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[I am being very simplistic here...microbiology and chemistry in human physiology are VERY complicated. So, for people who don't know about these things, I have made it as understandable as possible.]

THE LIE:
"TOO HIGH LEVELS OF THE 'BAD' (LDL) CHOLESTEROL AND AND TOO LOW LEVELS OF THE 'GOOD' (HDL) WILL CAUSE HEART ATTACKS".

There is no such thing as different types of cholesterol. Basically, it ALL works TOGETHER to accomplish its purposes in the human body. Differentiating in the TYPES of cholesterol is a HUGE money maker for doctors....lots of blood tests to "control" the levels...and "raise" the good ones and "lower" the bad ones. GARBAGE!!! ALL LIES!

This one has been a pet peeve of mine for many years! Since this "Cholesterol HOAX" came out years ago, I have been fighting against it with little success. BUT, I received an email a few days ago from a friend who has been very reluctant to believe what I told her about this "hoax" scamming so many people. Her email simply said, "You were right about this cholesterol hoax." This felt like such a victory!! This lady is FAR from stupid. In fact, she is a present newspaper columnist about political issues. And now she knows the truth! Praise God for opening some eyes!!

THE FACTS:

Cholesterol is produced by your own body. It is NOT a foreign substance you ingest in your food. The main function of cholesterol is TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO YOUR VASCULAR SYSTEM....it repairs damaged arteries!! That's a very simple explanation. Cholesterol is NOT in fatty foods....it is in PROTEIN such as eggs, meat, etc. I have no idea what "trans fats" and "poly unsaturated fats" are...and I have been in the medical profession for over 40 years. And, I have always known that the white part of the egg, alone, has very little taste to it. Without salt, why even eat it? It's the yolk that has the taste! The Bible even tells us this in Job 6:6.

We are also told to avoid SALT...yet salt keeps the brain functioning normally. Most people with too little sodium (salt) in their bodies have malfunctions of their brain...Alzheimers (whatever that is, actually), and dementia. MOST older people who came into the hospital with "altered mental status" had TOO LITTLE sodium in their blood (hyponatremia). When given more salt, they got better.

So, now they substitute "sea salt" for table salt...WHICH IS THE SAME THING (NaCl..sodium chloride) except "sea salt" has other materials (?) in it that makes it taste awful (to me) in the "new" soups containing it.

Back to the cholesterol subject:

We are told by "experts" not to eat cholesterol, salt, fats, etc. Fats help to lubricate your joints and keep your skin and hair from drying out. The Bible tells us NOTHING about this...but we believe our "doctors" instead of God. Moderation in anything is the key to health...and staying away from doctors if at all possible.

Do men realize that cholesterol-lowering medications can CAUSE "erectile dysfunction?" So, if you get that condition, you can take ANOTHER PILL (Viagra or whatever pill you choose).

I could go on and on with all the scams being put across to make more money for pharmaceutical companies and doctors...but for today, I'm trying to concentrate on the HUGE cholesterol hoax being perpetrated on us.

Here is a piece of an article I found which tells the true tale. I chopped off the advertising part of it. Everyone gas a "gimmick" added, it seems:



Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Let me discuss a subject that seems to cause a lot of confusion, cholesterol. If you believe all the hype, then cholesterol is one of the most dangerous substances on the planet and is the direct cause of most heart disease as it blocks your arteries. Correct?

Well not exactly. The evidence doesn’t support this rather simplistic theory that the large drug companies have used for decades to promote their fancy cholesterol lowering drugs. I’m sure you have heard the following statements countless times – “don’t eat too many fatty foods as they contain too much cholesterol’ or “cholesterol is bad for you” or even, “cholesterol causes heart disease”.

Firstly high blood cholesterol is not related to a diet high in fats or cholesterol containing foods. So you can relax about eating fats or meats etc. They will not cause a rise in your blood cholesterol levels.

Cholesterol is such an important hormone that your liver will produce large amounts of it every day regardless of how much you have in your diet. Cholesterol is used by your body to make the body’s master hormone pregnenolone, which in turn is used to make all the sex hormones like testosterone, progesterone, estrogen, and also DHEA. Cholesterol is also used in all your cells membrane for stability and to enable the transfer of oxygen and nutrients in and to allow waste products to be removed. As you can see, as far as your body is concerned cholesterol is one of its most important substances. So why has it been so vilified?

High blood cholesterol levels have been associated with high rates of heart disease; but an association does not mean that cholesterol causes heart disease – therein is the problem with the medical research.

When there is a crime the police always show up, correct? So does that mean that you can conclude that the police are the cause of the crime? Of course not! That would be ridiculous wouldn’t it? Well that is exactly the ridiculous conclusions that have been made from the research about cholesterol.

Cholesterol the Good Guy

Much research has shown that in fact cholesterol, being such a critical hormone in your body, acts in a protective manner to help repair your damaged arteries. Due to poor nutrition, inadequate vitamin intake, and high blood pressure, your arteries become weak and damaged, leading to rupture of some of their membrane wall components into the bloodstream. This immediately causes an inflammatory reaction as your body attempts to repair this damage. Macrophages (or scavenger white blood cells) invade this area and attempt to mop up the damaged tissues. This is the trigger to arterial plaque build-up. Your body then uses cholesterol and other lipids (lipoprotein A) to help repair this damaged artery.

The higher the level of cholesterol in your blood, the larger the amount that will be deposited in this “repair” site. Cholesterol is always found in arterial plaques because it is there to help repair the damaged arterial membrane after it has been damaged. It is not the cause of the damage to the artery. Without cholesterol the damaged artery would not heal and will continue to leak further.

This arterial plaque is essentially your body’s attempt to repair your damaged arterial wall.

[here is where I cut off the "ad" part of it..I do not promote "cures" for anything that are not what I absolutely know to be true].

One other thing this article did not mention is that most of these "cholesterol-lowering" drugs DAMAGE YOUR LIVER as well.

There is so much more, but space and time prevents me from going into more at this time. IT'S JUST TIME THE TRUTH IS TOLD. By taking all this pharmaceutical "crap", you are killing yourself AND your enjoyment of life and having the satisfaction of GOOD-TASTING FOOD.

Arlene