Cholesterol

[Guest guest]

A quick, simple answer: If you have bad health in one

way or another, do Doc’s program. Or at least take his tonics and

formulas and recipes as needed. A general good way to eat is outlined in

the book Nourishing Traditions by

Sally Fallon, and there is also the best

explanation of the whole subject of cholesterol that I’ve ever seen in

there. It’s quite enlightening.

 

Carole

 

 

 

 

 

Konstantin Freger

[kfreger]

Sunday, January 16, 2005 6:18 PM

herbal remedies

Herbal Remedies - Cholesterol

 

 

 

Hi,

 

I have a very simple question that everybody

probably

knows the answer to. How do you lower bad

cholesterol

naturally? I understand about non-fat, fruit and

vegetable type of diet, but is there a specific

food

or herb that lowers it besides garlic?

 

Thank you

 

 

 

 

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Federal Law

requires that we warn you of the following:

1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire.

2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician

before using any natural remedy.

3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be

your own physician and to

prescribe for your own health.

We are not medical doctors although MDs are

welcome to post here as long as

they behave themselves.

Any opinions put forth by the list members are

exactly that, and any person

following the advice of anyone posting here does

so at their own risk.

It is up to you to educate yourself. By

accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to

be fully responsible for your own health, and hold

the List Owner and members free of any liability.

 

Dr. Ian Shillington

Doctor of Naturopathy

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Garlic - http://www.garlic.mistral.co.uk/cholest.htm

 

Hawthorn - http://www.zhealthinfo.com/hawthorn.htm

 

Others - http://www.motherearthnews.com/natural_health/2001_December_January/Control_Cholesterol

 

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sukhirs

herbal remedies

Saturday, February 18, 2006 12:54 AM

Herbal Remedies - CholesteroL

Hello Dears,Any remedy for Cholesterol. I have total Cholesterol 240. I tried Advicor. But it decreased to 166 after taking medication for 3 Months, then again jumped to 240 after taking medication for 2 Months. I am totally vegetarian(No Egg, No Fish, No Meat). Any remedy if you know, please share with me. I will appreciate for your cooperation.ThanksRaj

[Guest guest]

Is there a way to make this ourselves or is it only available as a

supplement? If it's a food staple in China, there must be a way.

 

 

herbal remedies , David the Beloved

<david_m_20782 wrote:

>

> Mine was 325, after 3 months on Omega 3s and Red Yeast Rice it was

172.

>

> sukhirs <sukhirs wrote: Hello Dears,

> Any remedy for Cholesterol. I have total Cholesterol 240. I tried

> Advicor. But it decreased to 166 after taking medication for 3

Months,

> then again jumped to 240 after taking medication for 2 Months. I

am

> totally vegetarian(No Egg, No Fish, No Meat). Any remedy if you

know,

> please share with me. I will appreciate for your cooperation.

> Thanks

> Raj

>

>

>

Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following:

> 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire.

> 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any

natural remedy.

> 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own

physician and to

> prescribe for your own health.

> We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here

as long as

> they behave themselves.

> Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and

any person

> following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own

risk.

> It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or

products from list members, you are agreeing to

> be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner

and members free of any liability.

>

> Dr. Ian Shillington

> Doctor of Naturopathy

> Dr.IanShillington

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Omega 3's and the red yeast, are those pills or are you talking about a diet including them?

 

Thanks.

 

Peter

 

In a message dated 2/19/2006 4:29:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, david_m_20782 writes:

Mine was 325, after 3 months on Omega 3s and Red Yeast Rice it was 172.

[Guest guest]

The Omega 3s come in softgel, the Red Yeast Rice comes in capsules. I get mine at Vitamin Shoppe. I get the Omega 3s where each softgel contains 300 mg EPA and 200 mg DHA. I take 3 of those in the morning and 3 at bed time. Red Yeast Rice comes in 600 mgs capsules, I take 2 in the morning and 2 at bedtime. plhamel wrote: Omega 3's and the red yeast, are those pills or are you talking about a diet including them? Thanks. Peter In a message dated 2/19/2006 4:29:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, david_m_20782 writes: Mine was 325, after 3 months on Omega 3s and Red Yeast Rice it was 172. David (it means Beloved)There are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.

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The greatest source for Omega 3s is fish (don't confuse fish oil productes with Omega 3s) but you have to eat an awful lot of fish to get the high doses you want. Supplements seem to be the best and cheapest way of getting Omega 3s. I don't remember the details about Red Yeast Rice, but it had something to do with fermenting a type of rice I think. Again, it's probably cheaper as a supplement.never_again_ <never_again_ wrote: Is there a way to make this ourselves or is it only available as a supplement? If it's a food staple in China, there must be a way. herbal remedies , David the Beloved <david_m_20782 wrote: > > Mine was 325, after 3 months on Omega 3s and Red Yeast Rice it was 172. > > sukhirs

<sukhirs wrote: Hello Dears, > Any remedy for Cholesterol. I have total Cholesterol 240. I tried > Advicor. But it decreased to 166 after taking medication for 3 Months, > then again jumped to 240 after taking medication for 2 Months. I am > totally vegetarian(No Egg, No Fish, No Meat). Any remedy if you know, > please share with me. I will appreciate for your cooperation. > Thanks > Raj > > > > > > > > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1.

Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > > >

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Flax seed and flax oil are also excellent sources of Omega 3. http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/T041700.asp

 

7 HEALTH-PROMOTING PROPERTIES OF FLAX

Flax oil, flax seeds, and the omega-3 fatty acids they contain are good for your health. Here are some of the ways flax helps your body. 1. Flax promotes cardiovascular health. The ultra-high levels of omega-3 fatty acids lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Fish oils and algae are also good sources of essential fatty acids. 2. Flax promotes colon health. It has anti-cancer properties and, as a natural lubricant and a rich fiber source, it lowers the risk of constipation. 3. Flax supplements can boost immunity. One study showed that school children supplemented with less than a teaspoon of flax oil a day had fewer and less severe respiratory infections than children not supplemented with flax oil. 4. Flax provides fats that are precursors for brain building. This is especially important at the stage of life when a child's brain grows the fastest, in utero and during infancy. A prudent mom should consider supplementing her diet with a daily tablespoon of flax oil during her pregnancy and while breastfeeding. 5. Flax promotes healthy skin. I have used flax oil as a dietary supplement in my patients who seem to have dry skin or eczema, or whose skin is particularly sun-sensitive. 6. Flax may lessen the severity of diabetes by stabilizing blood-sugar levels. 7. Flax fat can be slimming. Fats high in essential fatty acids, such as flax, increase the body's metabolic rate, helping to burn the excess, unhealthy fats in the body. Eating the right kind of fat gives you a better fighting chance of your body storing the right amount of fats. This is called thermogenesis , a process in which specialized fat cells throughout the body (called brown fat) click into high gear and burn more fat when activated by essential fatty acids, especially gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). I have personally noticed that I crave less fat overall when I get enough of the healthy fats. A daily supplement of omega 3 fatty acids may be an important part of weight control programs.

 

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David the Beloved

herbal remedies

Monday, February 20, 2006 2:50 PM

Re: Herbal Remedies - CholesteroL

The greatest source for Omega 3s is fish (don't confuse fish oil productes with Omega 3s) but you have to eat an awful lot of fish to get the high doses you want. Supplements seem to be the best and cheapest way of getting Omega 3s. I don't remember the details about Red Yeast Rice, but it had something to do with fermenting a type of rice I think. Again, it's probably cheaper as a supplement.never_again_ <never_again_ wrote:

Is there a way to make this ourselves or is it only available as a supplement? If it's a food staple in China, there must be a way.herbal remedies , David the Beloved <david_m_20782 wrote:>> Mine was 325, after 3 months on Omega 3s and Red Yeast Rice it was 172. > > sukhirs <sukhirs wrote: Hello Dears,> Any remedy for Cholesterol. I have total Cholesterol 240. I tried > Advicor. But it decreased to 166 after taking medication for 3 Months, > then again jumped to 240 after taking medication for 2 Months. I am > totally vegetarian(No Egg, No Fish, No Meat). Any remedy if you know, > please share with me. I will appreciate for your cooperation.> Thanks> Raj> > > > > > > > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to> prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington> Doctor of Naturopathy> Dr.IanShillington > > > >

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Hi: This is a recipe that I have been using for many years, my cholesterol is 107 and I do not eat alot of meat, just chicken once in awhile. I had to start eat something, because of food allergies. I take this tincture once or twice a day now. Please follow

the directions below. I took more than I was supposed to have at first and I had an incredible rush. This also good for parasites, arthritis and flu/colds. Be well, Megan GARLIC: Peel and clean 300 grams garlic and mash it (wear rubber gloves.) Pour 300

grams 96% alcohol over the crushed garlic, place in a glass jar and seal. Keep in a cool, dry and dark place. After 10 days, filter it through a sieve and press the remaining garlic thru a linen cloth to remove the remaining juice. Then pour into a glass bottle with a dropper. The rest of the garlic tincture should be stored in a glass container and let stand two more days, then it is ready to use. I use a chief’s knife to mash the garlic. Turn the knife on its side and place it over the clove of

garlic and pound it with your hand or you can use a wooden kitchen mallet to mash. THIS IS AN ANCIENT CHINESE REMEDY GARLIC TINCTURE In ¼ glass of juice, tea or water mix the following amounts: DAY MORNING

NOON EVENING 1 1 2 3 2 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 4 10 11 12 5 13 14 15 6 15 14 13 7 12 11 10 8 9 8 7 9 6 5 4 10 3 2 1 Thereafter, take 25 drops (1/4 tsp.) morning, noon and evening until it is gone. May repeat if needed. INDICATIONS: It rids the organism of all fat deposits and calcifications. It improves the metabolism and keeps the veins elastic. It also helps prevent heart attacks,

hardening of the arteries, sclerosis, angina pectoral, strokes and cancer. It stops Tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and improves vision. Also this garlic tincture is good for arthritis, blood clots, colds and influenza, diabetes, diarrhoea and dysentery, heavy metal poisoning, liver and radiation. It is strong enough to combat even the most stubborn of the infectious viruses that have become resistant to synthetic antibiotics. German and French research chemists have shown that

otherwise hard viruses can easily be vanquished by potent fluidextracts of garlic. sukhirs <sukhirs wrote: Hello Dears,Any remedy for Cholesterol. I have total Cholesterol 240. I tried Advicor. But it decreased to 166 after taking medication for 3 Months, then again jumped to 240 after taking medication for 2 Months. I am totally vegetarian(No Egg, No Fish, No Meat). Any remedy if you know, please share with me. I will appreciate for your cooperation.ThanksRajFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

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Do a fast, whether it be water or juice. That will lower it and then you need to eat a healthy diet,water and exercise Ginamelbeech <Sunny0345 wrote: Does anyone know of anything to lower cholesterol. Mine is 300 and I refuse to take another prescription pill. thank youHave a Happy and Healthy Day, Gina Kopera

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I tok a product called moducare. its marketed mainly for cholesterol and is all natural. I never nticed anything for me with that since I was taking it to regulate my immune system. I have no idea where my cholesterol stands but thought I'd mention it.

 

melisa

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how long do you do the fast for and is that it, just water or juice, nothing else?

 

 

herbal remedies [herbal remedies ] On Behalf Of Gina KoperaSaturday, April 22, 2006 7:31 AMherbal remedies Subject: Re: Herbal Remedies - CHOLESTEROL

 

Do a fast, whether it be water or juice. That will lower it and then you need to eat a healthy diet,water and exercise

 

Ginamelbeech <Sunny0345 wrote:

Does anyone know of anything to lower cholesterol. Mine is 300 and I refuse to take another prescription pill. thank you

Have a Happy and Healthy Day,

Gina Kopera

 

 

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That is up to you. I have gone as long as 37 days. Fasting gets you to the finish line fast but you have to continue with healthy eating, water and exercise, if you return to the old habits that got you there in the first place it will rise again. Gina"Abbas, Jasmine" <jasmine_abbas wrote: how long do you do the fast for and is that it, just water or juice, nothing else? herbal remedies [herbal remedies ] On Behalf Of Gina KoperaSent:

Saturday, April 22, 2006 7:31 AMherbal remedies Subject: Re: Herbal Remedies - CHOLESTEROL Do a fast, whether it be water or juice. That will lower it and then you need to eat a healthy diet,water and exercise Ginamelbeech <Sunny0345 wrote: Does anyone know of anything to lower cholesterol. Mine is 300 and I refuse to take another prescription pill. thank you Have a Happy and Healthy Day, Gina Kopera Blab-away for as little as 1¢/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Messenger with Voice. Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Have a Happy and Healthy Day, Gina Kopera

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My Mom has a seriously high level at 358 and cant seem to keep a good

diet what is the best way to lower her Cholesterol . Very concerned

about her health and would like to offer her suggestions if possible .

I know ginger helps but that s ll I am aware of . Thanks for sharing if

you have any advice Suzy

[Guest guest]

Hi Suzy, I don't know if " French Paradox " would help

her without watching her diet, but it helped me very

much. There are other supplements that supposedly

reduce Cholesterol, but French Paradox does it for me

(and eating mostly vegies).

Ingrid

 

 

--- suzq12003 <suzq12003 wrote:

 

> My Mom has a seriously high level at 358 and cant

> seem to keep a good

> diet what is the best way to lower her Cholesterol .

> Very concerned

> about her health and would like to offer her

> suggestions if possible .

> I know ginger helps but that s ll I am aware of .

> Thanks for sharing if

> you have any advice Suzy

>

>

 

 

 

 

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Suzy the best thing I have done for my high cholesterol is to stop

taking the pills that my doctor gave me and upped my good fats, ie

coconut oil, olive oil, butter <--yes! butter..I will never eat

margarine again, AND organic grass fed animal fats. You should read

about the myths of cholesterol. Big Pharmaceutical is getting rich by

scaring us about cholesterol and the FDA is making sure that we eat

all of the WRONG fats, the one's that do mess with our blood and

bodies. You should read Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions and the

chapter about the myths of cholesterol. Big Pharm keeps us afraid to

the point where most people take a pill even to stop having a period!!

Next thing you know menstruation will be bad for us. And that diet

that the FDA says we should follow will keep Big Pharm richer than

ever.

http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/fats_phony.html <--from Mary

Enig-Westin Price Foundation

http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm <--this is from Dr. Ravnskov's

book. Interesting.

 

, " suzq12003 " <suzq12003

wrote:

>

> My Mom has a seriously high level at 358 and cant seem to keep a good

> diet what is the best way to lower her Cholesterol . Very concerned

> about her health and would like to offer her suggestions if

possible .

> I know ginger helps but that s ll I am aware of . Thanks for sharing

if

> you have any advice Suzy

>

[Guest guest]

You're correct in this one. We have to have fat in

order to burn fat. Butter is a natural fat, coconut

oil, sesame oil, oilve oil are all natural fats. When

you have to add something to make it change it's

structure...like you do with margarine you are

insulting the body and the body will eventually rebel.

 

Jenny Kernan

 

--- kismetsmine <kismetsmine wrote:

 

> Suzy the best thing I have done for my high

> cholesterol is to stop

> taking the pills that my doctor gave me and upped my

> good fats, ie

> coconut oil, olive oil, butter <--yes! butter..I

> will never eat

> margarine again, AND organic grass fed animal fats.

> You should read

> about the myths of cholesterol. Big Pharmaceutical

> is getting rich by

> scaring us about cholesterol and the FDA is making

> sure that we eat

> all of the WRONG fats, the one's that do mess with

> our blood and

> bodies. You should read Sally Fallon's Nourishing

> Traditions and the

> chapter about the myths of cholesterol. Big Pharm

> keeps us afraid to

> the point where most people take a pill even to stop

> having a period!!

> Next thing you know menstruation will be bad for us.

> And that diet

> that the FDA says we should follow will keep Big

> Pharm richer than

> ever.

>

http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/fats_phony.html

> <--from Mary

> Enig-Westin Price Foundation

> http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm <--this is

> from Dr. Ravnskov's

> book. Interesting.

>

> ,

> " suzq12003 " <suzq12003

> wrote:

> >

> > My Mom has a seriously high level at 358 and cant

> seem to keep a good

> > diet what is the best way to lower her Cholesterol

> . Very concerned

> > about her health and would like to offer her

> suggestions if

> possible .

> > I know ginger helps but that s ll I am aware of .

> Thanks for sharing

> if

> > you have any advice Suzy

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

She needs to incorporate any or all: oatmeal, beans, apples, flax oil

capsules (read directions on label), turmeric, guggul capsules.

, " suzq12003 " <suzq12003

wrote:

>

> My Mom has a seriously high level at 358 and cant seem to keep a good

> diet what is the best way to lower her Cholesterol . Very concerned

> about her health and would like to offer her suggestions if

possible .

> I know ginger helps but that s ll I am aware of . Thanks for sharing

if

> you have any advice Suzy

>

[Guest guest]

I've read in a book that cholesterol isn't bad at all. One only needs

an adequate balance in his lifestyle. One of the best alternative is

still to exercise at least 15mmins a day. Try jogging or cycling,

hiking or any activity that will make her sweat. This is also good for

her heart. She also must consider eating fibrous fruits and veggies

which help swipe out excess cholesterol in her body. Citrus fruits are

good example.

[Guest guest]

PS: Heating the butter or oil to frying temperatures changes its

structure. Nobody seems to address that.

, Jenny Kernan

<rainysnana wrote:

>

> You're correct in this one. We have to have fat in

> order to burn fat. Butter is a natural fat, coconut

> oil, sesame oil, oilve oil are all natural fats. When

> you have to add something to make it change it's

> structure...like you do with margarine you are

> insulting the body and the body will eventually rebel.

>

> Jenny Kernan

>

>

[Guest guest]

These are excerps from the book Nourishing Traditions;

" High serum cholesterol leverls often indicate that the body needs

cholesterol to protect itself from high levels of altered, free-

radical-containing fats. Just as a large police forceJust as a large

police force is needed in a locality were crime occurs frequently,

so cholesterol is needed in a poorly nourished body to protect the

individual from a tendency to heart disease and cancer. Blaming

coronary heart disease on cholesterol is like blaming the police for

murder and theft in a high crime area. "

 

My husband's mother is 92 and healthy as horse be but recently her

doctor has begun his required spiel about high-cholesterol so we

researched it and found that especially in older women cholesterol

SHOULD be high. Stupid that doctors have their noses tied to the

drug companies behinds that way! The drug he wanted to give her was

FAR worse than her cholesterol which has always been high. I think a

healthy 92 year old is a testament to the bogus cholesterol theory

the Big Pharm has kept touting like a barker at a county fair. Makes

my blood boil. Why would you suddenly tell a woman who is so healthy

to change at this time of life? It is almost as if they want to kill

them off!

 

Another thing, fats do change when heated higher than 350F but you

don't have to pan fry at such a high temp. I use organic virgin

coconut oil in most everything that I don't use butter or lard for

and also pan fry with it. Ghee which is essentially clarified butter

is gently boiled until all of the moisture is gone from it and it is

a super healthy fat.

[Guest guest]

Dear Kismetsmine,

You are absolutly right, if you research homosystine you will find

the real culpret of heart failure and strokes; this is what I read.

Kind regards, Don Moody nasalbone.

[Guest guest]

Understanding Cholesterol

_http://www.totalhealthdynamics.com/cholesterol.htm_

(http://www.totalhealthdynamics.com/cholesterol.htm)

by Russell J. Martino, Ph.D.

 

Let's clear up the confusion over cholesterol

 

Cholesterol is essential to many life processes.

Cholesterol is so important that it is produced in your body in 2 specific

ways.

 

First, cholesterol is made in the liver and from there is sent into the

blood stream where, ideally, it is absorbed into the cells where it is used.

Cholesterol that is not absorbed by the cells is transported back to the liver

where it is recycled or simply eliminated.

In addition to being made in the liver, every cell in your body can and

frequently does make the cholesterol it needs internally, PLUS every cell in

your body has the ability to grab cholesterol circulating in the blood and

bring

it into the cell for use. Your total blood cholesterol level is determined

in large part by whether your cells make cholesterol internally, or instead

gather the cholesterol they need directly out of your blood.

 

Dietary cholesterol consumption has nothing whatsoever to do with

determining whether your cells produce cholesterol internally or whether they

gather

cholesterol directly from the blood.

Numerous, excellent, doctor-directed studies have repeatedly demonstrated

that even massive changes in the dietary cholesterol consumption, up or down,

have only a minor effect on total cholesterol levels.

 

There are 2 primary ways your cells get the cholesterol they need

 

Either the cells manufacture the needed cholesterol internally and/or . .

the cells send messengers from deep inside the cell to the cell's surface to

grab the needed cholesterol out of the blood and bring it back inside the cell

for use.

 

Keep in mind that the reason there is cholesterol circulating in your blood

in the first place is because cholesterol is made in your liver and sent

cycling through your bloodstream so it's available for the cells to use when

and

if they need it.

 

If your cells primarily manufacture the cholesterol they need internally,

then no cellular messengers are sent to gather cholesterol from the blood and

blood cholesterol levels tend to rise. If instead of manufacturing new

cholesterol inside the cell, the cellular messengers are routinely sent to

gather

cholesterol out of the blood for use in the cell, then blood cholesterol levels

typically remain low.

 

The cells don't care which method is used to get the needed cholesterol BUT

YOU SHOULD because there is a correlation between certain types of elevated

cholesterol levels and heart problems.

 

Much of the confusion over cholesterol has to do with the fact that the

dietary consumption of cholesterol has only a very small effect on determining

total blood cholesterol levels.

This means that trying to control cholesterol by rigorously avoiding all

forms of dietary fat and consuming only low cholesterol foods is a misdirected

and highly inefficient approach to solving the problem.

 

The key to lowering cholesterol is to shift your cells' preference FROM

manufacturing new cholesterol internally TO using cell receptors to gather

cholesterol out of the blood.

 

By gathering cholesterol out of the blood to meet the cells ongoing

cholesterol needs, blood cholesterol typically stays well within healthy levels

and

the important HDL to LDL ratios stay in the healthy range. A specific enzyme

with a long, complicated name controls the manufacture of cholesterol inside

the cells. If that enzyme is active, cholesterol is made inside the cell and

little or no cholesterol is scavenged from the blood.

If the enzyme is NOT ACTIVE, then little if any cholesterol is made inside

the cell and cholesterol is actively harvested directly out of the blood,

which of course lowers the blood cholesterol levels.

Better yet, low density lipoprotein, often considered the **bad

cholesterol** is exactly what the cell is looking for when it gathers

cholesterol from

the blood stream, so only does total cholesterol lower, but the *bad*

cholesterol lowers the most.

 

Popular cholesterol lowering drug works exactly the same way.

Cholesterol lowering drugs inhibit the enzyme that activates cholesterol

production inside the cell. If the cholesterol making enzyme is inhibited, the

cell receptors gather the needed cholesterol directly from the blood, which of

course lowers blood cholesterol levels.

 

When you understand how easy it is to activate the cells that sweep

cholesterol out of the blood, you*ll know the secret of easily establishing and

maintaining normal, healthy blood cholesterol levels.

 

The *secret* is really no secret at all; in fact any medical biochemistry

textbook clearly explains that insulin and glucagon are the two hormones that

regulate the rate of cholesterol synthesis inside the cells.

Insulin activates the enzyme that causes your cells to make cholesterol

internally, which means high levels of insulin stimulate the continuous

production of cholesterol.

Glucagon does exactly the opposite, glucagon inhibits the enzyme that causes

cholesterol production inside your cells, which results in the cell sending

messengers to gather the needed cholesterol directly out of the blood,

thereby reducing blood cholesterol levels.

 

This is not new information; it is well known cellular biochemistry, in

fact it is the EXACT biochemistry that expensive, cholesterol reducing drugs

are

based on.

 

The message is simple . . .

 

when you begin eating in a way that avoids the production of excess insulin

and puts glucagon in the metabolic driver's seat, your blood cholesterol

level will fall effortlessly and you will realize that in the bigger picture,

dietary cholesterol consumption is essentially a non-issue.

 

There are two more pieces to the cholesterol puzzle, the first piece has to

do with understanding the ratio between the *good cholesterol* and the *bad

cholesterol* and the second piece of the puzzle has to do with fully

understanding the effect diet has on cholesterol levels.

 

First the ratios.

 

Cholesterol ratios are simple. As soon as you understand the difference

between LDL and HDL cholesterol, you will understand practically everything.

 

-- Low density lipoproteins, or LDL, are proteins that transport

cholesterol from the liver into the blood, making it available for absorption

into the

cells.

-- Low-density lipoproteins are like trucks, loaded with cholesterol,

bringing it into the blood stream just in case it's needed.

-- Unfortunately, if you eat in a way that causes the constant presence of

excess insulin in your system, these LDL truckloads of cholesterol are not

needed because the cells are making all the cholesterol they need internally.

 

If the cells make all the cholesterol they need internally, that means

low-density lipoproteins are carrying unnecessary, EXCESS cholesterol into your

blood, and this excess cholesterol builds up in the blood, tissues, and

arteries setting the stage for serious health problems.

 

-- High density lipoprotein, or HDL, help eliminate this excess cholesterol

by collecting it from the tissues and arteries and transporting it out of

the blood and back to the liver where it is recycled or disposed of.

-- HDL particles are like the cholesterol clean-up crew. ·

-- HDL particles are the empty trucks sent into the blood stream to load up

all the excess cholesterol that has spilled out and collected in the tissues

and arteries and then transport that excess cholesterol out of the blood.

Clearly, cleaning up excess cholesterol lowers cholesterol levels.

 

LDL is recognized as the *bad* cholesterol because LDL transports

cholesterol into the blood. HDL is considered the *good* cholesterol because

HDL

gathers up excess cholesterol and transports it out of the blood.

 

With this in mind, it's easy to understand the importance of having the

proper ratio of HDL to LDL. If the ratio of LDL to HDL is too high that means

your blood is being loaded with cholesterol faster than the HDL cholesterol

clean-up crew is removing it, which means excess cholesterol is building up

inside the tissues and arteries and that's bad.

 

Doctors have determined that having the proper ratio between HDL and LDL is

a more important predictor of health than the level of total cholesterol.

 

This means that someone with a total cholesterol level of 220 mg/dl and a

good HDL to LDL ratio is in better shape health-wise than someone with a 175

mg/dl cholesterol reading whose LDL level is too high compared to their HDL

level.

 

The two cholesterol ratio standards accepted by most doctors & researchers

today are:

1. Total cholesterol divided by HDL should be below 4; and,

2. LDL divided by HDL should be below 3.

 

There is almost universal agreement in the medical and scientific community

that the further away your cholesterol ratios are from these standards the

greater the risk of developing heart disease.

 

It is INCORRECT to assume that lower and lower cholesterol levels somehow

translate into better health.

-- Research has clearly demonstrated that the **ideal healthy range** for

cholesterol is in the 180 to 200 mg/dl range, and most importantly, with the

proper HDL to LDL ratios.

-- Historically, cholesterol levels over 200 correlate positively with

increased risk of heart disease, and cholesterol levels lower than 180

correlate

positively with almost every serious disease known except heart disease.

 

So far we*ve discovered that insulin stimulates the production of

cholesterol inside the cell thereby eliminating the need for the cell to gather

cholesterol from the blood.

-- Given this, we now know that the key to maintaining normal, healthy

cholesterol levels is to eat in a way that does not result in excess insulin

and

in a way that puts glucagon in the metabolic driver's seat in your body.

-- We*ve also learned that LDL carries cholesterol into the blood and

tissues and that HDL carries cholesterol out of the blood and tissues and that

is

why HDL is known as the *good* cholesterol.

 

Now for the final piece of the cholesterol puzzle - the effect of food on

cholesterol levels.

 

-- While it is true that rigidly enforced, low fat, low cholesterol diets

result in lower total cholesterol and lower LDL, it's also true that these

diets result in a disproportionate drop in HDL levels. In other words, total

cholesterol drops but HDL drops too much in relationship to LDL.

 

-- Research has verified time and time again that higher cholesterol with

good HDL to LDL ratios is overall much healthier than lower total cholesterol

with poor HDL to LDL ratios.

 

-- This means that while low fat, low cholesterol diets may result in lower

total cholesterol, following these diets frequently INCREASES the risk of

heart disease.

 

-- Even though total cholesterol lowers, disease risk increases because the

level of the *good* HDLs that transport cholesterol OUT of the blood drops

too low compared to the drop in LDLs.

 

-- When HDL is too low and LDL is too high it's virtually certain that the

blood is flowing thick with the extra sticky LDL cholesterol and that

cholesterol is building up inside the tissues and arteries.

 

-- We already know that a diet high in carbohydrates stimulates excess

insulin and that insulin causes cholesterol synthesis within the cell and that

means high carbohydrate diets are out as a practical means of trying to control

cholesterol and get optimum, healthy results.

 

We also know that glucagon inhibits the production of cholesterol inside

that cell and stimulates the cell to gather the cholesterol it needs directly

from the blood, which, lowers blood cholesterol and improves the important

HDL/LDL ratio.

 

Now we know that low fat, low cholesterol diets result in lower overall

cholesterol but low fat diets also cause the good HDL cholesterol to drop too

low, and when HDL is too low the risk of disease increases.

 

At this point, the two remaining questions are:

1.What dietary factors put glucagon in the metabolic driver's seat, and

2.What causes HDL to increase?

 

Let's answer the second question first.

-- Several highly controlled research studies have conclusively determined

that a diet low in carbohydrates and higher in naturally occurring fats, like

the fat in milk, cheese, butter, and meat, not only lower total cholesterol,

but result in much healthier HDL to LDL ratios than are attained with diets

low in fat and cholesterol.

 

-- Reducing carbohydrates is vitally important because carbohydrates cause

excess insulin and excess insulin causes most of the problems.

 

-- If you reduce the carbs, you reduce the insulin;

 

-- if you reduce the insulin, you INCREASE the glucagon; and

 

-- if you increase the glucagon you are going to effortlessly burn fat,

lower triglycerides, lower your total cholesterol, and improve your HDL to LDL

ratio. In other words, pull this off and you will literally improve your

health in practically every way measurable.

 

This is quite a turn of events

 

-- For years we've been told eat low fat diets and pile on the carbs because

they are low in fat and provide lots of energy.

-- Clearly the ever-worsening tragedy of serious obesity, diabetes, and

increasing heart disease has proven this advice to be wrong and it's wrong

regardless of who gives it.

-- The new advice is not based on **popular wisdom,** **common knowledge,**

or **opinion.**

 

The new advice is based on a more complete understanding of medical

physiology, cellular biology, and the human endocrine system.

 

-- The new advice has been proven repeatedly in highly controlled,

doctor-directed, scientific studies that have produced real results with real

people.

-- These studies have consistently demonstrated the insulin/glucagon

relationship and proven beyond all doubt that consuming dietary cholesterol has

practically no meaningful effect on blood chemistry when compared to the issue

of

getting your cells to harvest cholesterol directly from your blood instead

of making it internally.

 

The new advice is based entirely on how your body works.

 

We already know that reducing carbohydrates, especially processed

carbohydrates, will result in lower insulin levels.

 

Now for the final question concerning metabolism - How do you put glucagon

securely in the metabolic driver's seat and begin to enjoy the wonderful

health benefits gained from establishing the proper insulin/glucagon balance in

your body.

 

The answer in a word is PROTEIN

 

--- Protein provides significant nutrition without causing a rise in blood

sugar but the key is not just getting protein, the key is getting protein

WITHOUT excess carbohydrates.

--- With or without protein, excess carbohydrates cause a sharp rise in

blood sugar and that produces an insulin response which leads to fat production

and storage, high triglycerides, and increased cholesterol.

--- When you enjoy a delicious protein meal with only minimal carbohydrates

coming primarily from fresh green vegetables or fresh seasonal fruit, you set

up the IDEAL conditions to establish a perfect metabolic relationship

between insulin and glucagon in your system and that is VERY, VERY GOOD!

 

To help clarify the effect food has on the insulin-glucagon relationship,

consider the following facts .

 

--- A normal healthy person has slightly less than one single teaspoon of

glucose circulating in their entire blood stream at any single time.

--- Molecularly, carbohydrates are nothing more than several different kinds

of sugar linked together. Once eaten, these sugars are quickly broken down

into glucose which instantly enters your blood and causes blood sugar to rise

rapidly, just like eating candy does.

--- Since insulin production is the natural, healthy response to lower

rapidly rising blood sugar, it's easy to understand that consuming sugar, or

carbohydrates that quickly break down into sugar, will always result in a quick

rise in insulin.

 

How many carbohydrates does it take to produce an insulin response?

 

--- To answer this, keep in mind that 5 grams of carbohydrate equals

approximately 1 teaspoon of sugar, which is close to the normal amount of sugar

found in the blood.

--- Now, a single can of one of the more well-known brands of soft drinks

lists 39 grams of carbohydrates in the nutrition information panel printed on

the can.

--- Divide 39 total carbohydrate grams by 5 grams per teaspoon and you

quickly discover that this single can of soda water contains nearly 8 teaspoons

of

sugar that will actually enter your blood stream.

--- Since 1 teaspoon of sugar is the normal healthy amount contained in the

blood, 8 times that amount is clearly too much, which means if you drink that

soft drink a quick rise in blood sugar and a quick insulin response to lower

the rising blood sugar is absolutely guaranteed.

 

How high do insulin levels climb in order to reduce rising blood sugar?

 

According to the Textbook of Medical Physiology, insulin secreted to bring

down rising blood sugar rises dramatically within 15 minutes and peaks 2-3

hours later in ranges that are from 10 to 25 times above normal, and insulin

levels remain elevated for hours.

 

Now that you understand that once stimulated, insulin levels stay elevated

for several hours, it's easy to understand how eating sugary foods or high

carbohydrate meals and snacks throughout the day essentially insures that

insulin stays abnormally high all day long and that glucagon is left entirely

out

of the metabolic picture.

 

The key to activating glucagon and putting it in the metabolic driver's seat

is to eat meals with plenty of protein and, ideally, carbohydrates that come

almost entirely from fresh vegetables. Like cholesterol, as long as you

avoid the chemically altered fats that produce dangerous transfatty acids,

dietary fat consumption is essentially a non issue because, much like protein,

natural fat is turned into structural raw material needed for cell growth and

maintenance.

 

Keep in mind that your body contains something on the order of a hundred

trillion cells and each and every one of them is made from and contains both

protein and fat.

 

Not one single cell in your body is made from carbohydrates. Protein and fat

consumption is essential to life, carbohydrate consumption is not.

 

There is not a single disease state associated with a lack of carbohydrates

in the diet. The reason for this is that dietary consumption of

carbohydrates is simply not that important because your body can make all the

glucose it

needs directly from protein and fat.

 

The important point is that in order to keep excess insulin to a minimum and

insure you have enough glucagon in your system, you need meals that contain

protein and that are pointedly low in processed and starchy carbohydrates

like bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, corn and so on.

 

--- Eating in a way that avoids the production of excess insulin is, without

question, the single most important thing you can do to lose weight easily,

keep it off permanently and improve your health literally in every way

measurable.

--- Excess insulin is a serious threat to your health.

--- Excess insulin is your enemy and excess insulin is produced in your body

primarily as a direct result of your food choices.

--- Excess insulin leads to higher triglycerides, higher cholesterol, poor

HDL to LDL ratios, higher blood pressure, excess fat production and storage,

obesity, insulin resistance, and dramatically increased risk for diabetes,

heart disease, and stroke.

---Glucagon is your friend and enjoying protein meals with a minimum of

processed carbohydrates activates glucagon in your system.

 

Glucagon is the hormone that causes you to burn stored body fat for energy.

When glucagon is in the metabolic driver's seat it is amazingly easy to

establish and maintain your ideal healthy body weight ESPECIALLY when you are

getting the essential nutrients.

 

There is an increasing awareness in the medical community that total

cholesterol levels are not as significant a predictor of heart disease as they

once

believed to be as long as HDL and LDL are in proper relationship.

 

--- There is a significant and growing amount of research that shows that

cholesterol does not cause heart disease and the dietary consumption of foods

containing cholesterol has only a minor effect in determining total

cholesterol levels.

 

 

RELEVENT LINKS

 

 

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Cholesterol & Homocysteine

Elevated homocysteine was identified over 40 years ago as a better indicator

of heart disease than high cholesterol. BUT the medical community took a

U-Turn and stayed with the high cholesterol theory. There are several books and

articles on this website that discuss (elevated) homocysteine, how it affects

your heart health and how to regulate homocysteine.

_http://www.freewebs.com/stopped_our_statins/cholesterolhomocysteine.htm_

(http://www.freewebs.com/stopped_our_statins/cholesterolhomocysteine.htm)

 

Cholesterol Levels & Cardiovascular Disease

By Duane Graveline, MD MPH ~ Despite the glowing reports statin drugs

receive in the press for their risk reduction in stroke and heart attack,

strong

evidence exists that they do so independently of cholesterol manipulation

despite the past 35 years of vilification of this substance. **Most studies

have

shown cholesterol not to be a significant risk factor for women. Additionally

the elderly are protected just as much as younger individuals, although all

studies have shown that cholesterol is only a weak risk factor, if at all, for

men older than fifty.** Read more.....

_http://www.spacedoc.net/cholesterol.html_

(http://www.spacedoc.net/cholesterol.html)

 

Cholesterol and Heart Disease-- A Phony Issue

_http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/fats_phony.html_

(http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/fats_phony.html)

 

Cholesterol is Needed to Help Your Brain Cells Communicate

Cholesterol in your brain is key to the cell connections needed for memory

and learning.Past research has suggested that brain *support cells* known as

glial cells produce a substance that allows the brain's nerve cells, or

neurons, to communicate. Thus the availability of cholesterol appears to limit

synapse development.

_http://www.mercola.com/2001/nov/24/cholesterol.htm_

(http://www.mercola.com/2001/nov/24/cholesterol.htm)

 

Cholesterol:

Many Links to Primary Articles including ones from What Doctors Don't Tell

You

_http://www.healthy.net/scr/condition.asp?ConditionId=71_ (http:

//www.healthy.net/scr/condition.asp?ConditionId=71)

 

Homocysteine Reduction - How Much Is Safe?

Both cardiovascular and Alzheimer's disease have now been linked to the

accumulation of a toxic amino acid called homocysteine.People with elevated

homocysteine levels are more likely to have strokes, Alzheimer's disease and

dementia, kidney disease, diseases of the eye, erectile dysfunction, and,

especially, heart disease (De Bree A et al 2002).Homocysteine level is affected

by a

number of influences, including lifestyle, dietary choices, and genetics. As

we age, our ability to absorb nutrients decreases. As a result, less of the

important B vitamins are available to help metabolize homocysteine.

Homocysteine level is also increased by certain pharmaceuticals, an aging

metabolism,

smoking, drinking too much alcohol or coffee, lack of exercise, obesity, and

stress.Advocate relatively low homocysteine levels to help lower risk of

disease.more

_http://www.lef.org/protocols/heart_circulatory/homocysteine_reduction_01.htm_

 

(http://www.lef.org/protocols/heart_circulatory/homocysteine_reduction_01.htm)

 

Is atherosclerosis caused by high cholesterol?

By Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD ~ The role of LDL-cholesterol for atherosclerosis

growth has been exaggerated, a finding with consequences for the prevention

of cardiovascular disease.

_http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/95/6/397?ijkey=/Uh9j66HOHg.Y

_

(http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/95/6/397?ijkey=/Uh9j66HOHg.Y)

..

 

THE TRUTH ABOUT CHOLESTEROL

By Dr. James Howenstine, MD. Cholesterol is a vital substance needed in

every cell of the body as it is the chemical precursor from which the body

produces bile acids, provitamin D3, male and female sex hormones, and adrenal

hormones (hydrocortisone and aldosterone that regulates sodium and potassium

balance). Cholesterol is needed to construct the important membranes which

surround cells.Cholesterol Is Not A Major Cause Of Arterial Disease. High

cholesterol values protect against infection.

_http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james23.htm_

(http://www.newswithviews.com/Howenstine/james23.htm)

 

THINCS [The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics]

A steadily growing group of scientists, physicians, other academicians and

science writers from various countries, representing different views about the

causation of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Scientific evidence

in support of the cholesterol campaign is non-existent. Members of this

group represent different views about the causation of atherosclerosis and

cardiovascular disease, some of them are in conflict with others, but this is a

normal part of science. What we all oppose is that animal fat and high

cholesterol play a role

_http://www.thincs.org/_ (http://www.thincs.org/)

 

The Benefits Of High Cholesterol

By Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD ~ People with high cholesterol live the longest.

High Cholesterol Protects Against Infection. Is Atherosclerosis an Infectious

Disease? This statement seems so incredible that it takes a long time to

clear one*s brainwashed mind to fully understand its importance. [Weston A

Price

Foundation]

_http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/benefits_cholest.html_

(http://www.westonaprice.org/moderndiseases/benefits_cholest.html)

 

The Oiling of America

by Mary Enig, PhD, & Sally Fallon. Cholesterol is the body's repair

substance, **manufactured in large amounts when the arteries are irritated or

weak.

Blaming heart disease on high serum cholesterol levels is like blaming firemen

who have come to put out a fire for starting the blaze. Cholesterol is

needed for proper function of serotonin receptors in the brain.61 Serotonin is

the

body's natural *feel-good* chemical. This explains why low cholesterol

levels have been linked to aggressive and violent behavior, depression and

suicidal tendencies. Dietary cholesterol plays an important role in maintaining

the

health of the intestinal wall,62 which is why low-cholesterol vegetarian diets

can lead to leaky gut syndrome and other intestinal disorders. Animal foods

containing saturated fat and cholesterol provide vital nutrients necessary

for growth, energy and protection from degenerative disease. The 1984

Cholesterol Consensus Conference final report was a whitewash, containing no

mention

of the large body of evidence that conflicted with the lipid hypothesis. One

of the blanks was filled with the number 200. The document defined all those

with cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dL as *at risk* and called for mass

cholesterol screening, even though the most ardent supporters of the lipid

hypothesis had surmised in print that 240 should be the magic cutoff point.

.....

the federal medical bureaucracy, by picking the number 200, had defined the

vast majority of the American adult population as *at risk.* Animal foods

containing saturated ....

_http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/oiling.html_

(http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/oiling.html)

 

The Skinny on Fats by Mary Enig, PhD.

Good saturated fats (coconut oil & butter) help to raise HDL levels. Fats

from animal & vegetable sources provide concentrated source of energy; they

also provide building blocks for cell membranes & a variety of hormones &

hormonelike substances. Fats as part of a meal slow down absorption so that we

can

go longer without feeling hungry. Also they act as carriers for important

fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Dietary fats are needed for the conversion

of carotene to vitamin A, for mineral absorption & for a host of other

processes. Pros & cons about the various fats and how they effect our bodies.

**High serum cholesterol levels often indicate that the body needs cholesterol

to

protect itself from high levels of altered, free-radical-containing fats.

Just as a large police force is needed in a locality where crime occurs

frequently, so cholesterol is needed in a poorly nourished body to protect the

individual from a tendency to heart disease and cancer. Blaming coronary heart

disease on cholesterol is like blaming the police for murder and theft in a

high

crime area. Poor thyroid function (hypothyroidism) will often result in high

cholesterol levels. When thyroid function is poor, usually due to a diet high

in sugar and low in usable iodine, fat-soluble vitamins and other nutrients,

the body floods the blood with cholesterol as an adaptive and protective

mechanism, providing a superabundance of materials needed to heal tissues and

produce protective steroids. Hypothyroid individuals are particularly

susceptible to infections, heart disease and cancer.51 While serum cholesterol

levels

provide an inaccurate indication of future heart disease, a high level of a

substance called homocysteine in the blood has been positively correlated with

pathological buildup of plaque in the arteries and the tendency to form clots

—a deadly combination. Folic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and choline are

nutrients that lower serum homocysteine levels.**

_http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/skinny.html_

(http://www.westonaprice.org/knowyourfats/skinny.html)

 

Thryoid and high cholesterol

Even slightly low thyroid levels can cause high cholesterol. Stringent

standards of thyroid testing need to be used to evaluate and optimize the

thyroid

- TSH needs to be under 2.0 and freeT4/T3 in the top half or third of

reference range.

_http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.asp?docID=523151_

(http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.asp?docID=523151)

 

Your Cholesterol is Low? Watch Out!

Researcher Penelope K. Elias MD of Boston University reported recently in

Psychosomatic Medicine that persons having naturally low cholesterol levels

demonstrate poorer performance on a variety of cognitive tests. **The

differences were not small,** she reported. Those in the lowest total

cholesterol group

(a cholesterol level of under 200) were 49 percent more likely to perform

poorly and 80 percent more likely to perform very poorly than were

_http://www.spacedoc.net/low_cholesterol.html_

(http://www.spacedoc.net/low_cholesterol.html)

 

Understanding Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Ratios, Lowering Cholesterol Naturally

& More

_http://www.drrussellshealthandweightlossblog.com/11/undestanding-cholesterol-

hdl-ldl-ratios-lowering-cholesterol-naturally-more/#more-11_

(http://www.drrussellshealthandweightlossblog.com/11/undestanding-cholesterol-hd\

l-ldl-ratios-lo

wering-cholesterol-naturally-more/#more-11)

 

 

Understanding Cholesterol!

Let's clear up the confusion over cholesterol! Cholesterol is so important

that it is produced in your body in 2 specific ways. Doctors have determined

that having the proper ratio between HDL and LDL is a more important predictor

of health than the level of total cholesterol. Now we know that low fat, low

cholesterol diets result in lower overall cholesterol but low fat diets also

cause the good HDL cholesterol to drop too low, and when HDL is too low the

risk of disease increases. There is a significant and growing amount of

research that shows that cholesterol does not cause heart disease and the

dietary

consumption of foods containing cholesterol has only a minor effect in

determining total cholesterol levels.When you begin eating in a way that avoids

the

production of excess insulin and puts glucagon in the metabolic driver*s

seat, your blood cholesterol level will fall effortlessly and you will realize

that in the bigger picture, dietary cholesterol consumption is essentially a

non-issue.

_http://www.totalhealthdynamics.com/cholesterol.htm_

(http://www.totalhealthdynamics.com/cholesterol.htm)