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RHR: How Your Lipoprotein(a) Level Affects Your Risk of Heart Disease
The production of Lp(a) is controlled by a specific gene. So if you have a mutated version of that gene, then it can lead to higher Lp(a) levels. There are other genetic relationships, but Lp(a) is...
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Pills or Paleo? Reversing High Blood Pressure
This article is part of an ongoing series comparing prescription medication with a Paleo diet as a means of treating common diseases and health problem. Click here to read the other articles in the...
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RHR: Should Everyone Supplement with Fish Oil?
Maybe two or three years ago most patients that came to me were taking some kind of fish oil supplement because the idea was we weren’t getting enough omega-3 in our diets, and there were studies that...
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Could You Benefit From Intermittent Fasting?
In previous podcasts and articles on this site Chris discussed some of the factors to consider when deciding if intermittent fasting is the right approach for you. While the decision to use...
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An Update on Omega-6 PUFAs
Omega-6 is a type of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) that is essential to human health. In recent decades, however, consumption of omega-6 PUFAs has skyrocketed in developed countries (1),...
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RHR: The Functional Medicine Approach to High Cholesterol
In this episode we cover: The functional approach to high cholesterol Six underlying causes of high cholesterol Conventional markers are not accurate predictors of cardiovascular risk Other important...
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Why Has the American Approach to Heart Disease Failed?
Jane Brody wrote an article in The New York Times called “Learning from Our Parents’ Heart Health Mistakes.” She argues that despite decades of advice to change our diet and lifestyle in order to...
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Coconut Oil Is Still Healthy, Despite AHA Claims
After reviewing four major studies, the American Heart Association (AHA) recently issued a “presidential advisory” stating that saturated fats, including coconut oil, should be avoided, recommending...
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Has Ancestral Health Gone Mainstream?
When I published Your Personal Paleo Code in 2013 (now retitled The Paleo Cure), the central idea of the book—that the mismatch between our genes and the modern environment is the primary driver of...
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The Health Benefits of Saunas
Saunas are common in spas and are popping up in fitness centers across the United States. Most people find a sauna relaxing after a spa treatment or a workout. Saunas might not only feel good but could...
View ArticleDebunking the Myth of Heart-Healthy Oils
The conventional medical community has long promoted the myth of “heart-healthy” oils. Find out why these vegetable oils are dangerous for your cardiovascular system, and learn which fats you should...
View ArticleRHR: Reevaluating Cholesterol and Its Effect on Our Health, with Marit Zinöcker
In this episode of RHR, I talk with Marit Zinöcker about new research regarding the homeoviscous adaptation to dietary lipids (HADL) model or hypothesis, and one that challenges the diet-heart...
View ArticleRHR Research Review: Dietary Intake Reporting, Caloric Restriction, Insomnia,...
In this episode of Revolution Health Radio, Chris examines studies related to the tendency of all body types to underreport their caloric intake, how our circadian rhythm potentially impacts the...
View ArticleShould you take a multivitamin?
A multivitamin should contain food-based, naturally occurring, or bioidentical ingredients—so it can build upon the nutrition we get from a whole-foods diet. The post Should you take a multivitamin?...
View ArticleRHR: Solving the Problem of Vegetable Oils, with Jeff Nobbs
Jeff Nobbs, co-founder and CEO of Zero Acre Farms, joins Chris on Revolution Health Radio to discuss how vegetable oils drive chronic disease, how years of misinformation led to the prevalence of their...
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