E-book · Dr. Olli Sovijärvi, M.D. & Teemu Arina
Biohacker's Cholesterol Guide
Biohacker's Handbook: Special Issue
Cholesterol is the most argued-about number in your blood work, and most of the argument is noise. This is what 211 scientific references actually say: what each marker means, and what changes it.
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If you have ever looked at a lipid panel and not known what to think
- A doctor told you your cholesterol is high and left it there
- You have read that LDL is dangerous, and also that it is not
- Total cholesterol looks fine, but you suspect it is hiding something
- You have been offered a statin and want to understand the decision
- Your triglycerides or CRP came back raised
- You want to know which markers are worth paying for
Every one of them is a chapter in this guide.
What's inside
A reference for reading your own blood work
The Biohacker's Cholesterol Guide clears up the perceptions around cholesterol and gives you a deeper understanding of the values themselves and how to interpret them. If you have ever wondered what to believe in the sea of conflicting information, this is one of the most comprehensive and up to date summaries available.
It is built on more than 200 research sources and articles, primarily large population studies, reviews and meta-analyses published over recent years.
It also covers silent inflammation and insulin sensitivity, and how to shift both by changing how you live.
What it covers
- High cholesterol and atherosclerosis
- Total cholesterol
- HDL cholesterol
- LDL cholesterol and LDL particles
- Triglycerides
- Oxidized LDL
- Lipoprotein (a)
- Apolipoprotein B
- Apolipoprotein A1
- Silent inflammation and its reduction
- Sensitive CRP
- Insulin sensitivity and its improvement
Written to be used, not skimmed
51 pages, laid out so a marker you care about is easy to find again.
- 51
- pages
- 211
- scientific references
- 200
- research sources
- 12
- markers explained
The authors
Written by the people who wrote the Handbook
Written by the two authors of the best-selling Biohacker’s Handbook.
Dr. Olli Sovijärvi, M.D.
One of the pioneers of holistic medicine globally, Olli has worked in more than 50 different clinics and specialises in biohacking, nutrition and holistic healthcare. He has served as an expert for organisations working in health and wellness technology, and now focuses on producing analyses, content and online courses grounded in scientific research. He is the head author of the Biohacker’s Handbook and a co-founder of HOLOLIFE Center.
Teemu Arina
An internationally renowned author, speaker and professional biohacker. In 2015 he received the Leonardo Award for Science, under the patronage of the European Parliament, the German Ministry of Education and Research and UNESCO, in the thematic area "Humanity in Digitization". Teemu is the curator of Biohacker Summit and a co-founder of HOLOLIFE Center, and has given keynotes in the USA, UK, Japan, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
- Written by two named authors
- Grounded in 211 scientific references
- Comprehensive reference material
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Details
- 51 pages
- 211 scientific references
- More than 200 research sources
- Every major lipid marker explained
- E-book format: PDF
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Frequently asked
Questions people ask before buying
My doctor says my cholesterol is fine. Is this still for me?
Yes. Total cholesterol on its own hides a lot, and several of the markers that matter most are not on a standard panel at all. The guide explains which ones are worth measuring and what each of them is telling you.
Is this arguing that cholesterol does not matter?
No. It is not arguing a position at all. It sets out what the research says about each marker, including where the evidence is genuinely contested, so you can read your own results rather than pick a side.
Do I need a medical background to follow it?
No. It is written for people reading their own blood work. The terms are explained as they appear, and the references are there if you want to go to the source.
Was any of this written by AI?
No. Every book we publish is written by named human experts, this one by Dr. Sovijärvi and Teemu Arina, and every claim in it carries an academic reference, 211 of them here. What these books do is popularise scientific research: they make current findings usable without diluting them.
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