based diet, I am looking forward to stopping this poison
This is crystal clear. I don't want to get sick and die young so I'll make sure to do the plant-based diet and have my carotid artery checked! Thank you Dr. Klaper. We appreciate your effort and time in creating this video for us. ❤️
i like better quality of this video, now i can share it with friends and they woudnt think i'm listening to some self-made healer
I am sharing this with my followers who are working hard at the WFPB lifestyle but don't see perfect numbers. Thanks, Dr. K. Love all of your videos.
Thanks Dr. Klaper! Plant-based for many years. Recent lipid test total 167, doc wanted me to go on statins. I said I'd like to try the inflammation tests Dr. K recommends -- both came out very low; plus the follow-up lipid test was down to 140, just a few weeks later, which shows some of our natural variability. So helpful to have the knowledge to address my doc's concerns -- and also glad he was willing to order the tests (Ultrasensitive C-reactive protein: 0.4 mg/L and Lipoprotein (a)
Just passed my tenth week WFPB feeling great. Will get my blood checked next month to see if I need statin drugs. I want to thank you for All of your hard , time consuming work. Much appreciated ♥️
Hope test went well!
Thank you Dr Klaper for sorting through the confusion on this subject and for clarifying the actual process, triggers, and solutions for atherosclerosis.
THANK YOU! I have been WFPB for a number of years now after refusing statins from my doctor. I never really knew the science, but trusted the results of others. Thanks for the science clearly explained and understandable! 😊
Thank you Dr. Klaper! I plan to share this video with family. I watch as many WFPBNO videos and podcasts to keep myself motivated and on track.
excellent video, makes good points. cholesterol is an important marker but we should treat the patient, not the blood values
He treats the bloodvalues of patients.....
The river of life of humans.... It' s the same !
I just had blood work and my LDL level was pretty good, but LDL particle size was a little high. My Triglycerides were slightly high. But my oxidized cholesterol was 48 and C-reactive protein was .22, myeloperoxidase 189. So I calmed down, because my diet is what Dr Klaper and Esselstyn recommend. I’ve followed their programs for years and think they’re great. Good luck to everyone trying to live a healthy plant-based lifestyle. 👍🍎
Very helpful common sense. At Walgreens, buy, ultra beet root powder, and raspberry lemon, Magnesium power. Get 2 hot cups of water, add just a little to each cup. 120/82. Taste great.
Well done. Nice to have the input from a clinician rather than a bench scientist or sales rep.
I recall in Dr. Esselstyn's book "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" an emphasis on cholesterol level of 150 mg/dl or lower (or LDL of 80 mg/dl or lower), so it was awesome that Dr. Klaper here went into detail about how a high cholesterol level may not be an indication of arterial damage. Great stuff. I'm going to file this one right along side my much treasured copy of "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease".
I have been vegetarian for over 45 years and am now pre diabetic. I believe this is because I have eaten too many carbs over the years. My cholesterol has always been high. Recently I have been eating low carb high fat and my blood sugar has finally gone down a bit though my cholesterol has gone up!! Ive decided to concentrate on my blood sugar and not worry about cholesterol. I only eat strawberries and blue berries and no grains, or other fruit at all. Its quite a complicated picture and we all seem to have different ideas on diet
Thank you so much for this information. I have been WFPB no oil for a month now and confess that I am eager to see my lipid profile. But now I also want to have the inflammation markers you mention checked too! So glad to learn more about this issue from someone with so much experience. Thank you for doing this work, Dr. Klaper.
@enzyme B S
Thankyou Dr.Klaper for putting together this video - I believe you've provided the best description of the workings of the arteries that I've yet seen - very appreciated!
It can’t be any clearer than this. You truly are God sent to those of us who wants to know the truth about health. Thank you for your services and honesty.
This was so well explained and straight forward and easy to understand. I will be sharing this with friends and family. Thank you Dr. Klaper.
Excellent video - REAL information that will help me with my next discussion with my doc. Since being on a WFPB diet for 8 months, I have gotten off metformin and my blood pressure medicine and have lost over 22lbs. I have recently been reading about gluten sensitivity, and have to object to several recommendations in Grain Brain, with regards to animal fats - your video convinced me I have learned the "right way" from you and drs Greger, Campbell, and Barnard - thanks so much!!
Thank you so much for this wonderful video that offers the world hope! It’s almost criminal and we are not being told this life-saving information by our doctors. Be blessed for all that you are doing for humanity!
Thanks, Dr Klaper for this incredibly valuable information. I have been plant based for seven years and have seen remarkable results. The lifestyle changes I have made have changed my life forever; for the better!!!
Best video I have seen on understanding cholesterol and heart problems.
Glad it was helpful!
Stay rooted, my friends!
Thank you so much, Dr. Klaper, for starting this channel!! I have been listening to you for a few years and really value your vast knowledge. I will be watching all your videos in the future that you post here. 😊
My cardiologist is going to have a surprise..... :))))))
Thank you Dr. Clapper for all your work and continued effort to inform the public of the benefits of a WFPBNO Lifestyle. Thanks to you and your Colleagues in the numerous documentaries you were involved in, I'm WFPBNO for 2 years as of last month. God Bless You Sir!
This man is BRILLIANT 🙌
I really liked this video. I learned some new things about cholesterol.
Ever since I saw your lecture/documentary called "Food That Kills" it really changed my view on heart heart health and the power of a plant based diets.
More doctors should practice medicine the way you do.
Thanks very much for the information Dr. Klaper; it's very clear.
Thank you Doctor Klaper, great video, concise and clear.
Thank you very much dr. Klarer for meeting me via Derek Simnett (via CZcams). I am on a vegan lifestyle since one and a half year now and feeling great. I stopped taking statins, but keep on using blood thinner because I have 3 stents placed in my heart. Question: when I am very strictly vegan, do I need to keep on taking supplements such as I do now? Multivitamin, vitamin B12, Curcumine, Q10? Is that really necessary, listening to what you said about all vitamins and minerals we need are in a whole food plant based diet. I would appreciate if you find time to answer my question. Thank you very much, Jan Sjoukens
I see that Dr Klaper has not responded to any questions but he is doing tele-Medicine. I think the rate is & 175 consultation fees, which is pretty good! I am taking classes with Dr Klaper starting on July 12th. It is $ 200 for the series of 12 classes. They will be live but with replays. www.doctorklaper.com/mmf-masterclass
I really loved this brillian lecture showing and explaining so clearly the reason and also explaining how it is possible to reverse plaque, inflammation and heart disease. This is indeed a wonderfull basic info that should be known by everybody, doctor and patients, so that everybody had a choice 🎶🍀💚🎵
Thanks Dr Klaper - Excellent info!!!
How fantastic are you? Thank you Dr Klaper!
This is one of the best videos I have seen about this topic (and I watched hundreds). Thank you for your clear, easy to grasp, no non-sense presentation :-)
Fantastic information - and the right way to view the blood test result myopia of the medical profession. Thank you so much!
So good!
Thank you, I will use your information for my pt in ICU.
RN Luba
Great video. Very didactic. Thank you!
Thank-you so much for putting this out there. What you are doing is wonderful and will help to save lives. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you very much ! Dr Klaper. LDL Cholesterol is not the issue, in fact, it is important to have LDL. We need LDL also to remove the plague. Statins is a no no. I agree nutrition is critical to health. Dr Michael Van said likewise. I also like to thank Dr Van.
This is so helpful. I've been vegan for 4.5 years, and my cholesterol has been 240-265 most of that time. It's finally under 195, but I've fretted about it a lot, because I don't want to take a statin unless I fail to bring it down with diet. I wish I knew what inflammatory markers I could ask to include in blood panels to verify that those aren't elevated.
(Not sure what brought it down. Possibly eating frozen amla slices instead of powder?)
Have been vegan (wfpb) for 5 yrs & my cholesterol is still high (210). Was wondering about a statin (which I don't really want to do), but now I know to get my inflamatory markers checked first.
Just gotta say this, because I tell it every chance I get. High cholesterol runs in my family, lots of meds going around. I was vegetarian from age 18 but stuck with eggs/dairy. In my 40s my cholesterol levels were getting worryingly high. Coincidentally, around the time of that result, I dropped all animal products & went fully WFPB. Next checkup, my cholesterol had plummeted & no worries since then. (Also back pain, fatigue, etc vanished; dropped 30 lbs. without even trying.) One of the best decisions I've ever made.
Terrific! Thank you, Dr. Klaper!
I greatly respect you and your work, doc...thanks for doing the research and sharing!!
Thank you Doctor Klaper ! Was interesting to hear all about Cholesterol.
Thank you for this excellent presentation, that even I can understand.
Thank you Dr Klaper for educating us
Excellent information which the medical establishment needs to hear.
Excellent video - thank you!
Great video Doctor Klaper!
👏👏👏👏 yes, agreed. Dr. Klaper never fails. So very well said.
Thank you Dr. Klaper. I have added your video to my Dietetics playlist. As I am a future dietetian in search of the truth and powerful holistic methods to healing.
Thanks for this thorough information!
Excellent explanation and information - thank you! 💚
Excellent
Best explanation ever.
Great talk - i follow a wfpb and as a dietitian i encourage others to do so
A good lecture. But he did not explain why someone who eats a whole food plant-based diet has high cholesterol numbers.
Great work Doc! Thanks
Hi Dr. Klaper- what's your position on consuming nuts,seeds and avocado, all, of course, in very moderate amounts. Although Dr. Esselstyn completely disapproves of eating them if CAD is present, there are many other respected medical folks who believe those foods are necessary, including Drs. Greger, Ornish, Furman, Sinatra, and more.Thanks!
Thank you so much for this great information!
Thank you for your clear and life saving message.
Thanks Dr. Klaper. Appreciate the details about the inflammatory markers. I've been following this type of diet for 7 years now after being diagnosed with CAD. And have had these tests done with good results all around. In seeking out all the ways to aid in reversal of CAD (removal of plaque) I've heard Dr. William Davis (cardiologist) extoll the virtues of not eating wheat, in addition to removing processed oils and simple carbs, as a key means to remove plaque as measure by the calcium score. It also, in his opinion, removes the small dense LDLs. If you've looked at this issue would like you thoughts. Thanks
Very helpful information!!!
Thank you 🙏
Excellent!
Bravo for a marvelous video! New subscriber here! I am one of those who cannot seem to drive down my Total and LDL numbers, hovering around 149 for LDL. CRP is always good, however, I don’t know what other numbers to monitor for inflammation? Can you tell us by name, which labs to monitored? I follow Dr. Essestyn’s diet (since June 2018) religiously, including cooked greens 6 times per day ( BMI started at 24 - now 19). No processed foods, no oils, and cook at home 95% of meals. I take 10 mg Zetia due to muscle aches from statins, but cardiologist continues to push statins or the expensive injections, which I’ve declined. Zetia seemed to make a six point difference, whereas diet did the heavy lifting to get me in the near normal range. Thank you so much for this new venue for information. Very valuable!
Best information about cholesterol .Thank you Dr.Klaper.
I like the idea of getting an ultrasound scan on my neck arteries but I'm in the UK and if I went to my GP I doubt I would be able to get such a test done. It seems in the US you have a big battery of tests available for patients. When it was discovered four months ago that my systolic BP was 170-180 all I got was an ECG test.
Anyway, rather than take the pills suggested by my GP I've been 100% whole food plant based ever since. I just didn't fancy taking pills for the rest of my days.
Nice
That´s a money thing. You´ll get the test done in the states, because you´re going to pay for it. Have you got the BP down?
@@bignige Yes my BP is well down. It's marvellous.
@@Stephen-kf8um congratulations, i know the effort it takes to turn your diet around.
Isn’t the neck carotid artery ultrasound dangerous
Absolutely LOVED the clarity of this video....Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
While I don't disagree that eating an anti-inflammatory diet is ONE of the keys to success visa vis arterial health, so is smoking, stress reduction, sleep, relationships, etc. I think that one of the big things you completely ignore about statins is that they are ALSO anti-inflammatory, AND they stabilize plaque. Are they warranted for everyone? No. If someone has few risk factors other than high cholesterol and manages to get their numbers down with lifestyle modifications, and has never had a heart attack, stent, or bypass, then sure, statins can be removed once the cholesterol is down and HS-CRP is as well. But for those who've had heart attacks, stents/bypasses, the data clearly show that getting LDL down as low as possible is key to removing risk for secondary events. LDL of 30 or less is needed to reduce that risk factor, and that cannot be done with diet alone. I've never seen anyone with an LDL under 50 even without SOME medication. I appreciate that this video is probably targeted mostly at those who haven't had events yet, but I think your basically blanket statement around statins being something to avoid is dangerous for a large subset of people for whom they (or other cholesterol-lowering medication) could be life-saving/prologing. Your disclaimer at the VERY end of this video about those with genetic FH maybe requiring some consultation with a doctor (never mentioning these people actually DO need to be on medication), is way too little too late and may not caught by many. These disclaimers/exceptions should be mentioned throughout your video so that people know you aren't saying that everyone can just go off their meds as soon as their cholesterol numbers are "around" the targets set for the general population.
Good information. Could you make a similar video about why the Carnivore Diet is bad for you? Does any amount of meat cause problems or is it when you just eat to much meat? And how much meat is to much meat?
Excellent video. Thank you Dr Klaper 😊
That was great - only way to get my triglycerides below 150 Was to give up fruit. Going to forget about that and just concentrate on McDougall style diet stop life Ming at the numbers.
Look at the Nathan Pritikin lectures and Cleveland clinic studies. Triglycerides are a secondary contributor to artery disease
@@TB1M1 thank you for posting the 6 hours lecture by Nathan Pritikin. I learned nutrition with Mr Pritikin's books then my in-laws went to the Pritikin Center in the 90's.
@@Nadege949 Thanks for the comment. How did they do on it? Did they stick with it?
Very clear and informative. Thank you!
Wonder what Dr. Klaper thinks about egg consumption and grass-fed versus grain fed dairy. Would love to hear his opinions on eating those things. Contradictory scientific studies are driving me nuts!
If you want my opinion, Dr. Klaper and others (Dr. Greger) are clear into this. There is little to none benefit from grass fed animals. Stick to Whole Food plant based, take b12 a couple times a week and vitamin D every day (adult - 2000 mg) (if you are not going out to the sun light)
Thank you doctor!
Thanks for the pointers. I'm vegan & go to a vegan friendly doctor (PCRM's clinic) - I got my lipid numbers, but I don't recall seeing inflammation markers- I'll ask about them next time because my LDL is low but trending in the wrong direction over the last 3 years.
I'd love to hear what a Barnard Center doctor's take is of a healthy WFPB eater who has elevated ldl. Would it be similar to Dr. Klaper or different?
@@drjembe I don't know but at the moment I'm highly influenced by Dr. Evan Allen's book Over Saturated-- the main thesis is that if a WFPB has too much coconut, nuts, chocolate, etc. then you can still get high LDL & the CVD that goes with it.
Vegan Zombie's got a few vids about how he as a vegan, got high lipid numbers and fixed it by getting his fat/oil intake under control.
@@MatthewMartinDean Thanks for the book recommendation. Wondering if in the book, he talks about olive oil and his take on it? Does it raise LDL or not? And can avocados raise LDL or not? In one exchange I had with a plant-based cardiologist, she indicated studies show PUFA's do not raise LDL.
@@drjembe Dr Evan Allan's book focuses pretty much on saturated fat, so the added saturated fat in Olive Oil vs other things would increase LDL & CVD same as sat fat from any other source. This particular book, as far as I recall, doesn't particularly call out other fats as Esselstyn & Ornish would-- those two doctors are generally anti-all sources of fat, saturated or not. If you come across data that says this or that source of dietary saturated fat doesn't increase LDL, you might want to check for industry funding. Industry funding research tries hard to imply the link to any fat & CVD is unproven.
I’d like to know more about why my triglycerides have risen in the last few years. I eat wfpb for over at 5 years with improvements along the way. My recent labs were: total cholesterol 150: HDL 44: LDL 75: triglycerides 214. I am 5’1 and weigh 94 pounds. Rarely drink alcohol, but have a green smoothie in the morning with lots of greens and some fruit for the past year or so. Is it the smoothie? In 2918 Tr was 123: in 2019 it was 143: so it’s creeping up
Thank you. I met you in 2015 in Sedona at Engine 2 immersion. Thanks for all you do.
thanks DOC❤ my KOLESTEROL giong down..🥰🥰 i ALWAYS Diet🥰🥰 god BLESS u DOC❤❤
Thank you!
Enjoyed the video, and your recommendations seem to work for some. However, after 7 months on a low carb, high fat (healthy fats for the most part), and ample vegetables, I just had a lipid panel yesterday. I lost 25 lbs during the 7 months, and my total cholesterol is now 121, ldl of 79, and triglycerides of 67, all my numbers dropped including hdl down to 29. Maybe it's just genes, but 85 point drop in triglycerides was a relief, and drop of about 25 points total cholesterol. Maybe there is more than one healthy alternative to the standard american diet. The common feature is elimination of processed foods, sugars, and grains.
Awesome info Dr Klaper, you are the bestest.
Great info thx
Don't carbohydrates damage arteries too? Yes, I think oxidized foods do damage, but can you really remove sugars from this picture? There is really no evidence to distinguish what makes the most damage, and what damage can't be more easily fixed. Overall it's just another association of oxidized foods to atherosclerosis.