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Timestamps ⏱

0:00 – Intro
0:12 – Sugar vs Cholesterol – Why the Heart Starves
2:31 – The 28,000-Person Study – Insulin Resistance vs LDL Risk
3:34 – Pharma Money & the LDL Narrative
4:04 – Heart Energetics & the 118-Mile Fasted Ultra Runner
6:02 – High-Carb Endurance, Enlarged Hearts & Bodybuilders
8:43 – Free Variety Pack of LMNT Electrolytes
9:43 – What Lp(a) Really Is
11:36 – Why Lp(a) Isn’t Just Genetic
13:11 – PCSK9 Drugs, the FOURIER Trial & Higher Heart Deaths
14:40 – Lp(a) Hazard Ratios & Doctors’ Fearmongering
17:29 – The Randle Cycle – Why Fats & Carbs Together Matter
19:01 – What LDL Is Really For & Lean Mass Hyper-Responders
21:12 – Can Healthy People Mix Carbs & Fats?
22:16 – Exercise Lets Muscle Absorb Glucose Without Insulin
23:10 – Baby Food, the 1939 Feeding Study & Aging
24:55 – Plaque After 50 & Testing Your Insulin
26:39 – CAC Scan vs CCTA – Radiation & Corruption
29:10 – Scan Error, Plaque Reversal Claims & Reader Disagreement
33:18 – Hard vs Soft Plaque & the Budoff Study
36:28 – Statins Raise Hard Plaque & Patents Expire
39:44 – Mediterranean Diet Origins & Insulin vs Smoking
42:29 – Why “Normal” Lab Ranges Fail You
44:49 – Fasting vs Carb Cutting & the AHA’s 91% Headline
47:16 – Burden of Proof – Seed Oils & Synthetic Chemicals
49:48 – Medical Corruption & Being Your Own Advocate
52:53 – Does HDL Matter? LDL as a Proxy
55:48 – Where to Find More of Dr. Jay

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