0:00 Elevated triglycerides are linked with cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, and sudden death. 1:45 LDL lowering drugs do not affect triglycerides. 3:41 Triglycerides and remnant cholesterol are associated with the formation of plaque in vessels throughout your body. 5:45 Total cholesterol minus HDL minus LDL helps you determine your remnant cholesterol. 8:00 Lifestyle changes, fenofibrate drugs, and omega-3 fish oil reduce triglycerides. 11:20 Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins promote inflammation and adhesion. 12:00 High triglycerides (fasted and non-fasted) are associated with a higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 13:00 High non-fasted triglycerides are associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction and death. 14:40 Increased triglyceride concentration is associated with a 37% increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 16:30 Statin trials excluded people with high triglycerides. 18:00 Statin-treated patients still had elevated high-risk triglycerides. 19:00 Omega-3 fish oil, myoinositol, walking after meals, compressing your feeding window, and limiting processed foods lower triglycerides.
Most of what you are saying is completely spot-on! I struggled for years to get my Cholesterol levels in line; I had extremely low HDL (39) fairly high LDL (162) and Triglycerides at 114. I got a new cardiovascular doctor, who was willing to actually listen to me, answer questions, and tell me when he didn't know the answer to one of my questions. My HDL especially was completely stubborn and refused to move at all, no matter what medications he tried, my LDL was slowly budging, but not significantly. We went from 80mg of Atorvastatin, to 40mg, to 20mg, and my numbers didn't change, so we both agreed that statins weren't doing much, since changing doses did almost nothing. I asked him if he'd be open to an experiment, and give me 3 months of trying something different, and he was ok with that. I went on the OMAD (One Meal A Day) diet, I started eating 3 tins of Sardines every week, I didn't change my exercise/Mountain Biking, but most importantly, I started taking 2,000mg of Niacin per day (Niacin has been shown to significantly increase HDL and decrease LDL, but even more interestingly, it has been proven to reduce Triglycerides by up to 40%.) 3 months later, I got a blood test, and 2 days later, my cardiologist called me and basically said "WTF did you DO?". My results are below: From: 08/10/2018 To 4/6/23 Name 8/10/18 10/12/18 1/4/23 4/6/23 Cholesterol, Total 166 149 133 123 Cholesterol, HDL 38 L 42 42 63 LDL Cholesterol 162 121 74 48 Triglycerides, serum 114 148 84 52 VLDL Cholesterol Cal 12 As you can see, my numbers DRASTICALLY changed! In 3 months, I had a 50% increase in my HDL which hadn't budged in almost 11 years, a 48.65% decrease in my LDL levels and a 38% decrease in my Triglycerides. All of that was due to Sardines and Niacin and maybe the OMAD. My numbers continue to be stellar, although it has been suggested that now my overall cholesterol number is too low now. Overall, I made a few tweaks to my diet by cutting down on carbs (I still eat them, just not in the quantities I used to) and only drinking beer/cocktails and eating dessert at the weekends. Simple changes have produced incredible results.
statin inhibits vitamin K2. without vitamin K2, your calcium will be deposited everywhere in your body including your arteries. so, check with your doctor on this.
Can you tell me where you got the Niacin? I would like to look into taking it. Also, did you say 2000mg? Sounds like a lot, but hey... if it works, it works!
I dumped sugar and carbs three years ago and I've never felt better, and lost weight. btw, my triglyceride levels have never been lower. Thank you for telling the truth!
what Is your CAC heart scan score - the atherosclerosis heart scan ... the only important scan to have to show you where your sclerosis level is now and then ten years later or sooner depending on the first score. If you have not had one you should
I went keto and all my fat guy problems stopped. That's all I can tell people. If someone wants the fat person stuff to stop, stop eating processed grass..it's not natural for you and it's what is doing you in, as far as I'm concerned.
based on doctor's advice, tho !! Girlfriend, 10 yrs younger than me, with stent, on statin, bp, gerd and other meds, had a slightly higher than desired LDL, so she "tried harder" (lower fat) for a few days b4 her next draw and was aghast that her LDL was even higher! Came away from dr's disappointment and concern totally confused... maybe has to take more meds. 😢 I gave her some pointers as I ate my bacon and eggs but she isn't quite ready yet. How do we find low carb/carnivore cardiologists?
@@judymiller5154 there’s a carnivore heart surgeon on RU-vid . Ifixhearts is his channel, carnivore brain surgeon as well, dr chafee. Everybody I know is completely brainwashed
Its funny that Thomas Dayspring, expert lipidologist says the exact opposite of this title. To me, Mike is just a business owner trying to get you to buy into his narrative, supplements and services. If you want to know more about the way Mike is misleading you, Plant Chompers made a video responding to Mike's accousations on him.
@@camronrubin8599 You know nothing about me. I live like the longest living populations in the world do, you ain't scary at all. It's funny that you think I'm some evil or enemy just because I call out your favorite supplement seller who's more biased than a politician🤣
I am so lucky to have a doctor who understands this. My LDL was slightly "high" at 130 mg/dl, but my triglycerides were 48 mg/dl and my HDL was74 mg/dl. He said the important ratio is triglycerides/HDL and that my value of 0.65 was excellent.
@@ninawhiskers87 as he should be. Tons on data that shows elevated LDL corresponding to other bad stuff, whether I want to choose to believe them or believe this video is up for a debate. Till AHA, WHO etc endorses that high ldl is ok. it's, better to play safe and lowee side. Can't hurt.
My grandfather is 79 and has been eating tons of meat and eggs his whole life and lifting car engines because he's been a mechanic for 50 years. His Total Chol is 144, his LDL Chol is 66 and his Triglycerides are 43.
If he added in some detox for all the car chemicals he's inhaling, he'd probably live to 100+. I've seen Alzheimer's so often in those who work around industrial pollutants.
I just turned 41, I’m still overweight but muscular from heavy lifting and maintaining 100lbs lost for 3 years. My triglycerides have steadily lowered over last few years with more exercise and lowering my saturated fat intentionally and my triglycerides are 53, a1c 4.8. Now I am careful about the carbs I do eat, I try to stay away from ultra-processed and refined carbs mostly so that likely helps. I’m working to take the last 30lbs of fat off and see what my blood work shows next year.
I've lost 80 lbs over 3 years and kept it off. I eat a low carb diet with 2 meals a days to get autophagy at least 16 hours a day. I have heard that the low carb high good saturated diet keeps the skin supple and it shrinks with the weight loss, since fat is a composite of skin. I don't have any excess skin with the loss. I'm curious to know if you have hangy skin due to the low fat diet you used?
@@djohn9737 I never said I ate low fat, I just lowered my saturated fat. My fat intake varied all along the way. Also, a contributing factor is that it matters how long you were obese for. I was an obese child starting at 10 years old and extreme yo-yo’d up and down all my life until my 30’s. I do have some loose skin around my middle, breasts and upper arms where I carried the majority of my weight but it’s nothing like I’ve seen on some people who were my size but I also gained 10 lbs of muscle over the last couple years. Genetics also plays a role. It would be nice if it was an issue that diet alone could solve but it’s really not for those of us who were morbidly obese from childhood and throughout adulthood to varying levels.
Its funny that Thomas Dayspring, expert lipidologist says the exact opposite of this title. To me, Mike is just a business owner trying to get you to buy into his narrative, supplements and services. If you want to know more about the way Mike is misleading you, Plant Chompers made a video responding to Mike's accousations on him.
My doctor told me she was writing me a script for a statin, asked me which did I prefer and listed 2. I told her I had no preference. She called in one of them. I then called my pharmacy and told them not to fill it. My trigs are 68 right now. My hdl is 98. My ldl is 208. It's lowed over 100 on a low carb whole food plan. I like my doctor, she just really believes in what she was taught. I'm hoping once my labs return to normal I can turn her to the right side of nutrition.
I simply told my doctor no. Told him I'd been on statins before and had the terrible muscle pain, fatigue and brain fog, and was not going to do that again. Argued with the information about my Trig/HDL ration below 1, and the fact that I'm Pattern A for LDL particles, and at 69, my CAC score o 7.15 was not bad. He conceded, and told me he'd see me in a year.😆 You have every right to disagree with your doctor, just give him a good reason why. If you give him supporting date, you are not simply being 'non-compliant'.
@@Kwippy Well, when I can explain the process better than my doctor, because I have been studying it over the past three years, damn right I will. Those 'influencers' bring data from the actual studies the doctor cites, that refutes what the doctor claims, by highlighting the chicanery of the statin manufacturers, which cites relative rather than actual risk. My doc still harps on the 'relative risk' claimed by Big Pharma
Odd. 15 years ago, my doctor put me on statins - _specifically because she said my triglycerides were off the chart._ Statins affected me really badly (and _not_ via muscle pain). After a few months with what seemed to be my doctor experimenting at my expense, I stopped. Over the years I have halved my numbers naturally and am attempting to lower them further.
It's funny that Thomas Dayspring, expert lipidologist says the exact opposite of this title. To me, Mike is just a business owner trying to get you to buy into his narrative, supplements and services. If you want to know more about the way Mike is misleading you, Plant Chompers made a video responding to Mike's accousations on him.
Tried red yeast rice? Natural source that statins were isolated from. I do IF and eat as much high cholesterol food as I can and feel so much better than my vegetarian days
@@geraldfriend256 and how's your LDL? The way you feel isn't a perfect representation of your health. You can't feel arthery plaque building up in your arteries, or cancerous cells starting to replicate. You might've dropped a healthy diet for an unhealthy diet due to an easily fixable nutrient deficiency.
@@dekyor9547 Refined carbs screw up your blood lipids . Cholesterol is an essential nutrient, and hdl vs ldl is still not the big picture . And no such thing as the proper diet for everyone.
@@geraldfriend256 yes refined carbs aren't healthy, whole carbs is the way to go. Nowhere you'll find that cholesterol is an essential nutrient, take that off your head. Definitely some people may have special needs, but a healthy diet is generally applicable to everyone. Our genes aren't different enough for that to not be the case
54 year old male. My Triglycerides were 762 in 2015 (cholesterol 282). In 2021 538 & 233… weight approaching 200lbs. In 2022 Lost 40+lbs and started running 5k 3x week. One year later my Triglycerides were 86; Cholesterol 178. Testing again in 3 months. Been running an average of 10k 3x week for months, weight is holding steady for a year, lean mass increasing. Hoping for even better numbers this time, but we will see!!!
My doctor told me about 20 years ago that my triglycerides were too high. But did not tell me how to lower them. She also said the other lipid numbers did not matter. Switch to low carb over 13 years ago. Low triglycerides ever since.
Really enjoyed this talk! Has anyone suggested you take a short pause and breathe between each key point? 😅 It’s a lot to process and I believe it would benefit your audience (or maybe I’m just being selfish, haha). I watched this at 75% speed to give myself time to take it all in, which was helpful but made you sound a little drunk 😂. This is not a criticism, just a recommendation, I’ve been a subscriber for a long time and appreciate your hard work! Keep it up, you’re impactful and passionate and it resonates! 🙂
Yes, I've suggested that Mike slow down. Especially when he is *reading* what he is saying. And I usually listen to similar type videos on 1.5-1.75x speed. Also, Mike, it's "car·di·o·vas·cu·lar". Has an "O", and six syllables. Thanks.
Please don't slow down. Just be yourself. Everyone is free to adjust the speed to their own liking. Thanks for your informative videos. @@Highintensityhealth
I watch at 1.25x, I have ADHD and it helps me pay attention because you have to to get it all. Great video, a long with the study backup, it makes good sense.
I agree please slow down Mike, calm down, take breaths, gable is so distracting, clear diction is so important for presentations. Listen to other speakers, learn from them. Ask your team to be honest to you re your presentation technique. It is so important to get your message over to your listeners clear with pauses. Not all of us have English as our first language. Keep up the good work. And congrats for mostly eliminating the ers, ums, etc, and other speech ticks.
My daughter, college freshman, had her blood levels checked two weeks after she moved in her dorm, her triglycerides are 138 😳 She is lean and strong, an athlete, been raised at my house😅, everyone knows I am a health nut, she eats clean for the most part, and enjoys it, not forced; she doesn’t drink alcohol. It’s telling of what’s she’s been eating in college lately, just like all kids in America eating cafeteria food 😅. It must be a shock in her system, we have been eating homemade healthy food all these years… Just wanted to share, test don’t guess, and change your lifestyle to live a healthy long life, TODAY.
I’m so glad when you talk about carbs you are actually referring to refined carbs (ultra processed carbs with added chemicals , artificial this/that, and other ingredients like cookies, donuts, pancakes, pasta, pizza, spaghetti, bagels, cheerios, cereal, etc) and not whole food carbs (complex wholegrain carb) like lower glycemic brown, basmati rice, wild rice, millet, quinoa. Another thing. Just bc complex carbs are safer options, it doesn’t mean you can eat a lot of it and everyday. Be well.
Not sure about my blood numbers, but 3 months ago I could barely walk up 2 flights of stairs, and my blood pressure was 158/98. After 90 days of carnivore diet 90% beef and eggs, my BP was 117/77. I can run up 5 flights of stairs now.
I’ve been watching all your cholesterol videos after my naturopath looked at my high LDL and told me to stop eating red meat. I’m highly invested in this since I’m trying to treat my migraines with an ancestral/high fat low carb diet, but I just don’t understand the studies when I try to read them. Thanks for compiling them, breaking them down, and linking them so I can have confidence in the choices I’m making for my health.
I’m 40. Been taking reputable fish oil for 20 years. My triglycerides are always between 40-75 on my draws. I had a really good doctor when I was younger. He was a weight lifter like me and suggested I should start taking it for the rest of my life. Good call.
Mike, your enthusiasm and passion for a healthy metabolic lifestyle are truly inspiring. We need more of your type of educators in our medical schools and in the world of media/journalism. Your videos remind me of what a famous radio personality used to say- "Wake up America"!
It's funny that Thomas Dayspring, expert lipidologist says the exact opposite of this title. To me, Mike is just a business owner trying to get you to buy into his narrative, supplements and services.
Big Pharma costs this country trillions- more than twice the medical costs of any other nation. But I read in Wikipedia that our lifespan is ranked 40th. Time to start looking at some alternatives health advice.
@@andyc7747 because this guy goes against the consensus from decades of research made by thousands of independent scientists all around the globe, and then tells you to take his berberine instead which has pretty poor evidence supporting its use and has safety concerns he doesn't mention at any moment. He's a businessman, your health isn't his priority and if he can spin the facts in a way that support his narrative and wallet, he will. If you wanna learn more, go watch Plant chompers response to Mike's criticism of him.
Niacin and Omega 3 can reduce Triglycerides by 30% over. Berberine also reduces low-density lipoprotein by approximately 20 to 50 mg/dL and triglycerides by approximately 25 to 55 mg/dL.
I recall watching Dr Atkins well over twenty years ago pointing out the risks of high triglycerides, and giving the answers too lowering them, the man was years in front of the times
The healthiest young lady I know is my sister, doctors tell her she has high cholesterol. I say those doctors usually deal with the elderly . . . and that they are legalized/commercialized drug dealers.
Agree 💯. Years ago I read a book called The Great Cholesterol Myth. It was a game changer for me. My MD tries to put me on a statin every visit. I just refuse.
From everything I've come across, the best to be at is between 180 and 200 Which is higher than what doctors want but it's actually the best when it comes to Hormone Health since gut health and Hormone Health dictate overall health
This is MONUMENTALLY important information. It is very important not to get confused by the medical jargon here. Understanding this is paramount to long-term health in American society. Thank you for the video.
Yoooo!! I love your content. Keep up the fantastic work you’re doing. I honestly feel like you’re saving lives with spreading information like this. Once healthy habits are created it’s exciting to see the body adapt, get healthier, and stronger! God bless.
Healthline did a piece on it which said it is processed carbs that are the problem. Fibre in foods stops this. Makes sense when we look at the blue zones. Don't need to go low carb. Exercise is key too with HIT being most effective.
I am so grateful that I stumbled on all this information some years ago. But I still feel angry that I had to "stumble" on it, because you sure won't hear this stuff in the mainstream! I try to educate others, but get "the look".
I have been carnivore for 7 years but got thin and a bit unhealthy I'd say. My blood sugars went up in the end so I figured my body wants some sugars in the diet. I can't eat most things due to auto-immune issues (he ignores auto-immune probably because he doesn't suffer from it) - like all dairy is no no. So my solution? Can you guess? Now I am beef-only and FRUIT. Not apples or any citrus or even strawberries (auto-immune) but I can eat pineapple, melons and mango. I am thriving on this weird diet, I can tell you. No auto-immune issues and nice and slim. I go to gym but do smarter-not-harder exercise, and never break a sweat or strain my muscles at all, I am just slightly stronger than non-exercising. So anyone at the end of their tether? Try beef-only and certain fruit every day.
why would your blood sugars go up on carnivore and come down by adding fruit? you didn't change anything else? all the same proteins and fats? not arguing, sincerely curious.
Whoa you described my journey so far ! Carnivore 3 yrs now , you do need a little sugar but vey minuscule I will have a couple pickled beets for that sugar about every 10 days . I've added curry fermented sauerkraut some times with my beef not always but sometimes. Daily routine twice a day I do dead hangs with a set of 25 knee raises and hold 3 sec. Repeat . I gave up coffee few years ago cause it made my stomach sour feeling . I have noticed if I have something with caffeine in it I'm literally wired for a couple days. It's amazing how more sensitive you get to things once you've been on your carnivore journey for sometime .
@@Original22 you have exactly zero meed for ingested sugar. your body can make the tiny bit of glucose it needs from protein through gluconeogenisis. But eat what you want, I'm not judging or arguing.
@@judymiller5154I am confused as well. If you're thriving then by all means eat the fruit but know that it spikes your blood sugar, and you stopped pure carnivore because blood sugar was high? But again I think personal experience should ultimately decide. I know that when I eat fruit I get bloated and i feel slight discomfort in my intestines. I haven't ever measured my blood sugar. I let my body do its thing.
You are Such a big help for busy people like me that have no time to research what is good for our health. I just listen to it audio. I believe in what you do. Thanks.
Damned straight. Really good job. I know you're trying to pack in as much information as possible so I'm going to ask about something you've said previously. Should a triglyceride goal be to match the HDL??? Also, what about the HBA1c? I'm asking because my cardiologist found me to have a 20% blockage in my LAD (yikes!). Of course, she wants me to take a statin, but my total cholesterol is 154 and my LDL is 111. WTF!?! Well, my Hba1c is 5.8. Hmmmm... In the past 2 months, I've a) lost 10lbs, b) have been changing my body composition with more emphasis on weight training, c) now take fish oil, niacin, red yeast ride, DHEA, vitamin D and K2, d) have cut carbs down a huge amount, e) minimized processed foods (my fam and I do the occasional meal out). My next blood draw is in January. We'll see how it goes.
I really appreciate these summaries, wonderful stuff, easy to digest. Thanks! I would really love it if you could put the links to the articles, studies, and reviews in the description. It would help me learn and share.
'suffered' from high LDL since ages, regardless super healthy lifestyle - doc even wanted to put me on statins!! At the same time, my TG were always super low und my HDL super high. Getting closer to 60 but feel betten than with 30! So this movie fits perfect into my life philosophy! Thx for providing this! BR from Germany
statin inhibits vitamin K2. without vitamin K2, your calcium will be deposited everywhere in your body including your arteries. so, check with your doctor on this.
Mike contributes such valuable/actionable information in a cogent, succinct 20+ minutes that can deliver positive changes in your health - all backed up with current and multiple studies. You will not get this health-altering information from your overwhelmed medicine doctors who have to follow their codes and protocols which are so lagging... Thank you for also giving the what to do about an issue - allowing self-efficacy. I take notes, pause, replay. Mike's videos are so impactful and important
It's funny that Thomas Dayspring, expert lipidologist says the exact opposite of this title. To me, Mike is just a business owner trying to get you to buy into his narrative, supplements and services. If you want to know more about the way Mike is misleading you, Plant Chompers made a video responding to Mike's accousations on him.
@@dekyor9547 Yes in that video he did a thinly disguised way of trashing me while supporting doctors who promoted covid fear mongering and push Semaglutide which is a terrible weight loss drug.
But kind of contradicts Dave Feldman as well and not as specific as Dave's studies. The studies in this video are performed with general population eating standard diets with mixture of fats, proteins and carbs. Mike's trigs rise when he drinks coffee with pure fat (his glucose stays constant), but most of these people probably had rising glucose and trigs after eating, which is different and wasn'tt measured. Probably Dave can study trigs in his next studies to see how it works in healthy keto people :)
Bullet Proof coffee includes coconut oil. Coconut Oil includes Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT). What is special about MCTs? C6, C8, C10 Absorbed directly and very quickly into the blood stream.
Considering I started the meat based diet in 1983 to try and get a heart attack, and I have known two long term vegans, it has been a eye opening experience. The others I know who eat the low fat high carb diet all have health problems and look older than me. My vegan friends are weak and sick as well. Meanwhile I am eating 2-4 pounds of red meat daily. When they bring the chips, crackers, granola bars, etc, I just say "Why are you still eating duck food"??
@@HopyHop1still more believable than the “I’ve been vegan for 20 years and I’m super healthy!” stories…everyone I’ve seen that has been vegan for longer than 10 years looks like a zombie lol
I doubt if ducks eat that either! I see ducks diving their heads under the water to eat something. What exactly I have no idea. But its not grain products!
0:10: 📚 The medical community has focused on lowering total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol while ignoring the importance of triglyceride reduction, which is linked to cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis. 3:43: 🔑 Triglycerides and Remnant cholesterol are independent biomarkers of metabolic health and are associated with significant coronary atherosclerotic burden. 6:56: 🔍 Triglycerides are often ignored by mainstream medical professionals, but lifestyle changes and exercise are the best ways to lower them and reduce cardiovascular risk. 9:55: 📚 High concentrations of triglycerides are associated with higher risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 15:59: 📊 Elevated non-fasted triglyceride levels are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. 17:23: 🔑 High triglyceride levels are independently associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes and disease, even in statin-treated patients. 20:17: 🥦 Eating whole, real food and prioritizing protein can help reduce triglyceride levels. Recap by Tammy AI
I had a Heart attack 3 years ago, stent fitted, 2 weeks later I had a second heart attack because the anti coagulation drug didn't work a clot formed in the stent, My Doctors and heart support team didn't tell me any of this information, they told me it's hereditary and I would have to take a statin, my ldl was 5.5 at time of heart attack, no high blood pressure, So they put me on 2 beta blockers, 2 blood thinners, Statin, Ramaprill, Dapaglifolzin, aspirin, told me to avoid saturated fat and red meat, and dairy, eat breakfast witch I never did before , I left hospital 106 kilos, ate cereal for breakfast with oat milk, and followed the recommended diet, walked 2 miles every day, stopped smoking, no alcohol, 3 months ago my weight was 113 kilos! Felt like an old man, I'm 53, I felt so unwell I went to bed every night hoping I would die in my sleep! So after looking up the side effects of statins I came across the Keto and carnivor way of eating and the danger of suger and carbs, so 3 months on ive dumped the Statin and been eating ketovor, I now weigh 100 kilos and feel like i am 30 again, I just can't believe that the medical profession is still giving poor advice and putting people at risk.
I am very sorry about your heart attacks..I believe if you want to be healthy, do the opposite of AHA and ADA recommendations. What works for me is the healthy version of Ketogenic diet and one meal a day Intermittent fasting. I wish you good health and speedy recovery..good luck..😊
Great video. Awesome to see more content exposing the incorrectly placed focus on LDL. Comes as no surprise though -- there are money to be made on statins...aaand surprise surprise - there are no meds for lowering trigs. Besides, no one in big pharma is going to profit from preventative lifestyle and nutrition, so thank you, and keep up the good work. Thanks for reminding me of the remnant cholesterol formula. Just recalculated mine based on bloodwork from a month ago, and hit a sigh of relief score of 3.44, but I would be more so disappointed to hit anything over 10 as I've been low LCHF/keto and carnivore here and there for about an year now, prior to that Paleo for close to 10 years, with a few detractions and slip-ups.
I looked into "Fasting Compared With Nonfasting Triglycerides and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Women" as well as into "Triglycerides and risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: An update: right now. There is no mentioning what "non-fasting" actually means. They seem not to ask what people eat before the blood work. I know it's probably my bias, but these are still probably generally people who eat standard diet with mixture of carbs, fats and protein etc. These are not measurements with a fixed set of nutrients for all the participants. Did you measure as well your non-fasted trigs after consuming pure carbs, pure protein or mixed meal? The biochemistry of fat metabolism may change significantly depending on how one consumes it. I'm almost certain that if together with rising triglycerides you blood glucose rises, it is much worse than if glucose doesn't rise. I think this might be something similar to the situation with LMHR (lean mass hyper-responders) and actually contradicts in a way recent findings by Dave Feldman.
I do not eat added sugars or simple carbohydrates. I exercise 250 minutes per week divided between aerobic and resistance training. Triglycerides = 65, Total cholesterol = 109, LDL = 47, HDL = 48. According to your equation, my remnant cholesterol is 14. I never would have thought my numbers were concerning. Additionally, my Lp(a) came back at
I am female, 5ft 9in, 118lbs, no exercise except what comes with single-handedly running a hilltop homestead. Triglycerides usually below normal. LDL above normal. ( I check every 3 months along with inflammatory markers) I eat real butter, my own chickens's eggs, pasture-grazed lean beef, baby back pork ribs +++ with loads of raw garlic cloves, one meal daily, sometimes tropical fruit snacks, my own avocados, nachos with pink salmon, NO SUPERMARKET CHICKEN (mine are like pets so can't eat 'em), and no added sugar ( except a teeny teaspoon of brown whipped sugar in my morning espresso) (😊) nor hidden sugar in processed food. No body pains. No chronic nor acute illnesses. Did not even acquire any of the usual childhood illnesses as a child. And, lol, I still have all my teeth AND a milk tooth that never fell out!
The Inuit Community have lived on fish , whale blubber(pure fat) etc for ions, it is only when they were introduced to sugar/carbohydrates/low quality chocolate that's full of sugar , fast foods etc. that now heart disease & cancer, diabetes etc has started to become noticeable in their communities. Food for thought.
I'm laughing that people are making comments about you talking too fast! I actually sped it up a bit to listen but after seeing their comments slowed it down and seriously, it was perfect. You're not speaking too fast. Your well spoken with lots of helpful info to be said in a short space of time. Thanks for all you do, you're doing it well!!
54 year old male. Bad blood test readings last year: ALT 69. Tri 199. A1c 5.9. Doctor told me to start statins and metaphor min. I said no. Three months later follow up blood test following low carb and intermittent fasting. The fasting part came natural and was easy once I broke my carbs addiction! ALT 25; goodbye fatty liver. Tri 77 goodbye cholesterol that matters. A1c 5.2 so long diabetes. Never looking back. And shopping for a new doc. Finding all of them in my area are "compromised" or "indoctrinated".
statin inhibits vitamin K2. without vitamin K2, your calcium will be deposited everywhere in your body including your arteries. so, check with your doctor on this.
Great video and content! Thanks for all you do to promote healthy living and not Big- Food-sponsored living that predominates these days. I've been on a keto diet for 5 years and feel fantastic. One curiosity: My remnant cholesterol is currently -58 (minus). Total Cholesterol: 394; LDL: 363; HDL: 89 (Trigs 56) Is that a good thing?
What makes more sense, that fat you eat becomes the fat in your blood, or that your glycogen stores are full and your liver has converted all the sugar into fat... The truth is, refined carbs with saturated fat is the big killer. On their own with exercise and calorie deficit you can be fine on either.
Simple carbs are the problem. High quality carbs are filling and are nearly impossible to overeat. Rice and beans slowly introduced with the addition of raw fermented foods to increase biodiversity to assist with the digestion of these carbs is highly beneficial.
I need to hear more about the “fat in your coffee” causes high triglycerides in some people. I better listen again, not sure I get it. I need a nob to be able to show you down!!!😂😂😂❤
Been on a mostly meat diet. No processed foods or sugar, seed oils and carbs. I’m 65 years old. Lost about 60 pounds. No longer obese. No more bp meds. No more prediabetes. My fasting insulin was 5 so within normal. Triglycerides reduced to 56 and HDL increased to 81. However my LDL INCREASED TO 286. Doctor is freaking and wants to put me on statins. I said no so she wants to know what I know about cholesterol. After saying my piece, she was quiet. Asked her for a CAC scan. Did not know what that was. After telling her, she said that I should see a cardiologist. I will go listen to what he has to say, however I’m not doing statins. Thank you for this video.
statin inhibits vitamin K2. without vitamin K2, your calcium will be deposited everywhere in your body including your arteries. so, check with your doctor on this.
Just had bloodwirk done for the first time in 10 years (49 yo). TG came back at 344. LDL 115. HDL 62. Doc recommended fish oil supplements and cutting down on carbs (I eat a lot of white bread, pizza, etc). I feel that being he didn't automatically recommend pills means he knows what's up.
After researching the heck out of metabolic syndrome, one thing stands out, body fat percentage. Some people seem to be genetically insensitive to high body fat in the same way as some people are genetically gifted athletically, others are extremely sensitive and a few percent extra body fat can see them in the metabolic danger zone. I’m one of the latter. Eating too many calories - particularly in a bulk - doesn’t produce the same percentage of extra muscle vs fat for everyone, no matter how diligently the training is. If you have any one of the metabolic numbers going bad and you keep filling your face, it won’t be long until you have all three. Refined carbs are just easier to consume and have low nutritional value, it’s just easier to over eat by consuming them, but they aren’t the cause just because they are refined carbs, you could potentially over eat on meat and vegetables, but it would be immensely more difficult to do that. Keep the body fat at, or below 15% and you’ll stay healthy - obviously not if you consume nothing but empty calories.
Best omega 3s are tinned herring 2.4g dha/epa from a small tin along with 160% rda of vitamin D, selenium, iodine and great quality protein. My post workout snack is herring, dinner is grassfed ribeye with asparagus.
Here's a ChatGPT summary: - The medical community has focused on lowering total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol while ignoring triglycerides. - Triglyceride reduction is important as it is linked to cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, and sudden death. - Many people are unaware of their triglyceride levels and the foods that increase triglycerides. - High carb, low fat foods can increase triglyceride levels. - Triglycerides are an independent biomarker of metabolic health and are associated with remnant cholesterol lipoproteins. - Elevated triglyceride levels are linked to poor outcomes in cardiovascular disease, even in patients on lipid lowering medications. - Triglycerides impact atherosclerosis, inflammation, clotting cascades, and endothelial dysfunction. - Non-fasted triglyceride levels are important and can indicate metabolic dysfunction and increased cardiovascular risk. - High triglyceride levels are associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. - Lifestyle changes, such as exercise, nutrition, and sleep, are the best ways to lower triglycerides. - Omega-3 fish oil and myo-inositol have been shown to lower triglycerides. - Prioritizing protein and minimizing the consumption of processed foods can help lower triglyceride levels. - Fasting, time-restricted feeding, and exercise can significantly reduce triglyceride levels. - It is important to focus on total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and remnant lipoproteins in addition to triglycerides for a comprehensive understanding of cardiovascular risk.
Thanks for explaning why you quit butter coffee. I am still “hooked” on butter and whey protein in my coffee. I guess I will have quit the butter in hot liquids. Is whey protein in coffee ok?
People almost never just eat only one of the 3 macros in isolation. If they are it's more likely it had to be processed or altered in some way to be nothing like it's natural form. Most typically people eat some mixture of all 3 macros. The sad diet is an example. My own interpretation of everything in this space is a mixed diet is not ancestrally appropriate. I don't even view having plants and meat together is appropriate. No such thing as a balanced diet that needs to have everything in it. meats only or plants only pick one and stay with it. Don't cycle between the 2.
1:10 "hard to unlearn..." Especially for anyone over 60. I've basically given up trying to get my mother (who's a Type 2 diabetic) to understand that sat fat is not the boogyman and to cut out all the processed carbs she eats.
Hey Mike, If non-fasted triglycerides rise 2-4 hours after a meal, and people adhere to eating 3 meals over a 6-hour eating window; then, is it possible that triglyceride readings may "bootstrap", so that after each of the 3 meals, triglyceride readings not only increase once, but then increase a further two times - potentially giving a dangerous 3x triglyceride reading at the end of the 6-hour eating window? And, if so, may a better strategy be to space out those 3 meals over a 12-hour eating window, rather than a 6-hour eating window? (Maybe this is something you could look into, and do a video about it.) Great info btw!...
Thank you for this! Expecting my annual bloodwork back this week, and was looking for help for an evidence-based discussion around my LDL levels. (My doc was already planning on a statin protocol last year, btw...) That marker is NOT the end-all-be-all of heart health! And the links between statins and cognitive dysfunction (aka Alzheimers) are yet to be fully documented, but my gut tells me that 30-40 years from now, we'll look back in horror...
13 years of at least 2000 cals a day from fruit, white rice, potato and/or some gluten pasta, and my cholesterol is always in normal ranges. One time my LDL cholesterol came back slightly high and this was right after I had started eating some grass fed meat/butter again in 2020 after being mostly plant based since 2007. I still eat red meat at dinner on occasion (no less than what i was eating before) and my cholesterol is now all normal again. Butter I had to stop because I was getting breakouts.
I really appreciate these deep dives! I hope I will live a long time so I can study the basics in Bio Chemistry to fully understand everything said here (:
For 3 months, I did the following: -50 g of carbs or less per day. -Carbs were only leafy greens and vegetables. - Ate Egg whites and lean chicken breast. - Started resistance training. -Lost 12 pounds. -Lost three inches around my belly. -I was in ketosis every day checking by finger blood prick. -fasting glucose is 85 and fasting insulin is 4.4. My triglycerides stayed exactly the same at a high-level. What am I doing wrong?
Reduce carbs and dark leafy greens, do not focus on egg whites, the nutritional content is in the yolk! Eat fatty beef. Take a fish or krill oil. I’m not sure you listened to his content much at all. Do the above, your trigs will lower. 👍
You are fighting a losing battle, regarding saturated fat. Most people have been brainwashed into believing that fat - especially saturated fat - should be avoided at all costs; and nothing is going to change that any time soon.
Yea that's why everyone suddenly stopped eating fast food burgers and bacon. /s This is not true. A small (loud) minority might be scared of saturated fat. Most people know that in moderation saturated fat is needed in a balanced diet. I'm saying in moderation because we know from multiple RCT's that increasing saturated fat after a certain point does increase incidence of heart disease.
@@0xszander0Ya I think the standards, which have not been followed on an epidemiological level, were we should reduce saturated fat intake to 10% of total dietary fat, with the rest coming from mono and polyunsaturated fat. On that note, did you see the review of the Carnivore diet on Physionic? I think some RCTs might put this LDL debate to rest in the community.
Read financial news. "Breakfast cereal" sales are down 20%. Butter sales are going through the roof. The largest Burger King franchise operator is in bankruptcy.@@cornstar1253
i used vegetable oil to season my carbon steel wok, few months later the oil turned into a super tough substance that even strong dish liquid couldn't remove. however if i use animal fat, such issue won't happen. so, don't eat too much vegetable oil whether it has triglyceride/cholesterol or not.
Tri's have always been in the 300's. I used to be on fibrates that actually kept them down but the doctor said i didnt need it unless they were over 500. I had i CAC scan that showed zero lat year. Im 60 now lift weights 4 times a week and have been for 25 years. I try really hard to minimize carbs and sugar everyday and fast 14cto 16 hours 5 days a week.
This was done with a hand held ultra sound by a company called Life Line screening. Have you heard of it?? Its like 7 tests for 139 bucks. Wondering if this was accurate since what I've read says a angiogram is conducted using dye and CT scan. They also did a PAD test on my legs that also showed the blood flow to be good. IDK. I hope it was worth it.
Can anyone give me any encouraging words? I had bypass surgery 16 years ago. I'm a male, 74 years old. My triglycerides have always been high - 200 to 300. Neither my GP nor my cardiologist ever made a big deal out of this. Now I've been on a carnivore diet for 4 months and just had blood work done. My total cholesterol was 295, my LDL was 194 and my HDL was 49. I was prepared for these numbers but my triglycerides were still 257. Will this number go down eventually?
Kudos to you Mike for making us aware of the risks of eating liquid fats in exces, that can provoke endotoxemia. My personal hero dr Tomny Wood has spoken out against the excessive use of liquid fats several times in his interviews with Paul Saladino. I sometimes get the feeling there is a tabo on this topic in our health space, so again kudos.
Going almost carnivore has steadily lowered my triglycerides. My last test in late May was 61 mg/dl; before the change in diet it was 165 but dropped to 80 in under a year.
Our good Dr. Mike is another wealth of knowledge. I learned that the warfarin that I'm taking causes calcification of the arteries, and about other side effects of other meds and things that we ingest. I also love his training videos, as I'm a rehabbing, old, 62, power lifter. Thank you, for posting all of your videos. I make sure that I watch every one that I come across.
Hi Mike! Did you back off your Keto again this Summer? I did. Been allowing myself fruit in the morning before my walk. And the occasional hamburger with bun every other weekend or so. Been really great eating my fruit before my walk. I am getting the natural vitamins and the exercise curbs the insulin spike.
I was tempted to say that this is such old info but it's obviously not. Keep up the good work trying to educate the uneducatable 👍 High triglyerides + low HDL = small dense LDL. You need LDL to repair your brittle, knackered arteries that your highly processed, high refined carb and poisonous oil diet has caused.
@@leighkelly2161 Seems contrary to everything the video said, yet you wrote above “high triglycerides + low hdl = small dense LDL. And you need that to repair….” which Mike agreed too. Seems like you were implying high tri and low hdl = a good thing yes? Or am i reading your words incorrectly
@@goofsaddggkle7351 The bottom line is that high triglyceride levels is a cause of brittle or otherwise damaged arteries. The LDL that so many people think is the cause of narrowing arteries is there because it is repairing the damage. This is probably why lowering LDL and doing nothing to lower triglyerides has no effect on death rates. Why would it? High triglyerides caused the problem. The LDL didn't.
I have had extremely high triglycerides all my life despite a healthy diet and being physically active. Now in my retirement years and so far no heart disease.
Funny I know a 76 year old man that eats carbs and drinks alcohol a lot . while I practice all these health protocols and I am younger. He is stronger healthwise than I am Go Figure
Having lots of cheesy crispy stuff left over after a party, I started eating a handful of the stuff every day for several weeks. I started to developed a tremor in an eye and my hands. It stopped once I stopped eating it. The tremors stopped after three days.
