Primary Causes of Heart Disease – Framingham and the Muddy Waters Presented September 17th 2016 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center, Australia. This is another great Low Carb Down Under event. Download the PowerPoint slides in .pdf format When it comes to cardiovascular disease we […]
Here is our poster presentation from The Ancestral Health Symposium 2016. To summarize: This presentation discusses atherosclerosis as a metabolic disease, the primary drivers of heart disease and why traditional cardiovascular risk assessment, based on Framingham methodology is inadequate. Framingham methodology is distracting to most healthcare […]
To quote pathologist Dr. Joseph R. Kraft, MD, MS, FCAP, the father of the insulin assay: Those with cardiovascular disease not identified with diabetes… are simply undiagnosed. One of Dr. Kraft’s conclusions, based on his illustrious career, is simple and provides a profound and ultimate […]
While in Chicago for the Dr. Joseph Kraft interview, engineer Ivor Cummins, Dr. Ted Naiman and I had some time to geek out and figured we’d record some bits. Please pardon the sound quality (not terrible however) as this was an impromptu idea attempting a recording […]
Let’s talk about an important cardiovascular (CV) endpoint, specifically atherosclerosis or plaque, that usually appears before ever having a heart attack, stroke or sudden cardiac death. This is the case of a 54 year old male who’s been on a whole foods, low carb high fat […]
Don’t miss the free Colorado premier of the film The Widowmaker with showings in Boulder and Denver. This film documentary explores the benefits of cardiovascular preventive imaging and prevention. Directed by award-winning producer Patrick Forbes along with David Bobbett, IHDA and Oxford films. WARNING! Viewing this film […]
The Widow Maker movie, now available, is a riveting documentary revealing how a potentially lifesaving preventive imaging test is largely underutilized in the US and abroad. This test, Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) scoring, has been available for over 20 years; crucially, it is far and away […]
I just returned from the 1st International LCHF (low-carb high-fat) Conference in Cape Town, and this historic event will no doubt be a highlight of the year for me and the 600+ attendees. Not being much of an international traveler until now, along with a myopic US-centric […]
Time magazine’s cover story, Ending the War on Fat, declares “Eat Butter” to improve cholesterol and health. This historic message reverses 30+ years of bad nutritional advice largely based on unproven hypotheses, inconclusive research, opinion and bureaucracy. Although the front cover might imply we slather butter on everything, the […]
My new chemical engineer friend and colleague, Ivor Cummins, has turned biochemistry into his hobby. Although I can think of many more entertaining hobbies it is fascinating to watch Ivor use his engineering skills, calculating his way through piles of evidence to solve the nutrition, cholesterol and health […]
Here is a link to the Cholesterol OMG PowerPoint in .pdf format. Watch our Cholesterol OMG presentation and see how saturated fat consumption improves cholesterol and health as is discussed in Time magazine’s cover story, Ending the War on Fat, and by registered dietitian Joy Bauer in her NBC Today show segment. […]
Jeffry N. Gerber, M.D. FAAFP is a board certified family physician and owner of South Suburban Family Medicine in Littleton, Colorado, where he is known as “Denver’s Diet Doctor”. He has been providing personalized healthcare to the local community since 1993 and continues that tradition with an emphasis on longevity, wellness and prevention.