Dr Ford Brewer - PrevMed

James West lost 25 pounds in 10 weeks. This is the 3rd video on James West's diet experience. We've concentrated on: making the decision, motivating, planning the diet dietary techniques. He was motivated by increasing high blood pressure. He came to see me. We talked about meds, but I advised him the root cause was weight. He used 16/8 Intermittent fasting, 24-48 hour prolonged fasts, and low carb techniques.

Adiel et al went crazy on molecular biomarkers of Niacin treatment. The results were not unexpected, but the answers generate a lot of new questions. Do these explain some of the mixed signals in the literature; improved lipids & inflammation, but increased insulin resistance (HOMA - IR). I don't think so; it's only an 8-week study on 19 obese middle-aged men with pre-existing metabolic syndrome.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1933287418301788#!

It still, however, raises very interesting questions re: biomarkers and potential mechanisms for Niacin's impact. Part 1 sets up the context and goes into the lists of biomarkers and correlations. Part 2 goes into the undeniable clusters seen in statistical analysis of these biomarkers.

How to read a cholesterol test. I use my own cholesterol tests from the HealthLifeSummit event in Orlando in March of 2019. The first thing I check really has nothing to do with cholesterol levels. Guess what it is...

We cover definitions of lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides, fractionation, and other key terms. And we give you a practical view of cholesterol - and more.

Gene lost 52 pounds. We covered shortened clips of the interview in a previous video. This is the full interview, covering CV surgery, OSA, Insulin Resistance & other challenges impacted by this life-changing weight loss. It also covers details of the dietary changes. Early on, it started as a plant-based diet. Then, he shifted to low carb and a 16/8 pattern of daily intermittent fasting.

Even the CDC has acknowledged for decades the link between gum disease & stroke. But whether or not gum disease can actually cause stroke has always been at question. The role of diabetes in both has not been questioned in over 50 years. Diabetes causes both.

A recent article indicates that the same bacteria that cause gum disease can cause inflammation & disruption of the intima - the smooth lining of the artery wall. In addition, these oral pathogens can also cause disease in the media - the smooth muscles providing support for the artery walls. https://pmj.bmj.com/content/93/1098/215.info

Joe came to the THEHEALTHYLIFESUMMIT in Orlando in March. He had a very high Lp(a) - (over 400). He said that was actually down from 1100. He & an uncle had both had aortic valve calcification. It appears he may also have had Familial Hypercholesterolemia as well. Here's his story.

The following link takes you to the news release for the UCLA study indicating over half of the adults have diabetes or prediabetes:

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/majority-of-california-adults-have-prediabetes-or-diabetes

The rest of the video covers the CDC position that it's 1/3 of us.

I then show why I think BOTH numbers are too low. It has to do with a book titled: THE DIABETES EPIDEMIC & YOU, by Joseph Kraft, the developer of the Kraft insulin survey.

& I briefly mention Igor Cummins, whose YT channel is called, THE FAT EMPEROR. https://thefatemperor.com/2015-5-6-the-incredible-dr-joseph-kraft-his-work-on-type-2-diabetes-insulin-reigns-disease/

Julie came to us for a CV risk evaluation. On primary lab tests, she had a Vit D3 level of 178 (a panic value). Vit D3 overdose happens and can cause damage to kidneys & other organs, even death. It's usually due to overzealous Vit D supplementation - or a miscommunication. Here's her story.

We now have a "clot-buster" drug, TPA (Tissue Plasminogen Activator) which makes it possible to greatly mitigate the disasters of many strokes. But first, we have to recognize the stroke. Fewer than 40% of Americans recognize some of the more common early signs of stroke, like confusion & inability to talk. This video shows the story of Alma, who recognized confusion and inability to talk with her husband as a stroke. He's talking now and back to normal.

In this video, we cover some basics of sleep apnea, like what it looks & sounds like, why it happens, what's going on in the airway, why that happens, how to screen, diagnose & manage it.