07/13/2025
If the LDL target most cardiologists push for is only possible with drugs or by starving yourself on a near-vegan diet, that should tell you something.
It just doesn’t add up—where’s the common sense in that?
If hitting a “healthy” cholesterol level means you need medication or near-starvation, maybe it’s not truly healthy.
Medicine is obsessed with LDL cholesterol, pushing for levels (under 70 mg/dL) that most people can’t reach without drugs—unless they’re malnourished or on extreme diets. In reality, only a handful of people can get there naturally. Shouldn’t that make us question these targets?
If the “optimal” number is only possible with pharmaceuticals or by being unwell, maybe it’s not actually optimal. We’ve started treating lab values as if they’re diseases, losing sight of what really matters: your overall health, not just a number on a blood test.
Cholesterol isn’t poison—it’s essential for hormones, brain function, and cell repair. LDL isn’t the villain; context matters: metabolic health, inflammation, insulin resistance, lifestyle.
If a well-nourished, healthy, active person’s natural LDL is seen as a crisis needing medication, maybe the problem is with the guidelines—not the patient.
Let’s bring some common sense back to medicine.
