Why High Cholesterol Is Good For You | Dr. Shawn Baker & David Diamond, Ph.D.

David Diamond received his Ph.D. in Biology in 1985 from the University of California, Irvine, with a specialization in neuroscience. He recently retired as a career scientist at the Department of Veterans Affairs after 30 years of service and is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Cognitive, Neural and Social Science Division, at the University of South Florida. Dr. Diamond has been funded by the VA, NIH, DoD, NSF and pharmaceutical companies in his neuroscience research, with over 150 publications, reviews and book chapters. In the past decade, Dr. Diamond has expanded his research program with publications addressing controversial issues in cardiovascular disease and nutrition. Dr. Diamond has delivered lectures on-line with over a million views addressing how the public and healthcare workers have been misinformed about the risk of elevated levels of serum cholesterol and the purported benefits of statins, which lower cholesterol. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Trailer and introduction. 00:03:21 Personal heart disease risk. 00:06:05 Learning about health benefits changed life. 00:11:05 Relative vs. absolute risk in drug benefits. 00:17:22 High cholesterol linked to a longer lifespan, less cancer. 00:23:05 High cholesterol doesn't always cause heart disease. 00:30:18 High LDL in the elderly does not decrease lifespan. 00:35:21 LDL focus ignores other aspects of health. 00:37:58 High cholesterol alone does not cause disease. 00:44:31 Genetic anomaly increases heart attack risk, not LDL. 00:49:30 Increased blood sugar and hypertension, atherosclerosis. 00:58:00 High small dense LDL associated with heart disease. 01:04:24 Metabolic syndrome causes strokes, hypertension, and damage. 01:08:02 Overall, significant reduction in heart events. 01:14:38 Statins cause dementia, especially in older adults. 01:21:07 Statin adverse effects are not real. 01:26:40 Statin benefits, but diet change preferred. 01:32:20 Insufficient vitamin K2 leads to artery damage. 01:38:27 High LDL not linked to heart disease. 01:41:22 Challenge conventional approach to medicine; educate physicians. See open positions at Revero: https://jobs.lever.co/Revero/ Join Carnivore Diet for a free 30 day trial: https://carnivore.diet/join/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.carnivore.diet Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://carnivore.diet/subscribe/ . ‪#revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree ‪