Category Archives: Measure It and Metabolism

Many of the recommendations I’ve made over the years are now ‘conventional wisdom’ though they were not so at the time of my advocacy. Fine; I was lucky. One position I hold is still far from ‘conventional wisdom’ and is … Continue reading →

Ezetimibe is a drug that lowers LDL cholesterol by blocking absorption of cholesterol from the digestive track. A recent study compared adding this drug- Vytorin is a combination of Lipitor-like simvastatin and this drug, Zetia, vs adding Niacin. You will … Continue reading →

OK, I can’t resist, there bobs another hook I should ignore. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently had an article, a meta-analysis, of many large prospective epidemiological trials to see what effect saturated fats have on the incidence of … Continue reading →

These are HDL graphs of an active 65-year-old male who undertook my specific training protocols. HDL goes up briskly for a year and then flattens out to then fall. Due to travel restrictions he was unable to continue training with … Continue reading →