PODCAST Ep26 - Dr Paul Mason on Advanced Cholesterol Tests and Much Much More!

PODCAST Ep26 - Full version of conversation with super well-researched Australian doctor Paul Mason @DrPaulMason - recorded in Boulder, Colorado. We covered:  LDL-P, ApoB, Lipoprotein(a) / Lp(a), Oxidized LDL, Omega 6 Seed Oils, Gilbert's Syndrome, Antioxidants, Bilirubin, Glutathione, Carnitine versus Carnosine, Wheat Germ Agglutanin, GGT, CIMT, CAC, Glycation, Lectins, FODMAP, Magnesium, Selenium, CGM Continuous Glucose Monitors, Parkinson's Disease, and more! YOUTUBE VIDEO PODCAST HERE:   https://youtu.be/pKtRa3JG-Gg  TRANSCRIPT:  https://thefatemperor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Dr.-Paul-Mason-Advanced-Cholesterol-Chat-and-Much-Much-More.pdf INDEX: 00:00:23 Some insights on the new cholesterol risk factor – Lipoprotein(a) or Lp(a) 00:05:10 Discussion of the role which Oxidised LDL or oxLDL has in heart disease 00:08:32 Glycation damage to LDL – a crucial part of the heart disease problem? 00:09:52 Omega 6 vegetable or seed oils add to the inflammatory cascade of destruction 00:11:17 Oxidized LDL receptors and their place in the system 00:12:33 Gilbert’s Syndrome, Bilirubin and greatly reduced heart attack rates 00:14:50 Glycation, Antioxidants – Carnitine and Carnosine Distinction 00:18:27 The body’s master antioxidant – Glutathione – and the Importance of GGT 00:22:08 Medical school training in nutrition – sadly lacking for doctors? 00:24:23 LDL-P, ApoB100, LDL Receptor activity – the bottom lines 00:29:24 Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) versus Intimal Media Thickness (CIMT) 00:36:08 HbA1c and Fructosamine as risk factors 00:39:26 Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) and blood glucose fluctuations 00:42:05 Insulin measurements, HOMA IR and post-prandial spikes 00:45:58 CGM and problematic medications – rather fix root cause? 00:50:16 Let’s look at Lectins – the taxing toxins from plant world foods 00:56:21 Parkinson’s Disease and the Lectin Connection 00:59:46 Dr. Steven Gundry, poisonous beans, more lectins and the toxic ricin 01:04:27 FODMAP foods, GMO fun, WGA from wheats, lots of bad actors 01:08:07 Nuts! (and Magnesium, Selenium etc.) 01:11:20 Moving forward and emphasizing the core – Pareto-style