: Episode 1046- Dr. Bret Scher joins Vinnie this Friday, and the two discuss dietary guideline myths, the AHA, stress, and low-carb heart health.
- Dr. Scher is a cardiologist
- Believes in and prescribes low carb diets for those who want to maintain good heart health
- Focuses on lifestyle and prevention
- Primarily without medications
- Located in San Diego, CA
- Has a podcast and blog, check out his website and Twitter
- Has a free e-book and other literature available
- Dietary guidelines can kill many people
- Also does consults like Vinnie!
- If you are worried about your heart health, contact Dr. Scher
- Founder of Boundless Health
- Stanford and The Ohio State University grad!
LOW-CARB HEART HEALTH
- Whatever the reason, dietary guidelines hurt people
- Increasing carbs hurts insulin resistance, other diseases
- People have a hard time saying “my bad, I was wrong” so those with power and wrong information stick to their wrong info
- Carbs are a silent killer that people promote as healthy
- Dr. Scher tries to avoids meds like statins
- If people can eat well, they can largely avoid needing meds
- Lifestyle is the most important
- Dr. Scher thinks low-carb (NSNG) can largely prevent heart disease
- Quality of animal meat also affects health
- Stress and peace of mind also affects our hearts and our health
