Ep:05 Understanding Cholesterol and Statins

[@amyk6028]

You are a genius. I have been a Registered Nurse for 23 years and have never heard a physician explain things as perfectly as you do. Please keep making these wonderful videos! ❤

[@patcyzauskas7216]

Thanks for your work as RN!! I’m retired ICU RN after 37 yrs. need good nurses like u to care for me in my “old age”.

[@aryanterrance6092]

You prolly dont give a damn but does someone know of a trick to log back into an Instagram account..? I was dumb forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me!

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

I need a smart woman...to marry...and to then teach others!

[@khalidkhayat7798]

9th

[@christopherwunsch5077]

I would have been an RN of 34 years this year, sadly only made 12 years before I was deathly ill and hospitalized at UW Madison for 28 days where I was akin to a 90-year-old man with end-stage Alzheimer's like condition. Brain MRI revealed "innumerable lesions throughout the white matter, the corpus callosum and brainstem. Biopsy revealed the lesions to be apoptosis, and electron microscopy revealed mitochondrial DNA anomalies which led the doctors to believe I had Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy with lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS). The plan was to transfer me to a nursing home pending bed placement. When one day, a visiting professor, a mitochondrial disease specialist, happened to visit UW Madison. He was asked to evaluate me, and when he did, he started me on a mitochondrial cocktail of 11 vitamins, amino acids, L Carnitine and CoQ10. When my wife came into my room the next morning, she told me I called her by name for the first time in more than 3 weeks. This quickly evolved into aggressive rehab therapies and my discharge home with outpatient therapies. 28 Days at UW Madison, > more than $300k, outpatient rehab for several months, and UW Neurologists tell me I had a virus! HA A few weeks later I learned of the UCSD Statin Effects Study, and enrolled, had my records sent stat, including brain and muscle biopsies etc. To be told it's a virus??! The UCSD study concluded that my use of Lipitor was the cause of the Apoptosis seen under brain biopsy and Electron microscopy, as well as the resultant myalgia I've had since Oct 10, 2002, the sleeping disorder since this time as well as the cognitive deficits of sufficient severity to substantially restrict any gainful employment, the relentless fatigue which plagues me to this day. Bitter pill for me to swallow. Now 21 years later, I have a PURPOSE in life, to still be an RN, only teaching truth NOW, NOT medical fallacies like the cholesterol theory

[@ElleCoyote]

I had my yearly exam with my primary care provider (an internist MD who says he is an expert on lipidology and cholesterol) yesterday, and I told him my concerns about statins. I cited the Mayo Clinic and the National Institute of Health (USA). He said this made him angry; he compared my remarks to those of anti-vaxxers, and said that this was nonsense, coming from functional medicine practitioners, who are killing their patients by not prescribing statins. I expected him to disagree, but not to be so dismissive. Now I am looking for another primary care provider.

[@OGJacey]

My cardiologist put a flag on my file with my insurance company because I refused to take statins and it says I am hostile. Obviously, he lost money on me.

[@regimentsystem3306]

Similar experience here, when I had heart issues in my early twenties, eating up to 2 full loaves of bread a day or similar amounts of carbs to fuel my fitmess emdeavors. I'm a veteran at dealing with manipulation, gaslighting, etc. Because of my upbringing with a narcissist mother and surrounded by dumb know it alls. I was told I need to take colchicine daily for the rest of my life. The way my doc described what we know about the symptomes, I knew I had to try this weird carnivore thing that is supposed to help with most things autoimmune and autoinflammatory. Either it works, or I need to screw my body and my fertility up with colchicine or immunosuppressants and other stuff. I shut my mouth and did it. I weened myself off the meds very slowly and went to the next couple of followup checks, I still shut my mouth about it, only mentioning my process for changing the doses and how things are going. When I was completely off the meds, I let him in on my secrets. He absolutely lost it. I lied to him and said that I don't intend to be this strict forever, slowly reintroducing stuff and lowering that deadly red meat consumption. He calmed down. When I went back and said that everything is still fine and the checks were perfect, briefly mentioning that my diet may be part of the problem, guess what he did... He was happy for me and he scrapped his diagnosis because "diet has no influence on this condition, so it was something else"

[@barbtullos3909]

Great video. Im73. Been under 20 carbs for 5 yrs. Feel 30. Walk 2 to 4 me lesva day. Weigh125 lbs. Am 5 ft 7 in. Never felt so good in my life. Cut the carbs people. That's the answer !!

[@mjones1122]

Great inspiration!

[@karend.9218]

Power to you!

[@JanPLopez993]

Best and most concise explanation!

[@juliebutler8241]

An I ask what carbs you consume?

[@MargueriteAtHome]

How do you stay under 20??? What I wouldn’t give…. Congratulations!

[@ZeinabMokhtari]

"You don't have a cholesterol problem, you've got a sugar problem". Thanks for great videos #CarbAddictionDoc

[@yukichan3971]

Damn, I thought Dr. Berg was good...this guy is amazing in the way he explains things, and his passion is awesome.

[@OGJacey]

Hahahaaaa...Dr. Berg the Chyropractor and Scientologist.

[@sunkthebirdie7082]

"The damage you cause by putting Carbohydrates in your face". Classic Cywes. i keep watching just to hear these gems 💎.

[@Unsensitive]

Carbs & linoleic acid (18:2 - omega-6)

[@RobertWadlow292]

Linoleic acid isn't a problem

[@Straightdeal]

When a person starts talking about good and bad cholesterol, I roll my eyes and switch off. "Old school". More than a year ago, I did not ask my GP whether I could go off statins, I just TOLD her.

[@jennygibbons1258]

👌🏾 Just perfect

[@brendakemp9060]

And what did your doctor say?

[@lissaestes7017]

As an RN, I always knew the cholesterol scare was a scam. 15 years ago my doc wanted me to go on statins when my cholesterol was just slightly elevated. I said, you can just write "patient declines" in my record. So, no statins, ever. And since that time my cholesterol has been in a normal range every year since. I'm just starting my very low carb journey, so I'm looking forward to a great future. Thank you, Dr Cywes!

[@N7TWL]

This is the best explanation of how cholerterol works and the harm a statin can do. When I started my carnivore diet, I stopped taking meds, including a statin. About 30 days into my diet, I am sitting at my computer working a math problem or something, and this odd feeling in my head began and lasted for maybe 3 seconds. At the end, my mental acuity was raised by a significant degree. I now know what is meant by brain fog and what it feels like when it lifts.

[@abundantgracecounselingcenter]

Thank you Dr. Cywes. Your videos are tremendously helpful to me. I'm 71 and have high cholesterol and my doctor recommended statins. I am beginning a ketogenic diet today and hopefully for life, without statins. Thank you

[@FreeAgent99]

Go for it and all the best! Also try low carb if you are not doing so already. Greetings from Germany

[@chiefengineer488]

God bless you and guide you. Take comfort in the knowledge that the populations with the lowest all cause mortality have the highest levels of cholesterol. LCHF or keto or carnivore will cause your cholesterol to rise and your unenlightened doctor will insist you take statins.

[@peterking1270]

Wish you all the best

[@justrusty]

I wish you had told me this before I was on statins for ten years. (They always tell you "You have to be on them for life.") It took me that long to figure out why my health (especially my mental health) in my 50s got progressively worse - much faster than I would have expected from normal aging. So I dumped them and started low carb lifestyle (2 years now, though only hard core the past few months.) Now in my 60s, I feel better than ever and am able to think clearly again, and I can actually hike again without giving up halfway through my multi-day hikes. Stay off satans!

[@marianking1379]

Just rusty, was that a typo 😂 or did you mean Satan 😂😂😂

[@justrusty]

@@marianking1379 It was an intentional typo! Sometimes my biases show through.

[@cjcj6945]

Amen🙏😇

[@cassandrasmom]

My dad has been on statins for many years and now has dementia!! Glad you corrected it in time! Can I ask if you had any adverse side effects from cutting them cold turkey?

[@justrusty]

@@cassandrasmom Well, I've been in a discussion with someone about that. I say I had withdrawal symptoms for about a week; intensified depression mostly. They tell me it couldn't be "withdrawal" as statins are not addictive. I think that's dancing around terms. I got off them and felt worse for about a week. (And I had accidentally gotten off them 3 times before.. long story... and each time the same thing happened though I didn't realize it was the statins.)

[@ScottTheTruckDriver]

This was probably the best explanation of sugar and heart disease I have ever seen. I have been talking about LDL just being a vehicle for cholesterol for a long time, and that inflammation and constant damage to our blood vessels is the cause. I will help get this video to people. Keep up the good work. I just wish the powers that be would not ignore this evidence.

[@easypeasy1216]

I agree, Scott. I just recently found this doctor on youtube; his style reminds me of Dr. Ken Berry.

[@thylacine1004]

100 %

[@MyohoIsMe]

I am a 74 year young woman, for half of my life I was healthy as a fish. As I lived in Italy for the first half of my life, pasta, bread and potatoes were part of my daily diet. Until the age of 35 I was normal weight, between 110-115 lbs and 5.1 in height. When I came to the USA, in 6 months I was 200 lbs, however my eating habits had not changed, the difference was that here everything was enriched with something, and everything had additives of some type. Later I had a child and the weight went up, and after my son was born through C-section, my belly never went down and neither did any other part of my body. I began to retain water when I was exercising or walking in 2002, I was then diagnosed with congestive heart failure. I tried everything to lose weight, but never lost a pound. If anything, I gained. Eventually in 2013 I had two strokes, my Blood Glucose had dropped at 48 and when I arrived at ER and later went to 300. At that time I resolved to change my eating habits, I ate what I thought was super healthy, yet no lbs lost, in fact I reached my highest, at 234 lbs. I kept eating fairly healthy, non the less in 2020 I had a heart attack, and the cardiologist performed an angioplasty to insert a stent, because he found a blockage in one of my main arteries. I recovered quickly and was sent home with one BP medication twice daily, a baby aspirin 1 x daily, 1 Plavix 1 x daily and 1 Statin at bed time. My BP continued to be dangerously high, although I had eliminated all sodium, so the cardiologist prescribed a second BP med twice daily. Yet, the BP was still very high, so he wanted to prescribe a third BP med, and I refused. I forgot to mention that when I was diagnosed with CHF, I never took any allopathic medications, and I was living very well with homeopathic medicines. But the time came when I could no longer afford the cost of consultation, so I stopped and two years later I found myself in the hospital. So all these medications were new to me, but shortly after taking Plavix and Statins, I began having liver colics, I went to see a gastroenterologist and a urologist, and the gastroenterologist prescribed a complete metabolic panel, which revealed that I had NAFL, and the Urologist performed an ultrasound of the kidney which show normal functions, and no sign of kidney stones. When I learned about NAFL, I researched it and learned about Metabolic Syndrome, learned about Keto. I have been on Keto nearly three months, I was 224 lbs when I began, and I am down to 192.6 today, my BG 87 and Ketones 1.5, Going slow compared to others because of Insulin Resistance, I was told. I stopped the Statins, although I was told I should not and stopped the Plavix for a while, because I was bleeding and bruising to easy. But I am taking Plavix again, because I am afraid of blood clots. My primary doctor has refused to write a prescription for my blood glucose strip, her reason is that my A1C does not show that I am a diabetic! She actually got irate when I told her I was doing Keto. I wish I could find a doctor that would support me, but so far no luck. I sometimes wonder if this is good for me. I feel it is, but sometimes negativity want to take over. Apologies for the long story, but I would appreciate your thoughts Dr. Cywes. I love to watch your videos, everything you say makes a lot of sense! Thank you

[@volvaheidrbores663]

I'm so happy you're getting better, ty for sharing 💗

[@ElleCoyote]

I have been eating some variation on low carb and keto for many decades, and I feel great and my bloodwork is good. As many have stated, there is no need in human nutrition for any carbohydrates, so have no fear. Getting sugars and starches out of your diet can only help your health.

[@graceleiper9198]

I bet your weight shot up due to your eating habits, not because you were eating food grown in America. You got away with a bad diet (doesn't matter where your carbs were grown) until you hit your 30s. No suprise. It happens to almost everybody.

[@IAmMyoho]

@graceleiper9198 perhaps you missed reading what I wrote! I am not talking about American grown foods. I am talking about American prepared foods. All the additives and sugar added, fructose and all other “good” stuff that was not in the foods prepared in my country!

[@nickdejesu2064]

I also moved to the US from Italy after growing up there and went from 154lbs to over 220lbs. The food here has been engineered to make you eat more. It's about profit and less about health. Keto/Carnivore diet is a way to avoid these engineered foods. My friends in Italy are still same weight as they were back 50 yrs ago, even eating pasta and pastries for breakfast!

[@notesfromthemancave]

Thanks! I refused to take stains when my doctor prescribed them 2 years ago. She now agrees with me, they are not good.

[@azabujuban-hito-dake]

Statin made me forgetful..yet my doctor dismissed it. I switched to a younger doctor, and he told me to quickly trashed the statin in a bin and replaced it with a keto diet instead

[@justrusty]

Wish I had held out. After years of refusing, I got browbeaten into taking them. Then it took me years to figure out why my health went to hell. (I was not aware of Statin adverse effects other than muscle pain, I was just against taking drugs on principle.) Now there is no way any Doctor will ever get me to take them again.

[@marcellecostanza1777]

Holy crap...2 years on keto, 6 yrs since quitting smoking...but I'm still chewing nicotine gum! Crap. Crap. Crap! Done with the gum TODAY!

[@ecab6740]

Wow! For the longest I've been taught to demonize LDL. I've been misled. Mind changed. Will spread the word. Thank you.

[@SoWhatNowWhat]

I have been pushed by my PCP to take statins for years I have absolutely refused and I am so glad that I did. It is quite sad that this information is not common knowledge especially amongst medical professionals. When you try to tell them that cholesterol is not the evil bad guy that they think it is they look at you like you're an idiot.

[@momentumstocks3493]

It's all about $$$. Feed them bad health..get them to pay for drugs

[@cjcj6945]

Share this video with your doctor!

[@davidgamache3035]

I talked with my doctor about this and privately she agreed that I shouldn't take them but if she didn't prescribe them then she can be seen as guilty of not giving me proper medical care. So she writes the prescription and enters it into my records like a good little doctor and I simply don't fill it.

[@infamyinfamy]

This is exactly why they do it, doctors are covering their arses in case you get sick and then sue them.

[@judylloyd7901]

@@infamyinfamy It's more that if doctors don't follow the standard of care procedures, they can lose their licenses, or at least be hauled over the coals by their supervisory board, rather than the fear of being sued by a satisfied patient. 😊😊

[@davecopp9356]

The pharma mafia has now the power over ever action of doctors. They give them the plans the doctors have to follow or else the medical care system does not pay, it only pays for the practices that casues more harm than good, so pharma and doctors create patients that become customers to them for the long term.

[@veronicastewart1112]

I think this will also be my solution. My doctor insists on prescribing statins, so I just won't fill it. I'm stuck with her because of my insurance....

[@goodviewfromuphere120]

What a revelation. Succinct, informative and pitched at a level that is accessible to anyone with interest enough in their own well-being. Doctor, you are healing people who you will not know this side of heaven.

[@_creative360]

This man is a super hero.

[@sharmainelee2213]

Dr Cywes, you are so right, I experience exactly what you said, lower my sugar and starch for 30, 60, 90, 120 days, and like magic my blood markers vastly improve to a point that I lost the belly fat, and no longer have high blood pressure or diabetic. So grateful for your podcasts. Blessings

[@juliemcfarlane7245]

This needs to be spread everywhere. . Makes WAY more sense.

[@Straightdeal]

100% Dr Cywes. I should forward this video to my GP. I took myself off statins a year ago. My triglycerides low and HDL cholesterol high, no problems.

[@pest1688]

This is some of the most useful information I've ever gotten, thank you for these!!

[@ygillham]

Love your straight forward/no BS delivery of the truth. Thanks you for all you do and for sharing your knowledge and info to us. xx

[@lindasmith3502]

What a great explanation. I switched from SAD to Ketovore way of living on January1, 2023. My doc wanted to put me on a statin at my last physical. I refused. She wanted to recheck labs in 3 months. I convinced her to wait 6 months, as I was just learning about low carb eating and benefits. She agreed. I can't wait to see my labs. 2 months, I'm down 25# and 9.5" from my torso. I'm learning about my body more each day by galloping you and Dr Berry religiously. I have a few more I watch that educate us based on science and make it easy for us to understand. Thank you for all you do!!! ❤️

[@TAS1965]

I wish more ppl would open their eyes and wake up. So many put their Dr on a pedestal and think they are Gods! The world needs more Drs like you and the others that are telling the truth! I have a friend who was told yesterday her cholesterol is high and wants to put her on a statin. The Dr told her no Salmon, non Olive oil and no eggs. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’m trying to help her and shared a few of your videos. Luckily she is opened to learning and avoiding the statins. ❤️

[@chiefengineer488]

OMG!! NO salmon, olive oil or eggs....Doc's trying to hurry your demise.

[@mjones1122]

Great supportive friend you are....

[@bernadetteholmes6160]

Doctors are indococrated in med school to depend on big pharma. After all, Big Pharma runs. 75% of the country!!!. My sister has a masters degree in nursing and she won't listen to anything but what she was taught in school. Really sad!!

[@briangreen3103]

@@bernadetteholmes6160 yes, and big pharma funds conferences and sponsors meetings, pays for health professionals and dieticians to travel around the world. They are enormously wealthy and they wont give up the fight easily.

[@heidil4724]

Blaming kolesterol is like blaming firefighters for starting the fire. Just insane.

[@georgesmkhu8290]

really insane

[@alphacause]

I love this 19 minute summation of the problem. There have been some great talks from many low carb physicians and researchers concerning the problems with the lipid hypothesis behind heart disease, but most people who I try to share those videos or podcasts with don't have the patience, time, or inclination to listen to a 1 hour plus dense presentation or interview. This terse segment that you provided Dr. Cywes does an excellent job at of tersely dissecting the misconceptions around cholesterol. Thank you Dr. Cywes for putting in the work to bring this information in an easily accessible form. This is definitely something I will share with those who have concerns about cholesterol, especially elevated LDL, on a low carb diet.

[@madtatter7]

I have been on a ketogenic diet since August 2019. My hba1c went from 7.4 to 6.0. Since I had a heart attack in 2015 and had a stent put in, my dr says I will be on statins forever. Is there a way to get off of statins?

[@alphacause]

​@@madtatter7 First, congratulations on your reduction in hba1c. I am elated things are moving in the right direction. With regards to ceasing statin medication, I am NOT the one you should pose such an inquiry to. Maybe you made a mistake by posting your comment as a response under my original comment, instead of posting that comment directly for Dr. Cywes to answer. I am NOT a licensed medical professional and therefore nothing I say should constitute medical advice. I understand that many physicians are not well versed in the problems with the lipid hypothesis, and many are not aware of the lack of efficacy as well as dangers of statin use. So it can be frustrating talking to mainstream physicians My only recommendation is to use online resources so you can find physicians in your area who support low carb nutrition and who are therefore probably familiar with the counterpoint to the conventional wisdom concerning statins and cholestrol. Here are some resources below that may help you in your search for doctors who are more amenable to this new way of thinking: www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/doctors/ lowcarbpractitioners.com/directory/ Please consult with these licensed medical professionals before making a change in any medication, and never seek advice from a layperson concerning continuing or ceasing to take medication. I wish you all the best.

[@madtatter7]

Drake Santiago thank you. Yes I made a mistake in where I posted my question but I do appreciate you taking the time to respond 😬

[@chiefengineer488]

@@madtatter7 yes, stop taking them and find another doctor who hasn't got his head up his ....... I also had a myocardial infarction in 2015. I also have stents (5). I'm 71 in Dec. I refused to continue statins almost 4 years ago. I think I'm still alive and healthier than ever before averaging 3 to 6 km walking (including lots of stairs and uphill) daily. Last blood test in Jan my hba1c was 5.6, total cholesterol 295 😁

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

@@chiefengineer488 Chief, I went strict keto 17 months ago post heart attack at 56. Usual great results. Yet, I am having trouble summoning the courage to go counter to advice of my Mayo docs. They want me on max statins, preferably PCSK9 Inhibitor. They want my LDL down to near zero. So I take half prescribed statin, and my LDL is in the 70s. Kudos to you for having the courage to drop the statins. I wish you well.

[@jsalterxpress.2480]

It’s been fun catching up on your videos. You don’t go full “med geek” and use big words and I, dear sir, thank you for that.

[@karend.9218]

My husband had high triglycerides, low HDL, high LDL, fatty liver and was gaining 10 lbs every year. Doc said lose weight, we followed food guide and reduced fat....again, til nothing had flavour anymore. Naturally, carbs went up for satiety. But it doesn’t satisfy. Found and researched keto. Complete opposite of what we had learned for years. I said, let’s try this, for 12 weeks, we’ve tried and failed with everything else. If it doesn’t work, we stop. OMG! weight melted off both of us, blood work test at week 14 showed high HDL, low triglycerides, high. LDL. Doc said, fantastic but statins, husband said no. The following year all good, but LDL high, doc said statins, I was there and said “building block cholesterol needed in cells, research it”, husband said no statins. Following year, he said, good job, can’t believe you still look so great and keep it up. Maybe he is coming over the rich eating life? We miss the idea of bread and pasta but I have a lot of great recipes and the good more than satisfy. Every now and then pizza happens. I’m talking every 2 months. Interesting how it creates a craving for about 2 weeks post. Cheers,

[@osamaafif]

The best so far in explaining the sugar impact on health.

[@songmansinatra120]

five years ago cac score 28, ldl 103.... 5 years later after low carb high fat diet cac score 14.9 ldl 153 hdl 66 trig 49.

[@alffree4985]

Don't you consider HDL of 66mg/dl too low?

[@sandan2358]

Congrats!

[@speedypete4987]

Perhaps in South African culture people are still not afraid to "call a spade a spade" as it were. They communicate so clearly and directly and with a modicum of homour too. It is so refreshing to hear an educated man talking like this especially in the health care space.

[@C2yourself]

They're not bullied by big pharm and hmo "standard of care" bs

[@robertlamb5105]

Question Dr Cywes. Would you please explain the mechanism by which the vein walls are healed by eliminating sugar from your diet? Your explanation of the mechanism by which the vein walls are damaged and the bodies response to the damage was very concise. Love your channel. No nonsense. I like that.

[@ThePoluka2000]

You did a great job of explaining the role of LDL and high carbohydrate diets!

[@janemiddleton9509]

Just quit taking my statins 2 weeks ago. My Dr will probably not approve, but there comes a time you have to realize they could be wrong and investigate what is really happening to your body. Thank you for your straight forward delivery and knowledge you share.

[@english26261]

He is the best. Personally worked with him for years. Genius 🤯

[@alffree4985]

Where is his office located?

[@english26261]

Alf Free He has locations in Jacksonville Florida and Palm beach Gardens Florida off of PGA Blvd.

[@YenDiki]

wow! this was one of the best videos EVER!!! STATINS ARE NOTHING BUT THE PREDISPOITION FOR ALZHEIMERS DISEASE!!!!! PERFECTION AND A TRUE REVELATION!!! DR. CYWES, YOU HAVE MY FULL RESPECT AND ADMIRATION!👍🍀🍀🍀😎😄✔

[@stefmcmc5050]

Brilliant explanation. Thank you. My LDL is super high 242 and docs insist on statins and I refuse due to videos like these, Feldman, Cummings etc. I´ve just had my CT-CAC score done and result was 43...I´m 64 and going to keep on Keto/LCHF and test again next year.

[@sheddkkhan6758]

You did ct angiogram or cac score ?

[@sheddkkhan6758]

Hi how are you

[@susancarrier4681]

This is AWESOME information and so clearly presented. My numbers are fine, but my doctor still judged because I am overweight with a family history of heart disease, that my risk of heart disease is unacceptable and wanted to put me on a statin. I have been on a keto diet (though with some carbs and not 100% compliance - but probably why my cholesterol numbers were WNL) furthermore, I have seen the terrible effects of statins on a friend who had bypass surgery. I refused on the basis of the effects I saw in my friend, rather instinctively, but I really did not understand quite how it worked until watching this presentation. My resolve was bolstered by presentations by Ken Berry MD and David Feldman, but I never had a full and clear understanding of how it works until watching your video today. Thank you, thank you, thank you - my resolve against statins is now a rock!

[@colleenhall44]

Your explanations are spot on....I love your channel. You have helped me realize that a low carb diet is essential for my good health. Thank you!

[@DxCKnew]

This is by far the best explanation of the LDL thing. Thank you!

[@Annie-qp5iu]

I wish all doctors were like you. So many different opinions and advice given from 'expect to be overweight when you get older'to 'eat all low fat'. Nothing worked until I went low carb and these days I stay away from doctors as much as possible.

[@harvey2539]

I really enjoy how you explain stuff. You would make a great professor. I'm mostly watching this now because it's so insightful.

[@DaveRoberts308]

Best explanation of this material that I’ve ever found.

[@joanne4514]

Thank you Dr...you just saved my husband with your explanation! you're just so awesome! wish you were our Dr.

[@mrwhy8073]

Thanks for info.been on many sites about this. Ironically on my first visit to a new Dr. , who has no history of me,he immediately prescribed statins and BP meds. No mention of let's do diet and exercise first. My BP has been the same for 20 years. I've been reading it gets very confusing. Keto ,Vegan,Vegetarian and Dash. And also get rid of Lectins. Common denominator is get rid of all Processed Food and Sugar. Pros and con's of all,so I've started with get rid of Sugar and Processed. And SNACKS!

[@vonniesiebert6114]

I can’t stop watching and listening to these videos! So informative! Thank you!

[@hineko_]

Great video, It really means that not only sugar(carbs) is the problem but every other substance that causes chronical inflammation

[@pbziegler]

I have been reading Malcolm Kendricks' amazing book The Clot Thickens. It is funny, brilliantly written, well-supported by good studies and easy to understand complex biological science. He is a genius and a great scientist. To say nothing about a terrific stand up comic. His book expands on what Dr. Cywes is explaining here.

[@AbuMaxime]

The best and clearest explanation I've ever heard on the topic!

[@claremaidofthewave251]

Wish more people would see this video. Excellent explanation and descriptions that even a biology novice can understand. 🙏🏻

[@alexandrajoppe7718]

Thank you for your videos. I have been watching your videos and the clear way you explain things, makes it easier to follow and make an informed decision. I have been eating a very low carb diet since September of last year. The inflammation I used to have in my body is pretty much gone. I feel better than I have in years. I was sick with pain and extreme fatigue for years, it went so far that I had to cut my working hours. Ever since I dropped the sugar and starches, my body feels better than it has in years. And as an added bonus, I have lost a lot of weight.

[@jackmaddesty]

Great! Thank you❤ This channel needs to grow massive!

[@Max-cd8fm]

Excellent!!!! So easily broken down, I’ll be sharing this (as I do all of your videos) on our Keto site

[@ranger2316]

That's a pretty compelling argument Dr C. I'm going to watch this a couple of more time to really understand this better, ... but you've got my attention! Thank you!

[@aprilek6003]

excellent thank you dr Cywes. love the no nonsense delivery

[@adelinehassan-dossugi3007]

You are God-sent!! Please keep educating us!!! Thank you for passionately and unapologetically speaking the truth!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Saul2PaulCatholic]

My total cholesterol was 284 and LDL was 207. CAC scan was ZERO. I took myself off of statins and stayed on Keto against the advice of my doctor. My APO E genome type is 3/4, which makes me prone to higher cholesterol, CVD and Alzheimer's. BUT, researchers have not really looked at other factors such as metabolic syndrome and high triglycerides, which are typically combined with high LDL cholesterol.

[@cjcj6945]

How did you take yourself off of the statins, did you just stop taking them or did you wean yourself down? I see several comments by people on here wanting to know! I never took the prescription my doctor ordered for me years ago, I'm thankful for that now👍

[@Saul2PaulCatholic]

CJ cj - my doctor agreed to reduce my prescription down to 5mg per day.

[@sheddkkhan6758]

@@Saul2PaulCatholic you have soft plaque

[@colpugno7]

17:45 I did exactly that and my doctor was amazed yet confused because i took no medication.

[@markujcich4245]

Awesome! I have so much respect for your intellect. Watching three years after this was made and I would say this is one of the best explanations. Dr. Cywes is my go to reference when people ask or try to debate the subject.

[@YR2050]

I have watched a few Carnivore diet docs but none compares to Dr. Cwyes in breathe and depth of knowledge about the human body.

[@Briese69]

Thank you so much for this wonderful explanation, now I really understand. I tried to understand this for a long time and listened to people like Ivor Cummins but their explanations were too technical and abstract for me. You have a real talent for presenting complex topics in a way so that normal people can understand them.

[@shanagirl33]

This was amazing!! I feel like a lightbulb went on. THANK YOU!!

[@jarekgalik3909]

Why on earth after being on #keto for year and a half and keep scavenging KZbin for hundreds of hours I have found Dr. Cywes so late ???

[@71oldboy]

Jarek Galik my thoughts exactly

[@kevin.afton_]

Me too.

[@The_Paddle_Smith]

Seriously! I only saw his name on a Facebook health group comment.

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

@@kevin.afton_ Me three. I'm sure I've spent over 1,000 hours on YT in the past year researching, yet only recently found Dr. Cywes. Dr. Cywes' message - LDL/cholesterol is not the problem, sugar is the problem, and statins are not the solution, stopping sugar is - is rather controversial. I really wonder if KZbin has been suppressing Dr. Cywes.

[@speedypete4987]

Yes, me too. I have been all over this space for years but only came across him today through drilling down on someone's Twitter comment. He's good.

[@jennygibbons1258]

Thanks so much. Even though 20yrs too late to fully recover from extensive statins damage, the transition from carbs to mostly carnivore and IF has transformed my life in weeks. I see no reason to ever return and look forward to seeing what other gains are possible healthwise.

[@intothenight9256]

Brilliant! Even I can understand this! Thank you doctor👍🏼

[@phyllismalechek1038]

I thoroughly believe your message that LDL does not cause damage to the vessel walls, that LDL shows up to help with the repair. But once the damage is there, how do you stop the piling up of LDL and calcium on the old injuries? My CAC score 18 months ago was 240. Quite dismayed, I set out on a journey to improve it. I stopped sugar, grains, and processed seed oils. I added Vit D3 and K2. I supplemented with magnesium and potassium. I ate a very low carb diet and became ketogenic. I'm a 74 yr old female with a BMI around 21. I felt great, thinking I was doing all the right stuff....until I got another CAC scan last week. My score is now 409. TC is 308, LDL is 186, Trigs are 34, and HDL is 115, so ratios are good. My HbA1c is 5.4. Doctor wants me on 20mg of Rosuvastatin. Any suggestions?

[@ketobygeorge7763]

Research Niacin, Cod Liver oil, etc.. There are several natural alternative therapies that are working to lower the CAC score over time... Ivor Cummins, & Patrick THEUT.... very interesting!

[@mjones1122]

How long were you eating lots of carbs? It might take a while to heal. Do a telehealth with his clinic so he can see all of your lab work and make the best recommendation for you.

[@davejcoffey2598]

I cut out carbs and lost 30lbs. Type 2 diabetic is reversed and no more meds…. Even blood pressure is normal now👍 Took my statins to the toilet and added water🚽 Thank you doctor!!

[@carbaddictioncoach]

Best information out there! Please listen.

[@gstewartTube]

I went low carb 18 months ago and average 20 g of carbs daily. I also went off statins after having taken them for many years. My HDL went up my triglycerides went down but my LDL went through the roof for a number of months before it started to decline. I would be very interested to hear your take on the lean-mass hyper responder and why lean people, like me, often get a sharp increase in LDL on a low carb diet. You have a great way of explaining things.

[@t51366]

Me too

[@debbietaylor20]

My LDL has shot up to on keto , I was worried as this is the highest it's ever been. Always had high cholesterol . Does it go down eventually ?

[@gstewartTube]

@@debbietaylor20 Mine went up dramatically, especially I stopped statins. It then began to decline. It is still high but better than the extreme high it was at one point. Eric Westman counsels his patients to expect LDL to be high while those on the Keto diet are losing weight. De doesn't order lipid testing during this period as he sees it as unnecessarily alarming.

[@36on22]

Best description of LDL I've ever heard! Brilliant!

[@dazzleships1]

Brilliant analysis. I have lost 58kg in 9 months with keto/if/pf and my blood glucose has gone from 63 mmol/l to 39 so now in the normal range. Blood pressure also down from 170/95 to 126/78. Targeting 12kg loss to get to my ideal weight in next 3 months but diabetes nurse wasntelling me to stay on statins for now. After watching content from you and others on this subject I ditched the statins last week!

[@jenniferedwards894]

You are a genius Dr. Cywes. That was so innovative and well explained. Thank you for thinking outside the box and for your curiosity to fully understand the human body. Why is mainstream medicine still in the dark ages? Could you train a new generation of doctors and surgeons? I truly hope so. Thank you for your gift.

[@kr639]

Great video .... a subsection of us low carb folk have high ldl, high hdl .... but low triglycerides. I'm sure not worried about my high cholesterol.

[@veggiterriw2477]

I refused to take a statin and have been labelled a "non-compliant" patient which means I've had doctors get angry at me and tell me to stop searching on google. I am dealing with a sugar/carb problem and have learned from professionals like you that statins cause harm. Thank you for this, I am sharing the heck out of this vid.

[@karneymac]

Exceptional. Clear that ldl is the effect of trauma in the system. So...question...what do you think accounts for the sharp rise in ldl numbers for Feldman's data on Lean Mass Hyper Responder carnivores...and then, the rapid lowering of ldl numbers after a small 72 hour dose of carbs are reintroduced? What could it be???

[@karneymac]

Gonna take a stab at answering my own question. Novice here. So...as carnivores (w/virtually zero exogenous sugar), let's assume that no unnatural events are happening under the epithelial layer, so the liver continues to produce the ldl barges and most of them stay as free floating in the blood serum giving a high ldl-c reading, but no negative effect on the CV system. When reasonably limited carbs are reintroduced over 72 hours...hmm...they would likely get quickly used for energy needs so would not increase sugar serum deposits at all but must affect the liver's production of hdl somehow (upwards, which I think is what the data demonstrates) and so, less ldl...but why? The ldl drop is often significant and quick after carnivore carb intake. I wonder if there is a measurable correlation btwn the rise in HDL and the simultaneous lowering of LDL under these circumstances. Ideas, thoughts?

[@aymanelgamal1928]

With my triglycerides at 98, HDL at 51, and LDL at 222, after 5 weeks of keto, my doctor recommended to put me back on statins because of "very high cholesterol". I didn't and will not follow the recommendation. I told him I had stopped taking the statin months ago, he showed less resistance than expected.

[@robertrussell8755]

My numbers are identical.

[@aymanelgamal1928]

@@robertrussell8755 My HDL now is 93

[@sheddkkhan6758]

How are you

[@rgarcia0808]

Thanks for sharing this with us. It's possibly the most informative video that I've ever watched about Cholesterol.

[@marktrudel6137]

What beautiful explanation of the entire process from start to finish. Thank you.

[@bryguy572]

Would like to hear more on the Nicotine being damaging to the blood vessels. When you mention Nicotine, it's in the context of smoking which is combustion of a mix of nicotine in the Tobacco that's been laced with about 500 chemicals, 20 or so of which are pyrazines along with sugar laced filters going into your lungs etc. My sister quite smoking decades ago but still chews a nicotine gum one time a day. It's a low dose of nicotine. She has no issues cardiovascular wise in regards to her blood vessels do to the chewing of the nicotine gum. In addition, there is nicotine in a lot of foods, tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflower and more, just for example, so the human body is getting sources of nicotine - albeit without the chemicals of the cigarettes. I'd love to hear you expand on this aspect Dr. Robert. As for your presentation on cholesterol - I find it refreshing, well articulated and extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@lenapas9480]

It’s true, my mother had Alzheimer’s after take medicine for lower cholesterol.

[@Frederer59]

AD is basically Type 3 diabetes. Atherosclerosis of the brain.

[@missinquizitive2902]

Mine too

[@jamiemaginness7082]

This was a great explanation! Thank you so much for breaking it down and for better understanding.

[@stevensumner3146]

Thank you for sharing this information, it needs to become part of every clinicians training 🙏

[@deloresmarin733]

Beautifully said, with such clarity regarding the root of my problems. Thank you very much, I am guilty of chasing the high-carb sugar run.

[@justmemissy2829]

I love your way of communicating!!!

[@tastymealsandtreats]

Thank you for all the informative videos, you explain so well Dr Cywes👍

[@Gamvrelis]

Forgive me for not reading all the comments below. I understand everything you said Dr. Cywes, but why is LDL often elevated in those eating a carnivorous diet (no carbs/sugars)?

[@davefram3482]

Thanks so much for posting this video Dr Cywes. I'm in perfect health except my Cholesterol is a bit elevated and my doctor insist I take a statin. She just told me here is the prescription and that I'm on statins for life. I've been doing Keto and now I'm doing OMAD so I'll go back for blood work in about three months and have my LDL checked again. Thanks once again for all your help!

[@willyg0409]

What was the results? Did your cholesterol go down?

[@gstewartTube]

I have been on an ultra low carb diet for over 18 months and had amazing results with blood sugar and hypertension to name a few. MY triglycerides and HDL improved markedly but my LDL went through the roof especially after I stopped taking statins. Over the last 6 months I have begun to see substantial declines in my LDL but it is still quite high. I am very thin (BMI is 19) appear to be a "lean mass hyper-responder". Dr. Cywes gives amazing clear explanations for what happens to the body under a high carb diet so I would love to hear his explanation for why some people get this reaction with LDL and whether they should be concerned about it and what they might expect over the longer term.

[@mjones1122]

Sounded like the LDL is responding to damage. If you were eating a lot of carbs you did a lot of damage. It takes time to make repairs to the body.

[@catherinehastings2063]

Also, my understanding is vldl/vld is carrying fat around the blood. If you are fat adapted, your body needs to move fatty acids from the fat cells to be converted to ketones. It's not anything to worry about if HDL and triglycerides are good.

[@debbietaylor20]

I started keto and was very worried as LDL went very high . What surprised me is HDL went down and tryglicerades up although within range . I've only been on keto ten weeks .

[@__Craig__]

Subscribed. Love the no-nonsense way you deliver extremely useful and easy to understand content.

[@derekmartin1631]

This is incredibly informative. You and Dr. Shawn Baker are doing great work! And I'm sure Dr. Atkins would love this if he were still with us. I'll recommend watching this video to my doctor when she questions my food choices. Tom Naughton's documentary "Fathead" did a very entertaining segment on cholesterol, but you sir have clarified it thoroughly. Thank you so much for putting this out there!

[@robertkraychik1884]

fantastic information, video, and presentation. excess glycogenation's warping of the shape of the liver's endothelial cells is VERY interesting. thank you.

[@EL-yi6df]

I am following a friendly Keto diet: moderate poultry meat, eggs, lots of veggies (750 gr./day), olive oil, green olives, avocado, veggie soups, walnuts, half a cup of steel cut oats, no fruit. In my case, the friendly Keto diet might had adversely impacted the insulin production and/or the glucose regulation function. While under friendly Keto, it seems the insulin (production or function) is no more trained to regulate/respond well and timely when some carbs are being ingested. Same at the cell level. My diet includes less than 80 gr. carbs per day. Following a 4 months diet, I lost weight (78 kg. to 68 kg. - my height is 173 cm) and my HDL went up (45 mg/dl to 72 mg/dl). That's great and these are the pros. On the other hand my HB A1C (%) went up (5.3 to 5.7) and my fasting Glucose went up (from 70 mg/dl to 77 mg/dl). I also lost some muscle mass. A1C is now one step before pre-diabetis, due to the Keto diet. That's worrisome. I'd appreciate if your could share your thoughts. Epilogue: I've just read an article shedding some light on the issue: asweetlife.org/temporary-carbohydrate-intolerance-and-why-the-keto-diet-can-cause-it/

[@rubipotter1980]

I’m totally in love with your channel. Thank you so much for this great video 👍🏼👍🏼.

[@dotokolo4480]

Just discovered your channel yesterday. I'm binge watching your videos. Wow! Fantastic content. Thank you!

[@babarumraisin4863]

I thought I have read and watched the best info on this....I was wrong! Dr Cywes is my new drug of choice.

[@joshuatmorton5716]

Cannot believe this only has 6k views. I learned about the clotting cascade in a biomaterials class as it pertained to implants. But next to the data showing that carbohydrates and nicotine lead to the same sort of response in blood vessels made everything click. Thank you so much. This made me take cutting carbs so much more seriously and to say my life is better now is an understatement. Where could I get high quality copies of the pictures that you used to illustrate the damage to endothelial cells caused by sugars in the blood? Merry Christmas!

[@brendawahlberg7341]

After a keto diet for a long time my ldl went up(156) and total is over 200. Cardiologist want me on Crestor. I bought it but haven’t taken it yet. Going to try to stay away from keto bars etc and check blood work in a few months

[@MarkSmith-js2pu]

The young cardiologist I saw earlier this week should watch this.