Your Doctor Is Wrong About Cholesterol 

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My father, a GP who retired in 1995 always said that Cholesterol was the biggest health lie of the 20th century, and that a little bit of toast under your slices of butter was acceptable. He died recently, but not before discovering that he had been proven right. Thanks, Dad - for having a fine and independent mind.

Don't blame Butter for what the Bread did!!!

My LDL, bad cholesterol, was low. My HDL, good cholesterol, was high. My overall triglycerides were below normal. My cardiologist put me on statins. Fast forward 5 years and my overall triglycerides were high, my LDL was high and my HDL, which statins target, was low. I also had a heart attack and a dual bypass surgery and my diabetes was worse ( a side effect of statins is increasing blood glucose and progressively worsening type 2 diabetes). A month ago my doctor doubled my statin prescription. Instead of taking it, I stopped it altogether. My blood glucose went from high 200’s/low 300’s to around 230 average. A week ago I started intermittent fasting and a Keto diet (not completely into it yet, only one Keto meal a day so far). My blood glucose is averaging about 130-140. I’m never going back!

I’m a doctor, and for me, this is how a true doctor should be. Studying and advocating true and real health to the public, not just simply giving drugs to ppl that you know is not gonna treat the root cause of patient’s diseases. Truly respect to Dr Sten Ekberg & Dr Eric Berg, true idols in medical field 🔥💯

I’m a registered nurse & from his simple explanation I have a better understanding of cholesterol instead of just looking at the numbers. We need more doctors like you that actually cares.

I fell into the cholesterol trap about 25 years ago, following a routine check up. I was alright for a year or so then slowly I began to suffer from violent transient head ache, like a hammer hit me. My muscles would uncontrollably twitch. I had constant short memory loss. I decided enough was enough and stopped taking the pills. My symptoms subsided within a few weeks. I haven’t taken a statin for 20’years now much to the frustration of my doctor. I am 76 and other than arthritis in my knee and wrist I am healthy.

As a Cardiovascular nurse for over 40 years, this explanation and physiopathology of Cholesterol is the most clear and instructive I've ever seen, in opposition to Big Pharma and EBM pushing Statins to everyone. I wish this lecture could be seen by many people who think that high cholesterol = statin, instead of lifestyle changes on low carb nutrition and decrease inflammation, high insulin, etc. Thank you Dr. Ekberg!!

My granma lived to almost 90, she always had high cholesterol.

Most people from the 70's went on low fat/fat free diets, low cholesterol diets etc. Then there was a huge increase in dementia, alzheimer cases. Your body produces cholesterol, your brain needs it.

Dr. Ekberg should be nominated for the Nobel Prize for Medicine. His integrity and quest for the real truth in real health understanding is virtually unique.

I live in the Czech Republic where doctors dismiss this kind of talk as new age rubbish. As a type II diabetic who has successfully taken my health into my own hands, the old fashioned, outdated belief in 'fat=bad' is very frustrating. In the Czech Republic doctors don't even measure A1c as standard protocol when treating diabetics. I have no trust in the medical community here. Thank you for your videos.

I'm 68 and my doctor has strongly encouraged me to take statins. I have reviewed my recent labs and they are almost perfect. I was told by a nurse, the Dr. gets a spiff from the drug company if I get on the statin. No thanks. Excellent video. Thank you!

Great video! My father was 42 when he died suddenly of an MI. I'm 66, and in exceptional shape, but I discovered a few years that I have heart disease myself. I asked my GP to order a calcium scan. Results: score=1261- a lot of plaque. So, I have been researching atherosclerosis root causes intensively for 2+ years, and this is one of the best, most comprehensive explanations regarding the atherosclerotic process I've seen yet. The medical establishment is in bed with the pharmaceutical firms, and the flood industry is poisoning us!! Take heed! Take up arms!!

I've been carnivore almost a year, keto 2.5 years before that. My doctor is amazed at my recent bloodwork, she knows my diet and lifestyle. She's particulary pleased with my cholesterol levels / ratios which are perfect. I am a 52 y/o perimenopausal woman, lost around 100 lbs and keeping it off and I feel GREAT.

It's very frustrating for doctors when their patients tell them that they are misinformed about cholesterol and statins and that a diet high in animal fats is actually healthy and a low fat, high carb diet is not.

Nailed it. Our Doctor flipped out over my wife’s “high” LDL yet her Triglycerides were 42, her HDL was 93 and her VLDL 17. He Pooh poohed us getting a CAC test done and I predicted she’d be zeros across the board. Came out 0,0,0, & 2. The nurse couldn’t believe how good it was yet in the same breath said, “but what are we going to do about your high cholesterol?” Brutal....

A friend doctor (retired now as he is over 80) told me that back in 70's the normal grade of cholesterol was between 250-300. Suddenly one day in clinic informed them that the normal grade from then on it would be 200 and that they should give statins and medicines to people. The result was 30% increase in prescriptions. Moderate exercise outside (to increase HDL and vitamin D levels), Mediterranean diet and fasting (with minimum pasta, rise, white breads, sweets etc) and minimum stress (meditation, healthy social life, psychotherapy) are the real medicines for me.

Sir your videos are so good that even someone with zero medical knowledge can grasp what you’re talking about. Amazing job! And you didn’t even try to sell me anything WOW!! The world need more doctors like you!

Cholesterophobia is rampant and well ingrained. Thanks for the video doc.

You may not realize you, Eric Berg, and Ken Berry are truly game changers My life isn't the same after listened you and them

I just got my results form my doctor and they were high in the traditional sense. I refused a statin, I can and will make the necessary changes. I lowered my A1c with diet alone I can do the rest.

Congratulations Dr. Ekberg on achieving 1 million subscribers. Your amazing videos are making a million people healthier every day.

I'm 24 and I'm obsessed with trying to be healthy. Thank you for teaching me rights and wrongs, it's hard to find the truth!

A friend's wife had a heart attack last year. The dictors told them her cholesterol was normal, but her blood sugar was 400

I've watched many YT videos on cholesterol...some are very complicated and WAY too technical...others are vague. This is probably THE best and most straightforward explanation of them all. Dr Sten, you are a fabulous teacher! Thank you for all the hard work you put into your videos!

my heart is like a Swiss watch since I went low carb. And one meal per day. from 75 bpm to 50 bpm. lost 7 pounds and 10 bouts of cycling for 2 hours each bout. BP 110/60 and 60 years old.

I ate cream, butter and eggs for 6 months. No sugar, few basic carbs... My triglycerides went from 400 to 150. I was on a vegan diet when they were around 400.

20 years ago, I was 'diagnosed' with Very high cholesterol, which seemed weird for a slim, athletic so I was told I going to suffer with heart disease, no life insurance etc. Clearly I freaked, and did what they said, for awhile at least. After different statins, different values, different diets...I really struggled to still get it any where down to near 'normal' and didn't like being on drugs forever. Like you said, my body is doing something to want this much...so I said no more and let's see how it goes in the future. Pragmatically, I thought if it is really, really that bad, it must start to be collecting in my arteries etc so lets do a CT Angiogram and actually look. we wait another Five years after that, we looked and measured, and found absolutely no sign of heart disease. I had a CT Calcium scoring test (cheaper) and again...NOTHING. This means after 20 known years of bad cholesterol, I still show no signs so of CVD. People thought I was crazy to do, but I'm an evidence based guy and nothing better than testing like this, over such a long. Many thx for the info

Tired: Looking forward to Friday because it’s the weekend. Wired: Looking forward to Friday because Dr. Sten Ekberg releases a new health video.

As someone who is obese, has high cholesterol and start IF with no sugar and all bad consumptions, I'm so grateful I found this video😂 Wanna be healthy? The one and only thing that will help is to take good care of your body and actually learn about it.

Dr. Ekberg, I want to sincerely thank you for the work you are doing. In this case specifically, I'm grateful for this video about cholesterol. I'm also grateful to my primary physician who doesn't jump to pharmaceutical solutions at the drop of a hat. My overall and LDL levels are REALLY high. I don't want to share my personal numbers, but suffice to say they FAR exceed the minimum thresholds at which statins are prescribed. However, my doctor ordered a "cardiac calcium score" CAT/PET scan, the results of which were ZERO. That's right. Zero accumulation in my arteries, zero "clogging" by all that terrible nasty LDL. While I was waiting for that scan to happen, I was comforted by what you presented in this video and truly felt it applied to me. I was right! I am on a crusade to tell everyone I know personally, "If your doctor thinks your cholesterol is too high and wants to give you statins, #1, watch this video by Dr. Ekberg, and #2, get a cardiac calcium score scan first!"

Clear, concise, compelling, correct. In other words, a typical Dr Ekberg video.

‘MY CHOLESTEROL’ IS 15.2, triglycerides 1, hba1c 27, blood pressure 90/60, I’m a carrier of thallasemia trait and I can write a book about cholesterol. This is briefly my story. I’m 51 years old and I’m told I look 30 years younger. No refined carbs, no processed food, no refined sugar, no legumes, no pulses, no grains or oats, no supplements ie vitamins or shakes, no smoothies or other soft drinks or sodas, no fried foods only steamed or grilled, veg above the ground, only 4 types of fish, specific nuts, lots of green leafy salads, never drunk alcohol in my whole life or smoked or did any kind of drugs. I hardly drink water and I sleep no more than 6 hrs not because I can’t but because I’m always busy. I work 5 days a week more than 10 hrs and on my feet. I go to gym after work for at least 4 hrs a day with weekends more than 5 hrs. I eat 2-3 eggs a day, chicken and red meat but the last not as often but have recently changed it to grass fed as it was difficult to get. I eat 1-2 lemons a day, minimum of half avocado, natural greek yogurt and kefir, specific plain nuts, 10 different seeds in my food, olives, olive oil with AVC. 25 herbs and spices combined in my food. Chocolate 100%. 12 weeks ago I’ve done the biggest step. I stopped fruits the way we understand fruits but not tomatoes, cucumbers and some others as they are fruits. I should have done it at the start. A big regret. My only fruits are tomatoes, cucumbers, avocados, aubergine, & red bell peppers. I’m exercising minimum of 25 hrs a week. I’m self made. I’m pure. I’m clean. I’m told I’m a powerhouse, machine, nutter, lunatic, Duracell bunny, and many more. I’ve been chased to write a book and to go on social media such as instagram and alike. I’ve decided to go in few weeks time. I believe the way I look and what I have achieved in 18 months is extremely hard for someone else to have achieved. Before August 2021 I had not stepped in a gym for 25 years. When I say my age people are in disbelief. No plastic surgery, no Botox, no hair extensions, no eyelashes and no lip fillers. Yes I’m a female. I’ll only launch instagram with only photos of myself at the gym. I’ll let the photos talk without any editing. My cholesterol kept rising since I started eating all above managed to drop it off to 8.4 (used to be 10.4 and 5 days ago when I was tested at 15.2) not because I got scared but because of another experiment of mine. One thing I’ve learned during my journey. Doctors like one word which is called ‘GENETICS’. I like it too. I just say that I was born like this. It’s in my genes. I haven’t been sick in years and have not taken even a paracetamol. I just say it’s ‘GENETICS’ I also say to others don’t bother with trying to lose weight it’s `GENETICS’ and we all have a good laugh at the gym. I wake up every morning and I’m the happiest person in the world. I wish everyone felt the way I feel every single day. I can conquer the world. Put me on a pedestal and l’ll prove lots of experts wrong. The doctors at my surgery refused to see me. It took a year to be seen. GP suggested statins from the start, I refused. I asked for IDL test nowhere to be found went privately to see a cardiologist he did an ecg, took blood pressure and he said, ‘you’re young, fit, no family history of cardiovascular problems or high cholesterol, you don’t smoke or drink your lifestyle is very good no statins for you however for me to sleep well at night I’ll give you calcium score and angiogram.’ I’ve been fighting for it for over a year. He blamed my ‘high cholesterol’ which at the time was 8.4 on ‘GENETICS’ I kept my mouth shut. I just wanted to say ‘if I had walked into this room and I was fat by the way I’m 41 kg, smoked, drunk, didn’t exercise and my diet was bad you would have told me I can benefit from eating healthier loose some weight stop drinking and smoking and exercise but I walked in with my gym gear and I’m ripped and you say to me it’s ‘GENETICS’?’ Please please. I kept my mouth shut as I walked out with what I’ve been fighting for. From that moment I just say ‘it’s genetics don’t bother.’ Two months after seeing the cardiologist still waiting for appointment to do the calcium score and the angiogram. My gp is in panic mode at the moment after my latest results. Will speak to me via phone on Thursday. May get my calcium score and angiogram very soon. She said ‘I can’t change your diet as perfect. Carry on.’ Anything that the doctors can’t explain the word ‘GENETICS’ is the only way out and when you ask for solid data there’re nowhere to be seen. I forgot to say that my aim was not to loose weight as I was within my range but to change my cells. Mitochondria was my main aim. I believe I’ve achieved it. I’m in control of my mind. I rule it. I do not let it rule me. I’m the master of a person who is mentally a monster. I trained my mind to have all the food temptations around me and not to tough them. My main aim is to change the government’s dietary guidelines. I can prove it because for the last 2 years my body has become a guinea pig. I have solid data. I challenge any expert out there to examine me. Once I’m seen online people will believe me as I understand the skepticism behind people on social media. They’ll be in disbelief as per those that know what I’ve done and I’m doing. No one has ever done what I’ve done in a developed country for such a long time. To finish this I met a doctor at gym who I get on very well and every time I see him I say ‘GENETICS’. We laugh. He once told me that I put my body under a lot of stress. He knows few things about my lifestyle but he doesn’t know about my latest cholesterol result. I’ll just say, ‘GENETICS!’!! Oh did I say that I had a US abdominal and came back normal?

I had a VA doctor demand of me, "You must take statins!" I tried to explain that the ratio is more important than total numbers. He tried to tell me several times to take statins. He's trapped in another age & is incapable of changing.

I got out my NMR lipid profile during this video. I feel so much better. My total cholesterol is 307, LDL 220, HDL 77, VLDL 10, TG 67. My LP-IR is< 25. I have very fluffy LDL. I'm just going to keep eating fat and meat with a few vegetables, and occasional fruit thrown in because I am pretty insulin sensitive. BTW. I"m 63. Thank you Dr Ekberg for all that you do.

Thank you for this one Sten! I was put on statins by my doctor after showing high LDLs and HDLs etc - mainly because of my fasting and keto diet. But side effects and studying modern research, has convinced me to stop taking those statins and instead just enjoy my better health status overall.

My physical; down 27 lbs, BP 118/72, cholesterol 276. I politely rejected the statin rec. I bike 150 miles a week and feel great. Thank u dr sten . Great video.

Doctors who prescribe Statins to their patients are violating their hippocratic oath of "do no harm".

I'm so grateful for this video! I've been taking a statin for 3 years and am experiencing severe side effects. I'm slowly realizing why my body is not functioning properly. I've been ill-advised by my cardiologist and primary care physician. Thank you, Sten for being a valued contributor to my awakening! 🙏

Dr Ekberg, thank you so much for this. My husband reached a healthy BMI by going low carb and IF since February of this year. Today we got his cholesterol result and it went up. My husband was so discouraged, until we watched this. Thank you so much for this explanation. You bring us so much comfort through this video, thank you for equipping us. Truly, you equip us to be health champs in our own ways 🙏🏻 May the good Lord bless you more, and the work of you hands and your teams’ 🙏🏻

This is one of the best explanations I ever watched about cholesterol. My family has always eaten healthy. We are conscious about sugar, Whole Foods, fruits and vegetables consumption and we still have high cholesterol. My mother has been on statins meds for the past five years, it has made her sick, she is extremely active, she can s 74 and still works, she is so frustrated and sad. I decided I will not take statins.

Your channel is an awesome resource for learning about all about how insulin resistance works, the causes of heart disease, cancer, dementia etc. You should have been around 40 years ago when I was at university! I guess you have taught me that if you are metabolically healthy you will be much less likely to suffer these afflictions. I had my hip replaced in Oct 2021 and came out of hospital 88.7kg ( I'm 1.68m). After I found your channel (a long with Dr Jason Fung, Dr Paul Mason & Dr Ken Berry), I decided to get metabolically healthy after struggling to control my weight most of my life despite very regular exercise lifestyle. I decided to follow an intermittent fasting lifestyle. Recording my weight everyday, I managed to get down to get down to around 72kg's by Dec 2022. My new years resolution was to get down to 69kg. After watching your videos on keto, carnivore, low carb etc I decided to add keto to my intermittent fasting.... ketovore more or less. I got down to 68kg in the first week of Jan 2023, got my bloods done and was amazed. They came out pretty much as you would predict. Total cholestrol = 6.0mmol/L (232mg/dL), HDL = 1.96mmol/L (76mg/ dL) LDL =3.7mmol /L (143mg /dL) Triglycerides =0.8mmol/ L (71mg /dL) Total cholestrol/ HDL = 3.1 TG/HDL = 0.4 A1C = 39mmol/L (5.7) BP= 120/75. You certainly have a gift for explaining complex stuff and making very understandable! Thank you so much for all the knowledge you have shared and for changing my lifestyle and for being such a large part of why I have finally achieved my metabolic health goals. 👍👍👍

Best thing of your videos is the summaries of scientific articles and the fact that you are not trying to sell supplements or some other stuff...

I took statins for 3 days and suffered the most excruciating muscle cramps at night. I actually was afraid to go to bed at night . My diet is a healthy one and never understood why my cholesterol was high . One doctor actually dropped me as a patient , because I refused to continue the statins. My diet is very low carb and no sugar intake .

Don’t eat sugar, don’t eat flour (any kind of flour) and dont eat seed oils. Three simple things to remember and thats it🤷‍♀️

Excellent statement at the end. When I told my doctor, in January, that I had stopped taking his metformin, he flipped out, and especially when I mentioned coconut oil. I thought he would have a heart attack. Yes, he went through his spiel about how it will clog my arteries and cause me to have a heart attack. I had been off my metformin for 3 months when I told him. So, he requested a cholesterol test. I did it at the same time as my last a1c, in April. He was an entirely different doctor at that appointment. The first thing he said, was to congratulate me for doing something that he had not seen many of his patients do. My a1c was 5.8. He said my cholesterol level was slightly high. He didn't give me the numbers. He did say that they were of no concern, but did request another cholesterol test for my next a1c test. My cholesterol won't be worse, it will be better, just like the example in the video. I follow the same diets that are told here and a couple of other doctors that promote the keto diet.

And again, THANK YOU Doctor Ekberg! My GP had glven me a panic attack when she screamed, "you're going to DIE of a heart attack!" after seeing my cholesterol test - and INSISTED that I see a specialist who wanted to put me on statins. Your priceless info has finally set my mind at ease because it allowed me to figure out that my risk of dying is actually not higher than average. Your channel is one of, if not *the*, absolute BEST here on youtube.

Well guess what?? I am 59 years old and very fit, I water Ski, snow ski, roller blade, ice skate ,cross country ski, mountain biking, free climbing, hunt camp and fish... eat a dozen of eggs a week along with 5lbs of New Zealand steaks and ground venison.( Silver Fern Farms). lots of water, bier, coffee... no sugar or salt and no processed foods... my doctor of 17 years is mad at me for doing the opposite. "she asked, what did you do to bring all those bad numbers down"? "I told her, turn the food pyramid upside down" and you're healthy". she entered the info into her portable clipboard, and walked out. I was baffled.

Lets call this "Cholesterol 101 for Dummies". Information almost had me in tears. What I thought I knew was confirmed, statins were killing me. Thank you doctor for taking the time to educate us.

And you wonder why he just hit 1 million subscribers? Quality content that NO doctor will tell you. Amazing video.

I just came home from a visit to my doctor with numbers that inspire him to put me on a statin (like other members of my family). He was still talking about a low fat diet which I will not do. I know that I have some modifications to make, but he was willing to order the NMR test. In 6 months we'll see where I am. Based on the video, I'm actually in really good shape. Thank you Dr. Ekberg for telling the truth behind the numbers.

62 years old. 5’11” 149lbs, regular gym goer for 35 years and I’m currently doing 2 boot camps a week (training with heart rate in the 140-160 range for nearly an hour) and 4 gym visits. My total cholesterol is 251, LDL is 158 (it’s been around that or slightly more for 20 years). My Triglycerides are always negligible. My new doctor wanted me on statins. I agreed to a stress test (which was laughable if was supposed to be stressing anything) and a CAC Scan which came back at zero. I told my doctor that I didn’t want to have another discussion on statins.

This was the best video I have seen on this topic. Plain English!! I just got blood work done and got my results yesterday. My LDL was 159 and the doc wants to talk about statins. My VLDL is 14 and my LDL/HDL ratio is 3.4. I told the doc I would never consider a statin.

This is, I don't know to express it correctly but the most informative video I have ever watched about cholesterol. I have struggled for the past 2 years (when at age 21 I was diagnosed with high cholesterol) to understand the reason why my cholesterol is so high. I now realize it is something to with my own diet (not in a good way haha), but I would recommend anyone looking for answers to watch this video.

Excellent video, Dr Ekberg! You are an amazing doctor, and a most amazing teacher! It is an honor to be one of your health champions! 🤗💕🌈

I needed this, cause last week my Dr. said I have 275 cholesterol, but the good one, she even asked me if I am an athletic person and I didn't understand, why is she asking me that if the numbers are so high? well now I know, I've changed my lifestyle five months ago and now my doctor calls me athletic, you don't know how satisfactory that is. Thanks Dr. Ekberg for this video

I absolutely think this is the best video ever! Thanks you so much for this! As a pharmacist and as an almost 50 year old it just breaks my heart what we are doing to people!!

This is probably the most informative video on cholesterol and impact of stains. Unfortunately medical professionals are ignorant of this level of detail and continue to prescribe statins by looking at total cholesterol and LDL. I have been a victim for 30 years till I became more learned on the subject. Doctor Ekberg is awesome in his knowledge and his videos share so much relevant information. Thank you doc for your contributions.

Congrats Dr. Ekberg for surpassing 1 million subscribers! I am thankful for being your patient and improving my health so dramatically after working with you. Your explanations are gold and the truth - thanks for opening our eyes to the truth !

Total Chlor=268 Trigly=64 LDL=173 HDL=85 Chlor/HDL=3.2 My ratio is usually always around 3 which is really good, but now that I'm 50, my doctor wants me on statins. However, they understand my ratio puts me at a healthy range. I'll retest in 6 months. I stopped eating cheese, beef jerky/sticks last week and have already dropped 5 lbs. I've also lowered my sodium and sugar intake. I do not want to be on statins. I'll continue to workout and eat healthy to maintain a great HDL. I've been told that my HDL is exceptional.

Doctor Ekberg, you are a Health Angel!!!! Thank you so much!!! I live in Russia and I was constantly literally attacked in an aggressive way throughout a decade by my medical doctors who INSISTED on me taking those statins and threatened me with death, but I felt it was wrong, I felt fine and now I am so happy that I trusted my body and my intuition!!! I didn't take the drugs!! And I am absolutely happy to hear your deep competent comprehensive explanation about the subject!!! I wish you all possible well-being which you only wish!!!

Wow....i just had my check up n the doctor said my cholesterol is high n had increased my statins cos i hv heart disease. I am grateful that i am still here...enjoying life to the fullest n not think abt my health problems too much....one day at a time.. Thk you for educating me ...love the way you explained...

My father had stents put in his heart 15 years ago because his arteries were 99 percent clogged. He thinks his arteries got clogged from eggs, red meat, and full fat dairy. I keep telling him that it was the sugar he ate. Ice cream, cake, cookies, pies, Italian ices. He doesn't want to hear it. He's still holding onto the belief that dairy fat and red meat is bad.

Yay !!!! One million health champs. This brilliant doctor deserves many more million subscribers.

This is by far the most interesting vlog about LDL cholesterol I have ever watched. Congratulations Doctor Ekberg for hitting 1M subscribers.!!!!

So well explained. I have resisted statins by lifestyle changes. No sugar, no processed foods. Only real food, meat and vegetables plus walking everyday. Doc gave me 3 months so this explanation will give me the info I need to see if it is working and to state my case to my doctor. I will also show her the video for proof.

I am a masters prepared RN and did not learn this in pathophysiology; just the opposite. Thank you Dr. Ekberg for educating us! I am a daily watcher of your videos and appreciate your candor with providing clear/concise health information. Take care of yourself and God bless!

CONGRATULATIONS DR EKBERG ON YOUR MILLION SUBSCRIBERS! There is HOPE! Keep up your wonderful work of spreading good health information that MAKES SENSE. You are an inspiration!

I’m a family med doctor and this video is fantastic. Thank you

I’ve shared this info with a pre-med student, who’s going to present it to the traditional medical staff. He told me, “this info is going to turn the establishment upside down!”

Excellent! I'm 66,keto and very healthy! Keep a goin .....you are saving lives!!!

I was on statins for 17 years following a series of heart attacks in 2003. I recently stopped taking the statins after learning about the side effects which were literally killing me. I quit the statins cold turkey about 6 months ago and I've been feeling so much better since I stopped. It's going to take a while to rid my system of them but so far I've had nothing but good results. I could probably write a book on the symptoms I had, how severe and how they're affecting me now. Night and Day.

Doctor, I am 64 and had a stroke in January. Woke up and my right arm went totally limp. My total cholesterol was around 269. Doctors said I had a few tiny pieces of plaque break off and made it to the left side of my brain. Up to that point I had been strength training and was very active. It was a shock to me. I spent one night in the hospital and was put on a statin drug to reduce my cholesterol. Two weeks later I returned to the gym and within six weeks was back to lifting and training at my normal levels. I am concerned about getting off the drug due to this experience. I have changed my diet to attempt to eliminate sugar and fried foods from my diet. Trying to cut back on bread also and have gone more to an organic diet. I had my cholesterol retested in April and it did drop significantly and all ratios are in acceptable levels. I really like what you are saying and am considering stopping the statin and going more on my own with my diet and regiment. Oh, I am 6 foot and 180 pounds and have never been overweight, never smoked tobacco and don’t drink alcoholic beverages. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much!

This saved me from the side effects of statin. Thanks, Doctor. Two doctors already removed my statin because my body doesn’t like it. I felt like dying. I can’t sleep and had muscle pains. Now I have a new doctor. Everything in my blood work is ok except the total cholesterol. I will not allow him to prescribe to me statin after watching this video. Thank you, Dr. Ekberg for this informative and comprehensive video. You’re a good teacher. This is the best channel in YT I have ever watched. God bless you for your kindness and goodness.

I’d love the links to some of the studies showing this info so I can prove it to my great uncle who WILL NOT LISTEN without studies

A few days ago I had a doctor's appointment to discuss my annual physical blood work results - my cholesterol was high. Though I tried to clarify how important my diet and lifestyle was to me, my doctor made it clear she would not discuss anything other than getting that cholesterol number down. She was so discouraging in her prediction of my future health that I won't be returning to her. This video was insightful and really encouraging. You helped me decipher my test results more accurately. I'm so grateful for you and this awesome platform. Thank you Dr Ekberg.

I eat tons of saturated fat (VCO, 5 eggs), also some monounsaturated fat (EVOO, avocadoes) daily. Low to moderate carb too because I am still young and active. Never feel any better

I just got my blood work back and this is the note I get from my dr about it....... Your Total Cholesterol is 239. Total cholesterol should be less than 200. Your LDL (Bad) Cholesterol is 160. LDL should be 100-130 (or less than 70 in high risk patients or those with Diabetes or heart disease). Your HDL (Good) Cholesterol is 43. HDL should be greater than 50 for women and greater than 40 for men (the higher the better). Your Triglycerides are 198. Triglycerides should be less than 150. To improve your cholesterol, it is important to eat a heart healthy diet, including a lot of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and exercise regularly.

Amazing! My total cholesterol was 329, my doc suggested a low fat/cholesterol diet. I laughed out loud, Thank you for this clear and concise explanation of the science behind cholesterol numbers. It reaffirms what I know about my body and the lifestyle I have lived. Docs are given too much credit for what they don’t know😎

Every time I took Statins I got severe muscle pains and even pinched nerves. I stopped taking them after I had a massive heart attack that put me in a coma for 4 days. The doctors mean well but they are being trained to sell chemicals. I discovered this channel and have learned how to evaluate food. My doctors can't believe how much better my health is. I also lost 25 pounds in 3 months and I feel great. Thank You Doctor Ekberg for showing us how to protect ourselves.

Of all the well-meaning cholesterol explanation videos on YT, this is one of the best. Easy to follow. I am sharing with others even my daughter!!

You are one of a kind Dr. Ekberg 💜! We love you! Congrats on reaching a million hard core champions!

From Germany here. I had the same thing happend. I felt so much better doing keto/carnivore. Had my blood checked and and my ldl cholesterol was so high that my doctor looked at me like Im going to die soon. And I also freaked out because SHE WAS A DOCTOR and I thought that must mean something. But my inflamation lvl was so low and everything else was fine.

I'm 28 years old, I train at least 3-4 times a week with weights. My diet is based on fat, protein and a few net carbohydrates per day (less than 100g). My latest analysis shows: Col. Total: 307 HDL: 53 LDL: 245 Triglycerides: 42 Homocysteine: 6.7 (range between 6 and 15). According to the doctor's calculations: Col.Tot/HDL: 5.7, VLDL: 8.4. Another calculation that the doctor didn't mention is: Triglycerides/HDL whose ideal value should be 2 but I have 0.7 (so even better). Yes I know, my LDL value is high, because I eat a lot of saturated fats (butter, ghee, liver, a lot of meat), but these particles are not oxidized. I'm very fine! Soon new analyzes to understand how it goes..

I thankfully consider myself quite educated in this area thanks to the community that I surround myself with. That being said. Many of your videos take the knowledge that I have to a whole new level. Can not thank you enough.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER . i have been working out for over 2years and not getting the required results till i started listening to all you have been teaching and i just turned insulin sensitive . thanks dr sten ekberg people see me and they ask what diet are you on and all i say is low carb high fat and keto ,then omad and 2mad ,then intermittent fasting. THANKS ONE AGAIN

This is so brilliant after three years. I’m still watching it again and again.

Every single video amazes us - I feel so much better equipped when my doctor tries to push more meds on me

Leave it to Dr. Ekberg to make sense of things. Every piece of the puzzle suddenly fits. Statins are a perfect example of where the supposed medication is worse than the problem. Can't thank you enough for this channel, you're the best doctor I never had.

As a biostatistician 30 years ago for the Drug companies I analyzed the effects of Statins on cholesterol and heart disease. It was obvious that Statins lowered cholesterol but not heart disease. Back then the Swedish government imported statins. They were disappointed with the outcome. I then decided I would not take any drugs unless it was approved by the Swedish government. I also had my blood tested (without help from my doctors) and found that my LDL was not inflamed. I am now 80 years old and take no prescription drugs. However my health insurance requires that I go to a doctor every year. Except for one good doctor that was educated in Iran, the doctors told me I was going to die if If I didn't take a Statin. On my medical records they recorded that I had various forms of insanity. One of many accusations said I was suffering from depression. LOL I had no idea that I was suffering from depression. Lately I have been happy and excited to learn from Dr. Ekberg and other medical doctors on RU-vid the biology related to the measurements I analyzed. Every morning I have a cup of coffee and spend time listening to lectures on biology without having to take exams. Instead the lectures have saved my health.

THANK YOU for this! I have been keto for the past 2 months. Down 23 lbs my triglycerides went from 429 to 164 but my cholesterol is 218 My Dr wants to put me on meds but I refuse to take them. I'm thrilled that I lowered my triglycerides as much as I did, and not overly concerned about the cholesterol. I do need to get the good cholesterol up as it is low (57) so I will begin working on it. Again THANK YOU for sharing your knowledge with the world!💕

Two months ago I had a heart attack at the age of 46. I felt fine prior to this and had no idea something was wrong. I am a non smoker. My entire family has high cholesterol, although I'm the first to have a cardiac event before the age of 65. One thing I did discover is i have insulin resistance and high blood sugar. The hospital put me on numerous medications including a statin. After watching this I'm going to stop taking it. I hope changing my diet is enough to prevent another heart attack.

Total Cholesterol - 279 mg/dL Triglycerides - 124.2 mg/dL HDL Cholesterol - 44.1 mg/dL Non HDL Cholesterol - 234.9 mg/dL LDL Cholesterol - 210.06 mg/dL V.L.D.L Cholesterol - 24.84 Chol/HDL Ratio - 6.33 Someone help me with this

You took me from an intuitive grasp of cholesterol, to a much more technical grasp. AWESOME. Be my doctor! I come from the LDL/HDL ratio era, and your video kinda explains why this words - even though not all LDL is bad, the Bad cholesterol is LDL. Your explanation about how a statin works is just goodness on top of awesomeness. Thank you!

Thank you Dr. I got my blood work today and went over your calculations. My dr said it was a little high but after your video I realized that I am within range. I am definitely moving towards a low carb diet.

The absolute BEST explanation of this issue! Thank you for making it so clear and easy to understand!

Dr. Ekberg, really appreciate your channel. Your simple way of explanation is so great that most people will understand the science behind it. I am a medical doctor with postgraduate qualifications in human nutrition.

I read a lot of articles about the danger of statins, and this was the clearest of them by far. Thanks a lot, Dr. Ekberg!

Execellent presentation of the truth behind this topic. I have educated myself in order to raise my HDL, and LDL reduction methods, and now rewatching this video is so much more insightful. I appreciate your work so much, Dr Ekberg !