Episode 031: On this week’s show it’s a solo episode with me talking about cholesterol.
Just hearing the word for most people makes them think of cardiovascular disease or has negative connotations. But this is a very narrow understanding what cholesterol is really about. On today’s show I cover what cholesterol is, what it does In the body, what HDL and LDL are, the connection between cholesterol and cardiovascular disease and then the reasons someone can have high cholesterol or low cholesterol.
00:01:20
What is cholesterol
00:01:45
Where does it come from
00:03:00
What are its functions in the body
00:09:00
What is HDL and LDL
00:11:25
What is atherosclerosis and how is it created
00:14:10
What is the link between LDL and atherosclerosis
00:18:20
Why could cholesterol be high
00:31:00
Why could cholesterol be low
00:39:35
Finding middle ground in all the cholesterol noise
00:40:55
Cholesterol levels fluctuate significantly
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