This episode features Dr Robert Cywes, a double board certified surgeon who specialises in preventing metabolic disease, obesity, and chronic inflammation.
Dr Cywes has spent over 20 years researching metabolic disease and the cause of heart disease and strokes. This episode discusses the cause of heart attacks and strokes, and key metabolic markers to prevent cardiovascular events.
In this episode Dr Cywes discusses the two main causes of heart attacks and strokes, and explains why early recognition is critical for prevention. We also discuss how early screening at age 40 (or earlier) is important to ensure you are not at risk, including simple screening tests.
We discuss the role of cholesterol and LDL cholesterol and its function in the body, as well as saturated fat, and why fat is essential for healing inflammation, and preventing heart disease. Dr Cywes shares the science behind why statins were developed and the risk vs benefit associated with statins on the brain and on the heart.
Dr Cywes also shares why a high fat Ketogenic Diet or Carnivore diet is optimal for the heart, hormones and your over health, and why consuming too much protein in the form of animal meat can be dangerous.
We also discuss the role of salt on blood pressure and the critical role that salt plays in the regulatory functions of the human body.
This episode is important if you want to know the true causes of heart disease and stroke and for those who seek to optimise their heart and cardiovascular function. You will learn the science of what causes inflammation in the heart, and simple dietary strategies to prevent heart disease and strokes.
Journal Articles
- Statin Risk And Diabetes (Study)
- Statins And Low Carb/ Keto Diets (Study)
- Cholesterol And Heart Attack Risks
- Statin Risks Vs Benefits
- Ketogenic Diet On The Heart
- Saturated Fat And Cardiovascular Risk (Review)
- Ozempic And Insulin Resistance
Other Resources
- Find A Carnivore/ Keto Doctor: https://app.gocarnivore.com/doctors
- Carnivore Macro Calculator: https://app.gocarnivore.com/tools/carnivore-diet-macro-calculator
- GoCarnivore Sugar Calculator: https://app.gocarnivore.com/tools/sugar-calculator
About Dr Rob Cywes
Dr. Robert Cywes specializes in Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery for adults and adolescents in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has been doing bariatric surgery for 18 years performing over 8000 surgeries.
His medical training began in Cape Town, South Africa where he received his medical degree from The University of Cape Town. In 1989, Dr. Cywes moved to North America and completed a year-long residency in Pediatric Surgery at Ohio State University’s Columbus Children’s Hospital. Then he moved to Canada where he completed his general surgery residency and specialized in Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University of Toronto. Also, Dr. Cywes earned a Ph.D. in Liver Carbohydrate Metabolism and the effect of glucose metabolism on liver transplant immunology.
