Before 2004, when cholesterol had not yet become a super villain in the medical community and households nation-wide, a 130-milligram LDL cholesterol level was considered healthy. However, in 2004 the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) panel advised those at risk…
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Part IV of the Great Cholesterol Con: The Insanity of the Cholesterol-Lowering Crazy
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If Your Cholesterol Is Too Low… All kinds of nasty things can happen to your body when cholesterol drops below the optimal levels. As stated before, every single one of your cells needs cholesterol to thrive — including those in…
Part III of the Cholesterol Series: Cholesterol and Inflammation . . . What’s the Connection?
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Inflammation has become a bit of a buzzword in the medical field because it has been linked to so many different diseases. And one of those diseases is heart disease… the same heart disease that cholesterol is often blamed for.…
Part II of the Great Cholesterol Con: Why This Falsely-Vilified Substance is Actually Your Body’s Greatest Ally
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Now that we’ve defined ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol, it has to be said that there is actually only one type of cholesterol. Ron Rosedale, MD, who is widely considered to be the leading anti-aging doctor in the United States, does an excellent…
The Great Cholesterol Con
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Cholesterol, quite simply, is essential for life. Only 7% of the body’s soft, waxy substance is actually found in the bloodstream, while the remaining 93% is in every cell in your body, where it helps to produce cell membranes, hormones,…