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- Cholesterol helps form the bile acids used for digestion.
- The new Cholesterol guidelines and how they were established:The new lower cholesterol guidelines were set by 9 very influential physicians. However it should be noted that 8 of the 9 had financial ties with statin drug makers. The recommendations...
- The brain is the one organ most dependent upon cholesterol. Cholesterol plays an important role in nerve synapses in the brain. 50% of the dry weight of the cerebral cortex is made of cholesterol. Now there is some food for thought.
- Cholesterol helps form the coating that insulates your nerves. This layer is called the myelin sheath. Just like the vinyl coating on wires, the myelin sheath protects your nerves and allows for smooth transmission. Breaks in the myelin sheath is...
- Cholesterol gives your cells their structural entegrity. Cholesterol sits in cell walls much like the 2x4 studs in the walls of your house. The studs in your house give your home its structural strength, likewise cholesterol does the same for your...
- Everyday consumers get pounded thru the media on "bad" cholesterol. Television networks, radio, and print ads. Its important to consider that the drug companies are big time sponsers of those media sources. TV networks are being paid, and paid...
- Is LDL really the Villain that the drug companies portray it to be? Was GOD stupid when he designed our bodies with LDL cholesterol?Why do the drug companies never talk about the physiological purpose of LDL in the first place?For that matter, why...
- When it comes to cholesterol issues, understanding the inverse relationship between thyroid hormone and cholesterol is important.There are two primary thyroid hormones circulating in the blood. T4 and T3. Of the two, T4 is basicly inactive and...
- Its important to understand the differences between diet/ exercise and statin drugs. They work very differently. In fact, they are two completely different animals.Diet and exercise work to reduce blood lipds thru increased metabolism, and reduced...
- With so many people taking statins, its interesting to find out how all this cholesterol lowering business got started.Back in the 1950's a bio chemist named Ancel Keys was convinced that cholesterol caused heart disease. Keys researched different...
- As consumers, the biggest purchases we make are cars, Our homes, and prescriptions for lifeBefore buying a new car, many will compare models, ask questions, read the reviews, test drive a few different cars before making that big purchase. We do our...
- I am encouraged by the following in a medical laboratory publication. Its about SLOS disorder, a form of Autism. These kids are reversing their autistic symptoms with cholesterol supplementation. This made a huge impact on me. Its one of those...
- Below is a link to a map by Quest diagnostics. It measures bad cholesterol by state. The darker shaded states are the states with the highest levels of bad...
- If you study the US heart disease map from the CDC, you will find data from 1996-2000 showing the highest rates of heart disease is along the southern mississippi river, with Mississippi and West Virginia being the worst states for heart disease.The...
- Below is a youtube link Dr. Kendrick sharing information on high/low cholesterol and rates of heart disease. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=i8SSCNaaDcE#GU5U2spHI_4The data comes from WHO ( world health organization)