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end your
cholesterol confusion
Confused about your cholesterol—and whether you need a statin? Get clear on what your numbers mean and what to do next.
sound familiar?
- You’re in good health but you have “high” cholesterol
- Your doctor wants you on a statin asap
- You’re not able to communicate effectively with your doctor about your cardiovascular risk
- You’re unsure how to interpret your lipid panel, are you at risk?
- You’re worried that your high cholesterol is dangerous
- You’re scared of the long-term side effects associated with cholesterol lowering medication
If this sounds familiar, you’re in the right place. Watch the short video below to hear directly from Dr. Westman.
Course Overview
End Your Cholesterol Confusion is a self-paced program designed to help you understand what your cholesterol numbers actually mean, how to think about your cardiovascular risk, and how to evaluate your options—including medication—so you can make confident, informed decisions about your health.
Course Duration
3 Hours
Course Price
USD $167.00
Course Level
Intermediate
Lifetime Access
Get instant, lifetime access to all course lessons, downloadable resources, and Q&A recordings inside your private student portal. Watch at your own pace, revisit key lessons anytime, and come back whenever you need clarity or a refresher.
you'll learn
- Science-based facts about cholesterol and cardiovascular disease: What it is and how it affects your body.
- How to interpret your lipid panel: So you can have an informed discussion with your doctor about your risk profile.
- Critical risk factors to assess your cardiovascular risk beyond cholesterol: How other lifestyle changes play an important role in reducing your risk.
- How different cholesterol medications work: Do the benefits outweigh the risks for YOU?
- The dietary factors that affect heart health: Choosing the foods that work best for you so you can minimize risk.
- How the current thinking about cholesterol came to be: Why the old paradigm is based on flawed research.
you'll get
Ask your questions in real time and get clear, practical guidance directly from Dr. Westman.
These lessons are the heart of the course. Dr. Westman translates complex physiology into easy-to-understand language so that you can learn effectively and gain valuable knowledge to become a proactive force in your own healthcare. You’ll have lifetime access to your course lessons through your student portal.
Detailed lesson handbooks for each module that summarize the content of every lesson. These handbooks contain key takeaway points to help clarify and solidify the information you will learn in the video lessons.
PDF resources focused on specific topics, such as myths & truths about cholesterol, how and why ketogenic diets are beneficial for heart health, and ways to assess your risk for cardiovascular disease besides cholesterol. (You can download and save each of these—they are yours to keep permanently.)
A compilation of books, videos, websites, and other resources from trusted authorities on select topics you may wish to explore more deeply. One section is intended for the general public, and there’s a section created specifically for medical and allied healthcare professionals. (This suggests resources that are more technical in nature and includes references to key scientific papers relevant to cardiovascular risk, statin drugs, the effects of low-carb diets on heart health, and more.)
All 15 lessons come with complete transcripts that you can use to follow along while you watch the videos, or print out to read at your leisure and refer back to at any time. (Like all the pdf resources that come with the course, you can download and save these—they are yours to keep.)
Meet Dr. Westman
Eric Westman, MD is an internal medicine physician and obesity medicine specialist with over 25 years of clinical experience helping patients improve their health through diet and lifestyle change.
He is the Director of the Keto Medicine Clinic at Duke University, a past president of the Obesity Medicine Association, and a leading researcher in ketogenic diets and therapeutic carbohydrate restriction.
Through his clinical work and research, Dr. Westman has helped thousands of patients address conditions such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and hypertension—often reducing reliance on medications by focusing on nutrition first.
Course Curriculum
Module 1: What is cholesterol?
- Lesson 1: What is cholesterol and what does it do?
- Lesson 2: Where does cholesterol come from?
- Lesson 3: How is cholesterol transported in the body?
- Lesson 4: Spotlight on LDL: not really “bad” cholesterol
Module 2: The Role of Cholesterol in Cardiovascular Disease
- Lesson 1: Cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis
- Lesson 2: The dietary fat–heart disease hypothesis
- Lesson 3: The lipid (LDL-cholesterol)–heart disease hypothesis
- Lesson 4: An evolving paradigm toward metabolic syndrome
Module 3: Assessing and Treating Cardiovascular Risk
- Lesson 1: Assessing cardiovascular risk — looking beyond cholesterol
- Lesson 2: Assessing cardiovascular risk — blood lipid testing
- Lesson 3: Medication treatment to reduce cardiovascular risk
- Lesson 4: Lifestyle change to reduce cardiovascular risk
Module 4: Making The Right Decision for Your Health
- Lesson 1: Should you take a statin?
- Lesson 2: How to talk to your health professional
- Lesson 3: Take-home messages
Is This Course For Me?
If you’ve been told your cholesterol is high and you’re unsure what to do next, this course is for you.
You may be wondering whether you need medication, how serious your numbers really are, or how to make sense of conflicting advice about diet and heart health.
This course will help you understand what your cholesterol numbers actually mean, how to think about your cardiovascular risk, and how to evaluate your options—so you can make informed, confident decisions and have more productive conversations with your doctor.
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