Cholesterol makes up 15% the dry weight of the brain, is a vital part of the cell membrane in every cell of our body, and it is involved in the production of hormones, and bile acids.
Vitamins A,D, and E are cholesterol molecules.
'LDL is bad cholesterol'
LDL is 'Low-density lipoprotein.' Lipoprotein is not cholesterol. LDL serves a very necessary function in the body by transporting the body's needed cholesterol from the liver to where it needs to go. It also transports other vital fat-soluble nutrients like vitamin E, and Ubiquinol (CoQ10.) It is not 'bad'.
'HDL is good cholesterol.'
HDL is 'high-density lipoprotein' again not a cholesterol. It serves the necessary function of retrieving excess cholesterol and returning it to the liver. It is no more good or bad than anything else that's supposed to be in our blood.
'Your cholesterol levels are...'
Your cholesterol levels are a calculation based on triglycerides, ldl and hdl. This calculation assumes all ldl and hdl is saturated with cholesterol which is not always the case. Not that it is grossly inaccurate but it's an estimate only.
'You should alter your diet'
Your body is amazing, and since cholesterol is so highly needed if you don't eat enough of it your body knows how to produce its own. Any low cholesterol diets will only have temporary minimal effects.
'You should take a statin.'
Statins prevent the body from making cholesterol which will lower your levels and make doctor happy. The pharm companies are getting about $10k a year for you to be that on for life so they're happy too. Taking it for a long time and starving your body and brain of an essential nutrient for too long leads to the predictable side effects. Muscle pain and damage due to your cells breaking down and not having cholesterol to repair itself. Memory loss and confusion due to the same reasons in your brain.
'Saturated fats are bad.'
Saturated fats are fat molecules that only have single carbon chains. Animal fats (butter, lard, tallow, etc) are saturated and have been vilified by the media and by the doctors, while highly processed unsaturated fats get heart healthy labels.
Like all modern vegetable oils, canola oil goes through the process of caustic refining, bleaching and degumming — all of which involve high temperatures or chemicals of questionable safety. And because canola oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids, which easily become rancid and foul-smelling when subjected to oxygen and high temperatures, it must be deodorized. The standard deodorization process removes a large portion of the omega-3 fatty acids by turning them into trans fatty acids.
Saturated fats in your body cells means they are more flexible and can change shape and move without rupturing. Unsaturated fats have one or more double carbon bond making them less flexible therefore making your cells less flexible.
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"Cholesterol is bad for you"
Cholesterol makes up 15% the dry weight of the brain, is a vital part of the cell membrane in every cell of our body, and it is involved in the production of hormones, and bile acids.
Vitamins A,D, and E are cholesterol molecules.
'LDL is bad cholesterol'
LDL is 'Low-density lipoprotein.' Lipoprotein is not cholesterol. LDL serves a very necessary function in the body by transporting the body's needed cholesterol from the liver to where it needs to go. It also transports other vital fat-soluble nutrients like vitamin E, and Ubiquinol (CoQ10.) It is not 'bad'.
'HDL is good cholesterol.'
HDL is 'high-density lipoprotein' again not a cholesterol. It serves the necessary function of retrieving excess cholesterol and returning it to the liver. It is no more good or bad than anything else that's supposed to be in our blood.
'Your cholesterol levels are...'
Your cholesterol levels are a calculation based on triglycerides, ldl and hdl. This calculation assumes all ldl and hdl is saturated with cholesterol which is not always the case. Not that it is grossly inaccurate but it's an estimate only.
'You should alter your diet'
Your body is amazing, and since cholesterol is so highly needed if you don't eat enough of it your body knows how to produce its own. Any low cholesterol diets will only have temporary minimal effects.
'You should take a statin.'
Statins prevent the body from making cholesterol which will lower your levels and make doctor happy. The pharm companies are getting about $10k a year for you to be that on for life so they're happy too. Taking it for a long time and starving your body and brain of an essential nutrient for too long leads to the predictable side effects. Muscle pain and damage due to your cells breaking down and not having cholesterol to repair itself. Memory loss and confusion due to the same reasons in your brain.
'Saturated fats are bad.'
Saturated fats are fat molecules that only have single carbon chains. Animal fats (butter, lard, tallow, etc) are saturated and have been vilified by the media and by the doctors, while highly processed unsaturated fats get heart healthy labels.
https://www.foodrenegade.com/why-canola-oil-not-health-food/
Like all modern vegetable oils, canola oil goes through the process of caustic refining, bleaching and degumming — all of which involve high temperatures or chemicals of questionable safety. And because canola oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids, which easily become rancid and foul-smelling when subjected to oxygen and high temperatures, it must be deodorized. The standard deodorization process removes a large portion of the omega-3 fatty acids by turning them into trans fatty acids.
Saturated fats in your body cells means they are more flexible and can change shape and move without rupturing. Unsaturated fats have one or more double carbon bond making them less flexible therefore making your cells less flexible.
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https://youtu.be/CJ_CQASmsLg
https://youtu.be/nsISdNl2tWo
https://youtu.be/8LkKkPEN0O8
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