Mark Bouris
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So let's just β you mentioned vascular dementia.
Yeah.
And maybe you could explain β
What is vascular dementia?
So maybe just for audience, those things that you just mentioned, they're all fats, lipids, lipids, fats produced by our liver.
And what causes this blood supply problem?
Like, in other words, I presume what we're talking about is a reduction in blood supply.
Because I remember when I saw you just getting a checkup and you made me do some physical movements like walking and standing on one foot.
And then you sent me off to get an ultrasound or a Doppler, I think you called it, on my carotid arteries.
Yeah.
So why would someoneβ¦
When would a doctor tell someone to get that and why would someone get that?
Especially those tests where you want to see my β they're old school physician tests.
I remember my doctor when I was a kid used to do that, but doctors since then stopped doing it.
Right.
So, and then the carotid doppler?
And so what would cause...
those arteries to do this.
I mean, obviously smoking is an issue, but is it just high cholesterol, high or low density cholesterol?
What about the so-called ApoB, apolipoprotein B, I mean, which is the carrier of your cholesterol?