In this episode, Dr. Ravi Kumar uncovers the powerful, misunderstood role of vitamin D in your health—and why nearly half the world is deficient. Far more than a bone vitamin, vitamin D acts as a hormone that regulates over 1,000 genes and plays a role in everything from immune function and mood to metabolism, muscle strength, and even cancer preve…

Episode 5: The Untold Power of Diet and Lifestyle (Cardiovascular Disease: Part 5) In this episode, we uncover why real-world interventions—whole-food diets, metabolic health markers, and the simplest “medicine” of all—walking—outperform any pill in preventing and reversing heart disease. Topics include Ancestral lessons from the Mediterranean, Pan…

Episode 4: Should You Take a Statin? (Cardiovascular Series: Part 4) In this episode, we dive deep into statins—the most widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs—and ask the hard questions: Do they really prevent heart disease? Are the benefits worth the risks? What does the data really say? Topics include: The history of statins and how they w…

In this episode of the Dr. Kumar Discovery Podcast, we dive deep into one of the most controversial questions in human health: Does high LDL cholesterol actually cause heart disease? We explore the historical origins of the cholesterol hypothesis, unpack evidence from traditional societies and modern studies, and challenge the “lower is better” nar…

In this eye-opening second installment of our series on cardiovascular disease, Dr. Ravi Kumar dives deep into the forgotten history and modern science behind one of the most controversial components of our diet: seed oils. We’ll explore how linoleic acid—the dominant fat in seed oils—became a staple in the modern food supply, why its structure mak…

Cardiovascular Disease Part 1: Is Saturated Fat Really the Villain? Description: In this first full episode of The Dr Kumar Discovery, we kick off a multi-part series on cardiovascular disease — a condition that touches nearly every family. Today, we take a critical look at the long-standing belief that saturated fat is the primary driver of heart …

Dr. Kumar Discovery Podcast – Episode Zero Title: Welcome to The Dr Kumar Discovery: A Journey Toward Honest Health 🔔 Subscribe to be notified of new episodes: 👉 https://drkumardiscovery.com/podcast-signup/ Episode Summary Welcome to the very first episode of the Dr. Kumar Discovery Podcast. I’m Dr. Ravi Kumar—board-certified neurosurgeon, father o…