What They Don't Want You To Know About Cholesterol

True or False: High Cholesterol is a Disease
False - High cholesterol is not a disease, it is a symptom. Cholesterol raises as a response to inflammation to protect the nerves and brain against exposure to fat soluble toxins and heavy metals.

True or False: Cholesterol is a Fat
False - Cholesterol is not used for energy like fat; cholesterol is not digested like a fat; cholesterol does not have the nutritional value of a fat. Cholesterol is an alcohol molecule (sterol family).

True or False: Oxidated Stress (Free Radical Damage) and Inflammation are the Root Causes of Elevated LDL’s

True - Arterial walls must be damaged before arterial plaque is formed. LDL does not damage the endothelium (artery lining), oxidation does—also chronic dehydration. LDL tries to repair the damage.

True or False: The Lower your Cholesterol, the Healthier you will Be
False -The European Heart Journal published a 3-year study of 11,500 patients having low cholesterol and showed: Increase in Lung Cancer, Increase in Other Cancers, Higher Risk of Cardiac Death, Erectile Dysfunction and Infertility, Loss of Memory and Mental Focus.

True or False: Cholesterol Less than 150 Significantly Reduces
Your Risk of Heart Disease
False -The Journal of American Medical Association provided 30 years of follow-up from the Framingham Study and showed:
No correlation between high cholesterol and mortality, but correlation between low cholesterol and mortality.
Cardiovascular death rates increased 14% for every 1 mg/dl drop in total cholesterol per year.

True or False: Your Risk of Death is Two Times Higher With Low Cholesterol
than it is with High Cholesterol
True - A study with 11,500 patients showed that the risk of death in the low cholesterol group (160 mg/dl and below) was 2.27 times higher than those with high cholesterol. The most common cause of death in low cholesterol patients was cancer.

True or False: The Optimal Cholesterol Level is Around 225
True -The Natural Health field recommends between 175—275. Typically, we find “O” blood types on the higher end of the spectrum.
Cancer Risk and Cholesterol Levels:
• Lowest risk >240
• Average risk 195-230
• Increased risk <195
• High <165
• Highest <140

University of San Diego School of Medicine Study Showed:
• High cholesterol can be protective against environmental toxins rather than harmful.
• Low cholesterol is a risk factor for heart arrhythmias.
• High cholesterol readings are associated with protection from neurotoxins and heavy metals.

Cholesterol Facts
·The liver does not use fats to make cholesterol ·85% of breast milk is Cholesterol
·Cholesterol is a by-product of protein metabolism · There is no ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol
·Cholesterol is cholesterol; it’s all good ·Cholesterol is a precursor to hormone production
·The body constantly adjusts the ratio of HDL’s to LDL’s in order to
meet the needs of the body at any given time
·60% of Cholesterol is used for production of bile salts
·Cholesterol is used for repair in the body, is a precursor to Vitamin D production and plays a role with serotonin