Cholesterol Facts

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By Shane Ellison, M.Sc.

Author Health Myths Exposed and Hidden Truth about Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs

 

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Cholesterol Facts

 

Cholesterol is a versatile compound that is vital to the function of the

human body and just like everything else; cholesterol levels differ greatly

among individuals. In humans, cholesterol serves 5 main functions:

1. Cholesterol is used by the body to manufacture steroids, or

cortisone-like hormones, including the sex hormones. These hormones include

testosterone,

estrogen and cortisone.

 

2. Cholesterol helps the liver produce bile acids. These acids are essential

for digestion of fats and ridding the body of waste.

 

3. Cholesterol acts to interlock " lipid molecules, " which stabilize cell

membranes. Therefore, cholesterol is the vital building block for all bodily

tissues.

 

4. Cholesterol is an essential part of the myelin sheath. The myelin sheath,

similar to the coating on copper wire, ensures that the brain functions

properly by aiding the passage of electrical impulses. Without the myelin

sheath,

it is difficult to focus and we can lose memory.

 

5. And finally, cholesterol has beneficial effects on the immune system. Men

with high cholesterol have stronger immune systems than those with low

cholesterol, as can be seen by the fact that they have more lymphocytes, total

T-cells, helper T-cells and CD8+ cells. Many strains of bacteria, which cause

us to get sick, are almost totally inactivated by LDL

cholesterol.

 

In closing, lowering such a vital molecule might be considered suicide in

slow motion. To illustrate, imagine that your house represents your body and

the nails holding it together, cholesterol. Now start pulling just a few nails

out of the house. What happens? The house turns to a pile of rubble. The

same is true for the human body.

 

Reference: Ellison, Shane. Hidden Truth about Cholesterol Lowering Drugs.

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This is not medical advice. Medical diagnosis and treatment is constrained

by law to be the monopoly of state licensed practitioners. Shane Ellison

holds a Masters degree in organic chemistry and a Bachelors in biology and

chemistry. His experience in drug design and synthesis afforded him a wealth

of knowledge in the areas of natural medicine and therapeutic nutrition. He

is not a doctor. In fact, he has never even read Gray's

Anatomy.

 

 

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