Why High Cholesterol Is Increasingly Common in Millennials

What do you know about your latest cholesterol levels and how they can change as we get into our 30s and beyond?  In this episode of the YMyHealth podcast, Co-Host Melissa Schenkman discusses the growing concern about high cholesterol among millennials, featuring insights from fellow millennial and South Carolina cardiologist Dr. Garrett Ruth. The conversation covers the importance of understanding your cholesterol levels, the impact of family history, the role of preventive screenings, and the myths surrounding the use of statin medications.

Whether you are a millennial fighting to lower your cholesterol numbers, on the fence about taking statin medications that are seemingly in your future, or simply want to have a better understanding of how your cholesterol affects you in your 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond so that you can practice the best prevention, this is the heart health episode for you! Dr. Ruth encourages you to engage in open discussions with your healthcare providers about cholesterol, including hot topics like testing for the Apolipoprotein B, statins, and calcium score testing, so you can make informed decisions about your heart health now to live your best and healthiest life.

Email us with your questions for Dr. Ruth at [email protected]. We will answer them in our upcoming March listener Q&A episode.

Highlights:

• (00:00) Introduction to Health Challenges for Millennials
• (02:31) Understanding Cholesterol and Its Impact
• (10:43) The Role of Family History in Cholesterol Levels
• (18:01)  Preventive Screenings and Their Importance
• (23:11)  Statins: Myths and Misconceptions
• (30:46) Benefits of Statins and Patient Perspectives
• (36:21)  Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Cholesterol

Links:
Are you a millennial interested in learning more about healthcare issues specifically related to your generation? Start here: https://www.ymyhealth.com/ and follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/ymyhealth_/

Learn more about this episode's guest South Carolina cardiologist, Dr. Garrett Ruth here: https://www.lexmed.com/find-a-doctor/detail/4473/garrett-l-ruth-md

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Thanks again to our sponsor Dr. Sarah Diekman, Director of Diekman Dysautonomia! If you’d like to learn more about our sponsor and her practice that provides care to patients with POTS and Long COVID, go to https://dysautonomiaexpert.com/