An Expert's Guide to Managing Familial Hypercholesterolemia 

Yeah they cause Alzheimer’s and diabetes. Great medicine. I guess you won’t remember the malpractice.

No you most probably do not have FH as you just don’t develop it over time , you are born with the disorder and it’s not curable but is treatable. In your case there must be other contributing factors causing your elevated Cholesterol levels as with FH it would have been elevated throughout your life 👍

Wanted to respond to you as I've known about my FH since I was 9 and I am now 56. I found out my cholesterol was so high as my father had suddenly died of a heart attack when he was 39. My lipids remain very high to this day, however I eat a plant based diet to try to keep my arteries clean, as I too cannot tolerate statins. I am a little fearful of the injections, as I am concerned about side effects as well. I'm also searching for answers however I thought I'd pass along to you Dr. Esselstyn who advocates a special diet that helps with arterial health.

@@rawcurls1 Thank you so much for responding and recommending Dr.Esselstyn and the plant based diet to me. I will for sure look into it. I’ve been doing keto for now as my lipid Dr recommended it to me. However, with all I have read so far about FH and based on what my Dr. told me it can’t be lowered through diet alone. Has this plant based diet helped lower your numbers at all? I’m so nervous about this whole situation because the medication they offer for FH (Statins, injections etc;) are all giving me issues. My dad had a heart attack at 48-49 years old (my current age) and he survived but, he’s had 3 heart attacks altogether and unlike me he’s able to tolerate statins with no problems whatsoever. I don’t blame you for being nervous about the injections either! They stay in your body for a long time and if you’re allergic or having bad side effects you are basically stuck with those issues for awhile until the medication runs it’s course. The praulent gave me a UTI, joint pain, a red burning rash, my lip swelled, my throat and nose were so dry and my glands got all swollen in my neck. The statin I had a horrible allergic rash and I stopped that quickly. But, at least with a pill it’s out of your system in a few days. My allergist said she can try to desensitize me to Statins or Repatha if I want to try again but, I’m so scared of what might happen. This whole thing is so stressful and nerve wracking for me. It’s truly appreciated that you reached out and gave me that recommendation.

Are you both alright?

Do it and get ahead of it good luck!🙏

Wise intervention, quite independently of whether the LDL outcome that you seek is achieved. LDL seems to be more misunderstood and maligned than ever. Peace

First see a Dr and get your numbers good luck!

Any update?

Cut most carbs and your ldl cholesterol will get larger and less dense which is safer. Insulin is the cause of heart disease. Cholesterol is just present - it is involved but not the root cause. Without inflammation caused by chronic high insulin cholesterol does what it’s supposed to - it feeds the cells of the body and the brain. Very necessary for healthy brains. Don’t kill your brain with extreme low cholesterol. You will regret it.

I highly suggest Dr. Esselstyn, I try to follow his plan that has helped a lot of recovering heart attack patients. My numbers are still high but I'm hopeful that it helps with me arterial health.

The lipoprotein paradigms are being shifted on their head (deservedly, they were built on imaginary foundations) - with rare genetic disorders aside (though far from uninteresting, and indeed possibly relevant personally to your son ... ?) it is about epigenetics / modifiable environment factors (food, electromagnetic wave input also known as light - both visible and beyond in both directions: UV as well as IR) so much more than popularly acknowledged by the overly specialised professions of modern times. LDL - elevated LDL - has a correlation with survival and overall health in advancing age for humans. Repeat that again? LDL has been demonstrated to have a direct causative role - never. Vindicated again and again ... Baum mentioning specific characteristics of different subcategories of LDL particles? He should. Dense oxidised LDL is a proxy for damage (staying in circulation for prolonged durations). And yet LDL is part of the LP transport system, doing its job correctly, you get to benefit from the immune system relying on it (and especially on LDL). Reducing spontaneous glycation in blood, a good start ... what factors lead to spontaneous (enzyme-independent) glycation ... ?

Tell that to actual people with FH like myself who've already had an heart attack aged 62. Now i'm 64 and taking high potency statins. I did take statins before my heart attack, then i foolishly stopped taking them because i followed the advices of some presumed health gurus here on Utube, who said that statins do nothing other than cause severe side effects. And look what that led me to!

@@sergiodario58able wow so sorry to hear that i have high cholestrol of 246 and im 30 and cant get it down im nervous to take the statin

@@sergiodario58able I'm so sorry that has happened to you. A blessing that you survived and are here to share your story with us. I lost my father from a heart attack when he was 39, they tested my brother and I to see if we inherited it, I had just turned 10 and my cholesterol was 415. My brother's was normal It is a constant battle for me, I follow Dr. Esselstyn's heart disease reversal plan, as I cannot tolerate statins. Are you able to tolerate them well?

@@sergiodario58able I’m sorry to hear about your heart attack. That must have been scary! 😮 My cholesterol has always been high and 1.5 years ago I started the keto diet, then carnivore to try and improve it. My cholesterol went even higher (500+), but HDL and triglycerides are better. All my numbers are good except for high LDL. Had a CAC scan last September, score: 0. Had one this month, score: 0. I’m 54, never smoked, don’t drink, moderately active, average stress, no insulin resistance. Pattern A & B LDL is good. Blood pressure so low I’m often asked if that’s normal for me when I donate blood. We do know plaques and buildup take time to form, but it’s completely individual as to how fast… My doc ordered a genetic test to see if I have a hereditary condition. Regardless, I’m going to keep an eye on it with self-tests and an angiogram in 6-12 months. Cholesterol is a good thing, as you probably know. The question is do I have too much of a good thing? Considering my first test showed elevation back in 2018, my arteries should show some narrowing. But they don’t. We’ll see if this keeps up. Do you know what your arterial status was before changing to a high fat diet? Did you have risk factors like smoking, stress, insulin resistance, sedentary, etc? I guess what I’m asking is are you sure it was the diet? Or could there have been preexisting buildup due to other factors?

What was your diet, exercise etc like@@sergiodario58able -- Did you actually get your heart scanned and see what's going on... What were your triglycerides. What was your LDL type A vs LDL type B.... Statin is anti-inflammatory and that could be what was helping you as opposed to LDL lowering. It seems to still be complex and contentious topic.