Dr. Aseem Malhotra

Now, I get it. People may want to know, and if that's what they want to know, that's fine. And we'll come on to management as well. if you're not going to add in a statin or whatever else, then okay, maybe those people need to be more extreme in the lifestyle.

Maybe that's a reason to do it, saying you need to be like, instead of meditating for 30 minutes a day, I want you to meditate for an hour, right? No, fine. I mean, maybe that's the best we're going to offer them, right? To keep the risk down. So we've got to just be a little bit careful about how we...

Maybe that's a reason to do it, saying you need to be like, instead of meditating for 30 minutes a day, I want you to meditate for an hour, right? No, fine. I mean, maybe that's the best we're going to offer them, right? To keep the risk down. So we've got to just be a little bit careful about how we...

Maybe that's a reason to do it, saying you need to be like, instead of meditating for 30 minutes a day, I want you to meditate for an hour, right? No, fine. I mean, maybe that's the best we're going to offer them, right? To keep the risk down. So we've got to just be a little bit careful about how we...

about ordering these tests and then, but thinking a little bit more about, okay, is it going to change anything? And am I just going to give this patient unnecessary extra anxiety? And I'm, listen, I'm a doctor. Doctors are the worst patients. I probably have partly because my dad was the same. I have moments of being a hypochondriac.

about ordering these tests and then, but thinking a little bit more about, okay, is it going to change anything? And am I just going to give this patient unnecessary extra anxiety? And I'm, listen, I'm a doctor. Doctors are the worst patients. I probably have partly because my dad was the same. I have moments of being a hypochondriac.

about ordering these tests and then, but thinking a little bit more about, okay, is it going to change anything? And am I just going to give this patient unnecessary extra anxiety? And I'm, listen, I'm a doctor. Doctors are the worst patients. I probably have partly because my dad was the same. I have moments of being a hypochondriac.

And I know on the receiving end, like, you know, tests that are done that didn't need to be done. And now I'm like, okay, what does this mean? And you're going down a rabbit hole. So you've got to think about that as well, right? In terms of if you haven't got a clear solution, then don't order the test. I'm not saying don't do the test, but I just want us to think about that a little bit.

And I know on the receiving end, like, you know, tests that are done that didn't need to be done. And now I'm like, okay, what does this mean? And you're going down a rabbit hole. So you've got to think about that as well, right? In terms of if you haven't got a clear solution, then don't order the test. I'm not saying don't do the test, but I just want us to think about that a little bit.

And I know on the receiving end, like, you know, tests that are done that didn't need to be done. And now I'm like, okay, what does this mean? And you're going down a rabbit hole. So you've got to think about that as well, right? In terms of if you haven't got a clear solution, then don't order the test. I'm not saying don't do the test, but I just want us to think about that a little bit.

So 100%, I agree. There are definitely certain... Yeah, so I think there's a nuance there again. There are certain things where we know, okay, there's a very likely benefit here of you getting your insulin down, etc. I think some of the other biomarkers, it's still in a certain area. But again, Mark, you said that, okay, you're a guy...

So 100%, I agree. There are definitely certain... Yeah, so I think there's a nuance there again. There are certain things where we know, okay, there's a very likely benefit here of you getting your insulin down, etc. I think some of the other biomarkers, it's still in a certain area. But again, Mark, you said that, okay, you're a guy...

So 100%, I agree. There are definitely certain... Yeah, so I think there's a nuance there again. There are certain things where we know, okay, there's a very likely benefit here of you getting your insulin down, etc. I think some of the other biomarkers, it's still in a certain area. But again, Mark, you said that, okay, you're a guy...

And this is, if I was having a conversation with you and this is your preference of values, you want the data, that's your preference of values. I want to know more and more and more. And that's fine, Mark. I'm going to help you and let's do all these tests for you. Somebody else comes in, you know, and then suddenly they come back.

And this is, if I was having a conversation with you and this is your preference of values, you want the data, that's your preference of values. I want to know more and more and more. And that's fine, Mark. I'm going to help you and let's do all these tests for you. Somebody else comes in, you know, and then suddenly they come back.

And this is, if I was having a conversation with you and this is your preference of values, you want the data, that's your preference of values. I want to know more and more and more. And that's fine, Mark. I'm going to help you and let's do all these tests for you. Somebody else comes in, you know, and then suddenly they come back.

And the thing is, I see this, this is what happens with the whole cholesterol hypothesis, right? I've got patients coming to me for second opinion as a cardiologist. I do, you know, international consults and virtual and whatever else all around the world. And they, and I'd talk to them and I just start to tell me what's been going on.

And the thing is, I see this, this is what happens with the whole cholesterol hypothesis, right? I've got patients coming to me for second opinion as a cardiologist. I do, you know, international consults and virtual and whatever else all around the world. And they, and I'd talk to them and I just start to tell me what's been going on.

And the thing is, I see this, this is what happens with the whole cholesterol hypothesis, right? I've got patients coming to me for second opinion as a cardiologist. I do, you know, international consults and virtual and whatever else all around the world. And they, and I'd talk to them and I just start to tell me what's been going on.

And they, they've been living in absolute fear of death for months. And some of them break down in tears when I just say to them, listen, I've just done a cardiovascular risk here. Your LDL cholesterol is so-called high, but it's not an issue and you're fine. And your risk is only 2%. And you can just see a sigh of relief and say, doctor, thank God I've been going on thinking that I'm