HDL Cholesterol Is Not Protective Or Is It?

Another common misconception that needs to go away is that “HDL cholesterol is protective”. While HDL particles are involved in removing cholesterol from our arteries, the levels of HDL-C are not related to, nor indicative of any of the...

Which Supplements Lower Cholesterol?

This is a great question that was answered by a team of researchers at the Cleveland Clinic in a trial or study called the Sport Study.

The Cleveland Clinic did such a study on supplements that were thought to lower cholesterol. They were all third party...

What Is LDL Cholesterol And Is It Dangerous?

The most common question I am asked on social media is about LDL cholesterol. This molecule is teh most studied molecule in all of medicine. We spend billions of dollars studying LDL cholesterol and LDL particles, because they have been shown to cause...

What Is Non HDL Cholesterol

 Non-HDL cholesterol is all of the cholesterol that is not included in the HDL fraction of your lipoproteins.

The reason we like to use this is that it is a "measured" cholesterol. It is non calculated from triglycerides and other formulas. It gives us a pretty...

Does Low Cholesterol Or Statin Medications Cause Cancer?

This is a great question! I have to answer this every day with my patients and on social media. Fortunately, this has been studied extensively and we have the answers.

Statins actually reduce the risk of all forms cancer.

A very well done...

Is Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Disorder?

Yes. Type 2 diabetes is absolutely genetic. There is no argument amongst the medical community. But there is a ton of nuance. People don't ever want the nuance. They just want to fall into one of two camps; either it is or it isn't genetic.

While type 2...