WEBVTT 00:03.862 --> 00:06.006 [SPEAKER_00]: We need to talk about the number one killer in the world. 00:06.426 --> 00:12.937 [SPEAKER_00]: You hear about cholesterol all the time, but the advice that most people get, and frankly, the advice that a lot of doctors are still giving, it's incomplete. 00:13.117 --> 00:15.060 [SPEAKER_00]: It's misleading, or it's 20 years out of date. 00:15.601 --> 00:19.989 [SPEAKER_00]: The reality, cardiovascular disease is not just an old person problem. 00:20.009 --> 00:23.935 [SPEAKER_00]: It's developing in half of all men before the age of 65 and a third of all women. 00:24.496 --> 00:28.182 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum and at Barbell Medicine, we're done with the confusion. 00:28.567 --> 00:31.312 [SPEAKER_00]: We have just released the Barbomedicine cholesterol action plan. 00:31.752 --> 00:34.797 [SPEAKER_00]: This is the most comprehensive resource we have ever produced on heart health. 00:35.238 --> 00:42.671 [SPEAKER_00]: It's a brand new six-part audio deep dive accompanied by a full written guide that creates a specific roadmap to lower your lifetime risk of heart disease. 00:43.211 --> 00:48.921 [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Austin Baraki recorded this series to strip away the noise and focus on the actual science of risk reduction. 00:49.019 --> 00:56.106 [SPEAKER_00]: This series is live right now for barbell medicine plus subscribers, and if you're listening to this, I want to tell you what's inside because this is the stuff that you're going to want to know. 00:56.727 --> 01:01.792 [SPEAKER_00]: In part one, Austin confronts the quadrillion particle problem, and why risk starts accruing in childhood. 01:02.332 --> 01:04.054 [SPEAKER_00]: In part two, we overhaul testing. 01:04.355 --> 01:13.744 [SPEAKER_00]: We explain why apolipoprotein B or apob is a far superior predictor of risk than LDL cholesterol alone, and why fasting for the test is often a myth. 01:13.724 --> 01:21.051 [SPEAKER_00]: In Part 3, we look at the CAC score and the difference between hard stable plaques and the invisible soft plaques that usually cause heart attacks. 01:21.250 --> 01:23.173 [SPEAKER_00]: In Part 4, we fix the diet. 01:23.193 --> 01:30.924 [SPEAKER_00]: We explain how saturated fat suppresses your liver's LDL receptors and give you the P to S ratio, the single most powerful dietary lever you can pull. 01:31.485 --> 01:33.768 [SPEAKER_00]: In Part 5, we tackle the athletes' paradox. 01:34.049 --> 01:37.413 [SPEAKER_00]: How high volume exercise stabilizes plaques, making them safer. 01:37.914 --> 01:41.379 [SPEAKER_00]: And finally, in Part 6, we talk about the holy grail, plaque regression. 01:41.720 --> 01:50.312 [SPEAKER_00]: We discuss why, maxing out, a statin dose is often wrong, and how early combination therapy can lower your APOB to levels that actually shrink existing disease. 01:51.068 --> 01:53.712 [SPEAKER_00]: If you're already a barbell medicine plus subscriber, check your feed. 01:54.033 --> 02:03.028 [SPEAKER_00]: The entire six-part audio series and downloadable seven-step PDF guide are there waiting for you right now, along with the full article, download the PDF and start with episode 1. 02:03.790 --> 02:11.963 [SPEAKER_00]: If you want to subscribe yet, you can get instant access to the full series, the PDF and our entire library of ad-free podcast right now by joining barbell medicine plus. 02:12.585 --> 02:14.949 [SPEAKER_00]: Head over the website, sign up, and get the full picture. 02:15.229 --> 02:16.992 [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for listening, see you on the next podcast.