Dr. Cywes on Lp(a) cholesterol and a cardiologist who isn't buying the Statin theory of atherosclerosis prevention.

First comment should do it for you.

 

I’m 49 with high Lp(a).  Zero Calcium score. My cardiologist has me on Nattokinase and anti-inflammatory diet. He said no to statins for me.

19:25  "Linus Pauling a very famous guy in physiology postulated that LP little a is a primate adaptation to the enzyme deficiency that occurs in certain lines

of of mammals that creates ascorbic acid from glucose and human beings have to consume vitamin C we have to consume vitamin C because we can't make it." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling

20:21 "the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends All children between the ages of 9 and 11 years of age be screened forhyperlipidemia LP (a) levels should be considered in particular children and treated with statins."  Crazy

Thanks for your explanation of this item.  I’m a genetically prone person to create high levels of this substance. So my take away is to look for changes in inflammatory markers especially if I’m maintaining a ketovore/carnivore diet.  The lipidologist I went to a few years back wanted to place me on a statin…which I have now refused twice in the past  4 years.  71 years old, maintaining a normal body weight now for the past 4 years.  (Lost 80 pounds through lifestyle changes)

Thank you Dr. As usual, your knowledge, and insights are trenchant! Your couching the discussion at the beginning from an evolutionary perspective is brilliant. Putting into PROPER perspective the reason for LP(a). And at the same time beautifully lampooning the folly  that is modern medicines interpretation of, and therefore sabotaging of, normal human health. I consider myself blessed to have been able to learn so much from you. As a patient, and a subscriber on here