My high cholesterol was found at 3yo. At that time in my life I was allergic to milk and eggs, supposedly 2 of the most high in cholesterol foods. Around 5yo, I overheard my Dad tell a friend that if they didn't get my numbers down, I would have a heart attack. That stuck with me my whole life.
By 7yo, I was reading ingredients labels. I can't remember tasting a real egg yolk before the age of 16. I went to have blood taken every 6 months my entire life. My numbers never got below 200, and usually stayed around 250-280. My drs. wanted me to try statins, and I did briefly, but I had the side effects of severe body aches, so I stopped them. My drs. were not happy. I began researching cholesterol and what it means for the body, and tests began to be able to differentiate between good (hdl) and bad (ldl) cholesterol. Turns out I had extremely high good cholesterol.
I brought this to my Dr's attention, but it seemed to hold no weight and I only got more doom and gloom. But I knew for myself and I mostly trusted in my own instincts. Recently, I was sent for this CTA scan due to my age and my most recent cholesterol numbers of 241. I was glad to do it because I would finally know the condition of my heart and arteries.
LOOK AT THESE RESULTS! I'm done. I have been eating whatever I want for the last few years. Lots of butter and bacon and eggs, because of my research. I try to stay away from a lot of processed foods and do my own cooking. Stopped using seed oils. My hdl is still extremely high. I've never felt a bit of trouble with my heart in 57 years.
I got a follow up call from the cardiologist. I'm thinking they need to do a case study on me, but nope. They want me to start an injectable cholesterol medication to get my ldl below 70. I refused. I was really disappointed in their response to such good scan results. SMH.
I am at peace, finally, not just with my health, but with my discernment and trust in my own instincts. Trust the science? Science is made up of theories which are supposed to be tested to prove or disprove, but that isn't happening and medicine is based on faulty test results being published in some medical journal and then followed by AMA as THE STANDARD. These Dr's do not question, and they don't like it when you do. They are lemmings and it's a fucking shame.
There is ZERO evidence that eating food high in cholesterol makes your cholesterol go up. Someone made that up. If your body is working properly, you simply poop the cholesterol out. The foods that the American Medical Association tells us not to eat because "cholesterol" are nutritionally dense and easy to digest. The foods the AMA encourages us to eat are less nutritious and high in toxins (making them hard to digest) that can actually cause body damage. My cholesterol went DOWN by a LOT when I switched from the AMA recommended diet (grains, beans, seed oils, etc) to a diet high in saturated fats.
Cholesterol is very important in our bodies for brain function and creation of sex hormones. The AMA has set the cholesterol number artificially low in order to push their drugs and to keep our bodies from properly functioning (thus insuring we are chronically ill and need their drugs daily/doctors monthly).
High (or low) cholesterol is a red flag that something else is wrong in your body. It is only a red flag. Saying cholesterol "causes" heart problems is like saying firemen must be setting fires because they are at every fire. The reality is that high cholesterol may indicate heart problems, but it can also indicate thyroid problems or kidney problems, amongst other things.
My high cholesterol was found at 3yo. At that time in my life I was allergic to milk and eggs, supposedly 2 of the most high in cholesterol foods. Around 5yo, I overheard my Dad tell a friend that if they didn't get my numbers down, I would have a heart attack. That stuck with me my whole life. By 7yo, I was reading ingredients labels. I can't remember tasting a real egg yolk before the age of 16. I went to have blood taken every 6 months my entire life. My numbers never got below 200, and usually stayed around 250-280. My drs. wanted me to try statins, and I did briefly, but I had the side effects of severe body aches, so I stopped them. My drs. were not happy. I began researching cholesterol and what it means for the body, and tests began to be able to differentiate between good (hdl) and bad (ldl) cholesterol. Turns out I had extremely high good cholesterol. I brought this to my Dr's attention, but it seemed to hold no weight and I only got more doom and gloom. But I knew for myself and I mostly trusted in my own instincts. Recently, I was sent for this CTA scan due to my age and my most recent cholesterol numbers of 241. I was glad to do it because I would finally know the condition of my heart and arteries. LOOK AT THESE RESULTS! I'm done. I have been eating whatever I want for the last few years. Lots of butter and bacon and eggs, because of my research. I try to stay away from a lot of processed foods and do my own cooking. Stopped using seed oils. My hdl is still extremely high. I've never felt a bit of trouble with my heart in 57 years.
I got a follow up call from the cardiologist. I'm thinking they need to do a case study on me, but nope. They want me to start an injectable cholesterol medication to get my ldl below 70. I refused. I was really disappointed in their response to such good scan results. SMH.
I am at peace, finally, not just with my health, but with my discernment and trust in my own instincts. Trust the science? Science is made up of theories which are supposed to be tested to prove or disprove, but that isn't happening and medicine is based on faulty test results being published in some medical journal and then followed by AMA as THE STANDARD. These Dr's do not question, and they don't like it when you do. They are lemmings and it's a fucking shame.
So many things to unpack here.
There is ZERO evidence that eating food high in cholesterol makes your cholesterol go up. Someone made that up. If your body is working properly, you simply poop the cholesterol out. The foods that the American Medical Association tells us not to eat because "cholesterol" are nutritionally dense and easy to digest. The foods the AMA encourages us to eat are less nutritious and high in toxins (making them hard to digest) that can actually cause body damage. My cholesterol went DOWN by a LOT when I switched from the AMA recommended diet (grains, beans, seed oils, etc) to a diet high in saturated fats.
Cholesterol is very important in our bodies for brain function and creation of sex hormones. The AMA has set the cholesterol number artificially low in order to push their drugs and to keep our bodies from properly functioning (thus insuring we are chronically ill and need their drugs daily/doctors monthly).
High (or low) cholesterol is a red flag that something else is wrong in your body. It is only a red flag. Saying cholesterol "causes" heart problems is like saying firemen must be setting fires because they are at every fire. The reality is that high cholesterol may indicate heart problems, but it can also indicate thyroid problems or kidney problems, amongst other things.
I wonder if inflammation and/or sugar causes high cholesterol.
It will cause high triglycerides.