Dr. Ravi Kumar

After two decades in medicine, I started questioning everything.

Dr. Ravi Kumar is a board-certified neurosurgeon who left the operating room to explore the questions that matter most about your health.

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Every week, I cut through the noise of health headlines and marketing claims to bring you what the research actually says. No dogma, no agenda, just an honest look at the science that shapes how you live, heal, and thrive.

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Episode 51: Lipoprotein(a): Genetic Risk, Seed Oils & 5 Steps to Protect Your Heart

Episode 51 28:39 May 12, 2026

Dr. Ravi Kumar follows up Monday's sneak preview with the full deep dive on lipoprotein(a), or LP(a), the most underdiagnosed cardiovascular risk factor in medicine. He explains why LP(a) is locked into your DNA, why ancestry and menopause shift baseline levels, why high LP(a) was a survival superpower in the ancestral world, and how chronic vessel injury plus oxidized fats from industrial seed oils are the two switches that turn a survival gene into a driver of atherosclerosis. He closes with a 5-step framework, an honest look at apheresis, PCSK9 inhibitors, and the new siRNA drugs slashing LP(a) by 70 to 90%.

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Dr. Ravi Kumar
About Dr. Kumar

A neurosurgeon who started questioning everything

Dr. Ravi Kumar is a board-certified neurosurgeon and assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina. After years in the operating room, a transformative sabbatical in India changed how he saw medicine forever.

Now, through The Dr. Kumar Discovery, he explores the intersection of modern science, traditional wisdom, and the questions most doctors never think to ask.

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"So glad I found this podcast. Dr. Kumar doesn't want you to just mask symptoms, he wants you to understand root causes and help you truly heal. He is the best of both worlds - he shares a wealth of modern medical knowledge, but also empowers the listeners to take personal responsibility for their health."

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"I love this podcast! It's smart and covers the science in very accessible ways. After each episode I feel empowered to make some changes in my life. Thanks, Dr. Kumar!"

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"Dr Kumar's podcasts have been such a great find! As an OR nurse I have worked with neurosurgeons for years. I found the podcasts to be informative, easy to follow and just the right length."

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