Cholesterol Myths ShatteredForget the myths about cholesterol and animal fat. And forget all of those drugs designed to artificially lower your cholestrol level (at what cost to your body?). In fact, I'd say take most of the so-called health advice you've been spoon-fed and TOSS IT OUT THE WINDOW. The mainstream medical community wants to feed you expensive prescription drugs and deny you the foods you love like steak and eggs. The truth is, your body needs blood fats as a building block for sex and adrenal hormones - and it's absolutely vital for the proper functioning of the liver and nervous systems. It may surprise you to know that cholestrol itself isn't bad. In fact, it is just one of the many substances created and used by our bodies to keep us healthy. Most of what we need is produced in our own bodies, while some of it comes from the food we eat. But here is the real news!! Cholesterol is NOT the culprit that causes heart disease. It is the inflammation of the blood vessels that creates the problem. Research has revealed that more than half of heart attack victims had NORMAL blood fat profiles. Of course the drug companies don't want that little titbit to get too much publicity. They have invested squillions in producing compounds that artificially alter the fats in your blood and each person that gets better (or dies) reduces their customer base.
Sponsorship by drug companies of events like this Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, ensure that they receive a good hearing. So what causes the inflammation? Oxidative stress - excessive free radicals. This is why it is so important to ensure your diet has adequate levels of antioxidants in it. There are many different types of antioxidants that all have a specialised role to play in various parts of your body. The real dilemma is that modern foods available in industrialised nations can be quite poor in both the level of anti oxidants within them and their nutritional value. It is this realisation that has led the American Medical Association to reverse a long held anti-nutritionals stance and now they suggest that "it would be prudent" for all people to supplement their diet. There are two types of cholestrol: “good” and “bad.” It’s important to understand the difference, and to know the levels of “good” (HDL) and “bad” (LDL) in your blood. For blood fats to be able to move around in your bloodstream they must be attached to lipoproteins (lipids attached to proteins). The amount of protein coating the waxy, fat-like substance determines its density.
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