Ford Brewer MD, MPH

Preventive Medicine Physician | Johns Hopkins | At the forefront of helping patients with longevity, metabolic disease, and cardiovascular health

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

I reversed 20 years of artery plaque with a low‑carb diet and lifestyle changes.

You can build a stronger heart on almost any diet, just not the Standard American Diet.

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

The biggest mistake people make with vitamin D is not measuring their levels.

A lot of my patients come to me and say, “Doc, I’m out in the sun all the time. How can I have a deficiency?”

The reality is that sun exposure helps, but it’s not enough for a lot of people.

Roughly 40–50% of adults are walking around with low vitamin D, depending on the population you look at, and low levels are associated with higher cardiometabolic and cardiovascular risk over time.

Test, don’t guess. If you can, check your vitamin D level first and then consider supplementing.

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

Most people who have a first heart attack already had signs of Metabolic Disease

The twist is that many of them were told their overall risk was still ‘low’ or ‘borderline’ just before the event

Test, Don't Guess

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@CaryKelly11 And who’s surprised?

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

@fmfclips Yep. We are finding that intensity matters.

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@Rainmaker1973 I’m really glad to see people questioning the easy button; “treat LDL”. It’s just not that simple & easy. We all wish it were. Doctors and patients relying that hurt people.

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

@DoctorTro Very interesting!

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Diabetes increases the risk of cardiac events by up to four times, yet it is massively ignored and frequently undiagnosed. Meanwhile, everyone is focused on cholesterol. We should not focus only on cholesterol — diabetes, and more accurately metabolic disease, is a major culprit and should not be ignored.

https://t.co/9ULuVSnMgA

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@FCademartiri @drpablocorral I agree. There is no doubt that atherosclerosis is complex, but focusing only on cholesterol while ignoring inflammation has kept us from educating the public accurately and has prevented us from helping millions of people avoid cardiac events.

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@robertlufkinmd @CaryKelly11 Why? I don’t think it’s $$. I think it’s emotional & conceptual inertia. Failure to think. Failure to be open to new evidence.

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

@robertlufkinmd @CaryKelly11 I couldn’t agree more. Wonder why?

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

@fmfclips Intensity is critical. My generation thought it was all about LSD (Long Slow Distance). We were wrong. Yes, there is a place for it. But intensity is critical for aging humans.

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

@ozertayizx @drjasonfung Most “primary prevention of CV disease” really isn't primary. Vascular plaque was already there. And often it was know. “CV disease” is usually vascular disease which has impacted other organs: like heart & brain.

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We were wrong about metabolic disease.

It’s not just “sugar problems.”
It’s inflammatory disease.

Insulin is a growth hormone.
And growth is inflammatory.

Once you understand that,
heart disease and diabetes finally make sense.

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Dr. Casey Means, nominee for Surgeon General, was on our show months ago—and we saw it then: she’s a visionary.

Instead of treating symptoms, she focuses on the root causes of disease—nutrition, environment, metabolic health.

This is the kind of leadership public health needs.

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

some fellow creators at Channel Jumpstart said you might be able to help, thank you in advance

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

Hi @reneritchie we’re reaching out to ask for help. Our channel saw significant growth thanks to the MLA feature, and we invested heavily in building around it. we recently lost it. If there’s any way to help us, we’d greatly appreciate it.

[Ford Brewer MD, MPH @PrevMedHealth]

Hey @YouTube we saw incredible channel growth with the Multilanguage option, reaching millions with life-saving health content. We even hired translators and built a process to ensure accuracy. Recently, we lost that feature. Is there any way we can get it back soon? Thanks!

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The HIDDEN Benefits of Eating Garlic at Night https://t.co/LZ9jpRAhH6 via @YouTube

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Live Longer with Eggs! (even if they are expensive)!: NEW EVIDENCE https://t.co/wDC3XiCBBV via @YouTube