I
recently spoke at a health seminar and after my presentation I opened
up the floor to questions from the audience.
One
woman asked me why I said it's OK to eat eggs and other foods with
cholesterol, since everyone KNOWS that cholesterol is bad and can lead to
heart attacks.
My
response was: "Sorry, but it appears you have been misled about
cholesterol like many other people, and your statement is not accurate.
Cholesterol is actually a good thing that is vital to your health."
I
heard several gasps from the audience.
WHAT did you say?
Have you gone MAD?
Cholesterol? The demon behind
heart disease?
The monster that clogs up
arteries?
The vile substance that is
death on a plate?
Yes,
that would be the one.
Here
is what I told the audience, and am now telling you:
What you MUST know
about cholesterol (but won't hear in statin ads)
Nothing
your body does as a result of Nature's design is bad or an accident, and
cholesterol is certainly no exception to that rule...it is a tool for
survival of the body.
It
actually is NEEDED by your body and serves several vital functions
including these:
1- Cholesterol is your body's
healing ointment
First
and foremost, cholesterol is your body's internal healing ointment. Your
blood vessels become damaged by things such as aging, inflammation, high
blood pressure, injuries, wear and tear or free radical damage.
When
this happens, cholesterol comes to the rescue to repair the damage and
promote healing of the vessel.
Now,
if the damage is allowed to worsen in your blood vessels and becomes
chronic, cholesterol is continuously summoned to do its job over and over
and over...and that's when you can run the risk of cholesterol
accumulation, plaque buildup and possibly heart disease.
But
note that it's the damage and inflammation in your blood vessels that's the
real culprit here. The cholesterol is only trying to help and ends up
guilty by association. If this was a murder mystery,
"Cholesterol" heard a scream and came running, found a dead body
at the scene, picked up the gun next to it, was seen with the gun in hand
by witness, and thus was arrested for murder. But Cholesterol is innocent,
of course, and wasn't there when the crime took place.
2- Nervous system health
depends on cholesterol
Mother's
milk is inherently very rich in cholesterol -- that should clue you in that
it's pretty important.
Babies
and children MUST have cholesterol to ensure proper development of their
brain and nervous system.
And
we adults need it, too.
Cholesterol
is crucial for proper functioning of the serotonin receptors in your brain.
(Serotonin is your body's "natural antidepressant.") Low levels
of cholesterol have been linked to aggressive and violent behavior,
depression and suicidal ideation.
3- Cholesterol is necessary
for digestive health
Bile
salts are made from cholesterol. Since bile is needed for the digestion and
assimilation of dietary fats, low cholesterol levels can lead to inadequate
bile salt production and poor digestion of fats.
Plus,
cholesterol helps maintain the strength and health of your gut wall. That's
why low-cholesterol diets have been shown to lead to leaky gut syndrome and
other intestinal disorders.
4- Cholesterol helps make
Vitamin D & hormones
Your
body uses cholesterol to manufacture Vitamin D when you're exposed to the
sun.
Vitamin
D is essential for healthy bones and nervous system, proper growth, mineral
metabolism, muscle tone, insulin production, reproduction and immune system
function.
In
addition, your body needs cholesterol to make your stress hormones (like
adrenaline and cortisol) as well as the sex hormones androgen,
testosterone, estrogen and progesterone.
So
if your significant other says, "Not tonight, honey" more than
you'd like, low cholesterol might be the reason!
5- Strong cell walls & the
ultimate deception
Both
cholesterol and saturated fat work together to give your cell membranes
their necessary strength and stability.
It's
also an avenue for another gross misunderstanding that makes food companies
richer.
You
see, saturated fat in its natural form (from animal foods) is another
misunderstood fat that is absolutely vital to your body's functioning--with
cell health being one of its many jobs.
The
danger with saturated fats arises when you either consume WAY too many of
them or especially when you eat trans-fats--a deadly saturated fat that is
not found in Nature but is found in abundance in processed foods (under
the terms "hydrogenated" or "partially hydrogenated"
oils).
Trans-fats
are very sticky, they clog up your arteries and make them resemble French
fries, and cling to your tissues like a leech, spurring the development of
free radicals.
Now,
similar to the cholesterol scare, people have been frightened into thinking
ALL saturated fats are bad, and this has provided a golden opportunity for
food companies to make a fortune marketing "healthier"
polyunsaturated vegetable oils.
There
are 2 problems with that.
First, when polyunsaturated oils are heated, they turn into
trans-fats!
So the "heart-healthy oil" you're cooking with is anything but
once you turn the stove on.
Second,
an excess of polyunsaturated oils in your diet makes your cell walls weak
and flabby.
When your body senses this, it pulls cholesterol from your blood and drives
it into your cells to give them structure and integrity.
When
this happens, your blood cholesterol level understandably goes down.
Now,
processed food manufacturers use this as a grand stage to take a bow and
purport that their healthy oils are truly life savers--after all, they help
lower cholesterol!
But
nothing is farther from the truth! Blood cholesterol levels go down because
of weakened cells caused by too many polyunsaturated oils and too few
saturated fats.
See
the deception?
And
last but not least, cholesterol is also...
6- An emerging antioxidant!
Recent
research is now showing that cholesterol acts as an antioxidant, actually
protecting your body against the free radical damage that leads to heart
disease and cancer.
It
also helps to explain why cholesterol levels typically go up with age. The
older we get, the more free radical protection our aging tissues need.
A major misconception
about HDL and LDL
Another
common cholesterol misconception comes from what's commonly called the
"2 types of cholesterol" -- HDL and LDL.
Actually,
HDL and LDL are not cholesterol at all, but instead are lipoproteins that
are cholesterol "carriers."
They
function like the candy coating on M&Ms. Just as the candy shell on
M&Ms prevents the chocolate insides from getting all over your hands,
the lipoproteins HDL and LDL form a coating around cholesterol (and other
nutrients) and transport them to wherever they're needed -- without getting
their messy insides smeared all over your arterial walls.
Low-density
lipoproteins (LDLs) carry cholesterol to the various cells and tissues of
your body where they're needed, "dropping off" a portion of their
"chocolate" insides and then it's off to the next stop.
Following
this, high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) come through, pick up any excess
cholesterol and other "leftovers" and bring them to your liver to
be recycled.
Then
your liver "repackages" any remaining usable cholesterol with its
own "candy coating" (called VLDLs or Very low-density
lipoproteins) and sends them back off into circulation.
When
this process works properly as Nature intended, your arteries can stay
wide-open, pink, healthy and CLEAN.
Should you look for
"low cholesterol" on food labels?
Contrary
to what most people think, only 25% or less of the cholesterol in your body
is from your food--your liver and most of your other cells produce the vast
majority (at least 75%) of it.
And
of the cholesterol that you do eat, your body only absorbs about half of it.
So
don't bother buying those expensive, taste-like-shredded-cardboard low
cholesterol foods that make the food companies richer and you no healthier.
So...what
IS the real problem with cholesterol?
The
real problem with cholesterol stems from a malfunction with the
lipoprotein/cholesterol delivery and clean-up process I just described.
That is the result of two things:
1- Poor elimination of
worn-out, excess cholesterol and
2- SUGAR
Here's
the scoop:
Cholesterol
is a very hard, waxy substance which has a melting point of 300 degrees
Fahrenheit. This makes it difficult for your body to eliminate excesses of
it from the digestive tract or anywhere in the bloodstream.
Your
body depends on strong intestinal activity and the assistance of Omega-3
essential fatty acids and fiber to get rid of excess cholesterol through
your GI tract.
If
excess cholesterol is not eliminated, it can be reabsorbed back into
circulation...and mess up your artery walls.
So
if you're like MANY people who can't remember the last time you had a
decent BM, if you eat a typical modern processed and fast food diet (which
is deficient in Omega-3 EFAs) and wouldn't know fiber if it jumped up and
bit you in the derriere, you may be in cholesterol-elimination trouble.
Plus,
sugar (especially in the form of refined carbs) "mixes up" the
lipid cycle, causing LDLs to miss their cholesterol "deliveries"
and be in circulation too long, and the HDL "clean-up crew" to
get jammed up.
What
that means is your cholesterol doesn't get to the cells that need it and
excesses don't get cleared away...so instead the cholesterol can accumulate
on your blood vessel walls.
How to REALLY keep
your cholesterol "healthy"
In
order to keep your cholesterol levels healthy you need to support the
cholesterol drop off and elimination cycle in your body.
And
that can be accomplished with the help of these 3 steps:
1- Eat your way to healthy
cholesterol
Eating
refined carbs, too much saturated fat and especially ANY amount of
trans-fats can all contribute to elevated cholesterol.
Plus,
since fiber acts like a broom in your body to help sweep away excess
cholesterol, a diet low in fiber can add to a cholesterol problem as well.
So
it's crucial to have a healthy, balanced diet that minimizes refined
carbohydrates and excess saturated fat, avoids trans-fats and helps you get
natural dietary sources of fiber.
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2- Get a healthy essential
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When
you have too many Omega-6 EFAs and too few Omega-3s (like most people with
a typical diet), you're encouraging inflammation in your arteries (where
cholesterol can build up) as well as not being able to eliminate
cholesterol as well as you should.
But
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3- Probiotics can help
cholesterol too
Probiotics
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Congratulations
-- now you know the REAL truth about cholesterol and will no longer be a
victim of needless scares or clever marketing by food companies.
And
now that you know the truth, if your cholesterol is elevated, don't think
that dangerous statins are your only option!
When
you instead help your body carry out the lipid process like it's designed
to, a whole new life free of deadly statins opens up for you.
Start
that whole new life for yourself today.
To
your health,
Sherry
Brescia
PS: Julie's cholesterol
dropped to 140!
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