William Davis, MD is a cardiologist and the author of the internationally best-selling Wheat Belly series of books. His latest book is Wheat Belly (Revised Edition): Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health.
What you'll learn from this episode:
What was the catalyst that took William's focus from interventional cardiology to a more preventative heart care approach?
Why a commonly prescribed regimen of what conventional cardiology considers optimal medical therapy may actually increase the progression of coronary plaque that leads to heart disease.
Are prevailing methods of medical care really dictated by the health of profit margins over the health of people? Or is the glaring lack of nutritional literacy among most practicing doctors at least partially to blame?
How a surprising number of what the medical community accepts as causes of heart disease come from outdated studies that have had little to no followup in decades (and eight times out of 10, observational evidence is disproven in real clinical trials).
Why contrary research results and straight-up misinformation are so easily spread by the media's self-perpetuating sensationalism.
And so much more!
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Resources from this episode:
Wheat Belly (Revised Edition): Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health by William Davis, MD
Other Books by William Davis, MD
Heart Scan (Coronary Calcium Scan), The Mayo Clinic
The Maddening Saga of How an Alzheimer’s ‘Cabal’ Thwarted Progress toward a Cure for Decades, Stat News
Premarin: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Drugs.com
Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS), American College of Cardiology Foundation
Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
The Heart Association’s Junk Science Diet, The Daily Beast
I Asked 8 Researchers Why the Science of Nutrition Is So Messy. Here's What They Said. Vox
LDL & HDL: "Bad" and "Good" Cholesterol, CDC
Study Examines Accuracy of Friedewald LDL-C Calculation, American College of Cardiology Foundation
How the Food Industry Corrupts Science | Marion Nestle, PhD, The Genius Life 39
Statins May Not Be Best Medicine for Everyone at Risk for Heart Disease, Healthline
The NNT, Explained, The NNT
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Wikipedia
6 Common Thyroid Disorders and Problems, Healthline
Amylopectin: 3 Reasons to Avoid Foods with This Type of Starch, Dr. Axe
De Novo Lipogenesis in Health and Disease, Metabolism
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, American Liver Foundation
VLDL Cholesterol: Is It Harmful? The Mayo Clinic
Postprandial Hypertriglyceridemia as a Coronary Risk Factor, Clinica Chimica Acta
Are Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels More Accurate Than Fasting Triglyceride Levels? Healthline
The Dangers of Eating Low-Fat by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
Type 2 Diabetes: Easily and Readily Reversible for the Majority by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
Vitamin D, Harvard Public Health
Fish Oil Quick Reference, Undoctored Inner Circle
Magnesium, Harvard Public Health
Current Eating Patterns in the United States, ODPHP
Fiber-Famished Gut Microbes Linked to Poor Health, Scientific American
Psyllium Fiber: Regularity and Healthier Lipid Levels? Harvard Heart Letter
Bile Salt Hydrolase Activity in Probiotics, American Society for Microbiology
Role of Lactobacillus Reuteri in Human Health and Diseases, Frontiers in Microbiology
Oxytocin: Facts About the 'Cuddle Hormone', Live Science
Can Probiotics Benefit Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders? World Journal of Gastroenterology
Make Your Own L. Reuteri Yogurt by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
A Next-Generation Beneficial Microbe: Akkermansia Muciniphila, Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
The Same Exact Foods Affect Each Person's Gut Bacteria Differently, Live Science
Coconut Oil: Good or Bad? by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
Wheat Belly Pumpkin Pie by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
Why You Should Not Count Calories by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
Gallstones Symptoms and Causes, The Mayo Clinic
What is Gluten? What is Gliadin? Celiac.com
17 Reasons for Always Feeling Hungry, Medical News Today
What The Winners Of The Biggest Loser Look Like Now, The List
Leprechauns, Nymphs, High Cholesterol, and Other Fanciful Notions by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
ApoE4: An Emerging Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease, BMC Medicine
Poor Diet, Plus Alzheimer's Gene, May Fuel Disease, University of Southern California
The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline by Dale Bredesen
How Not to Have High Blood Pressure by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
Magnesium Water Undoctored Style by Dr. Davis, Wheat Belly Blog
Ashwagandha: Health Benefits and Side Effects, Medical News Today
Why You Probably Need to Eat More Salt | James DiNicolantonio, PharmD, The Genius Life 7
Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal M.D.
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