Derek’s recent performance on the Baseball Diamond had been rather abysmal. Instead of keeping his eye on the ball, his eye had been perpetually drifting toward the blonde, Abercrombie-clad Jersey Chaser in the stands. She had recently taken a liking…
Nayiri and I had an awesome time discussing The Home Security System and the Lipid Neighborhood, and I think you will enjoy this episode as well! She is a great host, and my hair was even slightly less unkempt than…
I’m torn. Today is National GLP-1 Day…but it’s also the day that Backpack the Bear was crowned the 2026 Champion of the annual “Fat Bear Week” competition. While we rightfully celebrate Alaska’s Fattest Bear, we simultaneously applaud a class of…
Although many clinicians and patients have been embracing the “Got Plaque? Get a CAC!” strategy to “Go Beyond the Risk Calculator” and make more nuanced decisions regarding the danger of one’s Lipid Neighborhood, there are still some haters out there.…
My daughter had an important announcement: “Although I don’t really like animals, I actually don’t mind LEARNING about animals.” Given her tendency to, in past eras, run away screaming from all four-legged creatures, I figured this refreshingly mature perspective was…
People on Power Trips are the worst, and I have encountered many of these people over the years. And on more than one occasion, I have attempted to engage in respectful discourse with these individuals. However, these interactions generally lead…
I’ve mentioned APOC3 and APOC3-lowering therapies such as Olezarsen and Plozasiran previously, but there is potentially a NEW LXR-BASED ELIXIR for folks with high triglycerides…and perhaps even for metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). So what is LXR? Well, it’s essentially a STEROL…
Near the beginning of the 21st century, pharmaceutical companies fell prey to the fallacy that “raising the good cholesterol” (HDL) must be a good idea, and multiple companies (whom I will not refer to by name just because they get…
Our paper, “Increased LDL-C Reduction With Ezetimibe in Ketogenic Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia,” which earlier this month made some National Medical Media Headlines, is currently in the 98th percentile for accesses (popularity) among the ~237,000 other scholarly articles published around the same…
I’ve had similar interactions with Gym Bros in hotel fitness centers, grocery stores, and even Pokemon trading card shows, but the one I’m about to describe encompasses the current State of the Union when it comes to Health and Fitness.…
