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Ep. 29: Cholesterol Part 1: Statin Dangers and Whether Cholesterol Causes Heart Disease
Ep. 29: Cholesterol Part 1: Statin Dangers and Whether Cholesterol Causes Heart Disease
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Oct 12, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode we discuss:
Where the mainstream view that high cholesterol levels cause heart disease went wrong
Why we may want to reconsider statin use for the vast majority of cases
Why we don’t need to avoid high-cholesterol foods, even if we have high cholesterol levels
The protective, beneficial effects of cholesterol
What actually increases cholesterol levels and why statins don’t effectively address these factors
Why the cholesterol-lowering drugs are often more harmful than helpful
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-29-cholesterol-part-1-statin-dangers-and-whether-cholesterol-causes-heart-disease/
Where the mainstream view that high cholesterol levels cause heart disease went wrong
Why we may want to reconsider statin use for the vast majority of cases
Why we don’t need to avoid high-cholesterol foods, even if we have high cholesterol levels
The protective, beneficial effects of cholesterol
What actually increases cholesterol levels and why statins don’t effectively address these factors
Why the cholesterol-lowering drugs are often more harmful than helpful
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-29-cholesterol-part-1-statin-dangers-and-whether-cholesterol-causes-heart-disease/
Released:
Oct 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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