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Radio Naturopath Episode 435: Ron’s Cholesterol and Thyroid Labs, Bicycle Positioning and Sciatica

March 6, 2024

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This week, Ron handed me his recent blood work and had me talk about it. We talked about his elevated TSH and how his doc needs to adjust his thyroid medicine. We talked about his target-low cholesterol number...

Radio Naturopath Episode 401: Vaginal Dryness, Tick Repellent, Heart Healthy Foods

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July 10, 2023

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This week I talked about three topics. The first is one especially important to peri- and post-menopausal women, vaginal dryness. There are some simple things you can do to help, and not necessarily hormo...

Radio Naturopath Episode 400: Starch, Sugar, Fat and Cholesterol; Two Newer Drugs

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June 12, 2023

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This week, I talked about how starch, sugar, saturated and hydrogenated fats affect cholesterol. It's not as simple as you think! Saturated fat is NOT shown to be that bad for cholesterol, and too much starch ...

Radio Naturopath Episode 398: More on Cholesterol, Cardiovascular Health and Women

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May 31, 2023

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This week, I talked more about cardiovascular health especially as it relates to women. Women can have different symptoms of cardiovascular disease than men, especially if they are having a heart attack. ...

Radio Naturopath Episode 393: Statins, Ezetimibe, PCSK-9 Inhibitors, Cholesterol and Health

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April 19, 2023

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This week I continued with my series on cardiovascular health. We explored how statin drugs work to lower cholesterol and how they cause detrimental side effects. We talked about another commonly used drug tha...

Radio Naturopath Episode 334: Are Eggs, Red Meat, Red Wine, and Saturated Fat Good For You?

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January 19, 2022

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Today we talked about food! There ARE actually health benefits to eggs, red meat, and red wine, and it looks like saturated fat isn't really the thing that raises your LDL cholesterol. Naturally, if eggs are f...

Radio Naturopath Episode 321: Dietary Fats and Your Health

Zach Kopacz

October 6, 2021

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This week I talked about fats. Essential fatty acids, saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsatured, medium chain triglycerides. Certain fats are really good for your health, and certain fats really aren't. You ne...

Radio Naturopath Episode 289: Heart Healthy Foods; Krill vs. Fish Oil For Health

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January 20, 2021

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Today as a follow up to last week's discussion of the Mediterranean Diet, I talked about a whole bunch of healthy foods that can improve cardiovascular health. They can lower LDL, raise HDL, lower triglyceride...

Radio Naturopath Episode 269: Atherosclerosis in the Aorta, Hip Bursitis

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August 19, 2020

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This week on Radio Naturopath I responded to two questions from listeners. The first was about reducing atherosclerotic plaque in the aorta: so the whole thing about reducing oxidative stress, eating less suga...

Radio Naturopath Episode 218: Should You Lower Your Cholesterol?

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June 24, 2019

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Here’s some common sense thinking about cholesterol, its role in your body, whether you should be taking statin drugs to lower it. It's not as simple as just having low cholesterol to prevent cardiovascular ...

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