How to Banish Your Xanthomas (Naturally)

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1:03And it's sucking up too much cholesterol and triglyceride. And it's in your skin, and it shows up as this yellowish white deposit. Sometimes on the inside of the eyelid right through here, on both sides, or in the palm of the hand, or your elbows, your knees, your Achilles tendon. And that's all very interesting, but what is at the bottom of this? What is really causing this, and how do we get rid of it? But first, let's talk about what we know about Xanthomas. We do know that many times these Xanthomas are associated, they don't say caused by, but they're associated with some type of hereditary lipid disorder. Lipids are fats. So one example would be a familial hyper-cholesterol anemia. And that's a hereditary condition that's passed on by your genes, where you have high cholesterol, which is very resistant to various types of treatment. It's really a problem where you don't have enough receptors in your liver for LDL cholesterol.

2:09And so your body just can't get rid of this cholesterol. So sometimes it'll back up in the skin and show up as these Xanthomas. But it's also associated with various other things that I'm going to talk about too. One being biliminary tract obstruction. What is that? That is a blockage of your bile ducts. And because bile is the primary thing that gets rid of excess cholesterol, you just have excess cholesterol because the bile can't do its job. Then you have another condition called primary bilirory cirrhosis. And this is another condition where we're getting a blockage of the bile. Things are not flowing correctly through the bile ducts. So we're going to have a problem with getting rid of cholesterol. Then we have another condition called colostasis. Now the term stasis means stagnant, it's non-moving. Okay. So the cholesterol is not moving through the body. There's sludge in the bile ducts. And this is actually, I find it's very common in a lot of people. They have this bile sludge that is not allowing the flow of bile.

3:10And they have all sorts of issues with right shoulder pain because of the backup of the system. With inability to digest fats, with discomfort underneath the right rib cage. With an increased risk of being in gallstones, which is a bile salt deficiency. And colostasis, which is this bile sludge, is really kind of like the step that occurs before you get a stone. Because bile helps thin this sludge. And xanthomas are also associated with high A1C and diabetes, which means there's too much glucose in your blood. And so when someone has this xanthoma, xanthoma is unpredictable. But you can flare less with ebglyce. A once monthly treatment for moderate to severe ebglyce. After an initial four-month or longer dosing phase, about four and ten people taking ebglyce, achieved itch relief and glare are almost glare skin at 16 weeks. And most of those people maintain skin that's still more glare at one year with monthly dosing. Ebglyce, LibriKizumap, LBKZ. A 250mg per 2mL injection is a prescription medicine used to treat adults and children 12 years of age and older.

4:13Who weigh at least 88lbs or 40kg with moderate to severe eczema. Also called atopic dermatitis that is not well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin, or topicals, or who cannot use topical therapies. Ebglyce can be used with or without topical corticosteroids. Don't use if you're allergic to ebglyce. Allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. Eye problems can occur. Tell your doctor if you have new or worsening eye problems. You should not receive a live vaccine when treated with ebglyce. Before starting ebglyce, tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. Ask your doctor about ebglyce and visit ebglyce.ly.com or call 1-800-LilyRX or 1-800-545-5979. Okay, it's a little red indicator light letting you know that you have high cholesterol, probably high triglycerides, and probably high LDL, caused by the things I just mentioned. A lot of times people have this idea that if they have high cholesterol or triglycerides in their blood, that means they're consuming more cholesterol fat or triglycerides. When, in fact, this is not always the case. Carbs, sugar, refined carbohydrates convert very easily to triglycerides and cholesterol.

5:20And so your high LDL cholesterol and triglycerides could be coming just because you're consuming too many carbs, not necessarily fat. And on the flip side of that, many times people think that the ketogenic diet is really a high fat diet. When actually the ketogenic diet really means low carb. It doesn't mean necessarily high fat. But of course, when you lower your carbs and you have moderate protein, you end up eating a lot of fat. But to generate ketones, you do it by lowering your carbs. All right, so what can someone do about these anthomas? Okay, I'm going to give you a list of things. The most important thing is to take niacin. In the amount of niacin, I would recommend would be 500 milligrams extended release. And I would take that two to three times a day. By the way, niacin is one of the most potent ways to lower cholesterol in the body, especially the buildup of cholesterol in different parts of the body, as well as reducing the uptake of LDL by the macrophage.

6:22Okay, number two, I would recommend coldine. Okay, coldine is a supplement. Coldine helps to prevent a fatty liver. Colline helps to reduce cholesterol. Number three, cut cup. What is cut cup? It's a very specialized type of bile salt that helps colostasis, which is that stagnant cholesterol in your bile ducts. It helps to flow of cholesterol. It helps reduce cholesterol. It helps the receptors in the liver take on LDL. It helps to lower LDL cholesterol. It does a lot. But what we want is a nice flow of cholesterol out of the liver, so you can get rid of the excess cholesterol. So niacin, coldine, cut cup. Okay, I also recommend consuming huge salads. Okay, like seven to ten cups of salad every single day. And I would also put walnuts on the salad because they're high in the precursor for omega-3 fatty acids, okay, which actually helps lower cholesterol.

7:22And I would also put extra virgin olive oil. With some garlic on there. And that's going to assist in getting rid of some of this cholesterol. Now, the next recommendation is to exercise every day, especially if you have high triglycerides. Those extra triglycerides in your bloodstream can be burned off with using more energy. So we need to add exercise into this. This episode is brought to you by Peloton. Break through the busiest time of year with the brand new Peloton cross training Tread Plus, powered by Peloton IQ. With real-time guidance and endless ways to move, you can personalize your workouts and train with confidence, helping you reach your goals in less time. Let yourself run, lift, sculpt, push, and go. Explore the new Peloton cross training Tread Plus at 1palaton.com. Protocol. All right, the next recommendation is to try to get a good portion of your protein and your fish or seafood, high in omega-3 fatty acids. That will also help.

8:23There's a product that you can get called red yeast rice extract is like a natural version of a statin. It is very powerful in lowering your cholesterol. You may not need it. But if you have a very, very stubborn situation where you can't bring your cholesterol down, that would be something I would investigate and look at implementing as well. Number eight, doing the healthy ketogenic diet with a twist. So you just did a ketogenic diet without adding a lot of fat. Okay, consume fat in this ketogenic plan that normally comes with the protein. Just don't add more fat. Don't add more butter or keto desserts or all these other extra fats. And maybe the fats that you do focus on would be the avocado oil, the olive oil, the omega-3 oils and either cauliflower oil or fish oil or sardines. But this way we can lower the carbs so we don't get this extra conversion of cholesterol being created, especially if you are a diabetic or you have a high A-1C.

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