" doctors are notoriously bad patients". I always thought it was a joke. I'm glad you're sharing your health status with us. This is so beneficial for me. Stay healthy and happy 😀
It’s no joke; I don’t think it’s just doctors though, but anyone with a decent level of medical training. I had a few healthcare workers as patients when I was in EMS and they were often annoying beyond belief…to sum up the issue, they seemed to have an extraordinarily hard time accepting that in that moment, they were the patient and NOT the provider. I remember one MD basically demanding I explain and justify every decision I was making and you just want to tell them to shut up and relax, but…professional ethics 😁
Because we as medical stuff in general don't take care of us for several reason. Either we think we know that we are healthy even though we are not, times don't fit as many work in the time periods other doctor are open so they can't go to doctors in their free time as they are closed, they only care for the health part they work and don't see other areas not doing well and many more reasons. It's actually funny that we as a medical field are there to tell and help others restore their health yet we don't make it a big deal if it comes to ours
My grandmother was the best example of this quote. She was a family doctor. And of course she thought that she didn't need a doctor and can cure herself. Long story short she died of lung infection which could have been easily treated on early stage.
my mom was telling me bout how as a nurse she was always preaching healthy lifestyles but in reality she moved out at 16, drank a lot, smoked, worked three jobs and got about 4 hours sleep, ate whatever cheap food she could get last minute and lived in a cheap apartment that was not a good a good environment. lots of health care professionals don't have the time and resources to be healthy and look after themselves, this is a very real issue
Health care workers have lots of issues, sucks since they do their best to help others while not being able to help themselves. There should be more resources to support our healthcare workers :/
I think that is one of the "risky sites" of a job in the healthcare industry. U might get a bit unsensitive to "smaller" health stuff, because they see so much big stuff. And they tend to get yeah... Its not directly ignorance. But others are so mich more important to them ans they get this kinda thought of "i am the doctor that wont happen to me" The same way a police Officer might nicht think that they can get robbed like everyone else.
Health care workers take a huge hit in health, which only starts with sleep deprivation and the depressing work environment. Work hazard includes higher than average suicide rates, ptsd, and vulnerability to violence from patients, relatives of patients, malpractice suits
Also important to note that stress can contribute to increased cholesterol, and since the pandemic healthcare workers have all felt the strain. If you're waking up at 0630 and still working until 2200-midnight, you might consider addressing stress as well. Stay healthy doc x
@@brettknoss486 It's not the suffering Olympics. Everyone is stressed. Healthcare workers (the entire industry) are still feeling the effects of COVID and the stresses it gave. They are leaving the industry in record droves due to burnout
@@Darkcamera45I think it’s equally stressful. Working 16 hr shift is hard on your body and mental health in terms of long hours work, however you don’t have to worry about having a roof over your head, food on the table, and bills paied. On the other hand, being unemployed is also stressful because you’re constantly looking for work and trying to make ends meet. Worrying about being homeless, getting bills paied, and not being able to eat a full healthy meal. So both are equally stressful in their own way.
It's good to see a real doctor being open and honest about their health. This just goes to show that doctors are real people too and they do make mistakes. I hope the new diet is working for you.
Doc, you haven't even touched about the link between high cholesterol and stress. My dad is an anesthesiologist, my uncle a cardiologist, my cousin a family physician. All have high LDL's not just due to diet but due to stress. Yes, doctors do make bad patients. I've lived with them and worked for them in their offices and clinics. The primary problem I see among all of them is stress first and next comes bad eating habits. There are countless research papers and textbook chapters that describe this link. Please make a note about this if you ever decided to read my comment and make a video about reducing stress and cholesterol.
I have stress levels through the roof, I never thought of this. My doctor had me on a statin, but I was on another med that caused an issue with the statin. I went off the statin, and my doctor stopped checking my cholesterol. My husband's cholesterol levels were always OK, so I think I have the inherited high cholesterol levels and high stress, cause I eat healthier than him. Never thought of the stress link. Thanks!
I agree! My stress level was through the roof during the beginning of covid. I minimized my stress level through yoga, mediation, and just having more fun. My cholesterol is now back to normal without making any changes to my diet. Who knew! Cheers!
God my body must not like cholesterol then, my muscles are so tense from ptsd i cant imagine i dont have stress and lots of it and i used to eat terriible and my doctor was always impressed with how low mt cholestoral
I'm so grateful to you for sharing this, Dr. Mike. My dad, who was very active and had a very physical job, passed away at 63 last July from a heart attack (completely unexpected, no symptoms beforehand), and I've been struggling with full-on health anxiety since then, worrying that I might have an undiagnosed heart problem or something. I went to a cardiologist, and they did an echo and didn't find anything "of concern", but I've still been really anxious, because I turned 30 in November, and I know I haven't been taking the best care of myself for the past couple of years. After watching your video, I realized I didn't recall ever having bloodwork done, so I recently had a full lipid profile, and I found out that my total cholesterol is elevated and my LDL is 130. I'm not sure it would have occurred to me (and apparently it didn't occur to any of my doctors) to think about my cholesterol levels yet if you hadn't posted this video...but now I can move forward with a specific plan to eat healthier and take better care of myself. Also, I just want to say thank you for all that you do in general. You've played a big part in inspiring me to go back to school for another degree--this time in Nursing. I'm almost done with my prerequisities, and I hope to start clinical courses in the fall. I want to be the kind of nurse that you are a doctor--approachable, knowledgable, holistic, and most of all deeply caring about patients. Thank you again, and God bless!
High levels of stress and incorrect handling of heavy emotions also play a role in it, so please take care of your mental health! I'm telling you this bc "High cholesterol genes" run in my family so I know firsthand how much they can impact someone's life, but, at the same time, how simple it is to keep your levels under control once you get used to it. To give you an example, grandad always had high LDL levels, however, he was an active person who ate lots of fiber and tiny amounts of fats, he had an excellent quality of life and passed away at 80 yo due to unrelated issues (lung cancer since he smoked for several years), his son (my uncle), on the other hand, is an extremely sedentary person who lives in constant stress. He's currently 55 yo and has already had 3 heart attacks.
Hmm too early to worry at that age. Arnold Schwarzenegger got heart problem at the same age as his mother does. So.. Be sure to do the exact procedure again once you're around same age your father got heart attack
Sorry for your loss I lost my dad in 2020 from Covid and he went into cardiac arrest :( I worry about my health all the time I also have health issues too 🙏🏻🙏🏻
My dad is a cardiologist, and he has a similar lifestyle. He works out early, doesn't eat much of a breakfast, gets whatever salad he can in the hospital cafeteria, and eats a large not super nutritious dinner especially when he and my mom go out. I imagine it's hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle when you're a doctor, especially one who deals with emergencies.
My dad was a surgeon. He used to eat a big bowl of ice cream when he came back from surgery at night. He lived to 88. (His blood work was always fine & no high bp either). He loved his work (and my mom and me). I sure miss him 🧡
It’s hard regardless of profession. To be honest, it’s boring as hell. Nothing is mouth watering about a plum, or a handful of seeds. But, nobody wants to clench their chest hoping someone calls 911 in time. Stay happy and Stay healthy, people.
My mother is a physician, so growing up, I often went with her to work and ate lunch in the cafeteria. The cardiologists often sat together and always had the most (mostly unhealthy) food on their tray. They were known for having the worst diets.
@@MNP208 yes, and at least in the past, many were heavy smokers. My mom was a pediatric nurse (that's how she met my doctor dad) who smoked at least moderately for about 20 years.
Go with the army diet. Salads. Every day for 6 days out of the week. No bread. No pasta. Lean meat like steam fish or boiled/grilled chicken with the fat trimmed off. Have a cheat day. And also increase your cardio and exercise. That's how I went from a 195 in 2015 to 125 in under a year. I'm 57 inches
@@28ebdh3udnav you can do meat and pasta, just make it whole wheat because it's better fiber and less sugar. White bread is processed with bleaching and sugar so it's not going to be healthy.
Dr. Mike: "This was my wake-up call" Me: How bad can it be? You're a doctor. I'm sure you're good. Dr. Mike: *unenthusiastic peewoop* Me: *Panic intensifies*
I’m really glad you drive home the point that weight is not the be all, end all of health. It’s so important, for “thin” people to hear too. My family member who runs marathons just got a similar cholesterol reality check. We were all shocked bc she’s in such great shape.
My mom got to a healthier weight for her height recently and she recently had to go on Lipitor for cholesterol. She eats healthy and everything but our genetics are HORRIBLE. I have the same genetic risk so have to be careful with what I eat, having PCOS and insulin resistance isn’t helping either because it’s near impossible to lose weight. I get it checked regularly and keep active, that plus my diet is all I can really do.
Check out Dave Feldman and his work on lean mass hyper responders. Also may want to look up the topic of heart rate variability, this is one of the greatest indicators of cardiovascular health. Basically its how fast you body can adapt to the work load being demanded of it.
Honestly, Doctor Mike is one of those people I would... "romanticise." In the way that he's one of those people who just seem to have life 100% under control with no struggles whatsoever. You know, eating healthy, working out, famous, happy. And I don't want to say I am glad that he's having bad blood results, but I do appreciate him sharing all this, as well as the mental health videos he's shared about himself. I'm one of those people who always think that I'm the only one finding life super hard and I'm struggling to do everyday life stuff at times (despite having a great and 'easy' life, really). It's just really a little bit eye-opening to be reminded that other people have their own struggles too and no one is perfect. Not even Dr. Mike. :)
That makes so much sense and I feel the same way. I’m glad he shows that he isn’t a perfect person because obviously no one is but people appear that way often on social media which is kinda sad
It is refreshing to have such a transparent medical professional talk about health. The relationship between weight and cholesterol is also a unique one
When she listed the things that raise your LDL my heart sank ...that's literally my whole diet. I've known I was high risk for a while but man it hurts to look at.
at 33, I found out my LDL was pretty high, but my Triglycerides were over 700. Normal is under 150... That was pretty terrifying, because in conjunction with high LDL that's extreme risk right there. Had to stop eating Kraft Mac n Cheese 5x a week. sad face. (pretty obvious it was gonna cause me problems in retrospect lol) hope you've found a way to adjust things to lower your risk in the last few months :)
hey Devin and Melinda, hope you're both doing well!! I'm really proud of both of you for recognizing the changes you need to make to your diet to stay healthy :D hope you're doing great too, Ulysse :)
I wish you'd bring in a Dietitian (RD/RDN) for a nutrition discussion. They are an often undervalued and overlooked specialist on care teams. They deserve recognition.
That would be really fascinating! I've never consulted one, but have recently begun wondering whether it might be helpful...? Diet planning gets difficult when you have lots of food sensitivities! And unfortunately a lot of the stuff recommended by many basic online sources is just prohibitively expensive? 😬 (Even some of the things Dr Mike was lauding, such as the berries, are waaay outside a low-income budget here)
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 Where I work dieticians are generally best for disease-specific diets, rather than for general nutrition advice. Not to say they can't, cause defo they'd know loads about a normal healthy diet. However nutritionists should be able to help you with that and potentially may be cheaper to consult too :P In general any greens and fruits are great regardless of price. Often expensive stuff like berries, almonds, avocados etc. are touted as superfoods but they're really not necessary for a good, balanced, varied diet. Edit- tbh if you have a ton of food sensitivities a dietician might be better!
@@yhch7338 Intriguing - didn't even know that dietician and nutritionist were 2 different specialities/roles! 😯 I suspect that may say something about how little most of us here in NZ know about either of those health services...? I've never even heard of someone being referred to one, although presumably that must happen for some specifically diet-dependent conditions such as diabetes or morbid obesity...? 🤷🏻♀️
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 In all fairness, it might be used interchangeably in different places, I'm not from NZ so I wouldn't know! Here dieticians are medically trained for "prescribing" a diet, while nutritionists aren't medically recognised being able to "prescribe" diets for specific diseases. However good nutritionists can defo point people in the right direction for a good diet! You're completely right in that dieticians might have key roles in diabetes, morbid obesity etc., cause eating healthy (+/- losing weight) is generally good, potentially curative, for many many conditions.
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 Kia ora, fellow Kiwi here! I guess the main difference between a dietitan and nutritionist is that a dietitian is also trained to work in a medical setting unlike a nutritionist. The thing to be mindful of is that technically anyone can call themselves a nutritionist (e.g. you could do a 3 week online course and say you're a nutritionist), whereas 'dietitian' is a protected term that requires a master's degree. In saying that, a 'registered nutritionist' here in NZ must have a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in nutrition. So if you are seeking dietary advice, look for either a dietitian or registered nutritionist 😊
It's really cool seeing just how much better people feel when their getting the care they need. I lived with undiagnosed fibromyalgia for decades thought I'd always be in pain. The first time I mentioned my pain to my current family medicine doctor she started me on treatment for it and I feel 10 years younger. I finally feel good enough grow the garden I always wanted and I'm gonna plant some black beans for you Doc Mike!
I was shocked to see my cholesterol levels high about a month back and this comes at such a right time for me! I have also changed my diet partly following AHA guidelines. But the fact that you have already lowered your cholesterol by doing these, really makes me believe in what I'm doing and motivates me to continue following the same! 😊✌️
Hey me too! I was totally blindsided by mine, because I’m mostly a vegetarian, and my dad had great cholesterol despite eating red meat almost every day. Curse you butter and coconuts…
Good for you for sharing! People always assume that they are perfectly healthy if they look like they’re in shape or ripped, but like you said, that’s not everything! Things hide on the inside! Glad to hear you’re still mainly healthy, active, and now working on your cholesterol!
Wow, that’s terrifying… this is honestly crazy to hear that even someone like Mike has issues with high cholesterol. It changes the narrative for me a lot. It reinforces my motivation to make extra sure I don’t slack on eating the right foods/taking care of myself since this could this situation could be the case at any weight.
He ate a standard north American diet. I have seen similar good outcomes by going mostly vegan like him, and the best thing is the lowered carbon and ecological footprints. Best thing I ever did!!
@@hayati6374 yes! The SAD is the worst thing ever. Any move toward a veggie based diet is a positive move for health. I personally feel so much better eating plant based as well 😊
Hello Dr. Mike. I just wanted to say... Thank you soooo much 🙏 I've been struggling so hard to break my bad habits amd beat myself up for doing a bad job at it. When someone like you who we all look up to, and feels like somebody who has everything put together (that's what our brain does right), actually comes out and says that they too have a difficulty with discipline and Laziness, it put so much weight of the shoulder. Thank you so much. Feels inspiring to know that we all are the same and can improve step by step to build a healthier lifestyle. ❤️
Thank you for being transparent on this! It’s also proof that you can be a “normal” or “healthy” weight and still have potential issues. And it’s not just about calories, it’s about WHAT those calories are as far as nutrition.
I relate to this soooooo much :( i had the saaaame issue… “looked ok” but felt off… bloodwork comes in… oop my cholesterol (and other health stuff). happy to hear you are progressing! i’m progressing too 😊!
I love it when any health professional shares something like this because I feel like they should be the healthiest person. I have some issues with my teeth and when the dentist told me she has the same issues it made me feel so much better and made me feel like I wasn't being judged
You’re a professional in everything you do Mike, I’m absolutely sure that you’ll make a 180 degree turn for the better and ultimately make your future even healthier! *Stay happy and healthy!*
“Yes yes, nothing beats eating fresh and healthy options like fruits and veggies to be healthy,” I say as I watch this while scarfing a bag of hot Cheetos 😅
I love how he not only shared his experience making it some what relatable and inspiring, but he also gave us tips and tricks on how too deal with high cholesterol if we ever found ourselves in that situation. Truly outstanding.
I am also a medical provider and I’ve had the last year and half take a toll on my personal health. Sometimes life gets in the way of making the best choices. But that is no excuse. Glad to see you sharing your real life problems with your viewers.
@@Tirryna It reminds me of this video I saw one time that was just a compilation of Facebook posts where people were trying to talk about hypocrites but were spelling it Hippocrates lmao.
It’s really cool to see some transparency, I knew nurses and doctors who used to/still smoke til this day but seeing someone to put it simply, who looks jacked and puts on a persona, and comes out and says hey look, numbers don’t lie and I’ve changed a little bit here and there and the numbers keep falling, huge respect for the transparency
I’m 33 years old and I received the same news from my latest blood work. You’re absolutely right when you say weight doesn’t always determine your health status. I’ve always weighed 100-115 pounds but my diet has been poor due to working in the health care field as well. There’s little time to cook a decent meal and when you’re STARVING you want something NOW and most of the time fried foods or red meat is your number one go to. I haven’t had my blood drawn since I got this news but I think I’m making progress. Keep up the hard work!!! I know you can do it!
The moment you realize that your diet is healthier than that of a doctor... Granted, one specific doctor, and he's working on making healthier choices.
I would bet he's not the only one with a worse diet than yours lol. I know a lot of doctors (from my family, my med school teachers, my own doctors, etc) and most of them eat terribly, and take poor care of their health in general. Knowing how you are supposed to eat doesn't mean you follow those recommendations. And doctors routines tend to be super crazy, so it isn't easy to keep healthy habits
One thing people seem to get wrong tho is not all fat is bad. Saturated fat is the unhealthy type of fat but alot of the other fats are good for you provided you don't have excessive amounts.
Most doctors probably have pretty bad diets. They have to deal with a lot of stress and responsibility and most work long hours and often they just eat whatever is around whenever they find the time to eat. Knowing what food is healthy or not really isn't that complicated. The hard part is putting in the time and effort to stick to a healthy diet.
OH MY GOD okay I’m so grateful you talked about this, I’m 23, super skinny & my doctor ordered a cholesterol test for the first time last year, and my LDL was 175 & I FREAKED. Turns out it was my diet, for the exact same reasons you talked about. It’s so important people know that weight =/= cholesterol.
Thank you so much for posting this. As a soon to be FNP and a nurse for 20+ years, it’s so important that we share our struggles with health so people know they aren’t alone with their struggles. 💚
I'll bet you'll find more information sources than you need! Searching for healthy diet, student diet, student food, easy good food, student eat healthy, and so on. Tons. Hope it's going well for you.
Thank you Dr. Mike for being open about your health to all of us. I’m the same age and decided to get my cholesterol checked as well, since I’ve been slacking. My LDL wasn’t as bad as yours but my doctor told me I need to consider lifestyle changes or else it’s medications. 😳 I look up to you, and now in a similar place as you were struggling. Thank you for being such a good role model.
I would want him to give a vid update some time in the future on what foods he ate and how the changes he experienced helped him. Maybe even a dietitians' perspective? I guess it could be invasive because his health is his and no one else's, but his thoughts on before and after a few months could help a lot of other people who watch his YT who are still wary of making those changes regardless of the benefits he experienced already.
@@PRDreams Exactly. In my opinion PALEO has the benefits of both carnivore and vegan, without the drawbacks of carnivore or vegan. Just cut out processed foods. They're bad.
This is such a good message with such comprehensive points. When I was in high school I got really into clinical and applied nutrition because I was ripped as hell but found out through some bloodwork that I was severely nutrient deficient in a lot of micronutrients. The idea that weight and physique really do not indicate heath (and sometimes can in fact indicate the opposite) is such an important point that a lot of people are not taught. This is no fault of anyone's own, it's honestly played up by industries like fitness, film, tv, and especially supplements - that losing weight and/or body fat is the only way to become healthy
Thank you so much for doing this, Dr. Mike! I'm on this journey, too, as my total cholesterol was over 200! I'm trying to make these same changes so I appreciate someone as yourself being open and honest. I'm glad to see that all the changes can worked for you!!
Really love how honest you are in your videos about your own health, makes it easier to be honest with myself about my own health and how I’m slacking with taking care of me! So thank you 😊
Thanks Doctor Mike! I really appreciate you making it a point that weight isn’t always the deciding factor on how healthy you are. I feel like more people need to be aware of their health regardless of what size they are. Also, thank you for being so candid!😊
My parents both work. My dad runs a small business and together they maybe make 32 to 35,000 a year. We buy things that last awhile like rice, frozen veggies we get are like $2. Potatoes, beans, whole chicken, chicken tenders not breaded just like raw chicken tenders. We buy water, milk, my mom buys some fruits she love watermelon and cantaloupe. I love strawberries and pairs. We do eat some red meat but not like steak or anything like that mostly very lean hamburger meat and sometimes pork chops. We spend about $150 a week
Saw a comment from an MD on Reddit stating she took a course during medical school. Prof taught that stress from low income will affect a person on a cellular level, not in a good way. I would love to take that course.
One way: Learn how to cook. Whatever you cook yourself is much needed self-care and always healthier than anything you can buy, no matter the prize, in kitchens you have never seen.
This is so true, my dad had a heart attack in his twenties from nowhere and so they tested my cholesterol at 15 y/o. I was at the time around 100 lbs and living a healthy lifestyle but my LDL was 232 and total cholesterol 332. I’m now 23 and my LDL is looking great, scary to think what would have happened if they didnt catch the familial hypercholestereolemia in time. Great video and I hope you’ll get better!
@@kostiantynyushchak1288 No, I was put on statins right away at 15. My cardiologist says that people with high cholesterol can change their lifestyle and it will help but for people like myself with this mutation it won't be enough and considering what happened with my dad my doctors didn't want to risk anything. My medication is working great, and without it I would def die prematurely.
Increasing plants into our food is always a great plan! I started doing 90% plant based diet to improve my blood work numbers and get to a healthy weight. The numbers got back to normal and the weight is slowly dropping. The energy and mental acuity increase definitely helps me do my martial arts 🥋 classes better and have better endurance! Thanks for sharing Doctor Mike! Really helpful content! Rooting for you! 👏👏👏👏😁
This was great. I never really understood the reason why my doctor wanted me to eat food with fibre in them, but this was a great example of why I should and completely understand the benefits of it now!
fibre helps you poop regularly too... if you don't get enough you'll either being redecorating the toilet bowl or you'll feel like you are passing shards of glass. neither good experiences (especially the latter because if your bowel movements are too dry you can actually cause tears in the rectum, then you got bloody stools and it hurts even more until they heal.). Sadly most people don't consume the recommended amount of fibre (about 30g a day). I was reading on avg most adults consume around 14g.
Eating red meat and processed meats (such as bacon, sausages, etc) on a consistent basis increases someone's risk for developing colon cancer, and increasing more plants into one's diet decreases the risk for colon cancer. Of course, family history and genetics also play an important role, but diet can also have a significant positive or negative impact.
@@phox1515 it's even worse when you're looking at other values... We should be eating about 3-4 times more fibre than we actually do, but have you ever seen the recommended intake of sugar and what the normal adult actually consumes? Recommended is about 24g of sugar (glucose or saccharose) per day. In Germany, the standard adult eats about 70-85g of sugar per day. Even worse in the US. And we're all wondering why we're getting more and more obese... That's the reason I cut out almost all sugar from my diet. I bake with only half the sugar content as indicated in the recipe (works perfectly fine) and I mostly substitute even that with Xylitol or Steviol, which is just as sweet, but not glycemic. Why? Because I love cake, but I don't need it survive, so why pack it full of unnecessary calories I don't need? And I simply can't avoid the sugar in a lot of processed stuff or food that I eat out, so I'm gonna minimize it at home. Now I think it would be a fairly good solution to not sell flour as we do now, but substitute a part of it with cellulose (like 60% flour, 40% cellulose or something). Because cellulose is basically the epitome of fibre, can't be digested by humans and tastes like nothing. And we produce more than enough of it. I always wanted to try this out, but the only cellulose powder you can buy is either laboratory grade (not intended for consumption) or pet food supplement grade (not exactly intended for human consumption). But just think about not only cutting out 80-95% of calories in baked goods from sugar, but also 40% of calories from the flour. That should mean cutting out almost 50% of the calories you're consuming via bread, etc while substantially increasing fibre content.
Love the honesty!! 🙌 I was literally in the same position as you! Thinking "oh I'm young, I work out regularly, I'm healthy." Nope. Labs called me out! Lol. Keep it up! 👏
This Is why mike is so great, his titles always pull you in and are never clickbait plus the fact that even if something is on the heavier side, he always makes it a moment to learn. Glad I discovered your channel mike!!
This was such a nice Wednesday Check-Up. I’m glad you were able to turn around the LDL situation in such a short period of time. When you eat right most of the time, it makes the body feel like an 8-cylinder engine car. I recently discovered a vegetable pasta by Barilla and cassava pasta by Jovial that easily rival wheat flour pasta, minus the bloated feeling. The recipes they have for clean eating online are so creative and look so good! ✨
This is literally how i used to live/eat before the pandemic. Drastically under-eat all day long while working, coming home at 12 - 1 am and picking up mcdonalds on the way cause I was so extremely hungry. Ultra bad for your health but nobody can see how trashy your diet is because you starve yourself all day. Glad you're set to change that.
Glad you got yourself checked out before you had a heart attack at the gym. I had a bad diet during the pandemic. Now, I eat oatmeal every morning, a small lunch, green smoothies (homemade) and home cooked dinner. Also, I learned vegetable oil can cause inflammation, so I only use avocado, olive, and coconut oil. If I eat junk food now, I get a stomach ache. Stay healthy my friend.
Mike: “You don’t need to get blood work all the time.” Me: One step ahead of you boss haven’t gotten my blood tested since I was like 5 I don’t even know what my blood type is
@@homedepot. 12 is so young, wtf. Just chill, you don't need a blood test as a teen (as long as you feel fine or there's no diseases in your family). I got it first tested at 21 bc I didn't feel good. Otherwise you don't need to stress out.
You are Awesome, Dr. Mike! 🙂 As a newly "Retired" RN/RNC of over 40 Years, I would have Loved to work for/with you! You are Exceptionally Inspiring Physician, Who treats his Patients and Staff With Respect, and Kindness! You're also very funny! I Enjoy your You Tube videos very much, Thankyou! 🙂 M.
Dr. Mike, I recently had almost the exact same experience. I hadn't checked my blood work in about 2 years so I thought it was time. My cholesterol was 269, my LDL 166, and my Triglycerides were 310. I am 22 and I'm in really good shape so I was extremely surprised. I work in a cardiologist office for mainly older folks and most patients have better lipid panel results than me 🙃 so for the past month I've tried to improve my diet and make time to exercise more frequently but its hard as a med student
It's so ironic that we are learning to take care of others health, but our routine is so crazy we barely have time to take care of our own health lol Good luck!
@@nicomusikero I know its easier said than done, but don't stress! Just make sure to work closely with your doctor to get them under control as soon as possible, be responsible and take care of yourself 👍
It's so hard to have a healthy lifestyle when you live with other people who don't live that lifestyle. I have to eat what is made and nobody likes the things I make. I have nowhere to exercise and it's also really boring. I can't drive either and live in a rural area. I have no motivation to change either so it's definitely hard. Thanks for sharing Dr. Mike!
You are using TH-cam - there are lots of body weight fitness videos on it that you can do at home in a small space. I have been doing one person's videos for 2 months now 4-5 times per week for 20-45 minutes. I've now added in another personal trainer so I can use the dumbbells I already have.
I don't know how's your neighborhood, but maybe going for walks/runs occasionally could be great (the other reply gave good tips on that too). I also don't know your financial situation/how easy is the access to fruits and vegetables where you live, but buying fruits and veggies and eating them as snacks, deserts etc can help, since you can't have your meals your way because others eat with you, but you can have your own personal snacks, probably Hope I could help
It gets depressing, but any kind of exercise lifts your mood. There’s isotonic exercise that doesn’t take up any more space, but whatever you do, try walking. & you could try growing your own vegetables.
I buy my own food, keep it in it's own place, find time to cook it, and generally don't share it. It takes more will power when those you live with don't eat the same way, but it can be done and it is worth it. I also hate exercising for the sake of exercising so I have an active job instead and I love it!
I don’t know if that’s something realistic for you, but maybe you could offer to make a few meals a week for those who live with you and make it a bit healthier? Another idea is to try to meal prep some food that is better for you (or even just elements of meals, to go with whatever is normally prepared. For example: a chunk of meat was prepared for everyone and served with potatoes at a meal. You prep some vegetables and when it’s time to eat build your plate with more of the veg.). As far as movement goes - working out is not the only way to stay active. Try to think of an activity that requires movement, be it cycling in your neighborhood to see a friend or foraging if there is a forest nearby or building a compost pile and maintaining it or hiking and taking pictures or gardening. The point is just to move, pretty simple. Best of luck to you!
This honestly couldn't have come at a better time. In the past two weeks, I've been pretty sick. And everything you say in this video are the changes I had discovered I need to make based on my research. Thank you for showing us that good health is MORE than just the number on the scale.
Dang Dr Mike.. I'm 46, overweight, diabetic, and have had 3 strokes and my LDL is only 126 LOL Glad you are making changes before anything bad happens.
As someone who has a genetic relationship with high cholesterol thx for saying weight has nothing to do with it! Although I wasn’t overweight I was continually being told to watch my diet. I don’t eat red meat, hate fast food, don’t fry anything, avoid dairy, love fruits, veggies and could live on black beans. My cholesterol was often in excess of 500. I do take medication now and having recently sorted out a chronic low sodium issue am almost at normal. My ldl is still on the high side but not scary high anymore. If you do have a good clean diet be sure to mention that to your doctor if your cholesterol comes back high, and make sure they listen!
Couldn't agree more, the last thing I want to look at online when looking at videos like this educational type video is a sales pitch on a massive corporation such as Walmart. This one definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.
I'm glad you're doing better. This is a very important lesson. I'm overweight, but am active, and eat mostly healthy foods, and am vegan. I don't know what it is now, but a few years ago my LDL cholesterol was 90 something. While weight certainly does matter for our health, it's a huge mistake to think it always goes with certain conditions. I use to know a woman with type 2 diabetes, who was UNDERWEIGHT. She didn't eat much, but what she did eat was mostly garbage.
I appreciate your honesty, so many influences wanna make it seem that skinny means healthy and that's not always the case. Getting checkups is so so important, there are silent illnesses or stuff that cause us harm that we could prevent by changing some of our habits.
@@lisarodriguez6966 carrying significantly more weight than needed is going to make it harder maintain healthly labs longterm. It doesn't even have to be fat. If you are carrying around 40 extra lbs of pure muscle or pure fat or anything in-between in the longterm, your organs are going to stressed more than if you were not carrying that around. Labs are just a snapshot.
I got seriously terrified when you said “ I found out something bad about my health 🥺” Please take care of yourself and stay happy and healthy as you always taught us to be.
I'm 19 and eat well (lots of veg, poultry, fish, rare takeout or red meat consumption) do 2hrs of cardio most days, and had 189 cholesterol on my most recent blood test. Which is terrifying.
Do you have a lot of animal products? I find that I always have too many saturated fat when I try to have more protein. 5-6% of your total calories at most should be from saturated fats. For someone who needs around at least 2500kcal a day, I will then find it difficult to have any sweets or treat (which I often have), because that puts me over the daily limit. Keep in mind, there is also saturated fat in plants so for me about 30% comes from that. What I mean to say is that I think people overestimate how much saturated fat they have on a daily basis.
The wake up call I needed to take charge of my health. I am in a similar situation in regards to body appearance, however my dietary choices during the pandemic have been questionable. I think i needed to see this to now take action. Good job Dr Mike on being a great ambassador for public health and early intervention. Prevention is ALWAYS better than treatment.
This is honestly the best video for anyone on the fence about having a GP or unsure about seeing doctors in general! Extremely humanizing to see a doctor admit to making health mistakes.
As soon as I saw the title of the video, I was like oh man let’s see how this goes. I had my blood work done in August and the results shocked me. I have always had great levels until this last blood reading. So it was nice to see a healthcare professional having the same issues. Thank you Dr Mike for all the great content and willing to share your experiences as well.
There is a lot of discussion in binge eating recovery circles about pairing high fat/high cholesterol inducing foods with high fibre foods. It's great to talk about eating ideally all the time but it can be extremely difficult for folks that use food as an emotional support to just suddenly only eat veggies and beans. Being more realistic about the fact that high fact foods will be consumed and then talking about amounts and pairings can be so much more beneficial. In addition to making sure you eat enough throughout the day to avoid that late night binge on easy access foods because you're suddenly starving.
buying and having healthier foods around is very helpful. so either not buying the stuff that you'll later regret having, or having healthier stuff more accessible to you. Like keeping healthy stuff on your endtable or counter or whatever, or even just in front of the pantry, and the less beneficial stuff harder to get. Or don't buy it from the store and so if you want the junk late at night, you'll have to go out to buy it rather than having it right next to you. Makes it a lot easier to make the healthier choice. also maybe write a note to yourself on the pantry with whatever you think would be beneficial, to make yourself pause, take a breath, and encourage yourself to make a healthier choice. Mindfulness is huge. but all of these make it easier to make a healthier choice without "depriving" or forbidding yourself of having your favorite things.
I intuitively did this when I started to develop a binge eating disorder and I really that it’s what saved me from having life long weight/health issues. In fact, it was when I realized I had an ED and tried to fix it in stupid ways (cutting out carbs, skipping healthy meals and just eating dessert, trying to under eat to correct for a binge) that things started to get bad
Thank you for talking about this! I have I cholesterol and my doctor told me to go on a plant based diet. I really didn’t want to and put it off for the past couple months. Seeing some of the stuff you eat and hearing that I can get Fiber to go bars and stuff to help get some of that extra fiber in, this really helped make this whole thing seem less impossible 😂
I find it really good and inspiring you could say when a medical professional, like yourself, shows some transparency in their health and why. It shows that even people who are trained in medicine, people who look physically healthy can still have bad habits and bad health problems, it kind of opens eyes and teach us something.
Great foods that lower cholesterol are also: • Beans (black, kidney, lentil, etc) • Oats (make sure there is no refined sugar) • Avocado (love me some guacamole) • Green tea (could be breakfast or before you go to bed) • Almonds, hazelnuts, and other nuts (great snack) • Olive Oil (pair it with hummus & a whole wheat wrap)
I love hummus with veggies like carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, and celery. I get in more veggies and fiber & good fats. Steel cut oats are great with some frozen fruit and a splash of milk. Beans are a great way to add fiber and protein to everything from tacos, salads, burritos, chili, soups, etc. Avocados are also easy to add to tacos, salads, burritos, sandwiches, wraps, and as a veggie dip or just whole.
Great advice but seriously, porridge without brown sugar. One needs pleasure in life too. I think it’s more highly processed foods that are the problem.
Green Tea is great occasionally but you really need to make sure not to drink to much of it. It's good for many things in your body but unfortunately high ammounts can be very taxing on your liver.
I got flagged for slightly elevated LDL cholesterol at my last primary appointment. I’m only 25 and never thought this is something I need to be wary of until I was older. This is so helpful! Thanks Dr. Mike!
I've been watching u for 3 years now and definitely been eating better and doing more than just sitting on my phone all day. I really want to thank you.
"Weight is not the single determinant of your health status." Yes! My eating disorder therapist and nutritionist would agree, and say that balance is important when eating... They would say that there is no such thing as 'junk' food, as all food is nutritious--a person just needs a lot of variety of food.
Yes! No junk food, only ultra processed foods. Sugar and fats are nutrients too, just not nutrients we need in huge abundance, but still nutrients that we need!
@Kay as someone who has also struggled with disordered eating, eating unhealthy is better than not eating at all. Is it the best? No. But something is better than nothing when you have disordered eating. My body would much prefer a slice of cake than playing “how many days can I go without eating.”
@@Kay-cp8tg I mean there is no food that has no value at all. There are foods that are *better* for you, but even cake or chips have calories, which your body needs. Now they might not have much else, which is less good.
I recently found myself a primary care physician and I needed a checkup because it had been so long. My cholesterol turned out to be 182. I was told to switch to the Mediterranean diet. It hasn't gone well at all. Thank you so much for this video!
OMG, thank you so much for this video!! All my life I have been super skinny/athletic and everyone would tell me "you can eat whatever you want and never get fat". My response, even as a teen, was that doesn't mean I am healthy, looks don't matter, diet does. You can be skinny/athletic, eat poorly and be unhealthy.
I had a similar talk with my doctor not that long ago-I generally look super-healthy and fit for a guy my age (40s), I can do an enviable amount of cardio and weight lifting, apart from some digestive tract issues I really have no health complaints whatsoever... But my LDL cholesterol fluctuates around 160, and total serum cholesterol usually goes above 250 and that is, apparently, a cause of concern in the long term. I went through quite extensive cardiovascular testing and they couldn't find out anything wrong but in the words of my doctor: "You just keep at it and soon enough we will see something, but then it will be too late..." Now, if I could only get myself to change my dietary habits...
" doctors are notoriously bad patients". I always thought it was a joke. I'm glad you're sharing your health status with us. This is so beneficial for me. Stay healthy and happy 😀
This statement is sad. Difficult to hear.
It’s no joke; I don’t think it’s just doctors though, but anyone with a decent level of medical training. I had a few healthcare workers as patients when I was in EMS and they were often annoying beyond belief…to sum up the issue, they seemed to have an extraordinarily hard time accepting that in that moment, they were the patient and NOT the provider. I remember one MD basically demanding I explain and justify every decision I was making and you just want to tell them to shut up and relax, but…professional ethics 😁
Sure those working hours can't be healthy
It is a big truth too. My dad has a dietary issue,what an irony
Because we as medical stuff in general don't take care of us for several reason.
Either we think we know that we are healthy even though we are not, times don't fit as many work in the time periods other doctor are open so they can't go to doctors in their free time as they are closed, they only care for the health part they work and don't see other areas not doing well and many more reasons.
It's actually funny that we as a medical field are there to tell and help others restore their health yet we don't make it a big deal if it comes to ours
I love how he always admits doctors are the worst patients-
Yeah lol
To the person reading this comment you are awesome & hope you having a great day
My dream is to hit 30K I hope you can help me accomplish my dreams
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Those who take care of others, are often very bad at taking care of themselves 🙄
My grandmother was the best example of this quote. She was a family doctor. And of course she thought that she didn't need a doctor and can cure herself. Long story short she died of lung infection which could have been easily treated on early stage.
my mom was telling me bout how as a nurse she was always preaching healthy lifestyles but in reality she moved out at 16, drank a lot, smoked, worked three jobs and got about 4 hours sleep, ate whatever cheap food she could get last minute and lived in a cheap apartment that was not a good a good environment.
lots of health care professionals don't have the time and resources to be healthy and look after themselves, this is a very real issue
Health care workers have lots of issues, sucks since they do their best to help others while not being able to help themselves. There should be more resources to support our healthcare workers :/
I think that is one of the "risky sites" of a job in the healthcare industry.
U might get a bit unsensitive to "smaller" health stuff, because they see so much big stuff. And they tend to get yeah... Its not directly ignorance. But others are so mich more important to them ans they get this kinda thought of "i am the doctor that wont happen to me"
The same way a police Officer might nicht think that they can get robbed like everyone else.
It's similar to some PE teachers being fat - teaching thing helping to stay fit, don't practice themselves.
Health care workers take a huge hit in health, which only starts with sleep deprivation and the depressing work environment. Work hazard includes higher than average suicide rates, ptsd, and vulnerability to violence from patients, relatives of patients, malpractice suits
There is a “disease” not a real disease, called nurses bladder. Literally nursing staff cannot go to the restroom when they need to.
Also important to note that stress can contribute to increased cholesterol, and since the pandemic healthcare workers have all felt the strain. If you're waking up at 0630 and still working until 2200-midnight, you might consider addressing stress as well. Stay healthy doc x
Other people suffered from stress as well, and many were unemployed, while doctors enjoyed 6 figure salaries.
@@brettknoss486 It's not the suffering Olympics. Everyone is stressed. Healthcare workers (the entire industry) are still feeling the effects of COVID and the stresses it gave. They are leaving the industry in record droves due to burnout
@@brettknoss486 bro acting like being unemployed is harder than working 16 hour shifts
Well in that case I️ just learned that my job (has nothing to do with healthcare but still stressful) is bad for my health ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@Darkcamera45I think it’s equally stressful. Working 16 hr shift is hard on your body and mental health in terms of long hours work, however you don’t have to worry about having a roof over your head, food on the table, and bills paied. On the other hand, being unemployed is also stressful because you’re constantly looking for work and trying to make ends meet. Worrying about being homeless, getting bills paied, and not being able to eat a full healthy meal.
So both are equally stressful in their own way.
It's good to see a real doctor being open and honest about their health. This just goes to show that doctors are real people too and they do make mistakes. I hope the new diet is working for you.
Is he though or is it made up for ad revenue from Walmart?
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@@graeme922 Walmart doctor. Lol
He's prolly lying just to push people to do tests.
My illusion that doctors are aliens is ruined now
Mike why are you giving us all existential paranoia? Now I feel this overwhelming need to get a checkup and bloodwork myself 😂
never thought I'd see my favourite league content creator watching Dr. Mike
not me.
Same
That's literally the opposite of the message of his video. 😒
thats too truu
Doc, you haven't even touched about the link between high cholesterol and stress. My dad is an anesthesiologist, my uncle a cardiologist, my cousin a family physician. All have high LDL's not just due to diet but due to stress. Yes, doctors do make bad patients. I've lived with them and worked for them in their offices and clinics. The primary problem I see among all of them is stress first and next comes bad eating habits. There are countless research papers and textbook chapters that describe this link. Please make a note about this if you ever decided to read my comment and make a video about reducing stress and cholesterol.
Yep! My LDL fell over 30 points with the only change being my stress management.
I have stress levels through the roof, I never thought of this. My doctor had me on a statin, but I was on another med that caused an issue with the statin. I went off the statin, and my doctor stopped checking my cholesterol. My husband's cholesterol levels were always OK, so I think I have the inherited high cholesterol levels and high stress, cause I eat healthier than him. Never thought of the stress link. Thanks!
I agree! My stress level was through the roof during the beginning of covid. I minimized my stress level through yoga, mediation, and just having more fun. My cholesterol is now back to normal without making any changes to my diet. Who knew! Cheers!
God my body must not like cholesterol then, my muscles are so tense from ptsd i cant imagine i dont have stress and lots of it and i used to eat terriible and my doctor was always impressed with how low mt cholestoral
Yes but then he couldn’t make a video plugging in Walmart+‘s subscription service 😂
I'm so grateful to you for sharing this, Dr. Mike. My dad, who was very active and had a very physical job, passed away at 63 last July from a heart attack (completely unexpected, no symptoms beforehand), and I've been struggling with full-on health anxiety since then, worrying that I might have an undiagnosed heart problem or something. I went to a cardiologist, and they did an echo and didn't find anything "of concern", but I've still been really anxious, because I turned 30 in November, and I know I haven't been taking the best care of myself for the past couple of years.
After watching your video, I realized I didn't recall ever having bloodwork done, so I recently had a full lipid profile, and I found out that my total cholesterol is elevated and my LDL is 130. I'm not sure it would have occurred to me (and apparently it didn't occur to any of my doctors) to think about my cholesterol levels yet if you hadn't posted this video...but now I can move forward with a specific plan to eat healthier and take better care of myself.
Also, I just want to say thank you for all that you do in general. You've played a big part in inspiring me to go back to school for another degree--this time in Nursing. I'm almost done with my prerequisities, and I hope to start clinical courses in the fall. I want to be the kind of nurse that you are a doctor--approachable, knowledgable, holistic, and most of all deeply caring about patients.
Thank you again, and God bless!
High levels of stress and incorrect handling of heavy emotions also play a role in it, so please take care of your mental health!
I'm telling you this bc "High cholesterol genes" run in my family so I know firsthand how much they can impact someone's life, but, at the same time, how simple it is to keep your levels under control once you get used to it. To give you an example, grandad always had high LDL levels, however, he was an active person who ate lots of fiber and tiny amounts of fats, he had an excellent quality of life and passed away at 80 yo due to unrelated issues (lung cancer since he smoked for several years), his son (my uncle), on the other hand, is an extremely sedentary person who lives in constant stress. He's currently 55 yo and has already had 3 heart attacks.
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Hmm too early to worry at that age. Arnold Schwarzenegger got heart problem at the same age as his mother does. So.. Be sure to do the exact procedure again once you're around same age your father got heart attack
Sorry for your loss
I lost my dad in 2020 from Covid and he went into cardiac arrest :(
I worry about my health all the time
I also have health issues too
🙏🏻🙏🏻
Sending so much love! Glad you’re on a better track !!
My dad is a cardiologist, and he has a similar lifestyle. He works out early, doesn't eat much of a breakfast, gets whatever salad he can in the hospital cafeteria, and eats a large not super nutritious dinner especially when he and my mom go out. I imagine it's hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle when you're a doctor, especially one who deals with emergencies.
My dad was a surgeon. He used to eat a big bowl of ice cream when he came back from surgery at night. He lived to 88. (His blood work was always fine & no high bp either). He loved his work (and my mom and me). I sure miss him 🧡
It’s hard regardless of profession. To be honest, it’s boring as hell. Nothing is mouth watering about a plum, or a handful of seeds. But, nobody wants to clench their chest hoping someone calls 911 in time. Stay happy and Stay healthy, people.
My mother is a physician, so growing up, I often went with her to work and ate lunch in the cafeteria. The cardiologists often sat together and always had the most (mostly unhealthy) food on their tray. They were known for having the worst diets.
Exactly!! Nurses are notorious for eating bad too. Especially in the current climate they cannot even get a half hour break in a 16 hour shift!
@@MNP208 yes, and at least in the past, many were heavy smokers. My mom was a pediatric nurse (that's how she met my doctor dad) who smoked at least moderately for about 20 years.
As a guy almost your age with higher cholesterol this video really hit home for me. Thanks Dr. Mike!
Go with the army diet. Salads. Every day for 6 days out of the week. No bread. No pasta. Lean meat like steam fish or boiled/grilled chicken with the fat trimmed off. Have a cheat day. And also increase your cardio and exercise. That's how I went from a 195 in 2015 to 125 in under a year. I'm 57 inches
Fuxk ketosis do the Asian eat kilos for rice andd. They are slimest in worlds
You got a like from dr mike wow
@@28ebdh3udnav you can do meat and pasta, just make it whole wheat because it's better fiber and less sugar. White bread is processed with bleaching and sugar so it's not going to be healthy.
@@28ebdh3udnav if you can’t sustain the diet there is no point.
Bruh, that was one of the smoothest transitions into an ad I've seen in a while
Right!! Omg so flawless
EXACTLY WHAT I said
Yo I was confused. The man really said on that note let's talk about Walmart membership 😂😂😂
FR
I lowk didn't even realize at first until he cut to the walmart clip
Dr. Mike: "This was my wake-up call"
Me: How bad can it be? You're a doctor. I'm sure you're good.
Dr. Mike: *unenthusiastic peewoop*
Me: *Panic intensifies*
RIGHT THOUGH🤣
Lol
Same, that told me like “oh boi this is *very* serious, ain’t it”
Right tho?!!!
Where is the peewoop
I’m really glad you drive home the point that weight is not the be all, end all of health. It’s so important, for “thin” people to hear too. My family member who runs marathons just got a similar cholesterol reality check. We were all
shocked bc she’s in such great shape.
Yep, I'm fat and I have very low cholesterol.....
im fat yet my cholesterol tends hover around the low 90s. in fact most of my health problems come from injuries that didnt heal properly
My mom got to a healthier weight for her height recently and she recently had to go on Lipitor for cholesterol. She eats healthy and everything but our genetics are HORRIBLE. I have the same genetic risk so have to be careful with what I eat, having PCOS and insulin resistance isn’t helping either because it’s near impossible to lose weight. I get it checked regularly and keep active, that plus my diet is all I can really do.
Check out Dave Feldman and his work on lean mass hyper responders.
Also may want to look up the topic of heart rate variability, this is one of the greatest indicators of cardiovascular health. Basically its how fast you body can adapt to the work load being demanded of it.
Honestly, Doctor Mike is one of those people I would... "romanticise." In the way that he's one of those people who just seem to have life 100% under control with no struggles whatsoever. You know, eating healthy, working out, famous, happy.
And I don't want to say I am glad that he's having bad blood results, but I do appreciate him sharing all this, as well as the mental health videos he's shared about himself. I'm one of those people who always think that I'm the only one finding life super hard and I'm struggling to do everyday life stuff at times (despite having a great and 'easy' life, really).
It's just really a little bit eye-opening to be reminded that other people have their own struggles too and no one is perfect. Not even Dr. Mike. :)
Saaaaaaaame
That makes so much sense and I feel the same way. I’m glad he shows that he isn’t a perfect person because obviously no one is but people appear that way often on social media which is kinda sad
I would agree but no one really knows YTers life behind the scenes
your pfp is so mouth watering
It is refreshing to have such a transparent medical professional talk about health. The relationship between weight and cholesterol is also a unique one
When she listed the things that raise your LDL my heart sank ...that's literally my whole diet. I've known I was high risk for a while but man it hurts to look at.
Tighten up that diet! We need you on this earth.
at 33, I found out my LDL was pretty high, but my Triglycerides were over 700. Normal is under 150... That was pretty terrifying, because in conjunction with high LDL that's extreme risk right there. Had to stop eating Kraft Mac n Cheese 5x a week. sad face. (pretty obvious it was gonna cause me problems in retrospect lol) hope you've found a way to adjust things to lower your risk in the last few months :)
hey Devin and Melinda, hope you're both doing well!! I'm really proud of both of you for recognizing the changes you need to make to your diet to stay healthy :D hope you're doing great too, Ulysse :)
@@5000chickens with an altered diet and two daily cholesterol medications my levels are all within normal range now. 👍
@@equestrianrosie woo that's good to hear :D congratulations, I'm proud of you :)
I wish you'd bring in a Dietitian (RD/RDN) for a nutrition discussion. They are an often undervalued and overlooked specialist on care teams. They deserve recognition.
That would be really fascinating! I've never consulted one, but have recently begun wondering whether it might be helpful...? Diet planning gets difficult when you have lots of food sensitivities! And unfortunately a lot of the stuff recommended by many basic online sources is just prohibitively expensive? 😬 (Even some of the things Dr Mike was lauding, such as the berries, are waaay outside a low-income budget here)
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 Where I work dieticians are generally best for disease-specific diets, rather than for general nutrition advice. Not to say they can't, cause defo they'd know loads about a normal healthy diet. However nutritionists should be able to help you with that and potentially may be cheaper to consult too :P In general any greens and fruits are great regardless of price. Often expensive stuff like berries, almonds, avocados etc. are touted as superfoods but they're really not necessary for a good, balanced, varied diet.
Edit- tbh if you have a ton of food sensitivities a dietician might be better!
@@yhch7338 Intriguing - didn't even know that dietician and nutritionist were 2 different specialities/roles! 😯 I suspect that may say something about how little most of us here in NZ know about either of those health services...? I've never even heard of someone being referred to one, although presumably that must happen for some specifically diet-dependent conditions such as diabetes or morbid obesity...? 🤷🏻♀️
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 In all fairness, it might be used interchangeably in different places, I'm not from NZ so I wouldn't know! Here dieticians are medically trained for "prescribing" a diet, while nutritionists aren't medically recognised being able to "prescribe" diets for specific diseases. However good nutritionists can defo point people in the right direction for a good diet! You're completely right in that dieticians might have key roles in diabetes, morbid obesity etc., cause eating healthy (+/- losing weight) is generally good, potentially curative, for many many conditions.
@@anna_in_aotearoa3166 Kia ora, fellow Kiwi here! I guess the main difference between a dietitan and nutritionist is that a dietitian is also trained to work in a medical setting unlike a nutritionist. The thing to be mindful of is that technically anyone can call themselves a nutritionist (e.g. you could do a 3 week online course and say you're a nutritionist), whereas 'dietitian' is a protected term that requires a master's degree. In saying that, a 'registered nutritionist' here in NZ must have a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in nutrition. So if you are seeking dietary advice, look for either a dietitian or registered nutritionist 😊
mike: blah blah important topics blah blah medicine blah blah healthy
me: his hair is just so fluffy how does he do that
A hair dryer, mousse and a round brush or vent brush
🤣
@@jlamb2537 what's so funny
@@lisatolliver2866 the comment?
His hair did look extra on point today 👌 👏 😍
That is the saddest peewoop I’ve ever heard
Right, I was kinda sad
Yes
Yeah... When that happens you know something is wrong 😶
Check your Lp(a) and ApoB, Dr Mike, please.
It's really cool seeing just how much better people feel when their getting the care they need. I lived with undiagnosed fibromyalgia for decades thought I'd always be in pain. The first time I mentioned my pain to my current family medicine doctor she started me on treatment for it and I feel 10 years younger. I finally feel good enough grow the garden I always wanted and I'm gonna plant some black beans for you Doc Mike!
May I ask which type of treatment? My friend has fibromyalgia. Thanks
I was shocked to see my cholesterol levels high about a month back and this comes at such a right time for me! I have also changed my diet partly following AHA guidelines. But the fact that you have already lowered your cholesterol by doing these, really makes me believe in what I'm doing and motivates me to continue following the same! 😊✌️
Hey me too! I was totally blindsided by mine, because I’m mostly a vegetarian, and my dad had great cholesterol despite eating red meat almost every day. Curse you butter and coconuts…
Good for you for sharing! People always assume that they are perfectly healthy if they look like they’re in shape or ripped, but like you said, that’s not everything! Things hide on the inside! Glad to hear you’re still mainly healthy, active, and now working on your cholesterol!
Wow, that’s terrifying… this is honestly crazy to hear that even someone like Mike has issues with high cholesterol. It changes the narrative for me a lot. It reinforces my motivation to make extra sure I don’t slack on eating the right foods/taking care of myself since this could this situation could be the case at any weight.
I have high cholesterol too. So does my dad. It runs in the family, I think :/
He ate a standard north American diet. I have seen similar good outcomes by going mostly vegan like him, and the best thing is the lowered carbon and ecological footprints. Best thing I ever did!!
My brother is rail thin. He had a heart attack in his mid 40s because of high cholesterol. You would never think he was at risk.
@@blueflare3848 same, as I get older I really need to make sure I watch it…
@@hayati6374 yes! The SAD is the worst thing ever. Any move toward a veggie based diet is a positive move for health. I personally feel so much better eating plant based as well 😊
Hello Dr. Mike. I just wanted to say... Thank you soooo much 🙏 I've been struggling so hard to break my bad habits amd beat myself up for doing a bad job at it. When someone like you who we all look up to, and feels like somebody who has everything put together (that's what our brain does right), actually comes out and says that they too have a difficulty with discipline and Laziness, it put so much weight of the shoulder.
Thank you so much. Feels inspiring to know that we all are the same and can improve step by step to build a healthier lifestyle. ❤️
Thank you for being transparent on this! It’s also proof that you can be a “normal” or “healthy” weight and still have potential issues. And it’s not just about calories, it’s about WHAT those calories are as far as nutrition.
@Just Some Gen-Z Kid to show that what is perceived as a "normal" or "healthy" weight doesn't necessarily mean you actually are normal and healthy.
repent Jesus christ is coming, repent before it's too late, Jesus loves you ,
@@combsbrushes777 huh
I relate to this soooooo much :( i had the saaaame issue… “looked ok” but felt off… bloodwork comes in… oop my cholesterol (and other health stuff). happy to hear you are progressing! i’m progressing too 😊!
Imagine being so iconic that FREAKING WALMART SPONSORS YOU. I hope you’re doing good man.
I mean come on, just say i have a crush on doctor mike
@@wanmuz8819 I with neither confirm nor deny
Walmart is horrible for the planet and the collective energy. Taking a sponsorship from Walmart is like a celebrity selling their soul to the cabal.
@@ShyMplsMale edit: why is it bad for the environment?
Congratulations on the TH-cam channel and on the Walmart sponsorship. At this rate you may actually pay off your loans while you’re still young.
I love it when any health professional shares something like this because I feel like they should be the healthiest person. I have some issues with my teeth and when the dentist told me she has the same issues it made me feel so much better and made me feel like I wasn't being judged
You’re a professional in everything you do Mike, I’m absolutely sure that you’ll make a 180 degree turn for the better and ultimately make your future even healthier!
*Stay happy and healthy!*
*185 degree turn
@@SonGayku noooooooo
you didn't need to do him like that xDD
My cholesterol was 176 last I checked and I'm obese lol 😆
“Yes yes, nothing beats eating fresh and healthy options like fruits and veggies to be healthy,” I say as I watch this while scarfing a bag of hot Cheetos 😅
I can not and wil not eat fruit and vegetables.
@@Beautiful_Sound_1995
Fruits and vegetables taste good tho lol
@@alyssalouard5899 fruits yes veggies no not really in my opinion, if I’m going to enjoy veggies they need to be flavored with something else
I just got done scarfing down some nachos I just made.
I literally just pulled a Mac & Cheese frozen dinner out of the microwave as I started playing this video. So it goes, I guess 😂
I love how he not only shared his experience making it some what relatable and inspiring, but he also gave us tips and tricks on how too deal with high cholesterol if we ever found ourselves in that situation. Truly outstanding.
I am also a medical provider and I’ve had the last year and half take a toll on my personal health. Sometimes life gets in the way of making the best choices. But that is no excuse. Glad to see you sharing your real life problems with your viewers.
That might be the cleanest Ad I've ever seen, didn't even realise I was watching an ad segment till it was almost over
"Doctors are probably the biggest hypocrites."
They just get confused when they take their hippocratic oath.
That made me wheeze for some reason...lol
@@Tirryna It reminds me of this video I saw one time that was just a compilation of Facebook posts where people were trying to talk about hypocrites but were spelling it Hippocrates lmao.
Yeah they tell me I shouldn't be smoking(yes I know I need to quit) but then I'll see them go across the street and light one up lol.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@bigtonka82 well they know it’s bad and they want only the nest for you. If doctors can’t beat that bad habit you should try
It’s really cool to see some transparency, I knew nurses and doctors who used to/still smoke til this day but seeing someone to put it simply, who looks jacked and puts on a persona, and comes out and says hey look, numbers don’t lie and I’ve changed a little bit here and there and the numbers keep falling, huge respect for the transparency
Now some IG thot is going to photo him chowing a mountain of fast food, lol.
I’m 33 years old and I received the same news from my latest blood work. You’re absolutely right when you say weight doesn’t always determine your health status. I’ve always weighed 100-115 pounds but my diet has been poor due to working in the health care field as well. There’s little time to cook a decent meal and when you’re STARVING you want something NOW and most of the time fried foods or red meat is your number one go to. I haven’t had my blood drawn since I got this news but I think I’m making progress. Keep up the hard work!!! I know you can do it!
The moment you realize that your diet is healthier than that of a doctor...
Granted, one specific doctor, and he's working on making healthier choices.
That is so nicely said 🥺
I would bet he's not the only one with a worse diet than yours lol. I know a lot of doctors (from my family, my med school teachers, my own doctors, etc) and most of them eat terribly, and take poor care of their health in general. Knowing how you are supposed to eat doesn't mean you follow those recommendations. And doctors routines tend to be super crazy, so it isn't easy to keep healthy habits
One thing people seem to get wrong tho is not all fat is bad.
Saturated fat is the unhealthy type of fat but alot of the other fats are good for you provided you don't have excessive amounts.
Most doctors probably have pretty bad diets. They have to deal with a lot of stress and responsibility and most work long hours and often they just eat whatever is around whenever they find the time to eat. Knowing what food is healthy or not really isn't that complicated. The hard part is putting in the time and effort to stick to a healthy diet.
OH MY GOD okay I’m so grateful you talked about this, I’m 23, super skinny & my doctor ordered a cholesterol test for the first time last year, and my LDL was 175 & I FREAKED. Turns out it was my diet, for the exact same reasons you talked about. It’s so important people know that weight =/= cholesterol.
hi just wanted to check, before doing the bloodtest, were u fasting on that day?
Cholesterol is not the enemy of heart
@@wolfbountygameryt1404 👏
@@wolfbountygameryt1404It clogs your arteries and causes heart attacks. Does that sound healthy to you?
If cholesterol was so bad why the body makes it.
Thank you for being so honest about your health. Glad you’re taking care of your cholesterol now so it doesn’t get worse ❤️
Thank you so much for posting this. As a soon to be FNP and a nurse for 20+ years, it’s so important that we share our struggles with health so people know they aren’t alone with their struggles. 💚
“Doctors are notoriously bad patients” truth 🙌
As a senior in college who doesn't have time to cook, this video has made me feel the need to revaluate my diet after the semester.
College really does challenge your body lol, I have a feeling the constant coffee and ramen will catch up to me
Why would you cook in the first place, humans are made to eat raw meat.
you don’t need to cook. eat salad and raw veggies.
I wouldn’t do that because it tastes weird
I'll bet you'll find more information sources than you need! Searching for healthy diet, student diet, student food, easy good food, student eat healthy, and so on. Tons. Hope it's going well for you.
Well this was a startling video. Try to keep healthy Mike ❤️ we need you
Same
Thank you Dr. Mike for being open about your health to all of us. I’m the same age and decided to get my cholesterol checked as well, since I’ve been slacking. My LDL wasn’t as bad as yours but my doctor told me I need to consider lifestyle changes or else it’s medications. 😳 I look up to you, and now in a similar place as you were struggling. Thank you for being such a good role model.
hi just wanted to check, before doing the bloodtest, were u fasting on that day?
Ldl cholesterol isn't bad for you it help boost you immune system
I would want him to give a vid update some time in the future on what foods he ate and how the changes he experienced helped him. Maybe even a dietitians' perspective? I guess it could be invasive because his health is his and no one else's, but his thoughts on before and after a few months could help a lot of other people who watch his YT who are still wary of making those changes regardless of the benefits he experienced already.
going plant based really has a lot of benefits, brother! take care!
Going carnivore has a lot of benefits
Eating a balance diet has a lot of benefits.
naaaah
@@PRDreams
Exactly.
In my opinion PALEO has the benefits of both carnivore and vegan, without the drawbacks of carnivore or vegan.
Just cut out processed foods.
They're bad.
@@warriorson7979 No such things as paleo unless you hunt and gather your own food.
This is such a good message with such comprehensive points. When I was in high school I got really into clinical and applied nutrition because I was ripped as hell but found out through some bloodwork that I was severely nutrient deficient in a lot of micronutrients. The idea that weight and physique really do not indicate heath (and sometimes can in fact indicate the opposite) is such an important point that a lot of people are not taught. This is no fault of anyone's own, it's honestly played up by industries like fitness, film, tv, and especially supplements - that losing weight and/or body fat is the only way to become healthy
Thank you so much for doing this, Dr. Mike! I'm on this journey, too, as my total cholesterol was over 200! I'm trying to make these same changes so I appreciate someone as yourself being open and honest. I'm glad to see that all the changes can worked for you!!
hi just wanted to check, before doing the bloodtest, were u fasting on that day?
Stay Safe yall
To the person reading this comment you are awesome & hope you having a great day
My dream is to hit 30K I hope you can help me accomplish my dreams
u too
@LightningSquad I could've sworn I've seen you comment on another video I watched.
stay safe yall
You, too, Austin!
Really love how honest you are in your videos about your own health, makes it easier to be honest with myself about my own health and how I’m slacking with taking care of me! So thank you 😊
Thanks Doctor Mike! I really appreciate you making it a point that weight isn’t always the deciding factor on how healthy you are. I feel like more people need to be aware of their health regardless of what size they are. Also, thank you for being so candid!😊
Hello..... Christian, how are you doing????
this has 2 be the first doctor I've ever heard say this about their health.props for ur honesty doctor mike👏👏👏
Video suggestion: What happens to a person's cortisol levels when working for low wages and trying to make ends meet?
That would be a very short video though
The health effects of eking out an existence during late stage capitalism would cover it.
Yoga is for free. Thank me later.
My parents both work. My dad runs a small business and together they maybe make 32 to 35,000 a year. We buy things that last awhile like rice, frozen veggies we get are like $2. Potatoes, beans, whole chicken, chicken tenders not breaded just like raw chicken tenders. We buy water, milk, my mom buys some fruits she love watermelon and cantaloupe. I love strawberries and pairs. We do eat some red meat but not like steak or anything like that mostly very lean hamburger meat and sometimes pork chops. We spend about $150 a week
Saw a comment from an MD on Reddit stating she took a course during medical school. Prof taught that stress from low income will affect a person on a cellular level, not in a good way. I would love to take that course.
One way: Learn how to cook. Whatever you cook yourself is much needed self-care and always healthier than anything you can buy, no matter the prize, in kitchens you have never seen.
And then meal prep healthy meals so you don't impulse buy unhealthy and fast foods. Plus you can save money and time.
I think for a lot of people it's not that they can't cook, it's that they simply don't have the time with their lifestyle
It's not always healthier though. You gotta make sure to actually make healthy meals and not just e.g. pancakes with syrup or things like that.
Did anyone notice the shape of Dr. Mike's hand at 6:50? 😂
@@katherinemurphy2762 not sure what you’re trying to say?
This is so true, my dad had a heart attack in his twenties from nowhere and so they tested my cholesterol at 15 y/o. I was at the time around 100 lbs and living a healthy lifestyle but my LDL was 232 and total cholesterol 332. I’m now 23 and my LDL is looking great, scary to think what would have happened if they didnt catch the familial hypercholestereolemia in time. Great video and I hope you’ll get better!
may I ask how you got it down naturally (I assume you are not on meds in your 20s)?
@@kostiantynyushchak1288 No, I was put on statins right away at 15. My cardiologist says that people with high cholesterol can change their lifestyle and it will help but for people like myself with this mutation it won't be enough and considering what happened with my dad my doctors didn't want to risk anything. My medication is working great, and without it I would def die prematurely.
Increasing plants into our food is always a great plan! I started doing 90% plant based diet to improve my blood work numbers and get to a healthy weight. The numbers got back to normal and the weight is slowly dropping. The energy and mental acuity increase definitely helps me do my martial arts 🥋 classes better and have better endurance!
Thanks for sharing Doctor Mike!
Really helpful content!
Rooting for you!
👏👏👏👏😁
This was great. I never really understood the reason why my doctor wanted me to eat food with fibre in them, but this was a great example of why I should and completely understand the benefits of it now!
fibre helps you poop regularly too... if you don't get enough you'll either being redecorating the toilet bowl or you'll feel like you are passing shards of glass. neither good experiences (especially the latter because if your bowel movements are too dry you can actually cause tears in the rectum, then you got bloody stools and it hurts even more until they heal.). Sadly most people don't consume the recommended amount of fibre (about 30g a day). I was reading on avg most adults consume around 14g.
Eating red meat and processed meats (such as bacon, sausages, etc) on a consistent basis increases someone's risk for developing colon cancer, and increasing more plants into one's diet decreases the risk for colon cancer. Of course, family history and genetics also play an important role, but diet can also have a significant positive or negative impact.
@@phox1515 it's even worse when you're looking at other values... We should be eating about 3-4 times more fibre than we actually do, but have you ever seen the recommended intake of sugar and what the normal adult actually consumes? Recommended is about 24g of sugar (glucose or saccharose) per day. In Germany, the standard adult eats about 70-85g of sugar per day. Even worse in the US. And we're all wondering why we're getting more and more obese... That's the reason I cut out almost all sugar from my diet. I bake with only half the sugar content as indicated in the recipe (works perfectly fine) and I mostly substitute even that with Xylitol or Steviol, which is just as sweet, but not glycemic. Why? Because I love cake, but I don't need it survive, so why pack it full of unnecessary calories I don't need?
And I simply can't avoid the sugar in a lot of processed stuff or food that I eat out, so I'm gonna minimize it at home.
Now I think it would be a fairly good solution to not sell flour as we do now, but substitute a part of it with cellulose (like 60% flour, 40% cellulose or something). Because cellulose is basically the epitome of fibre, can't be digested by humans and tastes like nothing. And we produce more than enough of it. I always wanted to try this out, but the only cellulose powder you can buy is either laboratory grade (not intended for consumption) or pet food supplement grade (not exactly intended for human consumption). But just think about not only cutting out 80-95% of calories in baked goods from sugar, but also 40% of calories from the flour. That should mean cutting out almost 50% of the calories you're consuming via bread, etc while substantially increasing fibre content.
Love the honesty!! 🙌 I was literally in the same position as you! Thinking "oh I'm young, I work out regularly, I'm healthy." Nope. Labs called me out! Lol. Keep it up! 👏
This Is why mike is so great, his titles always pull you in and are never clickbait plus the fact that even if something is on the heavier side, he always makes it a moment to learn. Glad I discovered your channel mike!!
Best of luck on the new health Journey, sir. Hit me up if you need some meal prep help.
yoo checkmark with no replies how
(edit) ok nevermind
Needing help with a meal prep is for the brainless. I don’t think dr mike falls in that category.
Possible crossover about making healthy and tasty meals?
whats up checkmark
STOP FOLLOWING ME, YOU ARE SCARING ME!
This was such a nice Wednesday Check-Up. I’m glad you were able to turn around the LDL situation in such a short period of time. When you eat right most of the time, it makes the body feel like an 8-cylinder engine car. I recently discovered a vegetable pasta by Barilla and cassava pasta by Jovial that easily rival wheat flour pasta, minus the bloated feeling. The recipes they have for clean eating online are so creative and look so good! ✨
Oooh, I love cassava. I'm definitely gonna have to check that out! 🤙
@@handsyraccoon8169 yes I highly recommend it! It tastes so good with baked chicken breasts and orange bell peppers with a berry vinaigrette dressing.
This is literally how i used to live/eat before the pandemic. Drastically under-eat all day long while working, coming home at 12 - 1 am and picking up mcdonalds on the way cause I was so extremely hungry. Ultra bad for your health but nobody can see how trashy your diet is because you starve yourself all day. Glad you're set to change that.
Glad you got yourself checked out before you had a heart attack at the gym. I had a bad diet during the pandemic. Now, I eat oatmeal every morning, a small lunch, green smoothies (homemade) and home cooked dinner. Also, I learned vegetable oil can cause inflammation, so I only use avocado, olive, and coconut oil. If I eat junk food now, I get a stomach ache. Stay healthy my friend.
But as shown in this video coconut oil is high in saturated fats
That sponsorship scene was the smoothest transition I've ever seen, lol
100% agree!
It hit hard didn't it
Sympathy for Dr. Mike diminishes suddenly
Lol yeah he did really good on this one. No warning so I didn’t have time to skip it.
Time stamp?
Oh no! At least you're on the right track now. Take your own advice, Mike☝️ ✨Stay happy AND healthy✨
Mike: “You don’t need to get blood work all the time.”
Me: One step ahead of you boss haven’t gotten my blood tested since I was like 5 I don’t even know what my blood type is
Same I have a phobia of blood tests
I’m 15 and I’ve never gotten a blood test😭 most ppl I know got them when they were like 12/13
@@homedepot. 12 is so young, wtf. Just chill, you don't need a blood test as a teen (as long as you feel fine or there's no diseases in your family). I got it first tested at 21 bc I didn't feel good. Otherwise you don't need to stress out.
@@moongirl8807 i started getting blood tests as like a 2yo lmao it honestly seems so weird to me that you think 12yo is young 😯
Hahahahhahahaha
You are Awesome, Dr. Mike! 🙂
As a newly "Retired" RN/RNC of over 40 Years, I would have Loved to work for/with you! You are Exceptionally Inspiring Physician,
Who treats his Patients and Staff
With Respect, and Kindness!
You're also very funny! I Enjoy your You Tube videos very much,
Thankyou! 🙂 M.
Dr. Mike, I recently had almost the exact same experience. I hadn't checked my blood work in about 2 years so I thought it was time. My cholesterol was 269, my LDL 166, and my Triglycerides were 310. I am 22 and I'm in really good shape so I was extremely surprised. I work in a cardiologist office for mainly older folks and most patients have better lipid panel results than me 🙃 so for the past month I've tried to improve my diet and make time to exercise more frequently but its hard as a med student
It's so ironic that we are learning to take care of others health, but our routine is so crazy we barely have time to take care of our own health lol
Good luck!
I have the same situation. I am 21 and my lipid levels are off the roof. I am so scared that I might die early. Pls send help I am so anxious.
@@LenaFerrari pretty ironic for sure lol
@@nicomusikero I know its easier said than done, but don't stress! Just make sure to work closely with your doctor to get them under control as soon as possible, be responsible and take care of yourself 👍
@@edgarloret5584 thanks a lot. I was just afraid that I might die at 40 lol
It's so hard to have a healthy lifestyle when you live with other people who don't live that lifestyle. I have to eat what is made and nobody likes the things I make. I have nowhere to exercise and it's also really boring. I can't drive either and live in a rural area. I have no motivation to change either so it's definitely hard. Thanks for sharing Dr. Mike!
You are using TH-cam - there are lots of body weight fitness videos on it that you can do at home in a small space. I have been doing one person's videos for 2 months now 4-5 times per week for 20-45 minutes. I've now added in another personal trainer so I can use the dumbbells I already have.
I don't know how's your neighborhood, but maybe going for walks/runs occasionally could be great (the other reply gave good tips on that too). I also don't know your financial situation/how easy is the access to fruits and vegetables where you live, but buying fruits and veggies and eating them as snacks, deserts etc can help, since you can't have your meals your way because others eat with you, but you can have your own personal snacks, probably
Hope I could help
It gets depressing, but any kind of exercise lifts your mood. There’s isotonic exercise that doesn’t take up any more space, but whatever you do, try walking. & you could try growing your own vegetables.
I buy my own food, keep it in it's own place, find time to cook it, and generally don't share it. It takes more will power when those you live with don't eat the same way, but it can be done and it is worth it.
I also hate exercising for the sake of exercising so I have an active job instead and I love it!
I don’t know if that’s something realistic for you, but maybe you could offer to make a few meals a week for those who live with you and make it a bit healthier? Another idea is to try to meal prep some food that is better for you (or even just elements of meals, to go with whatever is normally prepared. For example: a chunk of meat was prepared for everyone and served with potatoes at a meal. You prep some vegetables and when it’s time to eat build your plate with more of the veg.).
As far as movement goes - working out is not the only way to stay active. Try to think of an activity that requires movement, be it cycling in your neighborhood to see a friend or foraging if there is a forest nearby or building a compost pile and maintaining it or hiking and taking pictures or gardening. The point is just to move, pretty simple.
Best of luck to you!
This honestly couldn't have come at a better time. In the past two weeks, I've been pretty sick. And everything you say in this video are the changes I had discovered I need to make based on my research. Thank you for showing us that good health is MORE than just the number on the scale.
See a doctor
Man this really makes me appreciate how I eat. I cook everything and drink just water or sparkling water. Love you Doc. Thanks for doing this for us
Dang Dr Mike.. I'm 46, overweight, diabetic, and have had 3 strokes and my LDL is only 126 LOL Glad you are making changes before anything bad happens.
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@@jmsolano0516 this is not funny
@@Lobjtif44
well I’m glad Syd Games can make light about their situation
@Jmsolano05161 That isnt funny really.. How would you feel if that was your situation eh?
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"Guys my LDL cholesterol is dangerously high, THANK GOD FOR WALMART+"
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That ad break gave me a good laugh! 😂
As someone who has a genetic relationship with high cholesterol thx for saying weight has nothing to do with it! Although I wasn’t overweight I was continually being told to watch my diet. I don’t eat red meat, hate fast food, don’t fry anything, avoid dairy, love fruits, veggies and could live on black beans. My cholesterol was often in excess of 500. I do take medication now and having recently sorted out a chronic low sodium issue am almost at normal. My ldl is still on the high side but not scary high anymore. If you do have a good clean diet be sure to mention that to your doctor if your cholesterol comes back high, and make sure they listen!
Wow! My cholesterol is just like yours Mike! It’s been challenging to lower my cholesterol, but I’m gonna give it an honest shot.
Dr Mike: " do check ups it's important"
Me: "how did that man transition from talking about high cholesterol to Walmart membership" I'm still shook
Slickest ad ever!
Couldn't agree more, the last thing I want to look at online when looking at videos like this educational type video is a sales pitch on a massive corporation such as Walmart. This one definitely left a bad taste in my mouth.
Lol, and he used to have thrive ads which left a much better taste...
Definitely felt uncomfortable about the Walmart ad. It's such a problematic company, that hyping it up made me cringe.
This was the saddest “pee-woop” ever.
I love the way he is being honest about the mistakes in his diets. Well done dr Mike 👍
So great of him to reveal he does something literally everyone does and get paid for it. Must be difficult.
I'm glad you're doing better.
This is a very important lesson. I'm overweight, but am active, and eat mostly healthy foods, and am vegan. I don't know what it is now, but a few years ago my LDL cholesterol was 90 something. While weight certainly does matter for our health, it's a huge mistake to think it always goes with certain conditions. I use to know a woman with type 2 diabetes, who was UNDERWEIGHT. She didn't eat much, but what she did eat was mostly garbage.
I appreciate your honesty, so many influences wanna make it seem that skinny means healthy and that's not always the case. Getting checkups is so so important, there are silent illnesses or stuff that cause us harm that we could prevent by changing some of our habits.
“Weight is not the single determinate of your health status” YES!
Or even at all. I've known several people that would've been considered obese yet had awesome lab reports, flexibility and strength.
@@lisarodriguez6966 carrying significantly more weight than needed is going to make it harder maintain healthly labs longterm. It doesn't even have to be fat. If you are carrying around 40 extra lbs of pure muscle or pure fat or anything in-between in the longterm, your organs are going to stressed more than if you were not carrying that around. Labs are just a snapshot.
It's not a free pass to just be fat though lol. I lost 25 lbs in 2 months hooray!
@@ryanblack2986 Congrats!
Say it LOUDER for the doctors in the back!
I got seriously terrified when you said “ I found out something bad about my health 🥺”
Please take care of yourself and stay happy and healthy as you always taught us to be.
I'm 19 and eat well (lots of veg, poultry, fish, rare takeout or red meat consumption) do 2hrs of cardio most days, and had 189 cholesterol on my most recent blood test. Which is terrifying.
Do you have a lot of animal products? I find that I always have too many saturated fat when I try to have more protein. 5-6% of your total calories at most should be from saturated fats. For someone who needs around at least 2500kcal a day, I will then find it difficult to have any sweets or treat (which I often have), because that puts me over the daily limit. Keep in mind, there is also saturated fat in plants so for me about 30% comes from that.
What I mean to say is that I think people overestimate how much saturated fat they have on a daily basis.
You should watch the videos of Dr Ekberg about cholesterol. You will continue with your lifestyle without any worry.
@DE SLOTH good, the more cholesterol you have the longer you will live my friend 👍
@@zyrith9475 Stop giving people health advice, you have no idea what you're talking about.
hi just wanted to check, before doing the bloodtest, were u fasting on that day?
His weak "peawoop" made me really worry, I'm so glad that he is doing better.
Love the transparency. Very informative as always but you also provided solutions and showed the results of it.
The wake up call I needed to take charge of my health. I am in a similar situation in regards to body appearance, however my dietary choices during the pandemic have been questionable. I think i needed to see this to now take action. Good job Dr Mike on being a great ambassador for public health and early intervention. Prevention is ALWAYS better than treatment.
Stay healthy, Dr. Mike! We love you! I always thought that thin meant healthy, but now I know that’s not true! Thank you for all you do! ❤️
This is honestly the best video for anyone on the fence about having a GP or unsure about seeing doctors in general! Extremely humanizing to see a doctor admit to making health mistakes.
As soon as I saw the title of the video, I was like oh man let’s see how this goes. I had my blood work done in August and the results shocked me. I have always had great levels until this last blood reading. So it was nice to see a healthcare professional having the same issues. Thank you Dr Mike for all the great content and willing to share your experiences as well.
There is a lot of discussion in binge eating recovery circles about pairing high fat/high cholesterol inducing foods with high fibre foods. It's great to talk about eating ideally all the time but it can be extremely difficult for folks that use food as an emotional support to just suddenly only eat veggies and beans. Being more realistic about the fact that high fact foods will be consumed and then talking about amounts and pairings can be so much more beneficial. In addition to making sure you eat enough throughout the day to avoid that late night binge on easy access foods because you're suddenly starving.
buying and having healthier foods around is very helpful. so either not buying the stuff that you'll later regret having, or having healthier stuff more accessible to you. Like keeping healthy stuff on your endtable or counter or whatever, or even just in front of the pantry, and the less beneficial stuff harder to get. Or don't buy it from the store and so if you want the junk late at night, you'll have to go out to buy it rather than having it right next to you. Makes it a lot easier to make the healthier choice. also maybe write a note to yourself on the pantry with whatever you think would be beneficial, to make yourself pause, take a breath, and encourage yourself to make a healthier choice. Mindfulness is huge. but all of these make it easier to make a healthier choice without "depriving" or forbidding yourself of having your favorite things.
Facts
I intuitively did this when I started to develop a binge eating disorder and I really that it’s what saved me from having life long weight/health issues. In fact, it was when I realized I had an ED and tried to fix it in stupid ways (cutting out carbs, skipping healthy meals and just eating dessert, trying to under eat to correct for a binge) that things started to get bad
Thank you for talking about this! I have I cholesterol and my doctor told me to go on a plant based diet. I really didn’t want to and put it off for the past couple months. Seeing some of the stuff you eat and hearing that I can get Fiber to go bars and stuff to help get some of that extra fiber in, this really helped make this whole thing seem less impossible 😂
I find it really good and inspiring you could say when a medical professional, like yourself, shows some transparency in their health and why. It shows that even people who are trained in medicine, people who look physically healthy can still have bad habits and bad health problems, it kind of opens eyes and teach us something.
he’s literally the MOST entertaining youtube who helps us learn on the side in each and every video! ❤️💕
He's amazing!
Also Mama Doctor Jones has an amazing TH-cam channel!
Great foods that lower cholesterol are also:
• Beans (black, kidney, lentil, etc)
• Oats (make sure there is no refined sugar)
• Avocado (love me some guacamole)
• Green tea (could be breakfast or before you go to bed)
• Almonds, hazelnuts, and other nuts (great snack)
• Olive Oil (pair it with hummus & a whole wheat wrap)
It’s an avocado…. Thanks!
I love hummus with veggies like carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, and celery. I get in more veggies and fiber & good fats. Steel cut oats are great with some frozen fruit and a splash of milk. Beans are a great way to add fiber and protein to everything from tacos, salads, burritos, chili, soups, etc. Avocados are also easy to add to tacos, salads, burritos, sandwiches, wraps, and as a veggie dip or just whole.
Agree! Agree!
Great advice but seriously, porridge without brown sugar. One needs pleasure in life too. I think it’s more highly processed foods that are the problem.
Green Tea is great occasionally but you really need to make sure not to drink to much of it. It's good for many things in your body but unfortunately high ammounts can be very taxing on your liver.
I got flagged for slightly elevated LDL cholesterol at my last primary appointment. I’m only 25 and never thought this is something I need to be wary of until I was older. This is so helpful! Thanks Dr. Mike!
I've been watching u for 3 years now and definitely been eating better and doing more than just sitting on my phone all day. I really want to thank you.
"Weight is not the single determinant of your health status." Yes! My eating disorder therapist and nutritionist would agree, and say that balance is important when eating... They would say that there is no such thing as 'junk' food, as all food is nutritious--a person just needs a lot of variety of food.
Hard disagree. A bag of chips is not nutritious. Chocolate cake is not nutritious. Balance is important but call the food what it is, junk.
@@Kay-cp8tg True. They might have carbs and maybe some other good nutrients but the high sugar, processed fats and high salt are not good.
Yes! No junk food, only ultra processed foods. Sugar and fats are nutrients too, just not nutrients we need in huge abundance, but still nutrients that we need!
@Kay as someone who has also struggled with disordered eating, eating unhealthy is better than not eating at all. Is it the best? No. But something is better than nothing when you have disordered eating. My body would much prefer a slice of cake than playing “how many days can I go without eating.”
@@Kay-cp8tg I mean there is no food that has no value at all. There are foods that are *better* for you, but even cake or chips have calories, which your body needs. Now they might not have much else, which is less good.
I recently found myself a primary care physician and I needed a checkup because it had been so long. My cholesterol turned out to be 182. I was told to switch to the Mediterranean diet. It hasn't gone well at all. Thank you so much for this video!
OMG, thank you so much for this video!! All my life I have been super skinny/athletic and everyone would tell me "you can eat whatever you want and never get fat". My response, even as a teen, was that doesn't mean I am healthy, looks don't matter, diet does. You can be skinny/athletic, eat poorly and be unhealthy.
I had a similar talk with my doctor not that long ago-I generally look super-healthy and fit for a guy my age (40s), I can do an enviable amount of cardio and weight lifting, apart from some digestive tract issues I really have no health complaints whatsoever... But my LDL cholesterol fluctuates around 160, and total serum cholesterol usually goes above 250 and that is, apparently, a cause of concern in the long term. I went through quite extensive cardiovascular testing and they couldn't find out anything wrong but in the words of my doctor: "You just keep at it and soon enough we will see something, but then it will be too late..." Now, if I could only get myself to change my dietary habits...
What the heck kind of doctor says something so ominous?!?