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Measuring cardiovascular disease risk and the importance of apoB
Millions of Americans schedule an annual physical health examination. During their visit, many can expect to get their blood drawn for…
#21 – Tom Dayspring, M.D., FACP, FNLA – Part II of V: Lipid metrics, lipid measurements, and cholesterol regulation
“If you learn nothing else today, the first thing is, lipids, for the most part, go nowhere in the human body unless they’re a passenger inside a lipoprotein.” –Tom Dayspring
#235 ‒ Training principles for mass and strength, changing views on nutrition, creatine supplementation, and more | Layne Norton, Ph.D.
“Most 40 year olds, 50 year olds, they have pain anyway. So I’d rather be strong and have pain than be weak and have pain.” —Layne Norton
When does heart disease begin (and what this tells us about prevention)?
Before I get into this post I want to lay a few things out.
#230 ‒ Cardiovascular disease in women: prevention, risk factors, lipids, and more | Erin Michos, M.D.
“How we live the first half of our lives really influences our freedom for morbidity and mortality the second half of our lives.” —Erin Michos
#04 – AMA #1: alcohol, best lab tests, wearables, finding the right doc, racing, and more
“I feel the need…the need for speed.” —Maverick and Goose
#07 – Deep Dive: Lp(a) — what every doctor, and the 10-20% of the population at risk, needs to know
“Elevated Lp(a) may have conferred a survival advantage for most of human history: a better ability to deal with acute trauma, but possibly at the expense of poor handling of chronic damage. In today’s environment, for many people, that’s not an advantage.” —Peter Attia
#153 – AMA #21: Deep dive into olive oil, high-intensity exercise, book update, and more
“Think of diets like drugs…no one would ever believe that there is one drug that should be used by everyone for everything.” —Peter Attia
Ketogenic Diets: Not For Everyone?
Elevated blood lipids on a high fat, low carb diet
#224 ‒ Dietary protein: amount needed, ideal timing, quality, and more | Don Layman, Ph.D.
“We want weight loss, but we don’t want people to lose any lean mass. Especially if they’re adults.” —Don Layman