You'll see a lot of health influencers online claiming inflammation is "the real cause" of cardiovascular disease, and that apoB and LDL aren't really a concern if there's no inflammation present. The ZEUS trial results just came out, and they're a good example of why we should push back on that narrative. The ZEUS Trial Over 6,300 people with atherosclerotic disease, chronic kidney disease, and elevated inflammation were randomized to an IL-6 inhibitor or placebo. IL-6 is a signaling protein...

If you've heard of medical ozone therapy at all, there's a decent chance you heard about it lumped in with some true examples of medical quackery out there. That reputation would seem to make sense on the surface. Ozone is the same gas that degrades rubber and irritates your lungs on a smoggy day. Introducing it into the body on purpose sounds like the opposite of medicine. In actuality, published research and clinical evidence paint a very different picture. Much of my own approach to...

A DEEP DIVE INTO THE REAL REASON ATHEROSCLEROSIS HAPPENS WHERE IT DOES, WHY YOUR CHOLESTEROL NUMBER IS ONLY HALF THE STORY, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT You've probably heard the argument. Maybe from a podcast, a YouTube video, or a friend who went carnivore and lost 40 pounds and now has opinions about lipids. It goes something like this: "LDL doesn't actually cause heart disease on its own. You need other factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, oxidized LDL. If your metabolic health is...