Actual Longevity: How I Think About Living Longer by Avoiding the Diseases That Kill Us

I’ve been obsessed with longevity for the better part of two decades. Every day in my cardiology practice, I see people suffering—and dying—from diseases that could have been delayed, mitigated, or in many cases...

The Discovery Of Heart Disease In Rabbits Changed Everything We Know

The Mummies taught us a lot about heart disease, but the story didn't end there.

Fast forward a few million years.

Cholesterol was first discovered in 1769 by a French physician-chemist named François Poulletier de la Salle. He ...

Atherosclerosis Is Older Than Modern Society: What Ancient Mummies Teach Us About Heart Disease

Atherosclerosis has been around for millions of years. Researchers found evidence of atherosclerotic heart disease in mummies that lived over 4000 years ago. They used very hi-tech imaging methods to vis...

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease: Definitive Proof That LDL Causes Atherosclerosis

How do we know that LDL cholesterol causes heart disease? What's the proof? Has LDL met the criteria for causation in the scientific method?

For decades, both physicians and the public have debated the role of L...

Is Extremely Low LDL Cholesterol Dangerous?

Is extremely low LDL cholesterol good for you or dangerous? Luckily we have studies to answer this very question!

Many online influencers want to scare you into thinking that very low levels of LDL cholesterol are dangerous and that you will have a ton o...

Benefits To Treating Cholesterol In The Old And Very Old

You will see a lot of misinformation published by medfluencers truing to convince you that there is no benefit to taking statins if you are above a certain age. They tried so hard to find a study that didn't show benefit, and they couldn't fi...

Silent Atherosclerosis in Healthy Adults: Why Feeling Healthy Isn’t Enough for Your Heart

Most people believe heart disease only affects those who are older, overweight, or visibly unhealthy. If you’re in your 40s or early 50s, feel well, exercise regularly, have a normal cholesterol panel, and eve...

Semaglutide and Heart Risk: What the Research Shows

Can Ozempic (semaglutide) reduce cardiovascular risk? Is it due to the weight loss? Is it due to the medication alone? What if you are not diabetic? What happens if you are not diabetic and don't lose weight? Will you still reduce heart disease ri...

Heart Disease Start At Age 20: What the CARDIA Study Reveals About Early Heart Disease

Most people believe heart disease is something to worry about later in life, after decades of poor health or once symptoms appear. If you’re in your 20s or 30s, feel fine, and haven’t been diagnosed with high cho...

Mediterranean vs Keto: A Cardiologist Compares Heart Health, Cholesterol, and Long-Term Safety

As America’s Cardiologist, I’ve spent my career studying how nutrition, cholesterol, and lifestyle choices impact heart disease, the number one cause of death worldwide. I spend countless hours a day educ...