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Cholesterol Is Not The Cause Of Heart Disease | This episode is brought\xa0 to you by Perfect Keto\nWe have all heard that the secret to living a long, healthy, heart disease-free life is lowering your cholesterol, but is that really true? The reality is, most of us have little understanding about our cholesterol levels in our blood and the whole topic is much more complicated than we thought. Moreover, the standard cholesterol testing is outdated because it doesn\u2019t check for particle size and particle number, and this information is what is needed to tell what\u2019s really going on with your cholesterol.\xa0\xa0\nIn this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Boham to discuss why cholesterol is only one factor in determining your overall health. They also discuss the factors that influence your cholesterol and whether or not statin drugs are the most effective way to prevent heart attacks.\nElizabeth Boham is a physician and nutritionist who practices functional medicine at The UltraWellness Center in Lenox, MA. Through her practice and lecturing she has helped thousands of people achieve their goals of optimum health and wellness. She witnesses the power of nutrition every day in her practice and is committed to training other physicians to utilize nutrition in healing. Dr. Boham has contributed to many articles and wrote the latest chapter on Obesity for the Rankel Textbook of Family Medicine. She is part of the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine and has been featured on the Dr. Oz show and in a variety of publications and media including Huffington Post, The Chalkboard Magazine, and Experience Life. Her DVD Breast Wellness: Tools to Prevent and Heal from Breast Cancer explores the functional medicine approach to keeping your breasts and whole body well.\nFor more information, please visit drhyman.com/uwc\nThis episode is brought\xa0 to you by Perfect Keto. Right now, Perfect Keto is offering Doctor\u2019s Farmacy listeners 20% off plus free shipping with the code DRMARK. Just go to perfectketo.com/drmark, and make sure you try their Nut Butters and Keto Cookies.\nIn this conversation, Dr. Hyman and Dr. Boham discuss:\n\nIf elevated cholesterol is always a problem\n\nThe cholesterol test you should be getting (either an NMR Lipid Panel from LabCorp or the Cardio IQ Test from Quest Diagnostics), and why cholesterol particle size matters\n\nHow diet, lifestyle, environmental influences, and genetics influence cholesterol\xa0\n\nThe role that insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, diabetes, and metabolic health play in heart disease and overall health\xa0\n\nOxidative stress, free radicals, and their influence on heart health\n\nThe benefits, side effects, and risks of taking statin drugs\n\nPatient cases\n\nAdditional resources:\nWhy cholesterol may not be the cause of heart disease https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/10/03/podcast-ep21/\nThe Mind-Blowing Science of Fat-Burning and Insulin Resistance with Dr. Benjamin Bikman https://drhyman.com/blog/2020/09/24/bb-ep154/\nSeven Ways To Optimize Cholesterol https://drhyman.com/blog/2016/01/14/7-ways-to-optimize-cholesterol/\n6 Steps to Healthy Cholesterol, Or Why You Should Stop Your Statins Now https://drhyman.com/blog/2013/10/09/6-steps-healthy-cholesterol-stop-statins-now/\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices