If cholesterol is so dangerous, why does your liver produce most of it? In this episode, Dr. Karen Chase breaks down what cholesterol actually does in your body: building sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone, creating vitamin D, maintaining brain function, and forming the membrane of every single cell. You'll learn why cholesterol often rises during menopause, after surgery, or during stress—and why that's not random. It's your body adapting. This is the episode that changes how you think about cholesterol.

You've been told your cholesterol is too high. You've been handed a statin prescription. But has anyone explained WHY your cholesterol went up? What it's actually doing in your body? Whether statins truly prevent heart attacks in people like you? In this series introduction, Dr. Karen Chase explains why she created the Statins & Cholesterol Deep Dive - an 8-part series that explores what conventional medicine often doesn't explain. You'll learn what cholesterol actually does, why sugar and insulin resistance drive dysfunction, how menopause affects your numbers, what the statin studies really show, and what supports heart health long-term. This isn't about fear or rebellion. It's about informed decisions based on understanding your biology.

In this episode, Dr. Karen Chase explains why expectations matter in healing, how progress is often misunderstood, and what realistic recovery actually looks like. Through a real patient story, she highlights why looking at the whole picture — not just one symptom — is essential for long-term improvement.

Pain is real — but it’s rarely just physical. In this episode, Dr. Karen Chase explains how the nervous system processes pain, why imaging doesn’t always explain symptoms, and how stress and sleep influence pain levels.

In this episode, Dr. Karen Chase explains how the nervous system affects healing, including stress, fight-or-flight responses, and why relaxation is essential for recovery, sleep, and pain relief.

Healing rarely happens overnight. In this episode, Dr. Karen Chase explains why recovery takes time, how the body adapts to long-term stress and pain, and what realistic progress actually looks like.

In this episode, Dr. Karen Chase explains her integrative approach to healing and why looking beyond symptoms matters. Learn how the body adapts over time, why tests don’t always tell the full story, and what supporting the whole system really means.

In this first episode of Suncoast Whole Health, Dr. Karen Chase introduces the purpose behind the podcast and the philosophy that guides her work. This show isn’t about quick fixes or miracle cures — it’s about helping health and healing make sense.

You’ll learn what “whole health” really means, why symptoms don’t happen in isolation, and how understanding the body as a connected system can change the way you approach pain, stress, and long-term wellness.

This episode sets the foundation for everything that follows.