Dr. Arash Bereliani | Source | Co-Founder and Cardiologist Expert at B100 Method
Dr. Arash Bereliani
Dr. Arash Bereliani, also known as "Dr. B the Heart Doc", is a world-renowned expert leading the Preventative and Functional Cardiovascular Disease field. He is Board-Certified in Cardiovascular and Internal Medicine. His vision that nobody should die before the age of 100 was the inception of B100. He actively serves as the Medical Director for B100 overseeing the clinical research team and clinical decision making. He has served as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiology at UCLA’s Geffen School of Medicine since 2003. He is also on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s renowned Center of Excellence, where he was recently chosen to lead new technology initiatives for cardiovascular diseases and is the Medical Director at The Beverly Hills Institute of Cardiology and Preventive Medicine.
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High Cholesterol Isn't Always a Cause for Alarm—Here's Why, According to Cardiologists
Typically, any conversation about cholesterol frames it as something to be cautious of. In most contexts, high cholesterol is seen as bad and something to be avoided. There's a good reason for this: High LDL cholesterol can lead to plaque buildup in the arteries, which increases the risk of heart disease.
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Genetics is the cause of high cholesterol in almost all patients with persistently high cholesterol levels. Diet does play some role, of course, but persistently elevated high cholesterol is between 70% and 80% genetics and between 20% and 30% diet and lifestyle.
Some people with high cholesterol levels never get heart disease because they are protected by other genes.
