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Dr. Lutz Kraushaar — The Double Check Doc

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Improving the Efficiency of Preventive Lifestyle Change Interventions

Improving the Efficiency of Preventive Lifestyle Change Interventions

Lifestyle change is about beating the paradox of behaving in a self-harming way while knowing the feared consequences. This book explores how to do it

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May 18

Sitting on the Statin Fence? Here’s How to Decide

A lay-friendly audit of the 2026 cholesterol guidelines, and step-by-step guide to shared decision-making with your doctor.

Sitting on the Statin Fence? Here’s How to Decide

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Jun 1

Want to Try Lifestyle Before Statins? Start With Breakfast

An evidence-based Anchor Meal experiment for testing whether food can move the needle on your next lipid panel.

Want to Try Lifestyle Before Statins? Start With Breakfast

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Jun 18

Beyond Statins: The New Lipid-Lowering Ladder Your Doctor May Not Have Time to Explain

From bile acid sequestrants to PCSK9 inhibitors, all lower LDL, but which one is best for you?

Beyond Statins: The New Lipid-Lowering Ladder Your Doctor May Not Have Time to Explain

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Oct 26, 2025

As An Epidemiologist, This Is What Ticks Me Off About Statin Prescriptions

RFK Jr. Might Be Fine With It, But You Shouldn’t. Here Is What You Can Do About It.

As An Epidemiologist, This Is What Ticks Me Off About Statin Prescriptions

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Jul 3, 2025

To Statin Or Not To Statin: What Neither Side Is Telling You

Why the ‘lower is better’ mantra and the ‘cholesterol is harmless’ myth are both incomplete — and how to find your personal truth.

To Statin Or Not To Statin: What Neither Side Is Telling You

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Is Bryan Johnson Drowning in His Fountain of Youth?

How Bryan Johnson’s 100-pill regimen masked potentially fatal organ failure. And how to escape that flaw.

Is Bryan Johnson Drowning in His Fountain of Youth?

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Jul 6

The Menopause Statin Reflex: How to Escape Medicine’s Male-Centric Blind Spot

A five-question risk audit for the woman approaching menopause — and for the man who wants her protected.

The Menopause Statin Reflex: How to Escape Medicine’s Male-Centric Blind Spot

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Apr 29

This Is What We Are Up Against: The Cost of Independent Medical Forensics

With no industrial funding, I am free to hold the pharma-medicine complex to account without interference. But…

This Is What We Are Up Against: The Cost of Independent Medical Forensics

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Apr 27

Your Heart Risk Just Changed — Even If Your Health Didn’t: The 2026 Statin Recalculation

A scientist’s forensic dive into the PREVENT equation, the 2026 guidelines, and what their hidden assumptions mean for you.

Your Heart Risk Just Changed — Even If Your Health Didn’t: The 2026 Statin Recalculation

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Apr 8

If an AI Can Summarize 50 Medical Papers in 10 Seconds, What Do You Need Me For?

The birth of the bionic post and the end of passive reading in health science.

If an AI Can Summarize 50 Medical Papers in 10 Seconds, What Do You Need Me For?

Dr. Lutz Kraushaar — The Double Check Doc

Dr. Lutz Kraushaar — The Double Check Doc

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PhD in Health Sciences, MSc. Exrx & Nutrition, International Author, Researcher in decelerating biological aging. Keynote Speaker and Consultant.

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