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Cholesterol Is Imperative For Life!
Cholesterol Is Produced By The Liver And Also Made By Most Cells In The Body. It Is Carried Around In The Blood By Little ‘Couriers’ Called Lipoproteins. We Need A Small Amount Of Blood Cholesterol Because The Body Uses It To:
- Build The Structure Of Cell Membranes. Cholesterol Is An Essential Component Of Cell Membranes, Which Are The Structures That Border Every Cell In The Human Body. Without Cholesterol, T-cells (A Type Of White Blood Cell), For Example, Would Not Maintain Their Cell Membranes, Leading To Rupturing Of The Cells.
- Make Hormones Like Oestrogen, Testosterone And Adrenal Hormones
- Help Your Metabolism Work Efficiently, For Example, Cholesterol Is Essential For Your Body To Produce Vitamin D. Vitamin D Is Needed For A Good Immune System.
- Produce Bile Acids, Which Help The Body Digest Fat And Absorb Important Nutrients. In Addition, Triglycerides Are An Important Source Of Energy For The Body, Particularly When Glucose Is Deficient
- Allows The Arteries And Veins To Withstand The Pressure Of The Blood Flowing Through Them And Heals Them After We Have Any Injury.
- It Has Been Found That Cholesterol Levels In The Blood Increase Post-Surgery Aiding In The Healing Process.
- Essential For The IMMUNE SYSTEM! Immune Cells Rely On Cholesterol. Cholesterol In The Cells Helps The Immune System Fight Off Infections. LDL Binds And Deactivates Bacterial Toxins. For Example, The MRSA Bacterial Toxin Does Not Destroy Red Blood Cells When LDL Is Present. Interestingly Enough, Before Antibiotics, A Common Cure For Tuberculosis Was Daily Raw Egg Yolks And Fresh Cream!
Why Are We Told To Fear Cholesterol?
It Was Once Believed (And Unfortunately Still Is By Any) That High Cholesterol Would Build Up On The Walls Of The Arteries Causing A Process Called Atherosclerosis, A Form Of Heart Disease. Now, Where This In Some Sense Is True, We Need To Look Deeper. The Body Is A Highly Efficient Machine That Wants To Heal... Why Would It Produce A Product That Would Damage Itself?? It Wouldn’t!
LDL Cholesterol Is Often Touted As ‘Bad Cholesterol’ Is Sent To Repair Damage To The Arterial Wall. But What Causes The Initial Damage?
The Image Below By Chemical Engineer And Nutrition Expert Ivor Cummins Shows The Damage Caused The Glycocalyx (The Arterial Wall’s First Line Of Defence) Following A High Carb Meal. It Has Been Completely Destroyed Exposing The Endothelium Allowing LDL To Access For Repair.
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