We’ve been told lower cholesterol is always better, and that “heart healthy” vegetable oils and cholesterol-lowering margarines are good for us. Richard Smith, The Keto Pro, lost 107 pounds and reversed his insulin resistance. He explains why pushing your cholesterol down with plant sterols might not be the win we think it is, and what a rare condition in kids as young as five reveals about it.
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This video is for education only, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before changing any medication.
0:00 Cholesterol isn’t what you think
0:36 Meet Richard Smith
2:00 Sick, obese and living in boxes
4:23 The one change that started it all
6:18 My doctor said go back to the old diet
9:25 Why I studied biochemistry
13:53 When family won’t listen
18:42 Cholesterol is essential for life
20:32 Sugar makes cholesterol too
22:33 The plant sterol problem
24:35 Heart disease at age 5
28:07 Your body is built to heal
30:17 Why mainstream advice fails
34:02 How animal protein heals your DNA
38:42 The fiber myth
42:57 Diabetes is a blood sugar problem
45:05 Leg or a biscuit?
52:53 Biggest carnivore mistakes
54:35 Why your weight loss stalled
59:54 Where to find Richard
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