Should You Use Niacin to Lower Your Blood Lipids? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #139

Should you use niacin to lower your blood lipids? For every seven people that this saves from heart disease, three get diabetes. This episode covers alternative strategies to achieve the same effect of niacin on blood lipids without the risk of diabetes. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it's important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Messenger version is taught by Chris Masterbot, my baby bot, is more interactive, and has more jokes and emojis. This requires no background beyond high school and is made for the beginner, but even many experts find it a great refresher and find little golden nuggets in each lesson. Sign up for free at https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/101 This episode is brought to you by Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet. I've been through the pain and suffering of embracing a diet because I *thought* it was healthy, only for it to wreck my body and mind. I've been through the path of healing, only to make the mistakes of thinking that what worked best for me would work for everyone, and that what I did to heal would be something I would need to do forever. I've learned the hard way that each of us is unique, and that we all change with time. Your needs are not mine, mine are not what they were ten years ago, and yours won't be in ten years what they are now. That's why we need a recipe to know exactly what's missing, what's there in excess, and what's out of balance. It is my mission to empower you to know exactly what your body needs, and to make exactly the right decisions to nourish it. Make the cheat sheet your secret weapon, and use the code LITE20 to get 20% off, at https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/cheatsheet To get these episodes free of ads, with transcripts, and weeks or sometimes even months before they are released to the public, along with access to monthly live Q&A sessions, sign up for the CMJ Masterpass at https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/masterpass . Use the code LITE10 to get 10% off. To make it easier to get the discount, use this link, which has the coupon already activated: https://masterpass.chrismasterjohnphd.com/cmj-masterpass/2200/buy?coupon=LITE10 Here's a massive 2-part podcast series I did on niacin with Alex Leaf, which has 52 scientific references: Part 1: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/03/01/niacin-part-1-need/ Part 2: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/03/16/niacin-part-2-blood-tests-foods-supplements/ Here are other recent episodes on niacin: Should You Inject Yourself With NAD+? https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/04/18/should-you-inject-yourself-with-nad/ The Best Form of Niacin for Anti-Aging https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/04/23/best-form-niacin-anti-aging/ How To Know If You Need More Niacin https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/04/25/safely-take-nicotinamide-riboside-anti-aging/ Coffee! How to Free the Locked-Up Niacin https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/05/02/coffee-free-locked-niacin/ How to Free the Niacin in Grains and Seeds https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/lite-videos/2019/05/07/free-niacin-grains-seeds Do Women Need More Niacin Than Men? https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/lite-videos/2019/05/09/women-need-niacin-men How to Get Enough Niacin From Food https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/lite-videos/2019/05/14/get-enough-niacin-food The Best Blood Test for Niacin https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/lite-videos/2019/05/16/best-blood-test-niacin Access the show notes, transcript, and comments here . Chris Masterjohn, PhD, is the Founder and Scientific Director of the mitochondria test Mitome .