Dr. Steven Gundry

Subsequently, we realized that it was whether or not these particles were oxidized, whether they were rusty, that they might be interested in sticking to blood vessels. But Michael DeBakey, one of the fathers of heart surgery from Texas, said in the 1950s and the 60s that cholesterol has nothing to do with plaque in the coronary artery. It's an innocent bystander.

And that basically inflammation was the problem. And I've written about this before. If I was an alien circulating around Earth, and reporting back to high command what I observed, one of my observations, which I could defend, was that I'm pretty sure ambulances cause car accidents. Because every time I see a car accident, I see an ambulance.

And that basically inflammation was the problem. And I've written about this before. If I was an alien circulating around Earth, and reporting back to high command what I observed, one of my observations, which I could defend, was that I'm pretty sure ambulances cause car accidents. Because every time I see a car accident, I see an ambulance.

So I'm pretty sure that there's a strong correlation between ambulances and car accidents. And there is an association, but that does not mean causation. Right, right. So my work in transplants again, convinced me that these cholesterol plaques that I was seeing in transplant patients was cholesterol sticking to an inflamed surface that was being attacked by our immune system.

So I'm pretty sure that there's a strong correlation between ambulances and car accidents. And there is an association, but that does not mean causation. Right, right. So my work in transplants again, convinced me that these cholesterol plaques that I was seeing in transplant patients was cholesterol sticking to an inflamed surface that was being attacked by our immune system.

And interestingly enough, I saw the exact same thing in my diabetic patients. In fact, a diabetic's coronary arteries look exactly like one of my pediatric heart transplant patients. Exactly.

And interestingly enough, I saw the exact same thing in my diabetic patients. In fact, a diabetic's coronary arteries look exactly like one of my pediatric heart transplant patients. Exactly.

And if the pediatric heart transplant patient, what we knew was attacking that foreign blood vessel with inflammation and cholesterol was patching it, then the same process was happening in my diabetic patients. So to answer your question, it takes two to tango. You have to have cholesterol that might be interested in patching things and oxidized cholesterol. There's a better test now.

And if the pediatric heart transplant patient, what we knew was attacking that foreign blood vessel with inflammation and cholesterol was patching it, then the same process was happening in my diabetic patients. So to answer your question, it takes two to tango. You have to have cholesterol that might be interested in patching things and oxidized cholesterol. There's a better test now.

We talked about oxidized phospholipid ApoB. And you have to have blood vessels that are raw or inflamed and that you need to patch it. I'll give you an example. I used to work out with heavy weights and I had some pretty cool calluses around my rings and my aura ring. And I pretty much stopped working out with heavy weights. And lo and behold, without me doing anything, those calluses went away.

We talked about oxidized phospholipid ApoB. And you have to have blood vessels that are raw or inflamed and that you need to patch it. I'll give you an example. I used to work out with heavy weights and I had some pretty cool calluses around my rings and my aura ring. And I pretty much stopped working out with heavy weights. And lo and behold, without me doing anything, those calluses went away.

Now I didn't take a drug to make the calluses go away. I, had a lifestyle intervention where I stopped traumatizing my skin and I built up a cushion to stop that. And if you think about it, those are cushions that have been built up to patch an area of trauma. So when I watched Big Ed miraculously regress his literally calluses, I went, son of a gun.

Now I didn't take a drug to make the calluses go away. I, had a lifestyle intervention where I stopped traumatizing my skin and I built up a cushion to stop that. And if you think about it, those are cushions that have been built up to patch an area of trauma. So when I watched Big Ed miraculously regress his literally calluses, I went, son of a gun.

He doesn't need those calluses on his blood vessels anymore because he stopped traumatizing the blood vessel. And because he didn't need them, they regressed.

He doesn't need those calluses on his blood vessels anymore because he stopped traumatizing the blood vessel. And because he didn't need them, they regressed.

an entire book about it called the energy paradox. So mitochondria are these little intracellular organelles that we learned about in high school biology. Uh, and they're the cellular power plants that make ATP. But we now know that mitochondria are actually ancient engulfed bacteria. And we're pretty certain a couple billion years ago, uh,

an entire book about it called the energy paradox. So mitochondria are these little intracellular organelles that we learned about in high school biology. Uh, and they're the cellular power plants that make ATP. But we now know that mitochondria are actually ancient engulfed bacteria. And we're pretty certain a couple billion years ago, uh,

a cell ate a bacteria, and the bacteria is kind of like Jonah and the whale. The bacteria said, hey, before you finish eating me, let's make a deal. If you let me live inside of you and give me a few things to eat, I'll produce ATP for you beyond your wildest imagination. Now, Normally, we, most bacteria, will make ATP with what's called glycolysis fermentation.

a cell ate a bacteria, and the bacteria is kind of like Jonah and the whale. The bacteria said, hey, before you finish eating me, let's make a deal. If you let me live inside of you and give me a few things to eat, I'll produce ATP for you beyond your wildest imagination. Now, Normally, we, most bacteria, will make ATP with what's called glycolysis fermentation.

And essentially, you take one molecule of glucose and you get two molecules of ATP. Okay. In a mitochondria, you take that one molecule of glucose and get somewhere between 32 and 34 molecules of ATP. Now, you talk about a return on your investment. So apparently this was a really good deal. And all advanced organisms, whether they're plants or animals, have mitochondria.