Dave Feldman: Biohacking High Cholesterol Levels on Keto Diet

Highly impressive research. Bravo!

Hello Dave, what a fantastic Guru on all things Cholesterol, i have a Dr that is freaking out because my total Cholesterol is 338, LDL 240, HDL 86, VLDL 12mg, Triglycerides 62 all from 1 year on a Keto
life style, less than 30 grams of carbs, i feel great weight 164, 5"10"" 70 years old, i normally carry average 200 Total Cholesterol and LDL of 144, HDL 66, Trig 64 for the last 9 years, I don't think i have a genetics of Hyperlipidemia type, but i my be a Hyper-Mass Responder, Im some what concern like most people with this numbers, i appreciate any comments Thanks. Maynard

High LDL is healthy, it’s there to support the body. It’s the oxidization of LDL by glucose that is the problem.

I have FH. With FH the body struggles to get rid of a build up of LDL I believe, so what do I say to my GP if my blood tests dont look good? Is coconut oil good for me or not do you think?

My blood test results came back yesterday, so my LDL was 4.7 so my Dr told me that I need to loose weight, exercise, stay away from fat,eat low fat,I was laughing inside coz I'm a105 lbs, on healthy keto.I laughed even more when she said I need to take meds.ugh!!!

I love this information! BUT! I wish you would make explanations for "Dummy's"! I would love to share this life saving information with friends that need it, but it's to technical and I know I would lose them and they would never get to point(s)! PLEASE ! Add some dum down explanations! Please!

Thank you so much for your amazing work. I'll be using this information when I next see my doc.

i find this quite compelling and he made some interesting points like energy systems, and we know cholesterol is used in repairing cells, so if you have a lot of damaged cells it could be higher, and also, if near death cholesterol could possibly be really high leading to all cause verdict.
However we also know, that sat fat paralyzes arteries. I personally get short of breath and have great reduction of exercise capacity if I eat ribs. 2 days of ribs and I lost nearly 10% exercise capacity.

Keto brought my A1C from 6.1 down to 5.2!!!! 👏🏼. Keto for life!!

I just don't understand how my triglycerides went up on keto

My goal would be to get my cholesterol to go down from 245 to 199, the least, while usingthis cholesterol guide “Hοzantο Axy” (Google it). Luckily for us, in only a few weeks, I have it decreased to 216. I accomplished it with out doing main changes on my very own diet plan. .

I had a challenge by my Medical doctor to have my cholesterol lower to below 200 or else he preferred me to take a statin. No way did I like an additional drugs to take. And tried applying this cholesterol tutorial “Hοzantο Axy” (Google it) . To my delight, it is effective. It’s decreased to 200. I have warded off the flavour of supplements which are bothersome. .

I am on Lipitor for las 14 years I am 50 now I started at 35 , I quit the pill 8 months ago and started keto diet , of course my cholesterol is super high and the LDL and NON HDL is high also ... HDL is ok ... really i don’t understand what is NON HDL ... I doctor told me need take the Lipitor for the rest off my live because my cholesterol is Hereditary ! I don’t know what to believe ...

Been following Dr Ken Berrys advise on keto for a few months. My Cholesterol went up 100 points, it’s 335, he said it would raise, but my HDL went from 45 to 78, and my triglycerides went from 129 to 95. I’ll retest in a few months.

Me too..High poor responder

Conversion for people interested: 92kb (203lbs), 15kg (33lbs), 170lbs (77kg)

Thank u for this as i also could not do a full keto as I started losing too much of weight very suddenly

If high cholesterol isn’t bad, then why do we have to lower our levels?

Interesting thanks for doing in so I went from a complex carb and mostly vegetable diet to a keto diet and my cholesterol went from 139 to 198 and my LDL went up by 53 points and so I thought what’s going on here I didn’t lose any weight ...I wasn’t trying to lose weight I’ve always been the same weight since high school I’ve been a runner all my life so I’ve never had a problem with weight gain.

I only see my doctor if I'm curious about my own discovery about health and the follow up required blood work or any other test to continue my discovery / research. Last time I went to talk about coronary artery calcium score , he was confused what it was . Seriously?!
I had blood work done, he knows I'm on ketogenic diet. He muttered under his nose, your cholesterol is high, I smiled, and my triglycerides are low, right ?! He just nodded ....

77 yr old high responder 8-10 miles step racing / day and weights about 8lbs/7 sets every one or two days

What about high Apob? I have very low LPa. But high low dense LDL and high particle count for HDL and LDL OVER 2500.

I just left my Cardiologist, my cholesterol was 447. I told him that I discontinued taking Atervastatin 40 mg,2 months ago.
My BP spiked this morning to 205/ 90.
The Cardiologist was alarmed, put me back to Statins and resumed all My BP meds..
Does anyone got this high Cholesterol? I reversed diabetes. Everything looks good though,but Cholesterol.

huge increase in my cholesterol, doctor put me on steroids. didnt want to but got frightened and came of the keto diet,!!

u didnt tell us how to bring down our cholesterol,!!

Mines 11.3 you’re saying that isn’t dangerous?

I need help. I’m 39 yrs old, height 5-10”, weight 160lbs, I exercise, feel healthy, my waist is 30”. I got my blood test and my total cholesterol is 422, HDL cholesterol 47, Triglycerides 134, and LDL cholesterol 346. My doctor says that I’m in a danger zone and that I might get a heart attack or stroke. I said that I feel great and don’t feel anything wrong with my body. Btw, I’ve been on keto for 18 months now. I’m willing to send you my lab results and need someone who’s an expert in low carb diet take a look at my results.

Gosh Im regretting the fact that Im doing IF and keto...my weight fell down soo much that i am now skeletal and underweight. And my LDL cholesterol is skyrocketing to 500 !!!
I guess IF is enough for me without keto. I stopped keto diet since yesterday.

I wish someone could tell me how to raise my Hdl... im on keto for almost a year now. My ldl is good but Hdl is 29 😒 it makes no sense because I eat all the good fats.

Do you know a good doctor in the salt lake /provo utah area that understands this.

There is no such thing as "high" cholesterol. Like all markers, it's an arbitrary number decided by the medical industry (usually big Pharma).
It has been lowered in recent years, making more people eligible for statins (funnily enough).
Read Dr Malcolm Kendrick's "The Great Cholesterol Con" for a detailed discussion.
Cholesterol is a hormone vital to health and is required in many bodily interactions, so much so, that the liver itself makes more, when dietary cholesterol drops.

My total cholesterol is -258
HDL cholesterol - 42
Non HDL cholesterol - 216
Triglycerydes - 762
Can i start keto diet?

When an engineer makes more sense than my local GP and medical profession.

If this is true, why does something like the Esselstyn diet work so spectacularly well?

I just can’t find an answer to my problem..i have FH , I can’t physically tolerate a statin so now not treating it. I did keto , I felt better and lost much weight and depression..however my dr said absolutely no keto so no longer doing it. Back to feeling horrible and low mood. Should I be on a stain or alternative treatment? I’m a middle aged female, I’m terrified to leave my daughter alone in life if I have a health crisis. Pls tell me if I can do keto and what I can do besides a statin to prolong my life. Thank you for any advice, my dr unfortunately isn’t much help.

What he not saying is this only works if your on a certain diet

Ben bikman talks about this when he explains about why to do a more carnivore style diet and get more protein.
His thesis is that : not to be afraid of ketosis numbers, insulin actually wasn't spiking if the fat eaten is high.
This is to maintain muscle mass.
1-1.5 grams per kilogram of body weight.

If you humble yourself and ask Jesus into your heart he will heal you and allow entrance into His kingdom

I had the same issue @ 109# with about 30-60carbs...concerning I could disappear! Increased fat although thought fat to be really high already...then increased protein. Weight balanced and under control. Still playing with my metabolism?

I would like to hear info about keto and the brain! I got my brain back after 3da on keto...any info would be appreciated...

I would like to hear info about keto and the brain! I got my brain back after 3da on keto...any info would be appreciated...

I am also a hyper responder, my mind is somewhat eased but not my doctors...went off statins for 3mo while manipulating keto diet with my metabolism and indeed LDLs went up to almost 300...now on another hiatus from statins for 6mo while continuing to learn about keto, my metabolism and cooking keto...have 3mo to go and curious about what Leo's are going to be. And whether I should try the hack to satisfy doctor or go straight up...? Honestly regardless, I do not ever want to be on statins ever again...1: it effects my liver! 2: it has affected my brain (memory/cognition)...no more statins. I believe there is a new scientific paper with correlation to diminishing of the brain via statins! [ Statins Pharmaceutical scam of the ages! ]

I am also a hyper responder, my mind is somewhat eased but not my doctors...went off statins for 3mo while manipulating keto diet with my metabolism and indeed LDLs went up to almost 300...now on another hiatus from statins for 6mo while continuing to learn about keto, my metabolism and cooking keto...have 3mo to go and curious about what Leo's are going to be. And whether I should try the hack to satisfy doctor or go straight up...? Honestly regardless, I do not ever want to be on statins ever again...1: it effects my liver! 2: it has affected my brain (memory/cognition)...no more statins. I believe there is a new scientific paper with correlation to diminishing of the brain via statins! [ Statins Pharmaceutical scam of the ages! ]

I'm an RN of 26 yrs and y'all make more sense than 90% of the physicians I know.

Physicians aren't educated to THINK. They aren't even taught nutrition. They ARE taught protocols to follow like robots which they do extremely well!

I was told it’s more important to measure your triglycerides and insulin level if high you have a problem .

data can be made anonymous.

So reassuring to hear all this! Ive just joined the LMHR group because my LDL-c was 9.9n/mol! Low trigs and Low trigs /hdl ratio BMI 21. - i had fasted as i normally do at about 19hours though and i do eat fairly high fat and was drinking bullet proof coffee on the days prior, so that may have pushed up LDL. I now know the sweet spot is 12-14hrs. It all makes so much sense now! I've been carnivore for 21 months and healed from so many health issues, feel so healthy now, that i was worried my cholesterol numbers would be a deal breaker.

How does someone with ldl of 300 Tg 72 and HDL 75 who is not an athlete nor a LMHR read this ? I’m confused why my numbers are like this when I don’t fit the phenotype

I've tried this and it really works. On a keto diet and my total cholesterol was 248. Followed this protocol with the high influx of carbs as suggested(timing/amount) and it went down to a total of 178!! CRAZY!!!!