All Videos for Cholesterol

The Risks of Heart Stents

Why are doctors killing or stroking out thousands of people a year for nothing? How do doctors even convince patients to sign up for procedures that are all risk without benefit?



Why Angioplasty Heart Stents Don’t Work Better

Most heart attacks are caused by nonobstructive plaques that infiltrate the entire coronary artery tree. There is no such thing as “1-vessel disease,” “2-vessel disease,” or “left main disease.” Atherosclerotic plaque is continuous throughout the coronary arteries of heart attack victims.



Do Angioplasty Heart Stent Procedures Work?

There are demonstrably no benefits to the hundreds of thousands of angioplasty and stent procedures performed outside of an emergency setting. They don’t prevent heart attacks, enable you to live longer, or even help with symptoms any more than placebo (fake) surgery.



Studies on Millet Nutrition: Is It a Healthy Grain?

Millet isn’t the name of a specific grain, but a generic term that applies to a number of totally different plants. Which is the most healthful?



The Health Effects of Mycoprotein (Quorn) Products vs. BCAAs in Meat

Clinical trials on Quorn show that it can improve satiety and help people control cholesterol, blood sugar, and insulin levels.



Plant-Based Protein: Are Pea and Soy Protein Isolates Harmful?

What are the different impacts of plant protein versus animal protein, and do the benefits of plant proteins translate to plant protein isolates?



Are Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger Healthy?

What happens when you compare the trans fats, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol levels in plant-based versus animal-based burgers?



The Health Benefits of Sorghum

Learn why sorghum is one of my favorite new grains.



What’s the Ideal Waist Size?

Increased risk of metabolic complications starts at an abdominal circumference of 31.5 inches in women and 37 inches in most men, though it’s closer to 35.5 inches for South Asian, Chinese, and Japanese men.



The Effects of Obesity on Gallstones, Acid Reflux, and Cardiovascular Disease

Sufficient, sustained weight loss may cut the risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes in half.



The Effects of Obesity on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes

Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, and reverse type 2 diabetes.



The Best Knee Replacement Alternative for Osteoarthritis Treatment

Is there a nonsurgical alternative to knee replacement surgery that instead treats the cause and offers only beneficial side effects?



How to Reverse Heart Failure with Diet

An entire issue of a cardiology journal dedicated to plant-based nutrition explores the role an evidence-based diet can play in the reversal of congestive heart failure.



The Optimal Vitamin B12 Dosage for Adults

Why the current Recommended Daily Allowance for vitamin B12 may be insufficient.



Type 1 Diabetes Treatment: A Plant-Based Diet

Is it possible to reverse type 1 diabetes if caught early enough?



The Best Diet for Weight Loss and Disease Prevention

The most effective diet for weight loss may also be the healthiest.



How to Test for Functional Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Many doctors mistakenly rely on serum B12 levels in the blood to test for vitamin B12 deficiency.



Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Vitamin B12 and Homocysteine?

Not taking B12 supplements or regularly eating B12 fortified foods may explain the higher stroke risk found among vegetarians.



Vegetarians and Stroke Risk Factors—Saturated Fat?

How can we explain the drop in stroke risk as the Japanese diet became Westernized by eating more meat and dairy?



Do Vegetarians Really Have Higher Stroke Risk?

The first study in history on the incidence of stroke of vegetarians and vegans suggests they may be at higher risk.



What Not to Eat for Stroke Prevention

What is the relationship between stroke risk and dairy, eggs, meat, and soda?



Stainless Steel or Cast Iron: Which Cookware Is Best? Is Teflon Safe?

What’s the best type of pots and pans to use?



How to Lower Lp(a) with Diet

What to eat and what to avoid to lower the cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a).



Treating High Lp(a): A Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis

What is this lipoprotein(a) and what can we do about it?



Benefits of Quinoa for Lowering Triglycerides

How do the nutrition and health effects of quinoa compare to whole grains?



The Role of Taxpayer Subsidies in the Obesity Epidemic

Why are U.S. taxpayers giving billions to support the likes of the sugar and livestock industries?



How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally with Lifestyle Changes

The effect of fasting to lower blood pressure compared to medications, cutting down on alcohol, meat and salt, eating more fruits and vegetables, or eating completely plant-based.



What the New Blood Pressure Range Guidelines Mean

Natural approaches to lowering high blood pressure can work better than drugs because you’re treating the underlying cause, and can end up having only good side effects.



The Recommended Daily Added Sugar Intake

Public health authorities continue to drop the upper tolerable limit of daily added sugar intake.



The Metabolic Harms of Night Shifts and Irregular Meals

What shift workers can do to moderate the adverse effects of circadian rhythm disruption.



Are Ancient Grains Healthier?

Ancient wheats like kamut are put to the test for inflammation, blood sugar, and cholesterol control.



How to Sync Your Central Circadian Clock to Your Peripheral Clocks

Bright light exposure synchronizes the central circadian clock in our brains, whereas proper meal timing helps sync the timing of the clock genes throughout the rest of our body.



How Circadian Rhythms Affect Blood Sugar Levels

The same meal eaten at the wrong time of day can double blood sugars.



Benefits of Garlic for Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold

Raw garlic is compared to roasted, stir-fried, simmered, and jarred garlic.



Benefits of Garlic Powder for Heart Disease

See what a penny a day worth of garlic powder can do.



Time-Restricted Eating Put to the Test

Are there benefits to giving yourself a bigger daily break from eating?



The 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet Put to the Test

The effects of eating only 5 days a week or a fasting-mimicking diet 5 days a month.



Evidence-Based Weight Loss – Live Presentation

In this live presentation, Dr. Greger offers a sneak peek into his book How Not to Diet.



Does Intermittent Fasting Increase Human Life Expectancy?

Alternate-day modified fasting is put to the test for lifespan extension.



Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Safe?

Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol.