Dr Alo Show

Deep dive into imaging modalities that can actually show soft plaque. A deep dive into invasive and non invasive techniques. Comparing CT angiograms CCTA, calcium score CAC, coronary angiography cardiac cath, intravascular ultrasound IVUS, optical coherence tomography OCT, 3D vascular ultrasound 3DVUS, versus lipid levels. PESA, PRECAD, CARDIA trials. https://dralo.net/links   

Why the latest results on CAC scores and CCTA don't add anything meaningful to the LMHR theory. What should they have checked instead? In fact, the new CAC results actually muddy the waters and confuse those who don't know any better. https://dralo.net/links  

Reverse causation and causality can make it look like LDL cholesterol caused increased death rates. Here is a brilliant study that corrected for all covariates and cofounders and found that shows that when you adjust correctly, low LDL-C is actually protective. https://dralo.net/links  

If cholesterol is so bad, why are most people who have heart attacks coming in with normal cholesterol levels? How is this possible? What's the science behind this? Does LDL cholesterol cause or not cause heart attacks and why is the level normal? https://dralo.net/links  

The Danish and Korean cohort studies have come out demonstrating that low LDL cholesterol is associated with or increase all cause mortality. Is this true? https://dralo.net/links  

What is the cholesterol balance test and when should you use it? Should everyone order this or just cardiologists? Hyperabsorber vs hypersynthesizer of cholesterol. Over absorption vs over production of cholesterol. What medications should you use? https://dralo.net/links  

Overview of cholesterol and lipid lowering medications and how do you know when to start them? Which ones do you start first? What do you add next? Should you ever use fibrates? https://dralo.net/links  

Most clinicians don't understand triglycerides and are treating elevated triglycerides incorrectly. Here's how you should be treating triglycerides. https://dralo.net/links  

What is oxidized LDL and does it matter? Do seed oils affect oxidized LDL. Is oxidized LDL a real lab value or marker for heart disease? https://dralo.net/links  

Eating a heart healthy diet doesn't have to be expensive. You can eat heart healthy on a budget. Here are 11 ways to eat better and healthier while on a budget. https://dralo.net/links  

Tom Nichols book did a masterful job of explaining this new disdain for expertise and outlines how we can fix it. https://dralo.net/links  

Should you listen to people with singular views that have no nuance? Do they really know what they are talking about? They have only one single view and don't talk about anything else. https://dralo.net/links  

I'm not a fan of interview based podcasts, here's why. I like "topic based" podcasts, I like to know what I am getting. https://dralo.net/links  

When doctors discover dieting and get hung up on the specifics of each diet without known the full story and data of why it's working. https://dralo.net/links  

I get this question all the time on my posts. Who funded that study? Does the funding matter? How can you tell when it matter and when it doesn't matter? What is the better question? https://dralo.net/links  

If we are so good, why is heart disease still the number one killer? Cardiologist goes through the data and explains. https://dralo.net/links   

Does higher cholesterol make you live longer? Reviewing the data from the Swedish AMORIS cohort study that showed that most people that live to 100 had higher cholesterol. https://dralo.net/links  

Debunking the absolute vs relative risk debate and controversy in medicine and especially when it comes to cardiovascular disease! https://dralo.net/links  

Dr. Andrew Huberman was wrong on cholesterol, but has since course-corrected. Find out what he was wrong about. https://dralo.net/links  

Do cardiovascular studies and interventions need to show a reduction in all-cause mortality? Does that make it better or stronger? https://dralo.net/links  

Are plants trying to kill us? Is oatmeal good for your heart? Are fruits and vegetables bad for you? What should you do instead? https://dralo.net/links  

Scarcity and abundance mindset in medicine. Don't worry about your "competition". They are not your competition! Too many young doctors worry about the wrong things. https://dralo.net/links  

POTS expert that diagnosis and treats POTS discusses all aspect of POTS with Lisa. You don't want to miss this one. https://dralo.net/links  

Does earthing or grounding have an basis in science or any data to support. Actually it does, here is the data. https://dralo.net/links  

Cardiologist, bodybuilder weighs in on the twin study on identical twins that were placed on a healthy vegan versus healthy omnivorous diet. https://dralo.net/links