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Hello and welcome back to The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore!
Today Jimmy shares his recent interview with cholesterol expert Chris Masterjohn. Chris is a very smart young man who writes quite prolifically on the subject of cholesterol and health for the Weston A. Price Foundation.
Listen in not only for Chris’ personal story about how he was a former vegetarian who discovered why he was dead wrong, but for an in-depth look at why most people take it as fact that cholesterol is such a dietary villain. You’ll also hear about the positive role of cholesterol and the effects of insufficient serum cholesterol, too!
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 314
- Chris Masterjohn bio
- Chris’ experience with vegetarianism
- Cholesterol-And-Health.com
- Chris Masterjohn on cholesterol YouTube video
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Fricken Brilliant!!!
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I enjoyed this episode and learned a lot. Thanks, Jimmy!
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It’s wonderful to see Chris MasterJohn featured here. I’ve been reading his work for years. He is an outstanding researcher and scientist.
It took far too long for the truth about hydrogenated fats to come out, so I hope it won’t be much longer for the truth about cholesterol and animal fats to be mainstream too.
I feel very sad when I think about my grandmother who had heart disease and was told by doctors to substitute dairy products and eggs with various soy and vegetable oil products. That was in the 70s and 80s when the misinformation was rampant – when eggs were depicted as almost evil.
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He is neither a researcher, nor a scientist. Just thought you might like to know that minor detail.
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Great interview,
I always tell people exactly what Chris says: eat natural unprocessed food and try to get it locally.
I understand most of what is said about Cholesterol and how Oxidation is causing the damage to the arteries but what I don’t understand is what is causing the traffic jam? What is slowing and building up the LDL in the blood?
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In a word, Carl…SUGAR…defined as carbohydrates that set off a metabolic chain reaction of events that makes LDL and triglycerides go berserk!
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Great info! This was super, Jimmy, an education in a nutshell.
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Most excellent and informative podcast, Jimmy & Chris! Thanks so much!
The politics and self-promotion going on in the research, medical and scientific community as discussed here, by Taubes and others is just downright infuriating – but more than that, the fact that the general public does not even seem to care about it when the information is put in front of them.
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Carl,
The “traffic jam” is caused by poor functioning of the LDL receptor. There are multiple causes. In familial hypercholesterolmeia, genetic defects prevent the LDL receptor from reaching the cell membrane or prevent the LDL receptor from binding to the LDL particle. Poor thyroid function will sabotage LDL receptor function. Oxidative stress and its related processes, whether due to high PUFA intake, high sugar intake, high exposure to heavy metals or toxins, poor intake of fresh, whole, antioxidant-rich foods, will also sabotage LDL receptor function.
Hope that helps clarify,
Chris
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Wow! This was my favorite podcast yet. Thanks so much for bringing Chris Masterjohn to us. I’ve read his articles, but it so much easier to understand when he explains it.
Great job and I’m heading over right now to donate to help keep this podcast alive. What a valuable resource!
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I've been reading lately how High fructose corn syrup causes an increase in uric acid, and that the irritants are a major problem, and that elevated uric acid not only causes gout, but also high blood pressure.