Ep. 30: Cholesterol Part 2: How to Lower Your Cholesterol And Heart-Healthy Fats

19 Oct 2020 Ep. 30: Cholesterol Part 2: How to Lower Your Cholesterol And Heart-Healthy Fats

Posted at 08:01h in Podcast by Jay Feldman 3 Comments

What actually causes plaque buildup (and why cholesterol isn’t the culprit)
Why omega-3s and omega-6s aren’t the heart-healthy fats
How you can lower cholesterol levels in a healthy way
Why eating lots of whole grains, nuts and seeds, vegetable oils, and fatty fish like salmon isn’t the way to go for heart health
The importance of gut and thyroid health for lowering cholesterol

3:02 – what causes plaque buildup (and why cholesterol isn’t the culprit)

12:21 – Jay and Mike’s cholesterol history in relation to diet

16:25 – omega-6s and omega-3s do not reduce heart disease risk and instead are implicated in heart disease, while saturated fats are not

24:06 – nutrition/dietary changes to lower cholesterol levels in a healthy way

35:00 – the relationship between gut health, cholesterol levels, and heart health

40:40 – thyroid, exercise, and other factors that affect cholesterol levels

The Cholesterol Nonsense Continues (article)
PUFA and their metabolites and peroxidation products contribute to arterial plaque and lesions (1, 2, 3, 4)
Omega-6 intake increases atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Omega-3s contribute to atherosclerosis and cardiac oxidative stress, and don’t protect against heart disease (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
PUFA lower cholesterol production by increasing oxidative stress (1, 2)
Polyunsaturated Fats (PUFA) and Energy Balance (podcast episode)
Replacing saturated fats with omega-6s increases the risk of heart disease and all-cause mortality (1, 2 )
Saturated fat intake is not associated with heart disease (1, 2, 3, 4)
Omega-3s Are NOT The “Healthy Fats” (article)
Gut and Digestion Part 1: Our Gut and Energy Balance (podcast episode)
Gut and Digestion Part 2: Ideal Foods For Our Gut (podcast episode)
Endotoxin (LPS) is implicated in atherosclerosis and heart disease (1, 2, 3, 4)
Damaging metabolic and gut effects of endotoxin (1, 2, 3, 4)
The relationship between thyroid and cholesterol (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Excessive exercise increases atherosclerosis, myocardial damage, and cardiac fibrosis and stiffening (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Stress hormones increase cholesterol levels (1, 2, 3)
Weight Loss Part 1: Why We Don’t Want to “Eat Less and Exercise More” (podcast episode)
Weight Loss Part 2: The True Cause of Weight Gain (podcast episode)
Weight Loss Part 3: Exercise, Nutrition, and More (podcast episode)

Linda Woods
Posted at 17:57h, 14 October Reply

Are you saying that Omega 3’s in pastured meats, eggs and other natural foods is not good?
Mike Jinz
Posted at 18:57h, 15 November Reply

Honestly, you guys are really incoherent/contradictory on a lot of topics and this is one of them. Your article implores us that cholesterol is not causal of heart disease. We shouldn’t blame the fire on the fireman. But here you both report your cholesterol levels being in the “good” range. Later you say, “blood cholesterol levels are not a problem,” and then immediately go on to discuss how to lower cholesterol levels… Total dissonance.
- Jay Feldman
  Posted at 09:57h, 16 November Reply
  
  Not dissonance, just nuance. Does cholesterol cause heart disease? No. Is cholesterol protective and beneficial? Yes. Are high blood cholesterol values often a symptom of underlying dysfunction? Yes.