The Cardiologist Who Stopped Prescribing Statins Explains the Real Cause of Heart Attacks | Dr. Aseem Malhotra - ENCORE

So today we're revisiting one of our most popular episodes of 2025. My conversation with esteemed UK cardiologist Dr. Asim Elhotra, a physician who went from being a top prescriber of statins to one of their most vocal and well-informed critics, a stance that ultimately cost him his job and led to a major legal battle with the media. In this eye-opening conversation, Dr. Malhochra pulls back the curtain on the commercial distortions of scientific evidence that have shaped our understanding of cholesterol and heart disease.

He explains the statistical sleight of hand often used in clinical trials, the data pharmaceutical companies don't want the public to see, and why our decades long obsession with lowering LDL cholesterol may have done more harm than good. This conversation sparks so much engagement, reflection, and change within our community, and it deserves another spotlight. Whether you're revisiting the conversation or hearing it for the first time, we hope it brings you inspiration, insight, and nourishment in this holiday season. So thanks for being part of our podcast family. We'll be back in the new year with brand new episodes we can't wait to share with you.

So welcome back to the podcast. It seems great to have you back in person here in Austin, Texas in my new studio. Yeah. It's so nice to see you again, Mark. I think, yeah, we did.

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