Episode 2226 – On this Friday’s show, Vinnie Tortorich speaks to Dr. Nadir Ali and they discuss low-carb events, lipotoxicity and cholesterol, dopamine and hijacking your brain, and more.
STATINS AND CHOLESTEROL
- Vinnie welcomes Dr. Nadir Ali back as a guest and they start by chatting a bit about Dr. Ali’s focus on educational events, quality cholesterol, and living a “non-prescription lifestyle.” (2:35)
- They also discuss how several doctors’ or writers’ careers have been limited, or even stopped, when they have tried to educate with the truth. (5:45)
- Maryanne Demasi from Australia is an example; Vinnie explains who she is.
- Also, both Gary Fettke and Tim Noakes have been targeted previously.
- The limitations on certain freedoms and access to information are concerning.
- The conversation leads to the use of statins. (12:07)
- Vinnie relays info from a consult he had and why he advised the person to find a different doctor.
- Dr. Ali goes into detail about when things like statins and CAC scans can be useful, and when they are unnecessary.
- For a doctor to just give you a statin and tell you it’s good for you is not great; there are instances where a statin helps, and when they do not.
- He also goes into detail about genetic factors like PCSK-9, and how it makes a difference in cholesterol levels. (20:30)
- Vinnie asks about the carnivore diet and whether it’s a good idea for cholesterol. (23:00)
- There are plenty of good reasons to eat meat.
- There is potential for lipotoxicity in some people; Dr. Ali explains. (25:10)
- There needs to be an individualized approach; as a result, it may be better to transition in stages.
HIJACKING YOUR BRAIN
- They switch to talking about how to get people to change their habits, as everyone always wants a “magic bullet”. (31:00)
- Dr. Ali goes into how he and his colleagues have come up with tricks and hacks to help people improve their habits. (31:30)
- Dr. Ali goes into detail about the “dopamine spike effect.” (32:10)
- He describes studies that show the anticipation of the reward is what spikes the dopamine, NOT the reward itself.
- He also talks about how food engineering has manipulated our brains to want to eat more, especially things like sugars.
- Dr. Ali goes into detail about the “dopamine spike effect.” (32:10)
- Vinnie and Dr. Ali discuss addiction, and willpower vs. changing your environment. (37:00)
- They discuss how to get someone who is less disciplined to be able to change habits. (47:10)
- Dr. Ali describes a study that shows how random rewards affect dopamine, anticipation, and behavior. (50:50)
- The same behavior modification is used in Vegas on slot machines.
- The food industry uses a similar effect to hijack your brain by modifying food to trigger addiction and purchasing patterns.
- This leads the conversation to today’s tech, algorithms, and the challenge of addiction in that area. (54:00)
- Vinnie tells Dr. Ali about what he observed with a young man at the gym.Â
- Dr. Ali mentions how he has changed his environment to change his patterns.
- For all the benefits of tech, there is a detrimental side. (59:00)
- Dr. Ali can be found at alicardiology.com; on youtube at eatmostlyfats; Â and in his Low Carb Denver talk.
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