Dr Alo Show

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Does Low LDL Cholesterol Increase Mortality? Dec 09, 2023

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The Danish and Korean cohort studies have come out demonstrating that low LDL cholesterol is associated with or increase all cause mortality. Is this true?

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Cholesterol Balance Test: When To Use It? Dec 06, 2023

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What is the cholesterol balance test and when should you use it? Should everyone order this or just cardiologists? Hyperabsorber vs hypersynthesizer of cholesterol. Over absorption vs over production of cholesterol. What medications should you use?

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Treating Triglycerides? Why? Dec 06, 2023

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Most clinicians don't understand triglycerides and are treating elevated triglycerides incorrectly. Here's how you should be treating triglycerides.

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Cholesterol Medications: Which Ones Do You Pick? Dec 06, 2023

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Overview of cholesterol and lipid lowering medications and how do you know when to start them? Which ones do you start first? What do you add next? Should you ever use fibrates?

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Does Oxidized LDL Matter? Dec 06, 2023

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What is oxidized LDL and does it matter? Do seed oils affect oxidized LDL. Is oxidized LDL a real lab value or marker for heart disease?

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11 Ways to Eat Heart Healthy While Poor! Dec 05, 2023

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Eating a heart healthy diet doesn't have to be expensive. You can eat heart healthy on a budget. Here are 11 ways to eat better and healthier while on a budget.

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The Death of Expertise! Why We Hate Experts! Dec 05, 2023

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Tom Nichols book did a masterful job of explaining this new disdain for expertise and outlines how we can fix it.

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Extreme & Rigid Views With No Nuance! Dec 04, 2023

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Should you listen to people with singular views that have no nuance? Do they really know what they are talking about? They have only one single view and don't talk about anything else.

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Not A Fan Of Interview Based Podcasts! Dec 04, 2023

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I'm not a fan of interview based podcasts, here's why. I like "topic based" podcasts, I like to know what I am getting.

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When Doctors Discover Diets! Dec 04, 2023

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When doctors discover dieting and get hung up on the specifics of each diet without known the full story and data of why it's working.

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