I have out of control small LDL particles that can clog up your veins and arteries

I question that. I think it is a theory, not proven.

From what I can tell, the only difference between HDL and LDL is the DIRECTION that the cholesterol is traveling.

LDL "leaves da liver," sending cholesterol from the liver to various parts of the body that NEED it.

HDL "heads to da liver," collecting excess cholesterol from the body so the liver can repurpose it.

Everytime they come up with a theory, and research proves the theory wrong, they double down on the theory by creating an additional factor to save the theory, rather than considering they should scrap the theory altogether and start over. I suspect this is where the "small particle LDL" idea comes from.

Similar to the Big Bang Theory. The entire theory started with, and still rests on, a particular explanation of the observance of Red Shift of distant stars.

So, they did some experiements to verify, but the experiments failed. So, they invented an imaginary variable called "dark matter," which "just has to be there" in order to save the BBT.

But when they then did experiements to prove that, they failed again. So, they invented "dark energy" to save the "BBT plus dark matter" theory.

That, too, failed.

They keep trying to save their pet theory by addiing additional things, with zero proof, and with consistent failed results when trying to prove.

Cholesterol is very similar.

Higher cholesterol levels are actually associated with LOWER mortality, not higher.

The whole thing -- and the medical industry in general -- is a clusterfuck.

BTW: I'm not saying there is anything wrong with doing the Linus Pauling method. Probably a good idea, maybe even a great idea. I'm just pointing out that the "danger" of cholesterol is overrated.

I have out of control small LDL particles that can clog up your veins and arteries

I question that. I think it is a theory, not proven.

From what I can tell, the only difference between HDL and LDL is the DIRECTION that the cholesterol is traveling.

LDL "leaves da liver," sending cholesterol from the liver to various parts of the body than NEED it.

HDL "heads to da liver," collecting excess cholesterol from the body so the liver can repurpose it.

Everytime they come up with a theory, and research proves the theory wrong, they double down on the theory by creating an additional factor to save the theory, rather than considering they should scrap the theory altogether and start over. I suspect this is where the "small particle LDL" idea comes from.

Similar to the Big Bang Theory. The entire theory started with, and still rests on, a particular explanation of the observance of Red Shift of distant stars.

So, they did some experiements to verify, but the experiments failed. So, they invented an imaginary variable called "dark matter," which "just has to be there" in order to save the BBT.

But when they then did experiements to prove that, they failed again. So, they invented "dark energy" to save the "BBT plus dark matter" theory.

That, too, failed.

They keep trying to save their pet theory by addiing additional things, with zero proof, and with consistent failed results when trying to prove.

Cholesterol is very similar.

Higher cholesterol levels are actually associated with LOWER mortality, not higher.

The whole thing -- and the medical industry in general -- is a clusterfuck.

BTW: I'm not saying there is anything wrong with doing the Linus Pauling method. Probably a good idea, maybe even a great idea. I'm just pointing out that the "danger" of cholesterol is overrated.