Dr Alo Show

Family and friends will hate you for losing weight. How can you deal with this? Do you need to deal wit this? When you lose over 100 pounds, there are going to be a lot of people that are shocked and may not know how to deal with it. Do you blame them? How to deal with your own feelings around weight loss? How to manage your expectations of others? Weight loss mindset? Dealing with hatred and hate...

Pros and Cons of being in private practice versus being employed by a large corporation. Who should go into private practice? What to look for in a private group? Should you join a large corporation? The pros and cons of joining a large corporation? Work life balance? Salary considerations? Equity partners? https://dralo.net/links  

Cardiologist weighs in on Dr. Lustig's appearance on the Huberman Lab podcast. Dr. Lustig discussed cholesterol extensively and was wrong on nearly every point. Contradicted himself multiple times. Uses data and science from the 1980s and 1990s. Just wrong. Does LDL particle size matter? Does LDL oxidation matter? Do people with low LDL cholesterol die more? Do people with high LDL cholesterol liv...

Being 400 pounds also has side effects! Why don't you want to try the new medications? Yes, obesity causes cancer and multiple other medical and non medical side effects. Some patients don't want weight loss medication due to unfound fear of side effects! https://dralo.net/links  

How accurate are stress tests? Who needs a stress test? Should you ever order an inpatient stress test. When should you just geta cardiac cath? What does the blood test troponin tell us? If your troponin is normal, do you need a stress test? https://dralo.net/links  

Doctors, please stop criticizing and worrying about nurse practitioners. Doctors versus nurse practitioners. What's the difference? How are they the same? How to compete properly! Can nurse practitioners take care of very sick patients? https://dralo.net/links  

Nail the ABCs of heart disease to prolong your life and health! How to take care of your heart with an easy acronym! How to improve your heart health! https://dralo.net/links  

How to check blood pressure correctly and how to select the right medications. How a cardiologist approaches blood pressure. Which medications should you avoid? Which medications cause diabetes? Which ones should you use in each situation? https://dralo.net/links  

We can eliminate heart disease, but we choose not to do it. How can we eliminate heart disease? What's the trick? https://dralo.net/links  

I was accidentally added to a carnivore group and what I found inside is mind blowing. The most insanely high cholesterol numbers and some of the worst advice ever. I will read you some of the posts and responses. https://dralo.net/links  

Do genetics impart longevity in the Blue Zones? Is it diet? Is it lifestyle? Is it activity? What imparts longevity? https://dralo.net/links  

Anti seed oil and anti science accounts preying on the uneducated and vulnerable to sell books and nonsense. I keep getting tagged in accounts that support eating butter and carnivore style dietary patterns. https://dralo.net/links  

Cardiologist reviews Dr. Gundry's appearance on Dr. Mike show with cardiologist Dr. Danielle Belardo. Nearly everything Dr. Gundry said was inaccurate. He recommended smoking and told people to stop eating fruit. He didn't offer any evidence other than anecdotes and stories. While Drs. Mike and Belardo refuted his claims with a multitude of studies. Of course, he has a new contrarian book to sell....

Real experts? How do you know who is and isn't a true expert in their field? Does expertise matter? How to seek knowledge. The Death of Expertise. https://dralo.net/links  

Should you see an older or younger doctor? What are the pros and cons of younger versus older doctors? Who should you pick and why? https://dralo.net/links  

Big city doctor was making fun of rural doctors on social media. I work in a big city and rural Ohio and here are my thoughts. I also trained in Chicago in the city as well as more rural areas. Is this correct? https://dralo.net/links  

Two of my friends died in the past 2 years and while it's devastating, there are lessons to be learned so this is not repeated. As healthcare workers we don't always take good care of ourselves. But we need to do better! What could have been done? https://dralo.net/links  

No one ever talks about the non medical complications of obesity! But we should. Because these will also affect your life! The complications of obesity that no one wants to talk about or even considers! https://dralo.net/links  

Even if you don't smell, I know you smoke or used to smoke. It's super easy to tell. Here's how you can tell. https://dralo.net/links  

The most well done study on saturated fat increasing insulin resistance. This was a prospective cohort study. Also discussed Shawn Baker, Paul Saladino, Carnivore, Keto, and other diets. How to do them correctly without increasing your risk. https://dralo.net/links  

Cardiologist & Certified Personal Trainer, Dr. Alo, reviews the American Heart Association's new prescription for resistance training. Do I agree? Who should and shouldn't bee doing resistance training? What are the absolute and relative contraindications? https://dralo.net/links  

After trying every diet, Dr. Phillips was finally able to lose weight on Mounjaro. I interviewed him on how he felt on the medicine, his mindset, his relationship with food, and why he thinks this is different. Drs. Alo and Phillips are both cardiologists and have been very vocal about weight loss on TikTok and other platforms. They even discuss TikTok. https://dralo.net/links  

How to develop a healthy relationship with food? Are you really binge eating or just a normal person? How can you tell the difference? How not to be afraid of food. Food phobias and diet culture. https://dralo.net/links  

New weight loss medications and the doors they have opened up. A look at what's possible with the addition of newer therapeutics to older therapeutics. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound, and other GLP1 receptor agonists and how they are changing the face of obesity medicine. https://dralo.net/links  

Does TRT affect your heart if your testosterone level is 1050? What does the data show. He feels great otherwise. Post a question using #DrAloShow and I will give you an in depth answer. https://dralo.net/links