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Dr. Aseem Malhotra

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2145 total appearances

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The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

So if we just take the best available evidence, and I've just said already, John, I need this. Okay, most published research finding their faults, etc. You know, you've got Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, in 2015, writing an editorial saying that... Possibly half the published literature is simply untrue. It's not just John Ineeder saying this.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

So if we just take the best available evidence, and I've just said already, John, I need this. Okay, most published research finding their faults, etc. You know, you've got Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, in 2015, writing an editorial saying that... Possibly half the published literature is simply untrue. It's not just John Ineeder saying this.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

So what happens ultimately is doctors invariably are making clinical decisions for patients on biased, not saying completely false, biased and corrupted information, which invariably will exaggerate the benefit and safety of those drugs because that's in the interest of the drug industry who want to get as many people taking them because their only interest is profit.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

So what happens ultimately is doctors invariably are making clinical decisions for patients on biased, not saying completely false, biased and corrupted information, which invariably will exaggerate the benefit and safety of those drugs because that's in the interest of the drug industry who want to get as many people taking them because their only interest is profit.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

So what happens ultimately is doctors invariably are making clinical decisions for patients on biased, not saying completely false, biased and corrupted information, which invariably will exaggerate the benefit and safety of those drugs because that's in the interest of the drug industry who want to get as many people taking them because their only interest is profit.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

They're not here to give you the best treatment. So once you acknowledge all of that, then it's for me and as a cardiologist and as an expert who has spent a decade really- But I would challenge you.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

They're not here to give you the best treatment. So once you acknowledge all of that, then it's for me and as a cardiologist and as an expert who has spent a decade really- But I would challenge you.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

They're not here to give you the best treatment. So once you acknowledge all of that, then it's for me and as a cardiologist and as an expert who has spent a decade really- But I would challenge you.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Because they're in this sort of... You know, really good point, Mark. And actually, you know, the way I would just summarize that is medical knowledge is under commercial control. But most doctors don't know that. Right. That's right. And that's what we're trying to sort of get them to think outside the box. Because again, I 100% agree with you.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Because they're in this sort of... You know, really good point, Mark. And actually, you know, the way I would just summarize that is medical knowledge is under commercial control. But most doctors don't know that. Right. That's right. And that's what we're trying to sort of get them to think outside the box. Because again, I 100% agree with you.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Because they're in this sort of... You know, really good point, Mark. And actually, you know, the way I would just summarize that is medical knowledge is under commercial control. But most doctors don't know that. Right. That's right. And that's what we're trying to sort of get them to think outside the box. Because again, I 100% agree with you.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Most healthcare professionals, most doctors genuinely want to help their patients and are well-intentioned. And actually, you know, I'm very proud of being a doctor because I think of all the professions...

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Most healthcare professionals, most doctors genuinely want to help their patients and are well-intentioned. And actually, you know, I'm very proud of being a doctor because I think of all the professions...

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Most healthcare professionals, most doctors genuinely want to help their patients and are well-intentioned. And actually, you know, I'm very proud of being a doctor because I think of all the professions...

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

know things are changing and we have to protect our profession I think we are people that actually have some of the strongest ethical principles right when it comes to how we you know it would do our jobs and we have to and we held in that esteem because of that reason so for me

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

know things are changing and we have to protect our profession I think we are people that actually have some of the strongest ethical principles right when it comes to how we you know it would do our jobs and we have to and we held in that esteem because of that reason so for me

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

know things are changing and we have to protect our profession I think we are people that actually have some of the strongest ethical principles right when it comes to how we you know it would do our jobs and we have to and we held in that esteem because of that reason so for me

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Trying to break out of that conventional paradigm happened because I came to realize that the information that I believed as being gospel truth as a medical student, as a junior doctor, it's published in a medical journal, it's science, right? Didn't question it. I then came to realize that, hold on a minute, there's a lot more to this.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Trying to break out of that conventional paradigm happened because I came to realize that the information that I believed as being gospel truth as a medical student, as a junior doctor, it's published in a medical journal, it's science, right? Didn't question it. I then came to realize that, hold on a minute, there's a lot more to this.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ditch the Statins: How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol With Lifestyle Changes | Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Trying to break out of that conventional paradigm happened because I came to realize that the information that I believed as being gospel truth as a medical student, as a junior doctor, it's published in a medical journal, it's science, right? Didn't question it. I then came to realize that, hold on a minute, there's a lot more to this.