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- 3 days ago1h 39m
Nick Norwitz Has Total Cholesterol of 700 — So Why Zero Plaque? – TFP #030 | Nick Norwitz MD PhD
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can living with an LDL of 700 for seven years actually leave your arteries plaque-free? Nick Norwitz (MD PhD) makes the case that the conventional cholesterol narrative is far more complicated than mainstream medicine admits, while Dave and Nick also cover the paternalistic medical system, statin side effects in women, Nick's surprising decision to take a cholesterol-lowering drug, and the recent Peter Attia rebuttal to lean mass hypersponder research.---🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/30` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)---🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`---⏱ Chapters3:03 – Who is Nick Norwitz?3:51 – Leaving medicine's conventional path5:52 – The calling Dave never felt8:23 – Science communication as medicine's future10:30 – Empowering patients with information11:24 – Statins lower GLP-1: the hidden data13:10 – Death knell of paternalistic medicine16:19 – Dave's origin: The Feldman Protocol18:31 – Why "we don't know" comforts patients21:43 – Nick's illness, misdiagnosis & obsession24:04 – The podcast origin story & echo disaster28:41 – Cholesterol Code film blowing up31:19 – Balancing science and accessibility in film36:06 – Peter Attia's rebuttal to LMHR research38:18 – Who's willing to have an open conversation?41:01 – Causality vs. importance in lipid science44:17 – Over-medicating metabolically healthy people47:01 – Statins harm women more: the X chromosome mechanism50:45 – The nocebo effect as gaslighting55:03 – Dave's blinded crossover statin experiment57:04 – Plot twist: Nick is taking a cholesterol drug59:05 – Ezetimibe and Alzheimer's disease1:02:01 – Plot twist 2: why Nick chose ezetimibe1:04:00 – Plot twist 3: the 7-year coronary CT angiography1:08:19 – Nick's CAD score at year 2 & family risk1:14:10 – Clinical experience vs. contending with data1:23:33 – Is Nick anti-statin? Dave presses hard1:27:34 – Bempedoic acid & PPAR alpha activation1:32:39 – Peter Attia's article vs. the LMHR team1:36:24 – How to find Nick Norwitz everywhere---#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #NickNorwitz #LDLCholesterol #LeanMassHypersponder #CholesterolCode #StatinSideEffects #Ezetimibe #HeartHealth #LipidResearch #MetabolicHealth #Atherosclerosis #PatientEmpowerment #ScienceCommunication #Bempedoicacid #AlzheimersResearch #CardiovascularHealth #LowCarb #KetogenicDiet
- 1 weeks ago4h 30m
Amber O’Hearn on Carnivore, Keto, and Mental Health – TFP #029 | Amber O'Hearn
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can nutrition debates be clarified by better language? Amber O’Hearn, independent researcher and writer with a math/computer science background, makes the case across privacy tech, computational linguistics, low-carb history, carnivore nutrition, vitamin C, ketones, LDL, and the tension between anecdotes, mechanisms, and prospective data.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/29 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters3:00 – Privacy and digital cash10:05 – “Linked” versus caused18:23 – Meat, veganism, and health23:38 – Dave on epidemiology33:58 – Finding low-carb41:15 – Human fat and brain growth49:03 – Immune response and repair57:06 – Autoimmune anecdotes1:04:00 – What is a balanced diet?1:11:48 – Depression and recovery1:18:51 – Amber starts blogging1:27:18 – Vitamin deficiency concerns1:34:53 – Food intolerance questions1:42:30 – Organs and “The Bear”1:50:07 – Ordering carnivore meals1:57:47 – Expensive tissue hypothesis2:05:36 – Vitamin C concerns2:13:00 – Vitamin C context2:20:44 – Carnivore timeline2:28:04 – The conference delay2:35:22 – Naming the carnivore diet2:43:07 – Redefining keto and carnivore2:50:53 – Plants and antioxidants2:58:42 – LDL stress and diet identity3:06:32 – Your results may vary3:07:03 – Salt and electrolytes3:14:22 – Long-term carnivore questions3:21:49 – Illness after vitamin A3:29:26 – Why prospective data matters3:37:28 – Diet tribalism online3:44:54 – Ketones, glucose, and brain fuel3:52:22 – Dave’s fat shake hypothesis4:00:03 – A1C and glucose patterns4:07:48 – Tracer studies and energy models4:23:07 – Debates and Bailey traps#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #AmberOHearn #NutritionScience #Metabolism #LowCarb #Ketosis #CarnivoreDiet #HealthResearch #Podcast #Zcash #PrivacyTech #VitaminC #Ketones #DietDebate
- 3 weeks ago2h 58m
He Was 278 Pounds. Then He Found the Missing Piece – TFP #028 | Chris Cornell
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a health scare forces a second act? Chris Cornell, writer, marketer, and health coach, makes the case for low-carb living, satiety, resistance training, social support, cancer scares, GLP-1 drugs, and why lifestyle change often requires more than information alone.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/28 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters3:01 – Chris’s turning point7:54 – Health for family13:02 – Twitter as Q&A18:06 – Helping overwhelmed people23:00 – N=1 experiments28:03 – 10K steps commitment33:01 – Visualizing muscle38:03 – Training later in life43:04 – Running comparisons48:06 – One step at a time53:09 – Dr. Tro’s story spreads58:02 – Group accountability1:03:11 – Social pressure1:08:08 – Keto food concerns1:13:05 – Becoming a coach1:18:09 – The cancer scare1:23:08 – Sarcoidosis diagnosis1:28:06 – Tragic outcomes1:33:06 – Mental health complexity1:38:10 – Calories and control1:43:10 – Defining keto1:48:16 – Dave’s carb margin1:53:08 – Tested by hardship1:58:11 – Bumper sticker science2:03:13 – Critics and correction2:08:07 – Future plaque data2:13:08 – Protein rethink2:18:14 – Portion size patterns2:23:15 – Low insulin nuance2:28:15 – Peanut butter problem2:33:14 – Dopamine and candy2:38:17 – Problem foods2:43:18 – Lifestyle urgency2:48:21 – Medical system bias2:53:13 – Patient choice#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ChrisCornell #MetabolicHealth #LowCarb #HealthCoach #Satiety #ResistanceTraining #LifestyleChange #Nutrition #WeightLossJourney #Healthspan #InsulinResistance #GLP1 #PersonalHealth #Podcast
- 4 weeks ago2h 33m
She’d Rather Leak Photos Than Her ChatGPT History – TFP #027 | Claire Cornetta
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when AI starts reshaping not just media, but the way people think, create, and connect? Claire Cornetta, co-founder and principal of Carrot Impact, joins Dave for a wide-ranging conversation on impact campaigns, the changing film business, AI and authenticity, social media’s effect on news, health communication, and why long-form storytelling still matters.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/27 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰 Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters3:01 – Movies and digital ads7:23 – How news changed fast11:41 – Dark Waters and impact15:58 – Impact vs advertising20:18 – Can AI replace storytellers?24:40 – Using AI to summarize AI28:53 – Training models on us33:11 – AI, health, and guidelines37:29 – Tokens and context limits41:48 – Claire’s AI workflow46:08 – What counts as authentic?50:28 – AI as a tool, not a boss54:43 – Movie tastes and nostalgia59:10 – Dave’s film school pivot1:03:20 – Dot-com era pressure1:07:38 – Metabolic health basics1:12:03 – Ketosis and real life1:16:20 – Triglycerides and fuel1:20:34 – Cannibalism detour1:25:07 – Food culture and dysfunction1:29:45 – Plant-based debates1:33:29 – B vitamins and limits1:37:48 – Food and community1:42:10 – Hunting and food supply1:46:26 – Pets and responsibility1:50:44 – Valuing animal lives1:55:05 – Ethics of raising animals1:59:22 – Friendship at scale2:03:39 – Why people avoid calls2:07:57 – Overloving your animals2:12:25 – Shepherding stories out2:16:39 – Theatrical screenings grow2:20:53 – Who’s hosting screenings2:25:19 – Why theaters still matter#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #ClaireCornetta #Podcast #Documentary #Storytelling #Filmmaking #ArtificialIntelligence #Media #Journalism #DigitalMedia #HealthCommunication #LongformConversation #ImpactCampaigns #Streaming #CreativeWork
- Apr 2, 20264h 7m
Why Did Keto Succeed Where Treatment Failed? – TFP #026 | Matt Baszucki
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a diet change succeeds where years of psychiatric treatment fall short? Matt Baszucki, metabolic mental health advocate and YouTube creator, makes the case from lived experience, discussing bipolar disorder, psychosis, ketogenic therapy, medication tapering, carnivore, and why metabolic approaches still struggle to break into mainstream psychiatry.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/26 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰 Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldmanX/Twitter: https://x.com/realDaveFeldmanInstagram: https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldmanWebsite: https://thefeldmanprotocol.com⏱ Chapters3:06 – Charlie Foundation origin9:46 – Memory during psychosis16:49 – Berkeley relapse spiral23:23 – The first real insight30:50 – Dave’s mood crash story37:57 – When keto clicked44:55 – Why tapers take years51:57 – How trials get framed58:43 – Carnivore and withdrawal1:05:43 – Keto as one option1:12:42 – A movement takes shape1:19:39 – Why adoption lags1:26:40 – Can AI fix medicine?1:33:45 – The AGI risk1:40:36 – Panic and moral scares1:47:50 – Power under AGI1:54:29 – A phone-shaped dystopia2:01:33 – What nature restores2:08:28 – Why meditation is hard2:15:25 – Walking into presence2:22:22 – The inbox never stops2:29:33 – Dating apps and the 80/202:36:18 – Marriage then vs now2:43:22 – Modern confusion loops2:50:19 – Fear of approaching women2:57:17 – Victim culture debate3:04:12 – AI and stealth censorship3:11:09 – Crisis and free speech3:18:07 – Why sports hit hard3:25:04 – Tribal identity in sports3:32:07 – Crowd emotion in motion3:39:05 – Teaching resilience early3:46:04 – Books then vs now3:52:56 – Streaming and story decline3:59:59 – Good AI vs bad AI#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #MattBaszucki #MentalHealth #MetabolicHealth #KetogenicDiet #Carnivore #BipolarDisorder #Psychiatry #Nutrition #LongformPodcast #PodcastInterview #Wellness #HealthResearch
- Mar 20, 20263h 56m
Why Isn’t Lower LDL Ending Heart Disease? – TFP #025 | Philip Ovadia
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can heart disease prevention be asking the wrong question? Dave sits down with Philip Ovadia, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, as the guest makes the case for looking beyond LDL alone. They discuss bypass surgery, why cholesterol-lowering hasn’t erased heart disease, insulin resistance, trial design, statins and PCSK9 drugs, real-food diets, CGMs, and how clinicians think about risk in practice.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/25 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰 Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldmanX/Twitter: https://x.com/realDaveFeldmanInstagram: https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldmanWebsite: https://thefeldmanprotocol.com⏱ Chapters3:04 – Dave sets the frame9:41 – The preacher’s fallacy16:22 – What else is cholesterol for?23:02 – FOURIER stopped early29:41 – When treatment still fails36:22 – Who benefits from treatment?42:59 – The patient mindset49:40 – Building a new practice56:21 – Insulin in the hospital1:02:58 – Cholesterol stays central1:09:39 – LDL vs A1C tradeoffs1:16:20 – Politics and processed food1:22:58 – Plants, meat, and real food1:29:38 – One diet won’t fit all1:36:20 – CGMs and self-testing1:43:01 – Why Ovadia chose surgery1:49:40 – The challenge of bypass1:56:18 – VCAM and atherosclerosis2:02:57 – Surgical feedback loops2:09:37 – Coming out of surgery2:16:17 – Arguments from medicine2:22:56 – Low-carb doctor network2:29:36 – Podcasting in person2:36:18 – The diabetic pandemic2:42:58 – Why disbelief happens2:49:36 – Shift the focus2:56:18 – ApoB takes center stage3:02:58 – Small dense LDL debate3:09:35 – Patients need clarity3:16:16 – What the scans show3:22:58 – Making sense of the paper3:29:36 – Reading vessel segments3:36:18 – What 100 hearts can show3:42:54 – LDL as a distraction3:49:36 – Arguing the phenotype#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #PhilipOvadia #HeartHealth #CardiothoracicSurgery #MetabolicHealth #InsulinResistance #LDL #ApoB #LowCarb #RealFood #CGM #Cardiology #PreventiveHealth #NutritionScience #Podcast
- Mar 9, 20261h 58m
What the Movie Reveals About Keto Hearts – TFP #024 | Jennifer Isenhart
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does it take to turn a dense cholesterol debate into a film people can actually follow? Dave talks with Jennifer Isenhart, documentary director and writer, about making *Cholesterol Code*, translating complex science for a lay audience, weaving in personal stories, navigating four years of production twists, and reshaping the film as new data emerged. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/24 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰 Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters3:01 – Trailer Reactions6:13 – First Data Arrives9:22 – Cholesterol Fear12:35 – Writing for Laypeople15:46 – Editing Is Massive18:58 – Recutting the Film22:08 – Creative Collaboration25:21 – Building Interview Scenes28:32 – Graphics on a Budget31:44 – Landing Bernstein34:56 – Keto in Epilepsy38:06 – Family Pushback41:18 – Parents Under Fire44:27 – Mammogram of the Heart47:40 – Why Age Matters50:50 – Surprises in the Research54:04 – Questions They Missed57:14 – Interviewing Together1:00:23 – Local TV Origins1:03:38 – Travel Channel Pitch1:06:47 – Betting on Fat Fiction1:09:57 – Costco Takes Off1:13:12 – Streaming Math1:16:20 – Taking on New Topics1:19:33 – Nina Teicholz Tribute1:22:45 – Self-Funding Reality1:25:55 – Global Shoot Plans1:29:07 – Covid Shuts It Down1:32:19 – Low-Carb Conference Boom1:35:31 – Why This Film Came Next1:38:41 – The 10% Rule1:41:52 – Better Experiments1:45:04 – Staying Open-Minded1:48:16 – Final Export Panic1:51:28 – Bernstein’s Lost Viewing#FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #JenniferIsenhart #CholesterolCode #DocumentaryFilm #LowCarb #Keto #MetabolicHealth #ScienceCommunication #IndependentFilm #HealthDocumentary #NutritionScience #FilmMaking #CitizenScience
- Feb 20, 20263h 35m
How One Diet Silenced Bipolar Chaos – TFP #023 | Robyn Dobbins
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a midlife dietary change collides with decades of diagnosis, stigma, and trial-and-error? Guest Robyn Dobbins (lived-experience advocate, podcast host, health coach, and community coordinator at the nonprofit Metabolic Collective) makes the case for why personal narratives matter in metabolic mental-health advocacy—covering early symptoms, postpartum struggles, routines and relationships, low-carb/keto tradeoffs, community building, and how cholesterol conversations show up along the way.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/23 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰 Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman`Website: `https://thefeldmanprotocol.com`⏱ Chapters3:00 – High school stigma 9:01 – On the spectrum 15:07 – When words hit wrong 21:09 – Sister’s friend group 27:12 – Could you talk about it? 33:16 – Routines break down 39:19 – Hindsight reframes it 45:20 – I don’t know anyone 51:25 – “This sounds like me” 57:26 – The reality of it 1:03:31 – Foreshadowing 1:09:34 – Training goes sideways 1:15:37 – Separate category? 1:21:36 – Why he moved 1:27:44 – Work with a doctor 1:33:43 – Not all sunshine 1:39:48 – Self-diagnosing 1:45:50 – Sweet potato moment 1:51:53 – Who is this for? 1:57:57 – Prioritize mental health 2:04:01 – Trust, at the top 2:10:03 – Careful with labels 2:16:05 – “Did they test that?” 2:22:05 – Costs ballooning 2:28:13 – Why it’s medical 2:34:15 – “So if I just…?” 2:40:15 – How long to feel it? 2:46:20 – Baseline changed 2:52:22 – Fear of outcomes 2:58:27 – LMHR status 3:04:33 – Ask people directly 3:10:34 – Before GLP-1s 3:16:36 – It felt similar 3:22:37 – Cholesterol Code doc 3:28:42 – Scientists & doctors #FeldmanProtocol #DaveFeldman #RobynDobbins #Podcast #PodcastInterview #MentalHealthAdvocacy #MetabolicHealth #LowCarb #KetogenicLifestyle #HealthCoach #Storytelling #Nonprofit #CommunityBuilding #Nutrition #Wellness #CholesterolCode #MetabolicCollective
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