Defiant Health Radio with Dr. William Davis

Why 15-Grams Net Carbs?

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How to reduce triglycerides to 60 mg/dl or less

Here are the easy-to-adopt non-pharmaceutical strategies that you can put to work to keep triglycerides at 60 mg/dl or less, a level that helps you achieve superior metab

The Nasty Little Monster Called Small Dense LDL

While the world focuses on what I call the "kindergarten version" of heart disease causation, i.e., cholesterol, they ignore the REAL cause: small dense LDL particles and

What happens when you keep triglycerides 60 mg/dl or less?

Of the four values provided on any standard cholesterol panel, the triglyceride value reveals the most about your health. Ironically, it is often the value most commonly

An end to heart disease click bait: How heart disease is REALLY caused and managed

You've seen the click-bait headlines: "Take this one supplement and dissolve plaque," or "Eat this one food every day to dissolve plaque." None of this true, any mor

One of the best kept secrets in healthcare: The diameter of your thoracic aorta

Many people have had an echocardiogram, CT heart scan, or other imaging test of their heart or chest during which an enlarged ascending thoracic aorta was identified--but

Smoke inhalation: Cardiovascular risk factor

The recent Canadian wildfires that have caused a thick blanket of smoke to cover the upper Midwest and Northeast is, as reported by the media, a threat to people with lun

Join our upcoming Caribbean Cruise: The New Science Behind Reshaping Your Body

Considering joining us on our Caribbean cruise scheduled for Feb-March, 2027? Here's a conversation between me and JJ Flizanes on what you can expect.  We are packi

Thoracic Aortic Dissection: What To Know

Senator Lindsay Graham recently died unexpectedly from a thoracic aortic dissection, taking the world by surprise.  Is this something you should be concerned about for y

Bacteriocins: Key to surviving the age of antibiotics?

Normally, you should have numerous species of microbes inhabiting your gastrointestinal tract and other body locations that produce bacteriocins, i.e., natural antibiotic

Why is cholesterol testing not dead yet?

Why are we still using 1950s technology to predict and manage risk for heart disease in the form of cholesterol testing? Superior methods have been available for >30 year

Why does curing type 2 diabetes remain a secret?

I find it shocking that, as easy as type 2 diabetes is to reverse,  backed up by even human clinical trials validating this concept, few doctors inform their diabetic pat

How can you know when SIBO is gone?

If you have made efforts to reverse small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, SIBO, how can you know whether you have succeeded? Here are a number of indicators you can use

"I have a 'cheat' day once per week--Is that okay"

If you are trying to eradicate one of the REAL causes of risk for heart disease, small dense LDL particles, is a once-per-week "cheat" day allowable? Can you get away wit

Understand the "Universe" of Small Dense LDL Particles

Why does much of the world cling to the outdated notion that cholesterol is the cause of heart disease and that reducing cholesterol is the solution, even after decades o

Infertility, Miscarriage, Premature delivery: The Crucial Role of Endotoxemia

The evolving science has become overwhelming: Lipopolysaccharide endotoxemia, i.e., the entry of bacterial breakdown products into the bloodstream, is a major driver of m

"Why do I have food intolerances?

Food intolerances are growing and more and more people are unable to eat FODMAPs-containing foods, histamine-containing foods, nightshades, legumes, fructose-containing f

Why Life is Better Without Wheat

If you are given the kindergarten version of a healthy diet, well, you can expect mediocre results at best, disastrous results at worst.  Why not graduate to a higher le

Understanding the Microbiome: Endotoxemia and Translocation

They are somewhat more advanced concepts, but the microbial phenomena of endotoxemia and translocation are proving to be critical processes in initiating or worsening a l

What is gluten and why you should avoid it

Despite my Wheat Belly series of books having been read by millions of people in nearly 40 countries, many people still think that a grain-based diet is healthy. Many als