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Heart Surgeon Exposes Why Doctors Are Wrong About Cholesterol (with Dr. Ovadia)

2025-05-06 Education
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πŸ—žοΈ Newsletter β€” Reclaim Your Optimal health: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/sign-up?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=DrOvadia --- --- --- Find out your ideal diet with my ANIMAL-BASED CALCULATOR: https://www.paulsaladinomd.co/ab-guide#calculator?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=DrOvadia --- --- --- Ever wonder why your LDL cholesterol might shoot up after you started eating healthier, cutting out seed oils and sugar, and your doctor freaked out? It's a common story, and the panic often misses the crucial context. In this conversation with Dr. Ovadia we dive deep into why that single LDL number doesn't tell the whole story about your heart disease risk. Because understanding your insulin sensitivity, inflammation levels, and even getting specific imaging like a CAC scan paints a far more accurate picture. So even the intense focus on lowering ApoB might be too simplistic, potentially overlooking the root causes of atherosclerosis and the significant downsides of certain medications. Hearing directly from a cardiothoracic surgeon who sees the consequences of system failures daily will honestly reveal highlights why a different approach, focused on metabolic health, is desperately needed. So if you've been scared by high cholesterol numbers despite feeling better than ever, this conversation provides critical insights and questions the conventional narrative. --- --- --- If you can't get fresh heart & liver in your diet, try our 100% grass-fed desiccated beef organs at Heart & Soil: https://shop.heartandsoil.co/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=DrOvadia Looking for a healthy and delicious snack? This is why I created Lineage Provisions. Giving you real foods in the most convenient way. Check us out: http://lineageprovisions.com/psmdyt --- --- --- DR. OVADIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifixhearts/?hl=en Website: https://ovadiahearthealth.com/ --- --- --- 0:00 Healthy diet but high cholesterol? 6:36 Medical dogma surrounding LDL cholesterol 12:18 Dr. Philip Ovadia's battle with obesity 19:30 Which is the best heart scan technology? 30:26 The LDL paradox 40:41 Unspoken dangers of low cholesterol 48:34 What really causes insulin resistance? 1:20:00 Can medicine admit it's wrong? --- --- --- SOCIALS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulsaladinomd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsaladinomd2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulsaladinomd Send a message to the team: [email protected] DISCLAIMER Dr. Paul Saladino received his medical degree from the University of Arizona Medical School. His use of β€œdoctor” or β€œDr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Saladino is a licensed physician in California, but he no longer practices in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Saladino and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Top Comments (10)

@ericskinner7355 2025-05-08

Sadly the worst thing you can do is tell your doctor that you saw a doctor on youtube...

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@kteacher5662 2025-05-06

I'm watching my dear friend's health eroding before my eyes. He's 52 and may never see age 53. He's completely addicted to sugar and seed oils, mostly through fast-food. His choices have recently started to have negative effects on his mental health. I've tried like crazy to educate him on nutrition but it always falls on deaf ears. I'm so sick of living in this "profit over people" country. Food addiction is REAL. πŸ˜₯

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@FireBladeRR-RSP 2025-07-01

My cholesterol has been high for years and my doctor was constantly pushing a statin… Finally she said to get a Calcium heart scan and my number is ZERO! I would of been taking it for no reason.

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@FloridaLawful 2025-05-07

Keto hybrid diet for decades with high trigs and high ldl. Explained it to my doctor, but said he'd relax if I took a CT scan to look inside veins. Took the scan, veins are clean as a whistle!

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@Scaperoot79 2025-11-10

My biggest obstacle now is finding a Cardiologist that won't push statins. Saw my Cardiologist last week and he dismissed my drastic improvement in several other areas because he thought my cholesterol had not improved enough. When I told him I had stopped the statin he said that was the reason my numbers weren't better. It's so frustrating. Years ago my primary tried pushing Ozempic. I want a Dr that wants to see me heal, and not try to push more meds. So frustrating.

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@Fastapproaching 2025-05-23

My total cholesterol level is 450 and I feel better than I ever have in my life and I'm 58 and I don't take a single prescription drug

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@kenmarriott5772 2025-06-29

Once a. cholesterol reducing drug was developed the pharmaceutical companies kept reducing the threshold for use to sell more.

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@cathyweiss5347 2025-08-04

My LDL WAS 400 10 yrs ago. I was strict keto trying it with my husband to help with his PD. Cardiologist verbatim said β€œ I am surprised you didn’t have a heart attack on the way to this appointment. Thing is we were hiking every week in the high elevations in the WA state c Cascades . I was 63 my husband was 72 with PD! So I just assumed the Dr was not informed. I ended up taking Zetia and eating a few more carbs and today my LDL IS 100. No heart issues at all. I’m eating very low carb, resistance training 4 times a week and walk my dog everyday for 40 min. I am doing very well thanks to doctors like both of you. Please listen to these brilliant men as they are saving lives!

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@tonij9089 2025-11-04

I paused the video at 6ish minutes and just started reading the comments..πŸ˜‚πŸ‘ fight on people!!

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@gianninanunez891 2025-10-26

Great interview. I was diagnosed of insulin resΓ­stance december of last year by my endocrinologyst and he guided me to go through the nutrition and exercise route; he explained to me that the way to handle it was by losing weight. I called my nutricionist and she eliminated fruit from my diet, no rice, lots of protein and good fats, one β€œbad” carb only at lunch (potato, corn, quinoa, beans, etc); I always had a big salad at lunch, meat, fish, pork, chicken during the week, olive oil, etc. I walked from 5km to 10km almost every day. Lost the extra weight in 6 months, and have been able to maintain it (by myself with no nutricionist). All blood markers are back to normal. I think one topic that was not stressed enough during this I interview was the need of exercising. You need to do both in order to lose weight and revert insuline resistance. (Ps I eat at least two eggs per day, chicken twice a week, pork once, use olive oil always, and have not had any trouble to the positive results I got)

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